Lung tumors shift identity making treatment more difficult
A new study co-led by the Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) shows that some lung cancers can change…
Nanomedicine offers targeted solutions for breast cancer treatment
Breast cancer (BCA) is one of the most common cancers worldwide, with high mortality and morbidity in women.…
Dynamic AI models detect body tipping points to forecast disease before symptoms
The editorial, “Dynamics-driven medical big data mining: dynamic approaches to early disease forecasting and individualized care,” published in…
Clusterin inhibition offers new hope for treating cervical gastric-type adenocarcinoma
Gastric-type adenocarcinoma (GAS) is one of the most aggressive non-human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated cervical adenocarcinomas and remains especially difficult…
Blocking nitric oxide suppresses tumor growth in aggressive pediatric neuroblastoma
The tumor begins before birth. Somewhere in the developing fetus, neural crest cells that should have matured into…
New blood biomarker improves cancer risk detection in people with Lynch Syndrome
Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered a new blood-based biomarker that can…
JMIR Publications’ new article showcases the transformative potential of precision oncology
JMIR Publications today announced the release of a timely new article in its News and Perspectives section, showcasing…
Metformin mimics exercise-related metabolic effects in prostate cancer patients
A new study has found that metformin, a widely prescribed diabetes drug, may mimic one of exercise’s core…
Tumor microenvironment drives resistance to ferroptosis in pancreatic cancer
Tumors driven by cancer-driving KRAS mutations are often susceptible to ferroptosis, a type of cell death that can…
New dual drugs eliminate tumors when combined with immunotherapy
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy have developed a set of…
Heat-activated patch shows promise for noninvasive melanoma treatment
Melanoma is a deadly form of skin cancer that is typically removed surgically. Now, researchers publishing in ACS Nano report they have developed a potential noninvasive treatment for melanoma in the form of a stretchy, heat-activated patch similar…
Circulating tumor DNA predicts breast cancer relapse after treatment
Fragments of tumor DNA circulating in the bloodstream of patients with breast cancer can predict whether they are…