Missing ancestry data in single-cell atlases threatens fair medicine
The single-cell “atlases” that are increasingly used to map the human body and as training data for artificial…
New ctDNA blood test improves personalized prostate cancer treatment
A noninvasive DNA blood test can identify metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) patients who are most likely to…
New biological feedback loop helps the immune system attack colorectal cancers
A subset of cancers, known as microsatellite instability (MSI) and deficient DNA mismatch repair (dMMR) cancers, are more…
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…
Integrating gene signatures and multi omics improves liver cancer treatment
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains highly fatal due to late diagnosis and scarce early biomarkers. Multi‑omics and liquid biopsy…
Bifidobacterium-based oral vaccine enhances anti-tumor immunity in clinical study
A novel oral vaccine platform using genetically engineered Bifidobacterium could enhance anti-tumor immunity. In an exploratory phase I…
New study explains how brain tumors evolve to resist treatment
A form of glioma, a type of brain cancer, tends to progress towards greater malignancy due to an…
Six-gene signature predicts colorectal cancer recurrence after liver metastases
Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center identified a six-gene signature in microscopic colorectal cancer…
Lung tumors hack the nervous system to cause severe cachexia
Cachexia is a condition in which patients affected by cancer or other chronic diseases become sick and lose…
Experimental compound BA-101 overcomes chemotherapy resistance in glioblastoma
Scientists have identified a promising new strategy to tackle one of the biggest obstacles in treating glioblastoma, one…
Using manganese ferrite nanoparticles to better harness heat against cancer
Scientists have long known that heat can be used to help fight cancer. But heating up tumors and…
Study reveals why patients with rare leukemia develop resistance to tagraxofusp
Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have identified why some patients with a rare…