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19-Mar-2025

$1.2M grant will fund study on neighborhood environment’s possible role in cancer risk

University of Arizona Health Sciences
Grant and Award Announcement

A grant from the American Cancer Society will allow researchers to develop a comprehensive picture of the factors that may contribute to increased cancer risk in some neighborhoods.

Funder: American Cancer Society

19-Mar-2025

Small device, big impact: Improving safety of life-saving treatments for children with leukemia

University of Houston
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers at the University of Houston, in collaboration with Baylor College of Medicine, are developing new devices for treating children with hyperleukocytosis, a condition that develops when the body has an extremely high number of white blood cells, often due to leukemia.

Journal: Nature Communications

19-Mar-2025

Earliest stages and possible new cause of stomach cancer revealed

Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute
Peer-Reviewed Publication

For the first time, scientists have systematically analysed somatic mutations in stomach lining tissue to unpick mutational processes, some of which can lead to cancer. The team also uncovered hints of a potential new cause of stomach cancer that needs further research.

Journal: Nature

19-Mar-2025

TNIP1 knockdown induces the growth arrest and apoptosis of breast cancer cells by activating the NF-κB pathway

Xia & He Publishing Inc.
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Breast cancer is one of the leading causes of mortality among women worldwide. Tumor necrosis factor α-induced protein 3-interacting protein 1 (TNIP1) is a ubiquitin-binding protein that is widely expressed, but its function in breast cancer cells remains unknown. This study aimed to elucidate the molecular mechanism of TNIP1 regulation in the proliferation and apoptosis of breast cancer cells.

Journal: Oncology Advances

19-Mar-2025

NRG Oncology and Flatiron Health announce collaboration to leverage leading technology to drive more efficient clinical trials

NRG Oncology
Business Announcement

Flatiron Health, a healthtech company transforming clinical research through technology that integrates research into everyday care, today announced a collaboration with NRG Oncology (NRG), a clinical research consortium in the National Cancer Institute (NCI)’s National Clinical Trials Network (NCTN) comprised of over 1,300 worldwide research sites, to deploy Flatiron Clinical Pipe™ in a multicenter NRG clinical trial. Flatiron Clinical Pipe™, a cutting-edge electronic health record (EHR) to electronic data capture (EDC) connector, improves efficiency and reduces time and effort of clinical study data entry.

19-Mar-2025

Illuminating the immune response to aberrant DNA

University of the Basque Country
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The study, published in the prestigious journal EMBO Journal, reveals why some tumors escape the immune system, and offers a method to visualize these processes in complex biological models.

Our cells harbour a DNA detector termed cGAS to inform the immune system of viral and bacterial infections, cell death, as well as transformation during cancer. Researchers led by the Ikerbasque Research Professor Sergio P. Acebrón (University of the Basque Country and Heidelberg University) bioengineered this conserved cellular process into a novel fluorescent biosensor. The study, published in the flagship EMBO Journal, provides a multi-use biomedical tool to visualize the innate immune response to aberrant DNA across cell populations.

Journal: The EMBO Journal

19-Mar-2025

High levels of traumatic stress found in caregivers of adult cancer patients

University of Toronto
Peer-Reviewed Publication

According to a new review published this week in Archives of Geriatrics and Gerontology Plus, most studies show that more than 15% of those who care for loved ones with cancer suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Journal: Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics Plus

19-Mar-2025

Pediatric investigation study releases updated guidelines for pediatric mycoplasma pneumoniae infection

Pediatric Investigation
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The Chinese Medical Association has released new guidelines for diagnosing and treating Mycoplasma pneumoniae in children. Addressing challenges like variable symptoms and rising antibiotic resistance (81% for macrolides in China), experts recommend PCR testing for accurate diagnosis, macrolides for mild cases, and tetracyclines for severe infections in older children. Corticosteroids are also advised for severe cases, and judicious antibiotic use is stressed to combat resistance and improve treatment outcomes.

Journal: Pediatric Investigation

18-Mar-2025

Team Hope rides (again) for cancer research at the Tour de Scottsdale

The Hope Foundation for Cancer Research
Business Announcement

For the second year in a row, Mayo Clinic physician Dr. Parminder Singh has organized a team of riders to raise funds for cancer research while tackling the 32- or 62-mile routes of the Tour de Scottsdale. The group aims to raise $25,000 for SWOG’s charity, The Hope Foundation, and in support of its unique training program for early career cancer researchers. Since 2000, this program has trained 126 top investigators and launched dozens of high-impact studies to improve care nationwide.

18-Mar-2025

Rice statistician earns $1 million CPRIT award to advance AI-powered precision medicine for prostate cancer

Rice University
Grant and Award Announcement

Rice statistician Erzsébet Merényi is part of a team of researchers awarded $1 million by the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas to develop AI tools that can identify lethal forms of prostate cancer earlier and improve treatment selection.