Breast cancer is rising among South Asians in US
Indian and Pakistani women with breast cancer are more likely to be diagnosed at a younger age and at more advanced stages of the disease, research finds.
today • ~6 min
Tags: cancer breast-cancer health-and-medicine race-and-ethnicity
Tiny golden bullets could help tackle asbestos-related cancers
Gold nanotubes – tiny hollow cylinders one thousandth the width of a human hair – could be used to treat mesothelioma, a type of cancer caused by exposure to
today • ~4 min
Tags: advanced-materials spotlight-on-future-therapeutics cancer
Silencing gene expression to cure complex diseases
Immuneering uses bioinformatics to develop new medicines while also helping large pharmaceutical companies improve their treatments.
yesterday • ~9 min
Tags: health medicine genetics cancer startups biology rna alzheimers data disease research drug-development school-of-engineering innovation-and-entrepreneurship-ie alumniae biological-engineering
Genes may help predict prostate cancer metastasis risk
Newly-discovered biomarkers can predict the probability that someone with prostate cancer will develop metastasis, including to the bone, researchers report.
Oct. 21, 2020 • ~4 min
Tags: prostate-cancer genes health-and-medicine metastases
Genes may help predict prostate cancer metastasis risk
Newly-discovered biomarkers can predict the probability that someone with prostate cancer will develop metastasis, including to the bone, researchers report.
Oct. 21, 2020 • ~4 min
Tags: prostate-cancer genes health-and-medicine metastases
Skin cells team up to stop moles turning into melanomas
New research upends ideas about why some moles become melanomas while others remain benign. The work could also pave the way for treatments.
Oct. 21, 2020 • ~4 min
Tags: cancer skin melanoma health-and-medicine
To make mini-organs grow faster, give them a squeeze
Study finds that compressing cells, and crowding their contents, can coax them to grow and divide.
Oct. 13, 2020 • ~7 min
Tags: genetics cancer biology research cells mechanical-engineering school-of-engineering biological-engineering
PFAS 'forever chemicals' are widespread and threaten human health – here's a strategy for protecting the public
PFAS chemicals are toxic, widespread and persistent in the environment, and the federal government has been slow to regulate them. A scientist explains why evaluating them one by one isn't working.
Oct. 9, 2020 • ~9 min
Tags: cancer pollution water-pollution regulation us-environmental-protection-agency environmental-health pfas teflon pfoa dupont
How COVID-19 impacts cancer research and treatment
Study represents the most comprehensive scientific survey to date about the interrelationship between COVID-19 and cancer.
Oct. 8, 2020 • ~11 min
Tags: cancer covid-19 coronavirus pandemic health-medicine dana-farber-cancer-institute
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