September 12, 2024 by Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona) Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA team of researchers at IRB Barcelona has identified five independent factors that predict cancer patients’ response to checkpoint inhibitors (CPIs). The study, which has been published in Nature Genetics, validates these factors in more than 1,400 patients and diverse types...
August 29, 2024 by University of Southampton Scientists are on the verge of a cancer breakthrough after working out how the body’s immune system targets cells devastated by the disease. A new study has discovered that our natural killer cells, from the immune system which protect against disease and infections, instinctively recognize and attack a...
August 12, 2024 by Ernie Mundell For years, the treatment of early-stage prostate cancers that haven’t spread beyond the organ has often included the removal of nearby lymph nodes in the pelvis. It’s done as a precaution and as a means of “staging” the disease. Now, a major expert review on the topic suggests that,...
by Nathaniel Weixel – 08/12/24 1:23 PM ET Getty Images New research, published in the journal Cancer, showed the current sharp disparity in cancer mortality and cases among men is likely to increase without interventions.Cancer cases and deaths among men are projected to skyrocket by 2050, according to a new study, especially for those aged...
August 9, 2024 by Leigh MacMillan, Vanderbilt University DNA, which has a double-helix structure, can have many genetic mutations and variations. Credit: NIHA research team co-led by investigators at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the University of Virginia has identified associations between DNA methylation and cancer risk. DNA methylation is an epigenetic change—the addition of...
August 8, 2024 by F.D. Flam, Bloomberg Opinion Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNow that the vast majority of Americans don’t smoke, it’s hard to know what we’re supposed to do about the recent news that 40% of cancer cases are preventable. Drinking alcohol is one of the top risk factors—and yet doctors aren’t talking to patients...
August 1, 2024 by Eindhoven University of Technology Schematic overview of the study. Credit: Nature Nanotechnology (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41565-024-01727-wWithin an international collaboration of 30 scientists, TU/e professors Jan van Hest and Willem Mulder are working on nanotechnological research to accurately stimulate the immune system. The TU/e team is focusing on the behavior of polymersomes that...
JULY 11, 2024 by Avery Newmark, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA recent social media video highlights an unusual but potentially critical cancer indicator that often goes unnoticed—the sudden growth of fine, white hair on typically hairless areas of the body. Dr. Scott Walter, a board-certified dermatologist, recently highlighted this issue in a TikTok...
JULY 11, 2024 by American Cancer Society 40% of cancer cases and almost half of all deaths in the US linked to modifiable risk factors. Credit: American Cancer SocietyA study led by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS) finds four in 10 cancer cases and about one-half of all cancer deaths in adults 30...
HealthHealth Symptoms Women Should Never IgnoreShutterstockBY ZIBA REDIF/UPDATED: MARCH 20, 2023 8:57 AM ESTIt’s easy to brush off seemingly innocuous health symptoms in these challenging times. Research shows that fewer people have been going to see their doctors amid the coronavirus pandemic (via Johns Hopkins Medicine). But waiting too long to get a check-up could...
