Parents of 11yo son with rare cancer in urgent bid to fund Houston treatment trial
Hugo Donaldson’s condition is a rare and aggressive childhood cancer. Photo / Supplied Scans in September this year…
How COVID mRNA vaccines may make cancer treatments more effective
A new study reveals that SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines can amplify immune checkpoint therapy in lung and skin cancers…
Disruption of glial circadian rhythms linked to Alzheimer’s disease progression
Alzheimer’s disease is notorious for scrambling patients’ daily rhythms. Restless nights with little sleep and increased napping during…
The Voice Australia star Virginia Lillye dead at 56: ‘Deeply saddened’
Her band also shared an emotional tribute to their “queen”, writing: “Virginia Lillye was hands down the quintessential…
Rare case of pancreatic Hodgkin lymphoma is often misdiagnosed as pancreatic adenocarcinoma
A new case report was published in Volume 12 of Oncoscience on October 6, 2025, titled “A peculiar case of primary…
Study forces a textbook rewrite on cell division
Scientists at the Ruđer Bošković Institute (RBI) in Zagreb, Croatia, have discovered that the protein CENP-E, long believed…
Scientists question the safety and efficacy of the diet for metabolic health
A study published in Science Advances by University of Utah Health researchers sheds light on the long-term effects…
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 develop a novel approach to monitor CD8⁺ T cell activity over time
The ability of immune cells-particularly CD8+ T cells-to launch a rapid burst of proliferation inside tumors is key…
I Am a Doctor: Waikato cancer doctor stars in NZ documentary series
Sathiyakumar said his grandfather went through “quite a turbulent journey” before the cancer took his life. “I was…
Study reveals protein plaques in neurodegeneration function as enzymes, breaking down ATP
A new study led by Rice University’s Pernilla Wittung-Stafshede has revealed that protein clumps, or plaques that clog…
Researchers engineer a tool to dismantle cancer’s RNA-built growth hubs
In a city, coworking hubs bring people and ideas together. Inside cancer cells, similar hubs form-but instead of…