Childhood brain cancer drug shows promise in mice

New findings could lead to more effective, less toxic treatments, improving survival and quality of life for young patients.

Emory University • futurity
March 6, 2025 ~7 min

Scientists discover how aspirin could prevent some cancers from spreading

Scientists have uncovered the mechanism behind how aspirin could reduce the metastasis of some cancers by stimulating the immune system.

Cambridge University News • cambridge
March 5, 2025 ~7 min


Designing better ways to deliver drugs

Graduate student and MathWorks fellow Louis DeRidder is developing a device to make chemotherapy dosing more accurate for individual patients.

Michaela Jarvis | School of Engineering • mit
March 4, 2025 ~7 min

Does using e-cigarettes boost cancer risk?

"Our results contribute significantly to understanding the potential health risks of e-cigarette use..."

U. Rochester-URMC • futurity
March 3, 2025 ~6 min

Do ‘forever chemicals’ in water raise cancer risk for kids?

"Our findings indicate suggestive associations between predicted prenatal PFAS exposure and certain childhood cancers..."

UC Irvine • futurity
March 3, 2025 ~4 min

Parental alcohol abuse can raise cancer risk for kids

Chronic alcohol abuse by parents heightens their children's susceptibility to liver cancer and other health risks, according to new findings.

Texas A&M University • futurity
Feb. 27, 2025 ~6 min

A protein from tiny tardigrades may help cancer patients tolerate radiation therapy

When scientists stimulated cells to produce a protein that helps “water bears” survive extreme environments, the tissue showed much less DNA damage after radiation treatment.

Anne Trafton | MIT News • mit
Feb. 26, 2025 ~8 min

Selenium is an essential nutrient named after the Greek goddess of the Moon − crucial to health, it may help prevent and treat cancer

You need only trace amounts of selenium to survive. Falling outside of this narrow therapeutic window can have significant health consequences.

Aliasger K. Salem, Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Iowa • conversation
Feb. 25, 2025 ~8 min


Cancer cells work together to survive tough conditions

Researchers have discovered that cancer cells cooperate to survive challenging conditions, creating new therapeutic possibilities.

Rachel Harrison-NYU • futurity
Feb. 24, 2025 ~8 min

p53 is both your genome’s guardian and weakness against cancer – scientists are trying to repair or replace it when it goes awry

The gene that codes for p53 is the most frequently mutated in cancer. Researchers are targeting different parts of its complex pathway to restore its ability to stop cancer.

Prosper Obed Chukwuemeka, Ph.D. Candidate in Integrative Systems Biology, University of Pittsburgh • conversation
Feb. 20, 2025 ~7 min

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