Our bodies are continuously concocting specific antibodies to thwart invaders like a virus or even pollen, and scientists have new
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Experimental treatment shows promise against triple-negative breast cancer: Mouse study illustrates potential efficacy of Tinagl1 protein
By simultaneously tackling two mechanisms for cancer’s growth, an experimental therapy reduced the spread of triple-negative breast cancer in a
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New two-year data show 39 percent patients treated with CAR T remain in remission
A new article published today in The Lancet Oncology shows 39 percent of large B cell lymphoma patients treated with
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FDA Approves New Treatment for Acute Myeloid Leukemia
MONDAY, Nov. 26, 2018 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently announced the approval of Daurismo (glasdegib) tablets for
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Cancer stem cells get energy from protein, and it’s proving to be their Achilles’ heel
Think of energy metabolism like a party popper: Ripping something apart releases a bang. Most of your cells rip apart
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Three proteins may play key roles in female fertility and cancer biology: Study could lead to treatments for some forms of infertility and fighting aggressive cancers
Three proteins regulate each other with surprising twists and turns in female mouse eggs, a finding that may play an
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What can salad dressing tell us about cancer? Think oil and vinegar
Researchers led by St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital scientists have identified another way the process that causes oil to form
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In zebrafish, a way to find new cancer therapies, targeting tumor modulators: Rapid drug testing with zebrafish may soon lead to clinical trial of retinoic acid for adenoid cystic carcinoma:
The lab of Leonard Zon, MD, at Boston Children’s Hospital has long been interested in making blood stem cells in
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Unexpected cell population key to blood cancer relapse: Cancer regenerating cells responsible for the return of acute myeloid leukemia after remission
McMaster University researchers have provided evidence of new cancerous cells they have termed cancer regenerating cells, which are responsible for
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Modifying the major model of a modern major mouse model
If a new anti-cancer drug shows promise in a Petri dish, often the next step is to test the drug’s
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