1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (778+ words) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration this week granted permission for investigators at the University of Colorado Anschutz to conduct a clinical trial testing genetically engineered immune cells in adults with advanced colorectal cancer and pediatric patients with solid cancers who…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (165+ words) Adelaide University researchers have developed a new way of using mRNA technology to reprogram tumor-supporting immune cells and strengthen the body's anti-cancer immune response. Targeted nanoparticles strengthen anti-cancer immune responses in tumors Adelaide University researchers have developed a new way…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (256+ words) Breasts are mostly composed of fat, particularly fat cells called adipocytes. These adipocytes are different depending on a person's weight and can be lean or obese. In obesity, adipocytes are larger than in their lean counterparts. Hilgendorf also says that…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (489+ words) Chemotherapy, which saves the lives of many children with cancer, causes previously unknown DNA alterations in the liver and leaves genetic footprints in other healthy cells as well. These findings could potentially explain the higher risk of health problems later…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (326+ words) UCI Health, the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine, is conducting a first-in-human, phase 1 clinical trial using laser light to target localized but inoperable pancreatic tumors to help patients become cancer free. "This is a significant finding because…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (468+ words) Cancer biology and, in turn, cancer treatment have come a long way in the last few decades. Most people recognize this progress in breakthroughs like immunotherapy-a treatment strategy first deployed in 2011 that leverages the body's own immune cells to fight…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (296+ words) The amount of DNA damage caused by certain chemotherapies used to effectively treat childhood cancer has been revealed, along with a hidden impact on the liver, paving the way for future research into new ways to mitigate these impacts. In…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (227+ words) ESMO has announced a new funding program dedicated to academic clinical research designed to optimise cancer care, reduce treatment burden and generate evidence capable of changing clinical practice worldwide. Studies may be recruiting, approved but not yet recruiting, or awaiting…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (115+ words) The findings, published in iScience, identify a previously unknown link between B cells and T cells that could help predict how a patient with nephrotic syndrome will respond to RTX. Professor Hiroshi Suzuki, senior author, Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (505+ words) An artificial intelligence model that analyzes women's past and recent annual 3D mammograms is more effective at predicting five-year risk of developing breast cancer than a tool that uses only the most recent, single 3D mammogram, as well as an AI model…...