Tag: cancer
Engineered “natural killer” cells could help fight cancer
One of the newest weapons that scientists have developed against cancer is a type of engineered immune cell known as…
Squeezing through blood vessels helps melanoma cells survive and thrive
Nine of the 10 most common cancer deaths in Australia are caused by solid tumours, but in most cases it’s…
Scientists unlock ancient cellular wisdom of brain stem cells, offering hope for brain cancer and degenerative disease
In a landmark discovery, researchers from QIMR Berghofer in collaboration with the Francis Crick Institute, have unlocked the secrets of…
Combination approach could overcome treatment resistance in deadly breast cancer
QIMR Berghofer-led research in collaboration with Australian oncology company, Kazia Therapeutics, has found that combining the drug candidate paxalisib with…
A New Way to Predict Cancer’s Spread? Scientists Look at ‘Stickiness’ of Tumor Cells
By assessing how “sticky” tumor cells are, researchers at the University of California San Diego have found a potential way…
RNA’s Surprising Role in DNA Repair
A multi-institutional team of researchers, led by Georgia Tech’s Francesca Storici, has discovered a previously unknown role for RNA. Their…
Scientists uncover limits of metabolic flexibility in a skin cancer
Scientists at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA have identified key…
Bioengineers develop lotus leaf-inspired system to advance study of cancer cell clusters
The lotus leaf is a pioneer of self-cleaning, water-repellant engineering. Water droplets all but hover on its surface, whose unique…