Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

Maintaining healthy weight may support brain vascular health in aging population

A new research paper was published in Aging (listed by MEDLINE/PubMed as "Aging (Albany NY)" and "Aging-US" by Web of Science), Volume 16, Issue 18 on September 18, 2024, entitled, "Determinants of cerebral blood flow and arterial transit time in healthy older adults."

8 Oct 2024

Concerns rise over increased industry sponsorship in cancer clinical trials

A growing reliance on industry-sponsored cancer clinical trials in the United States is a reason for concern, say researchers from the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center.

8 Oct 2024

Eating more beans leads to weight loss and better nutrition

Adults who consume beans show higher intake of essential nutrients, better diet quality, and improved weight outcomes, highlighting the health benefits of beans.

8 Oct 2024

AI detects breast cancer years before diagnosis from mammograms

Recent research suggests AI mammogram scores can predict breast cancer up to six years before clinical diagnosis, offering an opportunity for earlier intervention.

8 Oct 2024

Global analysis reveals disparities in access to new cancer drugs

Despite considerable progress in the discovery and development of new cancer drugs, there are significant disparities in both the availability and timeliness of these medicines worldwide, with poorer countries missing out, suggests a global analysis of new drug launches between 1990 and 2022, published in the open access journal BMJ Global Health.

8 Oct 2024

New insights into how DAPK3 regulates the migration of triple-negative breast cancer cells

Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is the subtype of breast cancer that is the hardest to treat. TNBC patients account for more than 20,000 cases of this condition annually in the U.S. alone.

8 Oct 2024

New triple-targeting pharmacological tool developed for cancer treatment

A study led by researchers of the Institute of Biomedicine of the University of Barcelona (IBUB) has developed a new pharmacological tool capable of simultaneously administering three oligonucleotide-based drugs, each acting against a different therapeutic target within the cell.

8 Oct 2024

Revolutionizing drug discovery with SmartCADD

Drug discovery is much like working a jigsaw puzzle. The chemical compounds behind drug molecules must be shaped to fit with the proteins in our bodies to produce therapeutic effects.

8 Oct 2024

Mosaic Therapeutics appoints Dr Barry Davies as CSO

Dr. Barry Davies joins Mosaic Therapeutics as CSO, bringing 25 years of drug discovery expertise to advance targeted oncology therapies and precision medicine.

8 Oct 2024

Common breast cancer therapies may speed up aging, study shows

A new study led by investigators at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center has revealed that common breast cancer treatments, including chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery, may accelerate the biological aging process in breast cancer survivors.

8 Oct 2024

AI and imaging tools to drive personalized cancer treatments in Europe

Developing new cancer treatment tools, using imaging techniques such as PET-CT and MRI, and new radiopharmaceuticals for next-generation personalized therapies ("Theranostics") to target cancer first at the "diagnosis" phase and then at the "therapy" phase, using the same biological targets ("see to treat").

8 Oct 2024

New UCL hub to advance cancer detection with imaging tech

UCL will lead a £17 million surgical imaging hub to improve cancer detection and take part in a £12 million collaboration to help solve age and disability-related mobility issues, in a major funding award from the UKRI Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).

8 Oct 2024

Environmental factors significantly impact gene expression through epigenetic modifications

Epigenetics, the study of changes in gene function that do not involve alterations to the DNA sequence, plays a pivotal role in understanding the complex interplay between genetics and the environment. The review article "Epigenetics and Environmental Health" provides an in-depth analysis of how epigenetic modifications can influence the onset and progression of various diseases, particularly cancer and cardiovascular diseases.

8 Oct 2024

Unexpected benzene levels in popular acne and rosacea products

Investigators have determined that a substantial portion of topical benzoyl peroxide (BPO) acne and rosacea treatments currently on the market are unstable and contain unacceptably high levels of benzene, a known human carcinogen.

7 Oct 2024

Overcoming CRISPR's side effects for therapeutic applications

CRISPR is a revolutionary tool that allows scientists to precisely modify the genome and gene expression of cells in any organism. It's a reagent-;a substance that facilitates a reaction-;that combines an enzyme with a programmable RNA capable of locating specific genetic sequences. Once guided to the correct spot, the enzyme acts like a pair of scissors, cutting, replacing, or deleting sequences of DNA.

7 Oct 2024