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Harnessing hair loss gene could improve cancer immunotherapy
A gene that’s associated with an autoimmune form of hair loss could be exploited to…
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DNA repair after CRISPR cutting not at all what people thought
Despite high hopes and high investment in CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing, scientists still have a lot…
Lung cancer mortality rates among women projected to increase by over 40 percent by 2030
The global age-standardised lung cancer mortality rate among women is projected to increase by 43…
Targeting gene mutations to treat ovarian cancers
New research has shown that ovarian cancer patients with a tumour mutation in the BRAF…
Dogs’ sensitive noses may be the key to early detection of lung cancer
Timothy Edwards, University of Waikato; Clare Browne, University of Waikato, and Michael Jameson We know…
CAR-T therapy works for some blood cancers, but can we make it work for brain tumours?
Peter Abel, University of Central Lancashire A powerful new anti-cancer therapy, called CAR-T, has shown…
Could your gut microbes hinder your cancer treatment? A new first-in-human trial investigates
Diwakar Davar, University of Pittsburgh Could the poop of some cancer patients hold the key…
Oestrogen therapy may still hold the key to fight specific ER resistant breast cancers
Oestrogen receptors (ORs) may act as a hub where several molecular pathways converge, while the…
Microscopic imaging pierces the ‘black box’ of cancer bone metastasis
Scientists at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have engineered a system allowing…
Nowhere to hide: Molecular probe illuminates elusive cancer stem cells in live mice
After a primary tumour is treated, cancer stem cells may still lurk in the body,…