Study explains why cancer immunity declines faster in males
Lutz Menzel, PhD, formerly of the Department of Radiation Oncology within the Mass General Brigham Cancer Institute, and…
US counties: Medical debt and Late-Stage cancer correlation
From unpaid medical bills to delayed screening, researchers examined whether financial hardship at the community level tracks with…
A striking immune cell pattern emerges around a person’s 100th birthday
Rare immune cells found at strikingly high levels in people who live beyond 110 reveal an unusual pattern…
Why Germans & Austrians Choose Sheba for TIL Therapy & Melanoma Care • healthcare-in-europe.com
Bridging Germany & Austria’s TIL Therapy Gap For many patients in Germany and Austria, access to TIL therapy…
Discovery may help develop new treatments for immunosuppressed skin cancer patients
Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered that immunosuppressed patients with non-melanoma skin cancer are not missing the key cancer-fighting immune cells found in immunocompetent patients, but those…
Novel drug puts cancer cells under extreme metabolic stress
Cancer cells have a voracious appetite for sugar-using it to fuel their rapid growth. This is why many…
NIH funds research to explore the role of thymulin in inflammaging and cancer
As we age, chronic inflammation-or “inflammaging”-increases throughout the body and weakens our ability to fight cancer. But scientists…
In world first, Israeli scientists find active ingredient in Viagra may stop cancer spread
In a surprising discovery, Israeli researchers say they have uncovered the biological mechanism in which Viagra, a drug…
New BRAF protein conformation opens avenues for cancer treatment
Several types of cancer are triggered by mutations in a protein called BRAF. Researchers at the Paul Scherrer…
Dissolving microneedles could improve photodynamic skin cancer treatment
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) uses a light-sensitive drug and a specific wavelength of light to destroy cancer cells. The…
Study links gut microbes to stronger cancer immunotherapy responses
A new study from a team including University of Nebraska–Lincoln researchers is the first to show metabolites produced…
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,…