Scientists create 'metal detector' to hunt down tumours

Cambridge researchers have created a ‘metal detector’ algorithm that can hunt down vulnerable tumours, in a development that could one day revolutionise the

Cambridge University News • cambridge
April 10, 2025 • ~6 min

Like having a personal healthcare coach in your pocket

New apps for cancer patients, cannabis users, others make use of algorithms that continually customize support

Harvard Gazette • harvard
April 9, 2025 • ~6 min

Alcohol causes cancer, and less than 1 drink can increase your risk − a cancer biologist explains how

Alcohol is the third-leading preventable cause of cancer in the US, accounting for tens of thousands of cancer deaths per year.

Pranoti Mandrekar, Professor of Medicine, UMass Chan Medical School • conversation
April 7, 2025 • ~7 min

Engineers develop a way to mass manufacture nanoparticles that deliver cancer drugs directly to tumors

Scaling up nanoparticle production could help scientists test new cancer treatments.

Anne Trafton | MIT News • mit
April 3, 2025 • ~7 min

Stomach tumor ‘atlas’ could lead to better treatments

New research brings scientists closer to developing custom treatments according to the specific characteristics of a patient's tumor.

Duke-NUS • futurity
March 31, 2025 • ~8 min

Cuts to science research funding cut American lives short − federal support is essential for medical breakthroughs

The National Institutes of Health has been integral to scientific progress in treating countless human diseases. Without its support, patients will ultimately pay the price.

Patrick Mitchell, Assistant Professor of Microbiology, School of Medicine, University of Washington • conversation
March 28, 2025 • ~13 min

New method improves on cancer vaccines

A new cancer vaccine targets the lymph system and enhances its ability to recruit T cells to eliminate tumors.

Mike Silver-Tufts • futurity
March 17, 2025 • ~6 min

From TB to HIV/AIDS to cancer, disease tracking has always had a political dimension, but it’s the foundation of public health

Without public health surveillance, officials trying to tackle outbreaks, identify threats and evaluate treatments are working ‘in the darkness of ignorance.’

Ronald Bayer, Professor Emeritus of Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health • conversation
March 11, 2025 • ~9 min

NIH funding cuts will hit red states, rural areas and underserved communities the hardest

The majority of the 23 states disproportionately affected by the cuts are red states.

Mitzi Nagarkatti, Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, University of South Carolina • conversation
March 7, 2025 • ~11 min

New research shows bigger animals get more cancer, defying decades-old belief

Evolution walks a tightrope between body size and cancer prevalence

George Butler, Career Development Fellow in Cancer Evolution, UCL • conversation
March 6, 2025 • ~7 min

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