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Newly identified enzyme could be a useful tool for creating anticancer drugs

Many of the drugs we use to treat cancer and infectious disease are ⎯ or derive from ⎯ natural products, but it's difficult to know exactly how nature assembles them.

27 Jun 2023

More women opting for single embryo transfer during fertility treatment

More women are having just one embryo transferred per cycle of fertility treatment to get pregnant, according to research presented at the 39th annual meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology.

27 Jun 2023

New Charleston museum nods to historical roots of us health disparities

Maude Callen, a Black nurse-midwife, delivered more than 800 infants across the South Carolina Lowcountry starting in the 1920s, when segregation made it difficult for Black people to get medical care.

27 Jun 2023

Burden of disease review assesses the burden attributable to risk factors across Europe

Researchers performed a systematic review to map burden of disease assessments, including risk factors performed in Europe, and identify the methodological choices in comparative risk assessment and other risk assessment methods.

27 Jun 2023

Novel computational tool helps analyze complex genetic regions

GeneDx (Nasdaq: WGS), a leader in delivering improved health outcomes through genomic and clinical insights, today published a paper in Nature Methods, titled "Multiscale analysis of pangenomes enables improved representation of genomic diversity for repetitive and clinically relevant genes," in which researchers developed a new computational tool, the PanGenome Research-Tool Kit (PGR-TK), for scalable analysis of clinically relevant genes that were previously too complex to analyze.

27 Jun 2023

Study: Cancer patients with unmet supportive care needs more likely to experience worse outcomes

Cancer patients with unmet supportive care needs are more likely to experience worse clinical outcomes, including more emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalizations, according to new research from Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.

26 Jun 2023

New study shows promise for diphenyl ditelluride as anti-cancer drug

A new research paper was published in Oncotarget's Volume 14 on June 21, 2023, entitled, "Diphenyl ditelluride anticancer activity and DNA topoisomerase I poisoning in human colon cancer HCT116 cells."

26 Jun 2023

Novel biomaterials approach reveals how mechanical forces shape T cell fate

The successful campaign of adoptive T cell therapies, a type of immunotherapy in which immune T cells are collected from a patient, enhanced outside of the body, and reinfused back into the same patient, especially against blood cancers is well under way.

26 Jun 2023

New kidney cancer model highlights molecular targets and genomic events that drive metastasis

Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer have engineered a new model of aggressive renal cell carcinoma (RCC), highlighting molecular targets and genomic events that trigger chromosomal instability and drive metastatic progression.

26 Jun 2023

Personalized dosing improves outcomes for men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer

By monitoring early-response biomarkers in men undergoing 177Lu-PSMA prostate cancer treatment, physicians can personalize dosing intervals, significantly improving patient outcomes.

26 Jun 2023

Researchers pinpoint a key feature that leads to aggressive spread of colon cancer

In a significant development in the fight against fatal cancers, University of Otago researchers have pinpointed a key feature that leads to the aggressive spread of colon cancer.

26 Jun 2023

World-renowned researcher receives top award for contributions to clinical psychopharmacology

Dennis Charney, MD, the Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz Dean of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and President for Academic Affairs of the Mount Sinai Health System, has received the prestigious Donald Klein Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Society for Clinical Psychopharmacology (ASCP).

26 Jun 2023

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

Newly identified enzyme could be a useful tool for creating anticancer drugs

More women opting for single embryo transfer during fertility treatment

New Charleston museum nods to historical roots of us health disparities

Burden of disease review assesses the burden attributable to risk factors across Europe

Novel computational tool helps analyze complex genetic regions

Study: Cancer patients with unmet supportive care needs more likely to experience worse outcomes

New study shows promise for diphenyl ditelluride as anti-cancer drug

Novel biomaterials approach reveals how mechanical forces shape T cell fate

New kidney cancer model highlights molecular targets and genomic events that drive metastasis

Personalized dosing improves outcomes for men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer

Researchers pinpoint a key feature that leads to aggressive spread of colon cancer

World-renowned researcher receives top award for contributions to clinical psychopharmacology

Researchers identify a potential new drug for NASH-related fibrosis

Study sheds new light on the relationship between gut microbiome and autism

Scientists identify potential biomarkers associated with positive immunotherapy response

Research shows fertility challenges for women treated for childhood Hodgkin lymphoma

$9.8 million NCI grant aims to combat cancer disparities

New study warns of dangers of gene editing in human embryos

‘We’re not doing that’: Why a Black couple wouldn’t crowdfund to pay off medical debts

Living near green spaces linked to lower mortality risk from non-communicable diseases

Understanding the DNA Damage Response in Innate Immunity eBook

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

Cancer News and Research

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Understanding the DNA Damage Response in Innate Immunity eBook

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Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

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