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Blood test developed to predict liver cancer risk

Posted in Medicine on 24th Jun, 2022
by Alex Muller

An estimated one-quarter of adults in the U.S. have nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), an excess of fat in liver cells that can cause chronic inflammation and liver damage, increasing the risk of liver cancer. Now researchers have developed a simple blood test to predict which NAFLD patients are most likely to develop liver cancer.

Lipid nanoparticles carry gene-editing cancer drugs past tumor defenses

Posted in Medicine, Science on 24th Jun, 2022
by Alex Muller

As they grow, solid tumors surround themselves with a thick, hard-to-penetrate wall of molecular defenses. Getting drugs past that barricade is notoriously difficult. Now, scientists have developed nanoparticles that can break down the physical barriers around tumors to reach cancer cells.

Scancell developing 'promising' new cancer treatment approach

Posted in Medicine, Science on 23rd Jun, 2022
by Alex Muller

Immunotherapy developer Scancell announced that it will develop ‘GlyMab’ antibodies into T-cell redirecting bispecific (TCB) antibodies, and take them into the clinic as a “promising new therapeutic approach” to treat cancer.

Scientists harness light therapy to target and kill cancer cells in world first

Posted in Medicine, Science on 23rd Jun, 2022
by Alex Muller

Experts believe new form of photoimmunotherapy may become fifth major cancer treatment.

Colorectal cancer: All the people in this small trial emerged cancer-free

Posted in Medicine on 23rd Jun, 2022
by Alex Muller

Statistics indicate that colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States.