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Study: Tumors grow larger in female fruit flies than males. Here’s what that could mean for humans

Tulane University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study found that tumors grew 2.5 times larger in female fruit flies than males. With fruit flies sharing many genetic similarities and signaling pathways with humans, the finding could lead to better understanding of cancer development and how biological sex can influence the growth of tumors.

Journal: Science Advances
Funder: NIH/National Cancer Institute, U.S. National Science Foundation

Filling out the roadmap for faster drug approvals

University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new review published in Blood Cancer Discovery outlines a major multiple myeloma research project that supported a key regulatory decision by a U.S. Food and Drug Administration committee. The decision greenlights a new biomarker endpoint, minimal residual disease, for accelerated drug approval in multiple myeloma, and researchers say it could cut a decade off the drug development process.

Journal: Blood Cancer Discovery

US news rates UCSF health a top hospital for maternity care

University of California - San Francisco
Grant and Award Announcement

UCSF Medical Center has received the highest possible rating for maternity care by U.S. News & World Report.

New bundle of joy: UC San Diego Health delivers highest ranking for obstetric, infant care

University of California - San Diego
Grant and Award Announcement

For the third consecutive year, UC San Diego Health has been recognized as a High Performing Hospital for maternity care by U.S. News & World Report.

Research shows new treatment could delay cancer progression in patients with high-risk smoldering multiple myeloma

Mayo Clinic
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new treatment is showing promise for people with high-risk smoldering multiple myeloma (SMM). This precancerous condition can progress to active multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer. High-risk SMM carries a higher likelihood of progression.

Journal: New England Journal of Medicine

U.S. medical students, residents receive limited training on treating current and formerly incarcerated

Boston University School of Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

(Boston)— Nearly 2 million Americans currently reside in jails or prisons, and another 4 million are involved in the criminal legal system under forms of community supervision such as parole and probation. There is a link between incarceration and chronic health issues. The justice-involved population faces significant chronic health conditions, such as diabetes and high blood pressure, and are more likely to have cancer, infectious diseases, and substance use disorders. Approximately 95% of those incarcerated will return to the community, but are medical providers prepared to serve them?

A new study from Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine finds medical students and residents, nationally, are not being taught to care for the incarcerated or formerly incarcerated despite the millions of potential affected patients.

Journal: Journal of General Internal Medicine

SABCS: Improved survival for advanced breast cancer, using genomics to identify patients with high risk of recurrence, how race/ethnicity influence the risk of heart failure in early-stage breast cancer and more

University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences
Reports and Proceedings

The UCLA team will be presenting original research related to novel therapeutics, functional imaging, immunotherapy-related complications, socioeconomic disparities, and genomic interception strategies for patients with high risk for breast cancer recurrence.

Americans are uninformed about and undervaccinated for HPV

University of Southern California - Health Sciences
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Research shows that HPV accounts for 70% of all throat cancers, but only one-third of the public is aware that HPV causes throat cancer

Finding innovative ways to address kidney cancer leads to DoD grant

Weill Cornell Medicine
Grant and Award Announcement

Weill Cornell Medicine has received a $1.4 million, four-year grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to investigate a new therapeutic approach for the most common form of kidney cancer.

Cancer ‘fingerprint’ can improve early detection

Center for Genomic Regulation
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Different types of cancer have unique molecular ‘fingerprints’ which are detectable in early stages of the disease and can be picked up with near-perfect accuracy by small, portable scanners in just a few hours, according to a study published today in the journal Molecular Cell. The discovery by researchers at the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) in Barcelona sets the foundation for creating new, non-invasive diagnostic tests that detect different types of cancer faster and earlier than currently possible.

Journal: Molecular Cell