Kids News: Melanoma vaccine and human brain cells powering AI just two big breakthroughs this National Science Week
Skin cancer prevention and a new “human” AI – there certainly have been some exciting new developments to…
Skin cancer vaccine breakthrough by Moderna and Merck
Pharmaceutical giant Moderna’s share price exploded by more than 170 per cent overnight as investors reacted to its…
MEK inhibition could limit T cell exhaustion and give a boost to immunotherapy
A major pillar of cancer immunotherapy involves stimulating T cells, the specialized killers of the immune system, to…
Thymulin curbs age-related inflammation and slows breast tumors in mice
A thymus-derived peptide reduced inflammatory immune activity and improved immunotherapy responses in aged mice, suggesting a potential strategy…
William Shatner and daughter Melanie reveal Stage 4 cancer diagnoses
William Shatner and his daughter, Melanie Shatner Gretsch, revealed they battled Stage 4 cancer at the same time.…
Wistar scientists develop new bispecific T cell engager to target ovarian cancer
Wistar scientists have developed a new type of bispecific T cell engager, or BTE, that is effective against…
Dendritic Cells Identified as Key Organizers of Anti-Tumor Immune Hubs
Credit: JUAN GAERTNER/ Science Photo Library / Getty Images Not all immune activity inside a tumor is disorganized.…
Experimental drug shows promise against NRAS-driven melanoma
A research team from Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah (the U) reports that a groundbreaking pathway-targeted therapy could be an effective…
BCG vaccine may remodel the human brain’s immune environment
New research led by Mass General Brigham investigators suggests that the Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine – which is…
New breast cancer classification system predicts immunotherapy response success
The advent of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) has marked a paradigm shift in cancer treatment, yet a significant…
This Popular Workout Supplement May Give Cancer Immunotherapy a Big Boost
Scientists have discovered that creatine may strengthen the immune system by boosting the cells that coordinate attacks on…
Probiotic metabolite found to suppress melanoma tumor growth in mice
Immune checkpoint inhibitors like anti-PD-1 have transformed melanoma treatment, yet more than half of patients fail to respond…