New funding backs pioneering research to make brain cancer treatment more effective
Adelaide researchers are challenging decades-old assumptions about brain cancer treatment in a bid to make radiation therapy more…
UK scientists discover protein that enables chemotherapy to target tumors and spare healthy cells
A newly identified protein may eventually let chemotherapy hit tumors harder without causing as much damage to healthy…
Chromosome abnormalities may help cancer cells resist treatment and spread
A new study led by NYU Langone Health researchers found that cancer cells are better able to resist…
Aston University bioscientist receives £125,000 to investigate genetic reasons for neurodegeneration
Aston University bioscientist Dr John Reynolds has won a £125,000 Springboard grant from the Academy of Medical Sciences…
Study finds increasing rates of therapy-related acute myeloid leukemia
Some therapies used to treat cancer may increase the risk of later developing cancers that affect the blood.…
Blood gene signals reveal Parkinson’s risk years before diagnosis
Blood-based DNA repair and stress-response signals reveal a brief molecular window preceding Parkinson’s diagnosis. Study: Longitudinal assessment of…
Epigenetic editing enables safer and more effective T cell therapies
Arc Institute, Gladstone Institutes, and University of California, San Francisco, scientists have developed an epigenetic editing platform that…
Researchers uncover a previously unknown mechanism behind chromosome end protection
Researchers have uncovered a previously unknown mechanism that safeguards the chromosome ends from being mistakenly repaired by the…
Landmark study maps mutational landscape of triple-negative breast cancer in African American women
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), the deadliest breast cancer subtype, disproportionately affects African American women – but until now,…
Genomic clues uncover early origins of multiple myeloma
A new study maps out the timeline of DNA damage for multiple myeloma, the second most common blood…
Eating over 60g of almonds a day may protect DNA and cut oxidative damage
Scientists say high-dose almond intake could help shield your cells from oxidative harm while enhancing your body’s natural…
Australian scientists uncover new way to halt aggressive cancer growth
Australian researchers have discovered a promising new strategy to suppress the growth of aggressive and hard-to-treat cancers by…