Team cracks 2 enzymes’ role in cancer mutation

Two enzymes that play a role in cancer mutation offer potential new targets for intervention strategies, researchers report.

UC Irvine • futurity
March 25, 2024 ~4 min

Method could pave way for drugs to target ‘rogue enzymes’

When enzymes go rogue, they can cause a range of diseases, including cancers. A new platform could reveal molecules that target them.

Katherine Fenz-Rockefeller • futurity
March 20, 2024 ~5 min


Five MIT faculty members take on Cancer Grand Challenges

Joining three teams backed by a total of $75 million, MIT researchers will tackle some of cancer’s toughest challenges.

Bendta Schroeder | Koch Institute • mit
March 18, 2024 ~4 min

Social media can boost early skin cancer detection

Social media may help people spot melanoma early, research shows. "It's the only cancer that you can look and see with your own eyes."

U. Oregon • futurity
March 15, 2024 ~6 min

Age-related skin changes can lead to metastatic melanoma

Changes that cause the skin to stiffen and become less elastic may also contribute to higher rates of metastatic melanoma in older people.

Amy Mone-JHU • futurity
March 14, 2024 ~6 min

Proteins in milk and blood could one day let doctors detect breast cancer earlier – and save lives

Identifying proteins that are only present in bodily fluids when a patient has breast cancer could provide a way to screen healthy people for the disease.

Danielle Whitham, Ph.D. Candidate in Chemistry and Biochemistry, Clarkson University • conversation
March 14, 2024 ~6 min

Scientists develop a rapid gene-editing screen to find effects of cancer mutations

With the new technique, MIT researchers hope to identify mutations that could be targeted with new cancer therapies.

Anne Trafton | MIT News • mit
March 12, 2024 ~9 min

A new sensor detects harmful “forever chemicals” in drinking water

The technology could offer a cheap, fast way to test for PFAS, which have been linked to cancer and other health problems.

Anne Trafton | MIT News • mit
March 11, 2024 ~6 min


Can the Zika vaccine fight brain cancer?

New research potentially offers a new treatment alternative for brain cancer patients who currently have a poor prognosis.

Duke-NUS • futurity
March 11, 2024 ~7 min

A noninvasive treatment for “chemo brain”

Stimulating gamma brain waves may protect cancer patients from memory impairment and other cognitive effects of chemotherapy.

Anne Trafton | MIT News • mit
March 6, 2024 ~7 min

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