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NSD2 Enzyme Appears to Prevent Cellular Senescence

August 11, 2020
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Kumamoto, Japan — Researchers from Kumamoto University in Japan have used comprehensive genetic analysis to find that the enzyme NSD2, which is known to regulate the actions of many genes, also works...

Researchers Propose Strategy to Evaluate Tumour Photothermal Therapy in Real-Time

August 6, 2020
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Hefei, China — Photothermal therapy (PTT) is a promising alternative method for cancer treatment due to advantages of non-invasiveness, precise temporal and spatial control, strong specificity and...

A Blood Test could Predict Who Benefits from Immunotherapy

August 4, 2020
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Toronto, ON — A test which detects changing levels of tumour fragments in the blood may be an easy, non-invasive and quick way to predict who will benefit from immunotherapy, a treatment option for...

Simpler, High-Accuracy Method to Detect Rare Circulating Tumour Cells in Blood Samples

August 3, 2020
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Bethlehem, PA — Metastasis – the development of tumour growth at a secondary site – is responsible for the majority of cancer-related deaths. It occurs when the primary tumour site sheds...

Phosphoprotein Biomarkers to Guide Cancer Therapy are Identified

July 30, 2020
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Birmingham, AL — Precision medicine in cancer treatment uses genetic changes in the cancer cells to select the best therapies for individual patients. Now researchers led by Dr. James Bibb, professor...

Artificial Intelligence Identifies Prostate Cancer With Near-Perfect Accuracy

July 29, 2020
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Pittsburgh, PA — A study published July 27 in The Lancet Digital Health by UPMC and University of Pittsburgh researchers demonstrates the highest accuracy to date in recognizing and characterizing...

Artificial Intelligence Finds Patterns of Mutations and Survival in Tumour Images

July 28, 2020
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Cambridge, UK — Researchers at EMBL’s European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), the Wellcome Sanger Institute, Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge, UK, and collaborators have developed...

New Way to Target Cancers Using ‘Synthetic Lethality’

July 28, 2020
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La Jolla, CA — With advances in genome sequencing, cancer treatments have increasingly sought to leverage the idea of “synthetic lethality,” exploiting cancer-specific genetic defects to...

Researchers Use Cell Imaging and Mathematical Modelling to Understand Cancer Progression

July 26, 2020
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Blacksburg, VA — Cell division is a fundamental process that organisms need to reproduce, grow, and make repairs. But when an error disrupts this complex biological process, cellular abnormalities...

Mutated Cells Need to be Near Each Other to Kickstart Cancer

July 23, 2020
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Heidelberg, Germany — Scientists have revealed a key factor that influences whether malignant cells will grow to form a tumour, in a new study published today in eLife. The research combined the...

Silver-Plated Gold Nanostars Detect Early Cancer Biomarkers

July 23, 2020
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Durham, NC — Biomedical engineers at Duke University have engineered a method for simultaneously detecting the presence of multiple specific microRNAs in RNA extracted from tissue samples without the...

Leukemia Drug Shows the Potential to Treat Aggressive Paediatric Brain Cancer

July 23, 2020
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São Paulo, Brazil — Researchers affiliated with the University of São Paulo’s Ribeirão Preto Medical School (FMRP-USP) in Brazil have demonstrated the potential of a leukaemia drug, arsenic trioxide,...

New Nano Drug Candidate Kills Aggressive Breast Cancer Cells

July 21, 2020
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Fayetteville, AR — Researchers at the University of Arkansas have developed a new nano drug candidate that kills triple negative breast cancer cells. Triple negative breast cancer is one of the...

Formation of Quadruple Helix DNA Tracked in Live Human Cells for the First Time

July 21, 2020
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London, UK — The formation of four-stranded DNA has been tracked in living human cells, allowing scientists to see how it works, and its possible role in cancer. DNA usually forms the classic double...

How Breast Cancer Cells Sneak Past Local Immune Defences

July 15, 2020
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Cold Spring Harbor, NY — Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) Associate Professor Mikala Egeblad and her colleagues describe a newly understood way by which breast cancer cells sabotage a key player...

Study Sheds Light on How Cancer Spreads in Blood

July 13, 2020
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West Hollywood, CA — A new study sheds light on proteins in particles called extracellular vesicles, which are released by tumour cells into the bloodstream and promote the spread of cancer. The findings...

Research Findings Set New Standard for Blood-Based Biomarkers in Prediction of Cancer Recurrence

July 13, 2020
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Indianapolis, IN — Indiana University School of Medicine researchers Dr. Milan Radovich and Dr. Bryan Schneider, have discovered that the presence of circulating tumour DNA (ctDNA) and circulating...

New Treatment Approach Uses Killer Cells to Treat Deadly Brain Tumours

July 10, 2020
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West Lafayette, IN — Glioblastomas are the most common malignant brain tumours in adults. Treatment options are extremely limited and usually not effective, leading to death for most patients within...

Researchers Discover Novel Mechanism Regulating Planar Cell Polarity

July 9, 2020
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Hong Kong, China — Planar cell polarity (PCP), a process in which the epithelial tissues are polarized within the plane of the epithelium, plays an important role in development and organ function....

Blocking Cholesterol Storage could Stop Growth of Pancreatic Tumours

July 9, 2020
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Cold Spring Harbor, NY — Scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) have found that they can stop the growth of pancreatic cancer cells by interfering with the way the cells store cholesterol....

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