Tag: Cancer
Scientists find how cancer cells can shrug off physical constraints on...
Scientists have revealed how cancer cells are able to break free of the physical restraints imposed by their surroundings in order to grow and...
Vaccine shows promising results for early-stage breast cancer patients
Deregulation and inhibition of the immune system contributes to cancer development. Many therapeutic strategies aim to re-stimulate the immune system to recognize cancer cells...
Artificial intelligence to generate new cancer drugs on demand
This is the Architecture of the Adversarial Autoencoder (AAE).Credit:Insilico Medicine
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Clinical trial failure rates for small molecules in oncology exceed 94% for molecules previously tested...
Study unmasks the genetic complexity of cancer cells within the same...
Electron microscopic image of a single human lymphocyte. Credit: Dr. Triche National Cancer Institute
A new study led by Cedars-Sinai investigators dramatically illustrates the complexity...
First use of graphene to detect cancer cells
Normal and cancerous brain cells interfaced with graphene show different activity levels under Raman imaging.Image Credit:UIC/Vikas Berry
What can't graphene do? You can scratch "detect...
Groundbreaking discovery has potential to improve therapies for cancer and other...
Credit: Lawson Health Research Institute
The Retinoblastoma protein (pRB) has long been studied for its role in cell growth and the prevention of cancer. In...
Researchers discover way to inhibit major cancer gene
Monobody NS1 binds to H-RAS or K-RAS protein and blocks RAS function by disrupting the protein's ability to form active molecular pairs. Credit: John...
Adult weight gain could increase cancer risk
Image Credit: Flickr/Tony Alter
Substantial weight gain over many years increases the risk of obesity-related cancers in men by 50 per cent and in women...
Low vitamin D levels linked to increased risk of bladder cancer
Vitamin D deficiency is associated with an increased risk of developing bladder cancer, according to a systematic review of seven studies presented at the...
Predicting cancer cells’ response to chemotherapy
When cells suffer DNA damage, there are several different pathways that can kick in to help repair it, depending on the type of damage....
Study develops prediction model for lung cancer risk in never smokers
Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have developed a new personalized assessment tool that could better predict lung cancer risk...