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Oncology & Cancer

Inhibiting specific protein action could lead to precision therapy for some patients with drug-resistant leukemia

Scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School and their collaborators have identified an inherited genetic variation prevalent among East Asians that contributes to drug resistance, driving the aggressive growth of cancer cells ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology

Neuroimmune communication pathway reveals interactions that may drive endometriosis-associated pain

Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School researchers have discovered a neuroimmune communication pathway that may drive endometriosis-associated pain and lesion growth.

Medical research news

Oncology & Cancer

Study sheds light on copper's role in driving kidney cancer

A new study led by University of Cincinnati Cancer Center researchers details how the accumulation of copper helps clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC)—the most common kidney cancer—grow and advance in stage. The findings ...

Biomedical technology

3D robot navigation could enable multi-site medical procedures

Multiple disease sites are common in clinical practice. In the brain, for instance, blocked blood vessels can cause strokes, in which the lack of oxygen rapidly damages brain cells. If multiple vessels are blocked, critical ...