medicine

Breakthrough pancreatic cancer research

Posted in Medicine on 16th Oct, 2022
by Alex Muller

Researchers from the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute (ONJ Cancer Research Institute) / the La Trobe University School of Cancer Medicine, have discovered a novel drug target to potentially improve the treatment of pancreatic cancer.

Could Covid vaccine technology crack cancer?

Posted in Medicine on 16th Oct, 2022
by Alex Muller

Many promising cancer trials end in failure. It may be several years before we know if BioNTech's treatments for bowel cancer, melanoma and other tumour types really do live up to the hype.

How “the most advanced machine learning approach” is finding new cancer-causing mutational signatures

Posted in Medicine, Software on 14th Oct, 2022
by Alex Muller

Now, with funding from Cancer Grand Challenges, a team of researchers at the University of California San Diego has developed the newest in a suite of tools that’s quickly establishing itself as the best of the best.

Fungi and cancerous tumours: Scientists uncover association

Posted in Medicine on 14th Oct, 2022
by Alex Muller

Scientists have uncovered an association between tumours and fungi, which may lead to a deeper understanding towards the biology of certain cancers.

Cancer death rates continue to fall, driven by new treatments and improved screening

Posted in Medicine on 14th Oct, 2022
by Alex Muller

There are more cancer survivors in the U.S. than ever before, thanks to advances in cancer research.