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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 10-Nov-2025 04:11 ET (10-Nov-2025 09:11 GMT/UTC)

Mini-organs reveal how the cervix defends itself

Aarhus University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers from Aarhus University have uncovered how cells in the cervix actively detect and combat infections. Using patient-derived mini-organs and advanced single-cell mapping, the study reveals a complex, coordinated defense network against pathogens like chlamydia. The findings pave the way for vaccines and treatments that boost local immune responses. The research is published in the scientific journal Science Advances.

Journal: Science Advances

Untreated depression makes surgical outcomes worse in cancer patients

American College of Surgeons
Reports and Proceedings

Depression can make recovery from surgery more difficult in older adults who undergo procedures for colorectal, hepatobiliary, and pancreatic cancers.

Meeting: American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress 2025

Patients value communication skills from cancer surgeons across six key areas, according to research

American College of Surgeons
Reports and Proceedings

Patients value cancer surgeons who provide emotional support, maintain a hopeful attitude, and guide them in managing expectations during cancer care, according to a systematic review on patient preferences.

Meeting: American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress 2025

Mastectomy linked to worsened sexual health, body image after surgery

American College of Surgeons
Reports and Proceedings

While mastectomy is often a necessary and life-saving treatment option for many women with breast cancer, the surgery may contribute to worse sexual health, body image, and several other physical and emotional challenges after surgery, according to a new systematic review.

Meeting: American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress 2025

Drop in credit score after cancer diagnosis linked to increased mortality, study shows

American College of Surgeons
Reports and Proceedings

Patients with cancer whose credit scores decline after their diagnosis face a significantly higher risk of mortality, providing the first objective data linking financial health to physical survival.

Meeting: American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress 2025

Rectal bleeding in young adults linked to 8.5 times higher risk of colorectal cancer

American College of Surgeons
Reports and Proceedings

Adults under 50 undergoing colonoscopy were found to have a dramatically higher risk of having colorectal cancer when the procedure was done for rectal bleeding. Researchers found that rectal bleeding increased the odds of a colorectal cancer diagnosis by 8.5 times, underscoring the need to take the symptom seriously even in the absence of a family history in a population who may not otherwise meet screening age criteria.

Meeting: American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress 2025

Higher incidence of cirrhosis in low-income households

University of Gothenburg
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Liver cirrhosis is significantly more common in low-income households than in high-income households. This is the result of a national study which, according to the researchers, calls for more preventive action in the most vulnerable groups.

Journal: The Lancet Public Health

Glioblastomas affect much more than just the brain

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

October 3, 2025—BRONX, NY—Scientists at Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center (MECCC) and Albert Einstein College of Medicine have shown for the first time that glioblastoma—the deadliest form of brain cancer—affects not just the brain but also erodes the skull, alters the makeup of skull marrow, and interferes with the body’s immune response. Drugs intended to inhibit skull-bone loss made the cancer more aggressive, according to results published today in Nature Neuroscience.

Journal: Nature Neuroscience

New mechanism revealed: How leukemia cells trick the immune system

Lund University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research team at Lund University in Sweden has discovered a mechanism that helps acute myeloid leukemia cells to evade the body’s immune system. By developing an antibody that blocks the mechanism, the researchers could restore the immune system’s ability to kill the cancer cells in laboratory trials and in mice. The discovery is published in Nature Cancer.

Journal: Nature Cancer
Funder: Barncancerfonden, Cancerfonden, Swedish Research Council, ALF funding, Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, Mats Paulsson Foundation, Mrs. Berta Kamprad’s Cancer Foundation, Cancera Foundation

Final step in the biosynthesis of iridoids elucidated

Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Until now, a crucial step in the biosynthesis of iridoids, a class of plant defense substances that are also medically relevant, had remained undiscovered. A team from the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, in collaboration with the University of Georgia and other international partners, has now identified the enzyme responsible for this step in icepac. This enzyme shows great potential for the future biotechnological production of important iridoids and cancer drugs derived from them.

Journal: Nature Plants
Funder: Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Horizon 2020 Framework Programme, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, University of Georgia, Georgia Seed Development, Georgia Research Alliance

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