Collaborate Disseminate
Immunotherapy is a promising potential treatment for cancer, but it still has kinks to iron out. In a new study from Yale, researchers have identified a “jamming signal” that cancer uses to hide from the immune system – and importantly, engineered a sy… Continue reading Synthetic immune cell rallies the troops to fight cancer
Preliminary results from a small human trial testing a novel cancer drug revealed over half the cohort had their tumors stop growing completely. The experimental drug, called berzosertib, is moving to larger clinical trials with experts expressing caut… Continue reading New class of cancer drug halts tumor growth in early human trials
A new blood test is promising a non-invasive way for clinicians to diagnose and classify brain tumors. The test will need further verification before it reaches clinical practice but it points to a novel way for doctors to detect brain cancer without t… Continue reading Brain tumor blood test promises new non-invasive cancer diagnostic
Many of Heatherwick Studio’s recent projects have incorporated significant greenery, including the impressive Eden and under-construction Little Island. The firm’s latest building continues this approach and is conceived as three oversized greenery-fil… Continue reading Greenery-covered cancer support center conceived as oversized planters
Many of Heatherwick Studio’s recent projects have incorporated significant greenery, including the impressive Eden and under-construction Little Island. The firm’s latest building continues this approach and is conceived as three oversized greenery-fil… Continue reading Greenery-covered cancer support center conceived as oversized planters
All cells in the human body have a shelf-life, but those of the cancerous variety use some cunning trickery to outlive their expiry dates and continue spreading throughout the body. Scientists at the University of Tokyo have developed a synthetic versi… Continue reading Synthetic fungal compound activates cancer’s self-destruct switch
Part of what makes cancer so deadly is its ability to rapidly spread to other parts of the body, leading doctors into a deadly game of Whack-A-Mole. Now, researchers at Tulane University have identified a pair of genes that helps triple negative breast… Continue reading Blocking genes halts growth, spread of triple negative breast cancer
An incredibly focused study, led by researchers at the University of Virginia, has demonstrated the profound influence diet and gut bacteria has on the effectiveness and toxicity of drugs used in chemotherapy. Using a roundworm as a simplified microbio… Continue reading Diet and gut bacteria fundamentally influence cancer drug toxicity
One of the many ways scientists hope to improve our odds against cancer is through the use of viruses that selectively infect and kill tumor cells. Known as oncolytic virus therapy, the technique has shown both great promise and also some real limitati… Continue reading How tumor cells use inflammation to hide from cancer-killing viruses
How cancer develops is a complex puzzle, involving untold moving parts and chemical reactions. Now, scientists have found how two of these pieces work together to prevent cancer forming, which could unlock new types of cancer treatments.Continue Readin… Continue reading Scientists identify two protein pieces of the cancer puzzle