Oncology research news from Australia and around the world
Sugar chain on cell surface directs cancer cells to die
A cytokine named TRAIL binds to TRAIL receptors and kills cancer cells, but not normal…
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Sugar metabolism is surprisingly conventional in cancer
For over a century, cancer cell metabolism has been viewed as something of a paradox. New…
Research discovery may help diagnose and treat cancer and brain disorders
Researchers at Queen’s University Belfast have revealed how the pathway of an identified protein could…
Vulnerability in certain high-risk cancers
In a study recently published in Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer…
New study reveals computation-guided approach to suppressing cancer tumour growth
A new study, led by researchers from the University of California, USA, reveals a new…
Researchers identify critical regulators controlling T-cell homeostasis which could improve cancer therapies
A new publication in a major journal by scientists from the Hackensack Meridian Center for…
New recommendations aim to ease patient access to lung cancer clinical trials
A clinical trial is only as powerful as its participants. For years, researchers have struggled…
New study reveals how ’free radicals’ drive cell division, uncovering a potential new way to target cancer
Scientists have discovered how naturally occurring but unstable molecules, known as free radicals, can control…
Treating cancer by sticking cells in place
Future treatments for advanced cancer could work by sticking cancer cells in place and preventing…
Protein that may predict future diabetes risk and death from cancer identified
New research, published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes [EASD]),…