High-Fat Diets: Rewiring the Liver for Cancer
Not cautious about how much fat you eat? MIT study shows how a high-fat diet strains liver cells and can increase the likelihood of cancer.
Tag: cancer
Hijacking Drug Resistance to Develop Cancer Therapies
Cancer researchers test how to regulate gene expression in cells to prevent drug resistance in cancer therapies.
A New Path for Drug Development
Scientists modified chemical compounds to target mitochondria within cells, potentially increasing medication efficacy in drug development.
A New Era for Treatment: Cancer Vaccines
A cancer vaccine using a special type of molecule is one of the newer research trajectories aimed at improving cancer treatment.
How Databases Signal Successful Immunotherapy
Researchers evaluated the effectiveness of an immunotherapy method for treating cancer called CPI, using a trove of patient data.
An Added Boost for Last-Ditch Cancer Treatment
Cancer treatment scientists have developed an add-on therapy that could help patients’ own immune systems tackle resilient cancers.
Could Chemotherapy Efficacy Be Better?
Researchers further chemotherapy efficacy by identifying antibodies that attack a specific protein in tumor cells.
Meet a Biophysicist: Dr. Dinesh Medipally
A biophysicist studies chemical and physical principles of living things and of biological processes, such as cell development and disease.
Cancer Treatment from a DNA “Trojan Horse”
Scientists have crafted a cancer-fighting Trojan horse by making folded DNA and filling the tiny pockets with anti-cancer drugs.
Using the Immune System to Treat Cancer
Scientists at the University of Southampton have discovered a novel way to attack tumors using the body’s own immune system to treat cancer.