Henry Lynch, Leader in Cancer Genetics, Dies
Chia-Yi Hou | Jun 7, 2019
The Creighton University researcher discovered the genetic basis of hereditary breast-ovarian cancer syndrome.
Smart Pills Help Monitor Cancer Patients’ Therapy
Smart Pills Help Monitor Cancer Patients’ Therapy
Sensors encapsulated with oral chemotherapy drugs help patients and physicians keep track of treatments.
Sensors encapsulated with oral chemotherapy drugs help patients and physicians keep track of treatments.
US Cancer Death Rate Dropped for 25 Years Starting in 1991
Carolyn Wilke | Jan 9, 2019
Better treatment and diagnoses have helped more people survive, but economic disparities in outcomes for some preventable cancers have gotten worse.
Locally-Injected Immunotherapy Eradicates Tumors in Mice
Diana Kwon | Feb 1, 2018
The treatment also curbed the growth of nearby metastases that did not receive the drug.
Streptococcus gallolyticus Spurs Colorectal Tumor Growth in Mice
Diana Kwon | Jul 14, 2017
The bacteria also promoted the growth of human colon cancer cells in a dish.
Gut Organoid Transplants Produce Colorectal Cancer in Mice
Diana Kwon | Apr 30, 2017
By implanting patient- or rodent-derived mini-guts into mice, scientists can rapidly create more-accurate murine models of the disease
Next Generation: Mobile Microscope Detects DNA Sequences
Abby Olena | Jan 17, 2017
A cell phone–based microscope can identify mutations in tumor tissue and image products of DNA sequencing reactions.
Thirumala-Devi Kanneganti: Immersed in Immunology
Karen Zusi | Jun 1, 2016
Member, Department of Immunology, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Age: 43
Guts and Glory
Anna Azvolinsky | Apr 1, 2016
An open mind and collaborative spirit have taken Hans Clevers on a journey from medicine to developmental biology, gastroenterology, cancer, and stem cells.
Managing Methylation
Karen Zusi | Jan 1, 2016
A long noncoding RNA associated with DNA methylation has the power to regulate colon cancer growth in vitro.