Cancer News and Research

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Nanotechnology could enhance traditional Chinese medicine delivery, promising improved clinical outcomes

This review in the Journal of Nanobiotechnology explores how nanotechnology enhances the delivery of traditional Chinese medicines (TCMs), overcoming challenges like poor solubility and limited bioavailability. Nanocarriers like liposomes and nanoparticles improve TCM delivery, offering greater therapeutic effectiveness and reduced side effects, but face challenges in biocompatibility and stability for clinical use.

30 Nov 2023

Breakthrough research identifies new ways to target skin autoimmune diseases

Breakthrough research has revealed new ways to remove immune cells that cause skin autoimmune diseases without affecting protective cells that fight infection and cancer.

30 Nov 2023

New approach enhances CAR T-cell therapy for solid tumors

Immunotherapy using modified chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells has greatly improved survival rates for pediatric patients with relapsed and recurrent leukemia.

30 Nov 2023

Vegan diet improves cardiovascular health in 8 weeks, twin study finds

In a study with 22 pairs of identical twins, Stanford Medicine researchers and their colleagues have found that a vegan diet improves cardiovascular health in as little as eight weeks.

30 Nov 2023

Novel miRNA-based therapy shows promise for treatment of drug-resistant biliary tract cancer

Biliary tract cancers (BTCs) including cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) and gallbladder cancer (GBC) are becoming more prevalent globally.

30 Nov 2023

Regular mammograms linked to significantly reduced breast cancer mortality

Breast cancer mortality is significantly reduced when women regularly attend screening mammograms, according to research being presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

30 Nov 2023

Structural racism in radiotherapy needs to be addressed to ensure equitable cancer care

Everyone should get quality care, no matter the color of their skin. However, implicit bias, micro-aggressions, and a lack of cultural understanding persist, leading to oppression and unequal treatment in healthcare.

30 Nov 2023

SLACOM and NCCN host the Latin American Regional Breast Cancer Summit

Today the Latin American and Caribbean Society of Medical Oncology and National Comprehensive Cancer Network host the Latin American Regional Breast Cancer Summit: Advocating and Implementing Guideline-Concordant Cancer Care for Patients.

30 Nov 2023

Modeling a sustainable plant-based healthy diet for a dietary transition in the United States

Sustainable dietary modeling and formulation in the animal-to-plant-based dietary (PBD) transition.

30 Nov 2023

The effects of vitamin K on bone health

Existing scientific data on the effects of vitamin K (VK) on bone health and elucidated the underlying mechanisms.

30 Nov 2023

Active surveillance for cervical precancer lesions linked to increased long-term cancer risk

Actively monitoring abnormal cells (lesions) that line the cervix rather than removing them straight away is associated with an increased long term risk of cervical cancer, suggests a study published by The BMJ today.

29 Nov 2023

Macrocyclic compounds: A promising class of drugs for cancer treatment

This review was designed by Professor Xiaoling Song and Professor Biao Jiang and written by Pr. Xiaoling Song and a Ph.D. student, Yifan Wu (Shanghai Institute for Advanced Immunochemical Studies, ShanghaiTech University) to summarize the application of macrocyclic molecules in cancer treatment.

29 Nov 2023

UTA biology student wins award for research on antimicrobial drug resistance

A senior biology student at The University of Texas at Arlington recently earned an award for her research about antimicrobial drug resistance.

29 Nov 2023

UT Health San Antonio launches new center to transform community and global oral health

The School of Dentistry of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio has launched the Center for Global and Community Oral Health, designed to bring together various existing outreach and research programs under one umbrella to study and develop solutions to the most pressing dental challenges facing the global population.

29 Nov 2023

UK Biobank data opens door to new era of precision medicine

In a momentous landmark for medical research, UK Biobank has today [Thursday 30 November] unveiled incredible new data from whole genome sequencing of its half a million participants.

29 Nov 2023

Study uncovers surge in e-cigarette marketing on social media

When teenagers and young adults see pro-tobacco content on social media, they face higher risks. They are more likely to report using tobacco products such as e-cigarettes (also called vapes), more likely to start using those products for the first time and less likely to view them as harmful.

29 Nov 2023

Research paves way for clinical trials of existing drugs for brain metastasis

The largest review of papers for brain cancer that has spread from the lungs has found abnormalities in the brain cancer and for which licensed drugs could be clinically trialled to find out if they could treat the disease.

29 Nov 2023

New insights into evolution of the “little brain”

The evolution of higher cognitive functions in human beings has so far mostly been linked to the expansion of the neocortex – a region of the brain that is responsible, inter alia, for conscious thought, movement and sensory perception.

29 Nov 2023

Insilico Medicine hosts three webinars to unveil latest technology breakthroughs

Insilico Medicine ("Insilico"), an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven, clinical stage biotechnology company and leader in AI drug discovery platform technology, is hosting three webinars unveiling its latest technology breakthroughs Nov. 28-30, 2023.

29 Nov 2023