Living near wildfires ups cancer risk

People who live close to wildfires have a higher risk of brain tumors and lung cancer than people who live further away.

Shirley Cardenas-McGill • futurity
May 11, 2022 ~4 min

Sound tech partly destroys liver tumors in rats

A noninvasive sound technology can destroy between 50 and 75% of tumors in rat livers, with the immune system handling what's left.

Jim Lynch-Michigan • futurity
April 21, 2022 ~6 min


Tiny ‘drug factories’ kill cancer in mice in days

Implantable "drug factories" that kill advanced-stage ovarian and colorectal cancer in mice in six day could be ready for human clinical trials this fall.

Jade Boyd-Rice • futurity
March 9, 2022 ~7 min

AI teaches brain tumor surgery better than human experts

An artificial intelligence tutoring system outperformed expert human instructors when teaching medical students in a simulated brain tumor surgery.

Shawn Hayward-McGill • futurity
Feb. 24, 2022 ~5 min

How asthma may cut brain tumor risk

People with asthma seem to be less likely to develop brain tumors than others. Now, researchers working with mice believe they have discovered why.

Tamara Bhandari-Washington University • futurity
Dec. 27, 2021 ~7 min

Copper and drug combo may treat deadly brain tumors in kids

Combing copper and a drug once used to treat alcoholism may offer a way to treat children with medulloblastoma, a common but deadly form of brain tumor.

Michael E. Newman-Johns Hopkins • futurity
Nov. 5, 2021 ~7 min

Molecule could light up tumor growth and wound healing

A new molecule that interacts with collagen could help detect tumors and also play a role in researching wound healing disorders.

Fabio Bergamin-ETH Zurich • futurity
Aug. 9, 2021 ~5 min

Protein blocks tumor cells spreading via bloodstream

Researchers have discovered that a specialized protein known as TRPM7 can stop tumor cells from spreading through the bloodstream.

Johns Hopkins University • futurity
July 15, 2021 ~7 min


Supercharged killer cells may work against melanoma

Immunotherapy has worked to treat cancer in the blood, but now researchers have a new method that could work on hard-to-treat melanoma.

Julia Evangelou Strait-WUSTL • futurity
July 7, 2021 ~8 min

2 drugs may boost brain cancer treatment for kids

Targeting abnormal cell metabolism may offer a way to treat aggressive brain tumors in kids, extending survival and boosting how well chemotherapy works.

Amy Mone-JHU • futurity
May 26, 2021 ~9 min

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