New dual-drug strategy blocks triple-negative breast cancer growth
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) has a frustrating ability to adapt. Although this aggressive form of breast cancer can…
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…
Study shows how cancer can act as a systemic disease
In their quest to understand how cancers take root, grow and spread, scientists have for the past half-century…
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…
New microfluidic chip predicts personalized glioblastoma treatment responses
Even for the same brain tumor treated with the same anticancer drug, the effect can differ from patient…
Laser treatment may extend survival in glioblastoma patients
For patients facing a diagnosis of glioblastoma – one of the most aggressive and devastating forms of brain…
Computational pipeline uncovers subtype specific targets for cervical cancer
A new study presents a multi-layered strategy for identifying cell-surface targets that could help guide more precise antibody-drug…
Lab-grown mini tumors help scientists predict breast cancer treatment success
Researchers at UC San Francisco have developed a new method to predict how different types of breast cancer…
Circular eccDNA shows potential to predict early-stage LUAD recurrence
LUAD is the most common histological subtype of lung cancer. Although surgery can be curative for patients diagnosed…
Integrated nanomaterials offer new strategies for cancer immunotherapy
Immune checkpoint inhibitors, cancer vaccines and cellular therapies have reshaped oncology, yet most patients still do not achieve…
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…
Autophagy modulation emerges as a strategy against cisplatin-resistant gastric cancer
Drug resistance remains one of the greatest obstacles to successful treatment of gastric cancer, limiting the long-term effectiveness…