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Subgroup of colorectal cancer patients ID'd: Do poorly, could benefit from immunotherapy

September 16, 2019 0 Comments Brain Tumor, Cancer, Colon Cancer, Diseases and Conditions, Immune System, Lung Cancer, Lymphoma, Skin Cancer

While the medical community agrees immune cells inside a tumor leads to improved health outcome, for a subset of colorectal cancer patients, having too much of a good thing is a strong predictor of disease recurrence and reduced chances of survival. Scientists identify patients who could benefit from immunotherapy. This is the first report of immune infiltrated tumors with poor health outcomes and is counter to the standard belief in the field.

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Immune response depends on mathematics of narrow escapes

September 16, 2019 0 Comments Brain Tumor, Cancer, Human Biology, Immune System, Lung Cancer, Lymphoma, Nervous System, Stem Cells

The way immune cells pick friends from foes can be described by a classic maths puzzle known as the 'narrow escape problem'.

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New way to target cancer's diversity and evolution

September 13, 2019 0 Comments Brain Tumor, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Colon Cancer, Diseases and Conditions, Leukemia, Lung Cancer, Skin Cancer

Scientists have revealed close-up details of a vital molecule involved in the mix and match of genetic information within cells — opening up the potential to target proteins of this family to combat cancer's diversity and evolution.

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Tiny bubbles in our body could fight cancer better than chemo

September 13, 2019 0 Comments Brain Tumor, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Colon Cancer, Gene Therapy, Genes, Lung Cancer, Prostate Cancer

Healthy cells in our body release nano-sized bubbles that transfer genetic material such as DNA and RNA to other cells. It's your DNA that stores the important information necessary for RNA to produce proteins and make sure they act accordingly. These bubbly extracellular vesicles could become mini treatment transporters, carrying a combination of therapeutic drugs and genes that target cancer cells and kill them, according to new research from Michigan State University and Stanford University.

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Parasitology: Mother cells as organelle donors

September 13, 2019 0 Comments Biology, Cell Biology, Lung Cancer, Lymphoma, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Stem Cells

Microbiologists have discovered a recycling process in the eukaryotic parasite Toxoplasma gondii that plays a vital role in the organism's unusual mode of reproduction.