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Targeting stem cells that drive aggressive blood cancer
Peter Mac scientists have found a way to target acute myeloid leukemia (AML) at its…
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B cells linked to effective cancer immunotherapy
Cancer patients responded better to immunotherapy and had a better prognosis if their melanoma tumours…
Pulling the plug on calcium pumps – potential new treatment strategy for pancreatic cancer
UK scientists have identified a new way to kill pancreatic cancer cells by ‘pulling the…
Oestrogen may facilitate the growth of liver metastases in non-sex-specific cancers
It is known that the tumour microenvironment plays an important role in the progression of…
Zika virus’ key into brain cells ID’d, leveraged to block infection and kill cancer cells
Zika virus infection can stunt neonatal brain development, a condition known as microcephaly, in which…
Cancer study may accidentally help researchers create usable blood stem cells
A massive research effort over more than a quarter century has tried to make personalised…
Loss of function in key Y-chromosome genes increases cancer risk in men
Numerous studies have shown that men are more susceptible to cancer than women; however, the…
Partnership with China prompts change in care for high-risk type of leukaemia
Researchers from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, USA, and the Chinese Children’s Cancer Group led…
Cancers engaged in evolutionary arms race with immune system
Aggressive, highly mutated cancers evolve escape routes in response to immune attacks in an ‘evolutionary…
Lactate may prompt cancer formation
A byproduct of glucose called lactate, used by every cell in the body, may also…