Cancer
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A gene called MYC is implicated in the majority of cancers, but unfortunately it’s often considered “undruggable.” In a new study scientists have developed a molecule that chops up the RNA of this gene, effectively clearing cancer in mice.
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Scientists are the first to take advantage of the unique environment of space to test two specific cancer drugs. Setting up on the International Space Station, they'll examine stem cells in low Earth orbit, also examining astronaut stem cell health
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Using AI, researchers have created the first map of a protein group known as the Commander complex, which functions as a "postal worker" in the body. The new understanding opens the door to new drugs and modalities for fighting a range of conditions.
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Overweight and obesity have been associated with many health conditions, including diseases such as cancer. A new study has found a link between weight across different life stages and the risk of developing gastrointestinal cancer.
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Cancer is the end result of a wide range of problems, and learning how it occurs is key to prevention and treatment. Now, scientists have discovered a never-before-seen cancer-causing mechanism – a kind of clog in a cellular garbage disposal system.
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Three times more men than women develop mouth and throat cancers, most likely caused by HPV, the world's most common STI. There's a vaccine that can prevent 90% of these HPV-related cancers, however it's mainly women getting the shots.
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Constantly fighting cancer or other diseases can exhaust our immune system’s T cells. A new study has identified a way of reviving exhausted T cells so they’re ready to fight again, improving the effectiveness of cancer immunotherapy.
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Modern cancer treatments have greatly improved survival rates, but one huge side effect of some drugs is serious heart damage. In a breakthrough discovery, scientists have found the link that could lead to treatments that don't also attack the heart.
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Researchers tricked glioblastoma cancer cells in mice into taking up iron-filled carbon nanotubes. They then shredded those cells by spinning the tubes using magnetic force. The technique has the researchers hopeful for a similar result in humans.
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In new hope for aggressive brain cancers, injecting a drug-laden hydrogel into the brain after tumors were surgically removed was found to launch a combined chemo- and immunotherapy attack, preventing cancer from returning in 100% of treated mice.
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Diagnosing cancer requires a pathologist's expertise to analyze a biopsy sample. But a team of scientists has now developed a quick and simple method of analyzing biopsy samples for cancer that might make pathologists a thing of the past.
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That a new cancer trial is about to start in the US is positive but not out of the ordinary, right? Except it is. This trial will be one of the first undertaken in a real-world clinical setting and represents a new model for future clinical trials.
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