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A virus that typically infects black-eyed peas is showing great promise as a low-cost, potent cancer immunotherapy — and researchers are uncovering why. In a study published in Cell Biomaterials, a team led by chemical and nano engineers at the University of California San Diego took a closer look at how the cowpea mosaic virus (CPMV), unlike other plant viruses, …

With 508,533 new cases and 505,752 deaths worldwide in 2021, pancreatic cancer remains a significant global health challenge with increasing incidence and mortality rates. Pancreatic cancer is often considered deadly due to its tendency to be diagnosed at a late stage, its aggressive nature, and the lack of effective treatments for advanced cases. However, may soon gain a powerful new …

Ocean Sugar Makes Cancer Cells Explode  SciTechDaily Cancer cells go up in flames—thanks to this deep-sea sugar  ScienceDaily Compound produced by deep-sea bacteria shows anti-tumor effects in mouse study  Phys.org Deep-sea bacterial compound triggers pyroptosis to fight cancer  News-Medical Source link

A visionary $100 million matching grant from the Weill Family Foundation is bringing together two leading cancer centers to launch the Weill Cancer Hub West — an innovative collaboration among some of the nation’s most talented scientists that will transform cancer research and care in the next decade. The initiative will harness the expertise and resources of two world-class institutions — the …

Essay | I Have Terminal Cancer. This Is How I Broke the News to My Children.  The Wall Street Journal Source link

In an unexpected twist in the fight against cancer, humble kitchen bacteria and a plant best known for sweetening tea could one day help in treating one of humanity’s deadliest diseases, new research suggests. A group of scientists in Japan has discovered that fermented stevia, a plant commonly used as a calorie-free sweetener, may hold intriguing anti-cancer properties. While these …

A 55-year-old man’s swollen toes and fingers turned out to have a much stranger explanation than expected. In a recent case report, the man’s doctors detailed how some of his bones were “completely replaced” by metastatic tumors. Doctors in Australia described the case earlier this month in the New England Journal of Medicine. The man visited the hospital after weeks …

When you think of the most common gynecological cancer, you probably don’t think of uterine cancer, but this cancer type is more commonly diagnosed than other gynecological cancers such as ovarian and cervical. There were nearly 70,000 cases of uterine cancer in 2024, according to the National Cancer Institute. Uterine cancer involves cancer of what many folks think of as …

Promoting pyroptosis — an inflammatory form of programmed cell death — has become a promising treatment strategy for cancer. In research published in The FASEB Journal, investigators purified a long-chain sugar molecule, or exopolysaccharide, from deep-sea bacteria and demonstrated that it triggers pyroptosis to inhibit tumor growth. The compound, called EPS3.9, consists of mannose and glucose and is produced by …

A visionary $100 million matching grant from the Weill Family Foundation is bringing together two leading cancer centers to launch the Weill Cancer Hub West — an innovative collaboration among some of the nation’s most talented scientists that will transform cancer research and care in the next decade. The initiative will harness the expertise and resources of two world-class institutions …