Before CAR-T therapy really picks up steam toward its full life-saving potential, society might see one or more major improvements in its cost or effectiveness. Here’s one: “Traditional CAR-T cells, while effective against liquid cancers, face challenges in solid tumors—the […]
“The researchers discovered that Chernobyl wolves are exposed to upwards of 11.28 millirem of radiation every day for their entire lives – which is more than six times the legal safety limit for a human. Dr Love found the wolves […]
Scientists invented a cancer therapy that is incredibly effective for certain cancers, but quite difficult to administer. “To make CAR-T therapies, the patient’s own T cells are extracted during a two-day process called apheresis. Manufacturers then alter the cells for […]
The approach works by sampling proteins found only on the patient’s specific cancer cells and then prompting the bodies to make them to prime the immune system. “In 2022, they reported that the combo therapy reduced high-risk patients’ risk of […]
With “gold bipolar nanoelectrodes, termed bio-nanoantennae” plus a bit of electrical stimulation, the cancer cells self-destructed while leaving neighboring healthy cells unharmed. ~ learn more
Consider this your friendly reminder that we mostly still have no idea how biology works. “Scientists are learning ever more about how vesicles move in and out of cells and across the complex terrain between them, as well as about […]
“The researchers tested AOH1996, a small molecule PCNA inhibitor, in more than 70 cancer cell lines and several normal control cells. They found that AOH1996 selectively kills cancer cells by disrupting the normal cell reproductive cycle. It targets something called […]
This surprised even the researchers. “The cancer vanished in every single patient, undetectable by physical exam, endoscopy, PET scans or M.R.I. scans.” ~ learn more
This is a 2014 TEDx talk by aging researcher Nir Barzilai. Almost a decade later, I think the fight against aging is still not generally well-understood and accepted. “Aging is a common risk factor for many diseases, including cancer, diabetes, […]
“It is probably the most complicated therapy ever attempted in the clinic,” says study co-author Antoni Ribas, a cancer researcher and physician at the University of California, Los Angeles. “We’re trying to make an army out of a patient’s own […]