Tumor environments sculpt diverse natural killer cells for cancer therapies
For decades, natural killer (NK) cells have been classified into two main groups based on surface markers: one…
Immunotherapy shows potential for treating rising gynecological tumors
Gynecological tumors, including cervical cancer (CC), endometrial cancer (EC), and ovarian cancer (OC), represent a significant global health…
Probiotics for mental health? A new review finds promising signals and major gaps
Researchers map the probiotic strains and gut-brain pathways being investigated across anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia, revealing…
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…
Scientists identify molecule driving one of the deadliest forms of breast cancer
Australian researchers have uncovered a promising new way to tackle one of the most aggressive forms of breast…
Glioma microenvironment emerges as key target for future therapies
The prognosis for glioma patients remains extremely poor despite aggressive multimodal standard therapy: maximal safe resection, radiotherapy, and…
Skull bone marrow contains immune hubs that fight brain cancer
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have discovered lymph node-like structures in the skull…
Combination therapy overcomes ferroptosis resistance in β-catenin-mutant hepatocellular carcinoma
Background and aims The aberrant activation of the mTOR pathway and its crosstalk with other signaling cascades represent…
Obscure X chromosome protein emerges as key driver in several cancers
A little-known protein encoded on the X chromosome is attracting growing attention for its potential role in cancer…
Cancer cells exploit liver fat to evade immune system destruction
Liver metastases are among the most common and deadly forms of cancer spread. Now, researchers at VIB and…
Study links dietary fructose to aggressive spread of ovarian cancer
A new study from The Wistar Institute has uncovered an unexpected link between fructose – a common dietary…
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…