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New role for old immune cell may lead to novel therapies for infection and cancer
A new study has identified a previously undescribed role for a type of unconventional T…
Combination of ground-breaking treatments offer powerful new path for blood cancer therapies
Researchers have identified for the first time how a new class of epigenetic drug engages with…
Shorter herceptin breast cancer treatment may produce better results
Breast cancer patients who receive the drug herceptin for nine weeks as part of their…
Study ties protein ‘reader’ ENL to common leukaemia
Anyone who uses an employee badge to enter a building may understand how a protein…
Cancer Council NSW awards nearly $6million to ground-breaking cancer research
15 winning project grants announced at 2017 Research Awards Cancer Council NSW has awarded nearly…
Increasing expression of chemical cytokine ‘LIGHT’ in mice with colon cancer activated immune system’s natural cancer-killing T-cells
Anti-tumour immune therapy for colon cancer works in mice A chemical found in tumours may…
Gene mutations cause leukaemia, but which ones?
Research team urges assay sequencing as ‘essential step toward a future of personalised targeted therapy’…
Poor diet in youth associated with increased risk for premenopausal breast cancer
Women who consumed a diet as adolescents or young adults associated with chronic inflammation had…
Risk of subsequent malignancies reduced among childhood cancer survivors
Although the risk of subsequent malignancies for survivors of childhood cancer diagnosed in the 1990s…
Novel DNA vaccine design improves chances of inducing anti-tumour immunity
Scientists have devised a novel DNA vaccine approach through molecular design to improve the immune…