Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Thanks to machine learning algorithms, short pieces of DNA floating in the bloodstream of cancer patients can help doctors diagnose specific types of cancer and choose…
Tag: Oncology & Cancer
Explore psilocybin and other psychedelics for women’s cancer distress, urge doctors
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain It’s time to stop prevaricating and explore the use of psilocybin—the active ingredient in magic mushrooms—and other psychedelics to ease the often overwhelming distress faced by…
Leveraging phosphorothioate backbone modification to optimize aptamer-drug conjugates for therapeutic agent delivery
a) Cell uptake efficiency of Cy5-XQ-2d, Cy5-S-XQ-2d, Cy5-MFSX, and Cy5-MFC by PL45 cells. b) The ratio of Geometric Mean Fluorescence Intensity to Cy5-MFC for Cy5-XQ-2d, Cy5-S-XQ-2d, or Cy5-MFSX uptake by…
Cancer’s origin story features predictable plot line, researchers find
Scientists grew human gastric organoids from stomach cells in a laboratory for two years, tracing patterns of genetic changes associated with pre-cancer. Credit: Wing Wong Cancer cells-to-be accumulate a series…
Who is affected and how do they cope?
Prostate cancer cells. Credit: NIH Image Gallery Fifty percent of patients with metastatic prostate cancer experience some level of financial hardship due to their treatment, according to a study in…
Eliminating extra chromosomes in cancer cells prevents tumor growth, new study reveals
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Cancer cells with extra chromosomes depend on those chromosomes for tumor growth, a new Yale study reveals, and eliminating them prevents the cells from forming tumors.…
Study finds younger kidney cancer survivors at significant risk for heart problems
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain New research out of VCU Massey Cancer Center indicates that many adolescent and young adult kidney cancer survivors are at a significantly elevated risk for heart…
Team introduces new approach in cancer therapy with innovative mechanism-of-action for ferroptosis induction
FSP1 condensates in green induced by icFSP1 surrounding a blue nucleus. Credit: Toshitaka Nakamura A team of researchers led by Dr. Marcus Conrad from Helmholtz Munich has discovered a novel…
Adagrasib effective for patients with KRAS G12C-mutant lung cancer and untreated brain metastases
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center found the KRAS G12C inhibitor adagrasib showed promising activity suppressing cancer growth not only within the…
Adhering to global health recommendations reduces cancer risk
Credit: CC0 Public Domain People who adhere to global Cancer Prevention Recommendations are putting themselves at lower risk of developing the disease, new research confirms. Experts at Newcastle University have…
