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Cancer begins in your cells, which are the building blocks of your body. Normally, your body forms new cells as you need them, replacing old cells that die. Sometimes this process goes wrong. New cells grow even when you don't need them, and old cells don't die when they should. These extra cells can form a mass called a tumor. Tumors can be benign or malignant. Benign tumors aren't cancer while malignant ones are. Cells from malignant tumors can invade nearby tissues. They can also break away and spread to other parts of the body.

Scientists identify new ingredient that makes vaccine more effective

A number of vaccines contain ingredients known as adjuvants that make them more effective by triggering a more powerful immune response.

5 Oct 2020

Study shows patients can benefit from personalized cancer therapy

Scientists have shown that patients, who are receiving care for cancer, have a greater chance of surviving if they received personalized cancer treatment.

From UC San Diego 5 Oct 2020

Study unravels how immunotherapy is 'uniquely suppressed' by liver cancers

Though cancer immunotherapy has become a promising standard-of-care treatment--and in some cases, perhaps a cure--for a wide variety of different cancers, it doesn't work for everyone, and researchers have increasingly turned their attention to understanding why.

5 Oct 2020

Understanding beta-cell growth mechanisms may help treat metabolic diseases

New treatments for metabolic diseases, such as type 2 diabetes, could emerge from a study of how a single enzyme controls the growth of the pancreatic cells that produce insulin.

5 Oct 2020

Type and direction of force on a cell can alter gene expression

Tissues and cells in the human body are subjected to a constant push and pull - strained by other cells, blood pressure and fluid flow, to name a few.

5 Oct 2020

Researchers map genetic networks controlling human regulatory T cell identity

Unlike most T cells, which launch immune responses against foreign molecules, regulatory T cells are the peacekeepers of the human immune system, damping down inflammatory reactions when they're not needed.

5 Oct 2020

Researchers develop a new technique to improve treatment for pancreatic cancer

Scientists have described the individual cells comprising the pancreatic cancer microenvironment.

5 Oct 2020

Genetic test identifies patients with invasive lobular carcinoma at high risk of recurrence

New results to be presented at the 12th European Breast Cancer Conference show that a test, which looks at the activity of 70 genes in breast cancer tissue, is possible to use in the clinic to identify patients with invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC) that is at high risk of recurring and progressing.

1 Oct 2020

Researchers uncover problems with the conventional method for growing organoids

Organoids are stem cell-based tissue surrogates that can mimic the structure and function of organs, and they have become a key component of numerous types of medical research in recent years.

1 Oct 2020

Researchers identify key molecules that contribute to radioresistance in glioblastoma

Scientists have identified key molecules that mediate radioresistance in glioblastoma multiforme; these molecules are a potential target for the treatment of this brain cancer.

1 Oct 2020

Gut bacteria may play a role in the treatment of prostate cancer

New research shows how the gut microbiome communicates with an oral drug in prostate cancer patients.

30 Sep 2020

New platform can enhance the efficiency of cancer immunotherapy

Antibody-based immunotherapy is one of treatment options for cancer immunotherapy by modulating our immune system with therapeutic antibodies.

30 Sep 2020

New mobile app analyzes SARS-CoV-2 genome on a smartphone

A new mobile app has made it possible to analyse the genome of the SARS-CoV-2 virus on a smartphone in less than half an hour.

30 Sep 2020

High-fiber diet can reduce radiation-induced gut inflammation, study shows

Loved or hated, the humble oat could be the new superfood for cancer patients as international research shows a diet rich in fiber could significantly reduce radiation-induced gut inflammation.

30 Sep 2020

Scientists identify a novel approach to regulate cell plasticity

Cell plasticity is a property by which a cell can take on different and reversible identities. Cell plasticity is also essential for embryo development and for the correct function of the immune system.

29 Sep 2020

New precision drug targeting cancer's ability to repair DNA shows promise

A new precision drug which stops cancer from repairing its DNA has shown promise in an early-stage clinical trial - highlighting the potential of a new class of drugs known as ATR inhibitors.

29 Sep 2020

Memory training for the immune system

After an infection of the human body with a pathogen, a cascade of reactions will usually be set into motion.

29 Sep 2020

Scientists Kill Cancer Cells By 'Shutting The Door' To The Nucleus

Scientists have shown that blocking the construction of nuclear pores complexes shrank aggressive tumors in mice while leaving healthy cells unharmed.

29 Sep 2020

Women treated with fertility-sparing surgery for ovarian tumors could have children

Women receiving fertility-sparing surgery for treatment of borderline ovarian tumors were able to have children, a study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden published in Fertility & Sterility shows.

28 Sep 2020