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High-throughput screening identifies potential drugs for low-grade serous ovarian cancer

In a recent study, researchers used high-throughput drug screening to identify potential therapeutic targets and novel treatments for low-grade serous ovarian cancer (LGSOC), offering hope for more effective and personalized therapies.

26 Sep 2024

Engineered DNA PROTAC Shows Promise for p53-R175H Mutant Cancers

A synthetic bicomponent compound specifically targets and eliminates a mutant protein associated with multiple forms of cancer.

30 May 2024

3D cell culture system may be a valuable tool for assessing drug efficacy on tumor growth

Fibroblasts build and maintain the extracellular matrix, or physical scaffolding for cells, in the connective tissues within the body.

29 Mar 2023

Study charts seasonal and circadian genetic variation across the human body

The daily rotation of Earth and its yearly voyage around the Sun marks the natural rhythm of life on the planet.

14 Feb 2023

Figuring out how cells safeguard their genomes during replication

Cells zealously protect the integrity of their genomes, because damage can lead to cancer or cell death. The genome, a cell’s complete set of DNA, is most vulnerable while it is being duplicated before a cell divides.

26 Jan 2023

Extra copies of DNA explain insensitivity to chemotherapy in germ cell cancer

Extra copies of a piece of DNA partly explain insensitivity to chemotherapy in germ cell cancer, a new study shows.

21 Apr 2022

New technological approach to rapidly develop new drugs without animal experiments

A team of researchers led by Professor Yaakov Nahmias, director of the Grass Center for Bioengineering at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and founder of Tissue Dynamic, introduced a new technological approach that has the potential to rapidly develop new drugs without the need for animal experiments.

10 Mar 2021

A combinational approach to fight against cancer

In their quest to destroy cancer cells, researchers are turning to combinational therapies more and more. Scientists from Germany and China have now combined a chemotherapeutic and photodynamic approach.

14 Oct 2020

New data shows immunotherapy is beneficial for patients with gastric, esophageal cancers

New data presented at ESMO 2020 have shown that immunotherapy is beneficial for patients with gastric and esophageal cancers who currently have poor survival. (1-3)

24 Sep 2020

Scientists identify complex enzyme that protects cells from constant DNA damage

A team of researchers have revealed the mechanism and 3D structure of a complex enzyme that guards cells against persistent DNA damage.

19 Aug 2020

Novel nano drug candidate kills triple negative breast cancer cells

Researchers at the University of Arkansas have developed a new nano drug candidate that kills triple negative breast cancer cells.

21 Jul 2020

Discovery could lead to a new toolset for cancer drug development

In the watery inside of a cell, complex processes take place in tiny functional compartments called organelles. Energy-producing mitochondria are organelles, as is the frilly golgi apparatus, which helps to transport cellular materials. Both of these compartments are bound by thin membranes.

19 Jun 2020

Project Expands Use Of Metal Catalysts For Drug Discovery

The use of metals in drug delivery could offer major benefits, including allowing for lower dosages of a medication to achieve therapeutic effects.

7 May 2020