by Katherine Egan Bennett, University of Texas at Arlington Credit: Cell Reports (2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.113516A multi-institutional study co-authored by University of Texas at Arlington scientists uncovered a mechanism by which cancer cells prevent the immune system from activating and attacking the cancerous invaders. The study, published in Cell Reports, sheds light on why immunotherapy treatments don’t...
In a new study, researchers report that health professionals who lost weight without starting a diet or exercise plan within the previous two years had a significantly higher risk of developing cancer within the following year.Upper gastrointestinal tract, hematologic, colorectal, and lung cancers were more common in people with rapid unexpected weight loss.Experts say people...
by Impact Journals LLC Validation of expression of the LTBR gene. Credit: Aging (2024). DOI: 10.18632/aging.205356A new research paper titled “Systematic analysis of the prognostic value and immunological function of LTBR in human cancer” has been published in Aging. Lymphotoxin beta receptor (LTBR) is a positive T cell proliferation regulator gene. It is closely associated...
by Tanner Stening, Northeastern University Mansoor Amiji, University Distinguished Professor in the Departments of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Chemical Engineering at Northeastern. Credit: Matthew Modoono/Northeastern UniversityOne of the great promises in the field of cancer immunotherapy is the emergence of cancer vaccines. Unlike traditional vaccines that are tailored to infectious diseases, cancer vaccines work by teaching the...
“THE PATIENTS ARE GETTING YOUNGER.”CANCERPeople below the age of 50 are getting cancer more than ever before — and doctors are stumped as to why. As the Wall Street Journal reports, the shocking 2020 death of beloved actor Chadwick Boseman, who died of colorectal cancer at only 43 years old, seemed to wake the public...
by Katie Neith, City of Hope National Medical Center Hope researchers discovered that ILC2s can attack cancer cells. Credit: City of HopeAccording to preclinical research published in Cell researchers at City of Hope have discovered that a type of immune cell in the human body known to be important for allergy and other immune responses can...
by Chris Barncard, University of Wisconsin-Madison Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThanks 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 the most effective treatment for a patient. The new analysis technique, created by University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers and published recently in...
Penn Medicine researchers developed an artificial intelligence tool to quickly analyze gene activities in medical images and provide single-cell insight into diseases in tissues and tissue microenvironments. A medical robot – artistic interpretation. A new artificial intelligence tool that interprets medical images with unprecedented clarity does so in a way that could allow time-strapped clinicians...
By Michael Irving Scientists have supercharged immunotherapy by engineering CAR T cells that can produce their own “medicine” to keep them fighting in the hostile environment around tumors Depositphotos A new form of immunotherapy helps immune cells “armor” themselves against exhaustion by releasing their own medicine to keep them going in the fight against cancer. In...
Studies in mice reveal the mechanism that induces this severe side effect and point to a solution that kills the cancer without causing gastrointestinal issues AuthorNicole Fawcett Jacob Dwyer, Michigan MedicineResearchers at the University of Michigan Health Rogel Cancer Center have identified a mechanism that causes severe gastrointestinal problems with immune-based cancer treatment. They also...
