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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.

Newly discovered molecule can help develop anticancer treatments

A molecule recently discovered by scientists can trigger a natural immune-boosting protein, known as STING (short for STimulator of INterferon Genes).

24 Aug 2020

Eliminating tumors with engineered ‘off-the-shelf’ therapeutic T cells

Personalized cancer treatments are no longer just options of the future. In the past few years, researchers have made significant progress in 'teaching' the body's immune T cells to recognize and kill specific cancer cells, and human clinical trials have shown that this approach can successfully eliminate tumors

21 Aug 2020

Exposure to air pollution may increase risk of cardiometabolic diseases

Air pollution is the world's leading environmental risk factor, and causes more than nine million deaths per year.

21 Aug 2020

A metabolic enzyme could be potential target for immunotherapies

The metabolic enzyme IL4I1 (Interleukin-4-Induced-1) promotes the spread of tumor cells and suppresses the immune system.

21 Aug 2020

Genetic background influences cancer risk in individuals with single-gene variants

Life can change dramatically when someone learns they are genetically predisposed to a disease, such as a condition called familial hypercholesterolemia, where a mutated gene can lead to elevated cholesterol and increased risk for a premature heart attack.

21 Aug 2020

Study offers promising data for improved treatments for cardiac disease

A group of researchers have recently published an article that provides promising data for enhanced therapeutic treatments for cardiac disease.

20 Aug 2020

Study shows how PIM kinases enhance the motility of cancer cells

PIM kinases are essentially enzymes that support the metastatic growth and proliferation of tumor cells.

20 Aug 2020

Newly developed transplantable human cells can help cure type 1 diabetes

Researchers have made a significant advancement in the quest for a safe, effective treatment for type 1 diabetes.

20 Aug 2020

Improving the accuracy of DNA melt curve

DNA is not only the blueprint of life, it has become the backbone for making tiny structures that can be inserted into the human body to diagnose and treat disease.

20 Aug 2020

Study sheds light on inner workings of the human heart

Researchers have investigated the function of a complex mesh of muscle fibers that line the inner surface of the heart.

20 Aug 2020

Bacteria-driven process greatly decreases the toxicity of dioxin in the Passaic River

Bacteria that can help defuse highly toxic dioxin in sediments in the Passaic River - a Superfund hazardous waste site - could eventually aid cleanup efforts at other dioxin-contaminated sites around the world, according to Rutgers scientists.

From Rutgers University 20 Aug 2020

Study reveals a mechanism for lower-quality immune response in patients with severe COVID-19

The release of massive amounts of proteins called cytokines can lead to some of the most severe symptoms of COVID-19.

From Harvard Medical School 20 Aug 2020

Greater gut microbial diversity in kidney cancer patients linked to better treatment outcomes

Physicians at City of Hope, working in collaboration with scientists at Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), have found that greater gut microbial diversity in patients with metastatic kidney cancer is associated with better treatment outcomes on Food and Drug Administration-approved immunotherapy regimens.

20 Aug 2020