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MTB offers precision oncology strategy for advanced cancer patients

The collaborative group led by the Department of Clinical Oncology, School of Clinical Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) and the Division of Clinical Pathology & Molecular Pathology, Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital (HKSH), have recently published their findings on the clinical importance of the Multidisciplinary Molecular Tumour Board (MTB) in delivering a Precision Cancer Medicine service.

7 Jul 2023

AI tool can rapidly decode brain tumor DNA during surgery

Scientists have designed an AI tool that can rapidly decode a brain tumor's DNA to determine its molecular identity during surgery - critical information that under the current approach can take a few days and up to a few weeks.

7 Jul 2023

Fecal transplants safe and effective in treating advanced melanoma, clinical trial shows

In a world-first clinical trial published in the journal Nature Medicine, a multi-center study from Lawson Health Research Institute, the Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal and the Jewish General Hospital (JGH) has found fecal microbiota transplants (FMT) from healthy donors are safe and show promise in improving response to immunotherapy in patients with advanced melanoma.

7 Jul 2023

Penn State researchers receive $3 million grant to develop new revascularization techniques

The ability to regenerate and pattern blood vessels, the literal lifelines extending deep into soft tissues, remains an elusive milestone in regenerative medicine.

7 Jul 2023

Plant cells push away microtubules to control cell division, study finds

Every time a stem cell divides, one daughter cell remains a stem cell while the other takes off on its own developmental journey.

7 Jul 2023

Produce prescription programs could save US healthcare system $40 billion

An apple a day not only keeps the doctor away, it also could save the United States at least $40 billion in medical bills, report Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University researchers in a new study published July 7 in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

7 Jul 2023

Researchers show how communication networks in the tumor microenvironment promote cancer growth

Tumors consist of both the actual, malignant cancer cells and healthy, non-transformed cells in the immediate environment.

7 Jul 2023

Quantum medicine: the way forward?

Study examines how quantum physics can contribute to medicine.

7 Jul 2023

Immunotherapy significantly improves overall survival for advanced NSCLC patients

A global study, led by UCL and UCLH and sponsored by Roche, has shown that the cancer immunotherapy atezolizumab significantly improved the overall survival of advanced stage non-small cell lung cancer patients who were not able to be treated with platinum-containing chemotherapy, when compared to single-agent chemotherapy.

6 Jul 2023

Pennington Biomedical Research Center works to combat childhood obesity

One in five children have obesity in the U.S., and even more are considered overweight. Dr. Amanda Staiano, associate professor at Pennington Biomedical Research Center and director of the Pediatric Obesity and Health Behavior Laboratory, believes childhood obesity is at the top of the list for public health issues of this century because children with obesity are much more likely to develop heart disease, diabetes, asthma, sleep problems and other issues.

6 Jul 2023

Healthy diet shown to lower cardiovascular disease risk in adult childhood cancer survivors

Research explores the impact of dietary patterns on the risk of cardiovascular disease in adult survivors of childhood cancer, shedding light on the relationship between diet and long-term health outcomes in this population.

6 Jul 2023

Bowel Research UK partners with Symplectic Grant Tracker to advance life-changing research

Digital Science, a technology company serving stakeholders across the research ecosystem, is pleased to announce that Bowel Research UK (BRUK) has chosen Symplectic Grant Tracker from Digital Science's suite of flagship products to advance its aims of funding life-changing research into bowel cancer and other bowel diseases.

6 Jul 2023

Aneuploidy could function as a therapeutic target for cancer

Cancer cells with extra chromosomes depend on those chromosomes for tumor growth, a new Yale study reveals, and eliminating them prevents the cells from forming tumors.

6 Jul 2023

Researchers identify an enzyme that plays a critical role in the late stages of HIV replication

Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine, in collaboration with researchers at the National Institutes of Health, report that two new studies in mice with a humanized immune system and human cell lines have identified an enzyme that plays a critical role in the late stages of HIV replication.

6 Jul 2023

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

MTB offers precision oncology strategy for advanced cancer patients

AI tool can rapidly decode brain tumor DNA during surgery

Fecal transplants safe and effective in treating advanced melanoma, clinical trial shows

Penn State researchers receive $3 million grant to develop new revascularization techniques

Plant cells push away microtubules to control cell division, study finds

Produce prescription programs could save US healthcare system $40 billion

Researchers show how communication networks in the tumor microenvironment promote cancer growth

Quantum medicine: the way forward?

Immunotherapy significantly improves overall survival for advanced NSCLC patients

Pennington Biomedical Research Center works to combat childhood obesity

Healthy diet shown to lower cardiovascular disease risk in adult childhood cancer survivors

Bowel Research UK partners with Symplectic Grant Tracker to advance life-changing research

Aneuploidy could function as a therapeutic target for cancer

Researchers identify an enzyme that plays a critical role in the late stages of HIV replication

COST Connect: A platform for collaboration and progress in cancer research

Swarm learning shows promise in cancer research

Single-cell RNA sequencing provides new insights into gastric cancer

How does physical activity impact fertility?

Study offers new insights into why some CAR T-cells persist in children with leukemia

Novel workflow reveals untapped diversity in fatty acid isomers across all life forms

Understanding the DNA Damage Response in Innate Immunity eBook

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Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

How GLP‑1 Agonists Are Shaping the Future of Obesity Treatment With Dr Bryony Henderson

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