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David W. Wetter, PhD, senior director for cancer health equity science at Huntsman Cancer Institute, director of the Center for Health Outcomes and Population Equity (HOPE), and a Jon M. and Karen Huntsman Presidential Professor in the department of population health sciences at the University of Utah (the U),

LOS ANGELES — Finly Zachariah, M.D., FAAFP, FAAHPM, FAMIA, associate chief medical information officer at City of Hope®, was named an Emerging Leader in hospice and palliative care by the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM). Credit: Department of Supportive Care Medicine / City of

In 2016, University of Pittsburgh researchers Dr. Farzad Esni, Ph.D., and Jing Hu, Ph.D., did an experiment in mice where they deleted one of two copies of the gene encoding an enzyme called focal adhesion kinase (FAK). They were interested in the role of FAK

A new study led by University of Pittsburgh and UPMC Hillman Cancer Center researchers shows that an enzyme called PARP1 is involved in repair of telomeres, the lengths of DNA that protect the tips of chromosomes, and that impairing this process can lead to telomere

MIAMI, FLORIDA (EMBARGOED UNTIL MAY 6, 2024 AT 3:00 P.M. EDT) – Researchers at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine have developed a nanoparticle that can penetrate the blood-brain barrier. Their goal is to kill primary breast cancer

A new study led by University of Michigan Health Rogel Cancer Center researchers identifies novel biomarkers in renal cell carcinomas. The researchers’ integrative analysis of comprehensive proteogenomic datasets from both non-clear cell and clear cell renal carcinomas builds on previous work, which primarily focused on

Fighting cancer with artificial cells that are capable of detecting and treating it. This is the dual objective of a research team of the Department of Cellular, Computational and Integrative Biology – Cibio of UniTrento, which has recently started two European projects funded by the

Expanding a lymph node, boosting a vaccine Credit: Wyss Institute at Harvard University Expanding a lymph node, boosting a vaccine A biomaterial vaccine enhances and sustains lymph node expansion following vaccination, boosting anti-tumor immunity in an animal model. By Benjamin Boettner (BOSTON) — Each one

HOUSTON ― Cancer survivors and tennis legends Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova participated in a fireside-style chat on Wednesday, May 1, at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center’s signature event, A Conversation with a Living Legend ®, hosted at the Post Oak Hotel

Researchers at the University of Toronto have found naturally occurring compounds in the gut that can be harnessed to reduce inflammation and other symptoms of digestive issues. This can be achieved by binding the compounds to an important, but poorly understood, nuclear receptor. Credit: University of Toronto,