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Confocal microscopy image of a triple culture of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) cells, macrophages, and pancreatic stellate cells embed and growing within the engineered matrix.…
A new study by Penn State researchers has revealed the chemical steps involved in adding an important tag—a methyl sulfur group—to transfer RNA, a process…
Study is first to report comparison between an oral SERD and a standard aromatase inhibitor. Findings Early results from a UCLA-led clinical trial found treating…
The image on the left (Control) is a magnified view of an example mouse pancreas that has developed pancreatic cancer due to mutations in cancer…
And they are younger, on average, when diagnosed with the disease. Firefighters who worked at the World Trade Center following the 9/11 attacks in 2001…
Vitamin E supplements, as well as the antioxidants CoQ10 and GSH, reversed heart damage in fruit flies caused by a tumor. Study Links Free Radicals…
Compared with commonly used clinical risk factors, a sophisticated type of artificial intelligence (AI) called deep learning does a better job distinguishing between the mammograms…
Lung cancer genetic research. Credit: National Cancer Institute A genomic analysis of lung cancer in people with no history of smoking has found that a…
A new class of drug successfully targets treatment-resistant prostate cancers and prolongs the life of patients. The treatment delivers beta radiation directly to tumor cells,…
Researchers at the University of British Columbia’s faculty of medicine and BC Cancer Research Institute have uncovered a weakness in a key enzyme that solid…
Visceral fat supports various fundamental functions. However, when it is too abundant, it produces unhealthy levels of proteins and hormones that negatively affect neighboring tissues…
Nanowire scaffolds for the screening of microRNAs from patient-derived tumor-organoid and urine in patients with central nervous system tumors. Credit: Takao Yasui & Atsushi Natsume…
In the summer, before you head to the beach or pool, you might slather on sunscreen. But is it doing anything beyond preventing a sunburn?…
A 3-dimensional model of a natural killer cell (purple) with granules (yellow) attaching to a target cell (gray). A pseudo color scale shows differences in…
A section of liver tissue, showing mesenchymal cells (in pink) contacting and wrapping around the liver ductal cells (also known as cholangiocytes, in yellow and…
Example of a false-positive MRI. In a 59-year-old participant, first-round screening MRI showed an 8-mm irregular mass in the right breast. The lesion shows rapid…
Food rich in vitamin D. Consuming higher amounts of Vitamin D – mainly from dietary sources – may help protect against developing young-onset colorectal cancer…
Researchers identify mechanisms of resistance to drug for triple-negative breast cancer. Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers have identified for the first time how a highly…
In this pancreatic tumor, T cells (pink) have infiltrated tumor cells (labeled green) following treatment with a novel combination immunotherapy developed by MIT researchers. Credit:…