‘Crystal ball’ could predict leukemia treatment response

Tests could soon identify patients who'll respond well to treatment for chronic myeloid leukemia and those who will be resistant to it.

National University of Singapore • futurity
June 2, 2023 ~6 min

New approach to slowing aggressive leukemia

Compounds that degrade proteins and block cell growth developed by Harvard researchers hold promise as a treatment for more types of cancer.

Yahya Chaudhry • harvard
March 31, 2023 ~5 min


Triggering cancer cells to become normal cells – how stem cell therapies can provide new ways to stop tumors from spreading or growing back

Many tumors have cancer stem cells that help them grow and evade treatments. Differentiation therapy forces these cells to mature, stopping growth with less toxicity than traditional treatments.

Abhimanyu Thakur, Postdoctoral Scholar in Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering • conversation
Jan. 11, 2023 ~7 min

2 compounds offer stronger, less toxic leukemia treatment

Newly identified compounds could lead to drugs that offer safer, more targeted treatment for leukemia patients, researchers report.

Harrison Tasoff-UC Santa Barbara • futurity
Aug. 25, 2022 ~10 min

Kids born near fracking may face higher leukemia risk

A new study finds that kids born near fracking sites in Pennsylvania were two to three times more likely to be diagnosed with leukemia between ages 2 and 7.

Fred Mamoun-Yale • futurity
Aug. 22, 2022 ~6 min

Tiny device models leukemia’s growth in bone marrow

A new microchip-like device can reliably model changes in the bone marrow as leukemia takes root and spreads, data show.

Leslie Orr-Rochester • futurity
Aug. 4, 2022 ~3 min

Rare thymocyte cells can turn into blood cancer

New research clarifies how some people develop T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Eric Maze-Missouri • futurity
July 5, 2022 ~4 min

Lungs have their own microbiome – and these microbes affect the success of bone marrow transplants in kids

Disruptions to the lung microbiome are linked to a number of respiratory conditions in both children and adults.

Matt Zinter, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco • conversation
March 9, 2022 ~5 min


Some cancers are preventable with a vaccine – a virologist explains

Some cancers are actually caused by viruses that linger for long periods in the body, or cause physical damage that later turns cancerous.

Ronald C. Desrosiers, Professor of Pathology, Vice-chair for Research, University of Miami • conversation
Feb. 1, 2022 ~7 min

Stem cell transplants without chemo and radiation first?

A new approach to stem cell transplants that doesn't require radiation or chemotherapy shows promise in mice, report researchers.

Julia Evangelou Strait-WUSTL • futurity
Nov. 16, 2021 ~9 min

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