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…
New drug therapy shown to prevent recurrence of melanoma in study
Two US pharmaceutical giants, Merck and Moderna, say an experimental melanoma drug that delivers treatment tailored to a…
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…
Creatine May Do More Than Boost Muscle Performance
Creatine’s reputation as a gym staple may be getting an upgrade. UCLA researchers report that the supplement,…
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…
Solariums operating underground despite decade-long commercial ban
It is illegal to operate a commercial solarium across most of the country, but finding one online and…
New thermal imaging system detects early melanoma before it is visible
Detecting melanoma before it becomes visible is a major challenge in dermatology. Now, with researchers from Université de…
Scientists capture immune cells attacking live melanoma cells in real time
Scientists at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research have captured, for the first time, ‘housekeeping’ immune cells actively…
Microbes in the digestive tract help tailor treatment for melanoma patients
The specific mix of bacteria living in a person’s gut can predict the chances that melanoma will recur…
Scientists find unexpected immune pathways for mRNA cancer vaccines
The advent of mRNA vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 in 2020 changed the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, the…
Registry data and AI can identify high risk populations for skin cancer
Healthcare registry data can show early risk patterns for melanoma skin cancer, according to a study from the…