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Cancer Therapeutics
Cancer Therapeutics: Cancer is often treated by surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, targeted therapy (including immunotherapy such as monoclonal antibody therapy), hormonal therapy, and synthetic lethality. The choice of therapy depends upon the stage of the disease, and the location and grade of the tumor, as well as the patient's general status. Many clinical trial cancer treatments are also under development.
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JUN 16, 2022Cancer
For cancer treatment, standard of care (sometimes referred to as best practice or standard therapy) defines medical trea ...Written By: Katie KokolusJUN 09, 2022Cancer
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a very aggressive pancreatic cancer with limited treatment options. PDA ...Written By: Katie KokolusJUN 06, 2022Immunology
Cancer can arise from a variety of aberrations that cause cells to divide uncontrollably, and form a tumor. The causes o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 04, 2022Immunology
Our immune system is a crucial, and has to be ready to respond to a variety of external threats that we are constantly e ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 26, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
Some species of lizards can detach their tails from their bodies when they feel threatened. This common defense mechanis ...Written By: J. Bryce OrtizMAY 16, 2022Cancer
Over the past couple of months, we have explored art and music therapies, two types of alternative therapeutic ap ...Written By: Katie KokolusMAY 12, 2022Cancer
Many factors including the type of cancer, pathologic stage, and the general health and demographics of the patient, dic ...Written By: Katie KokolusMAY 10, 2022Immunology
Immunotherapies, which boost a patient's immune system so it's better at fighting cancer, have been a game-chang ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 05, 2022Genetics & Genomics
A first of its kind study recently published in Nature Genetics that included 9,000 Americans of European or African anc ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAY 05, 2022Cancer
Humans develop cancer at a remarkably high rate in comparison to other animals. Many elements are attributed to th ...Written By: Katie KokolusAPR 26, 2022Immunology
The immune system can get tired when it has to fight against a chronic infection or a disease like cancer. Exhausted T c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 22, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Most cells carry the complete genome in their nucleus, and as cells divide and age, they can pick up mutations in that g ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 20, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
Dendritic cells play an important role in the immune system. Specifically, they help gather up antigen-presenting cells ...Written By: Ryan VingumAPR 20, 2022Cancer
Recent advances in immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) have led to significant clinical benefits for patients with variou ...Written By: Katie KokolusAPR 11, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Transcription factors are genes that, once expressed, can influence the activity of other genes, sometimes many other ge ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 11, 2022Cancer
Over 50 years ago, President Richard Nixon signed the National Cancer Act of 1971, a landmark piece of legislation ...Written By: Katie KokolusAPR 08, 2022Immunology
Zinc is a mineral that's known to boost the function of the immune system, and now scientists have learned more about ho ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 08, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
Kisspeptin, a hormone that triggers puberty and regulates fertility in humans, may be able to treat non-alcoholic fatty ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 07, 2022Cancer
Last month we explored the value of art therapy for cancer patients and survivors, and now we can ...Written By: Katie KokolusMAR 21, 2022Cancer
Like all cancers, prostate cancer has many classifications and subtypes. One such type is metastatic, hormone-sensitive ...Written By: Katie KokolusMAR 17, 2022Cancer
St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated in Ireland and throughout the world in honor of the Irish saint who lived in the&n ...Written By: Katie KokolusMAR 03, 2022Cancer
The COVID-19 pandemic has been changing the world for over two years now. To combat COVID-19, we took strict measu ...Written By: Katie KokolusFEB 27, 2022Neuroscience
The blood-brain barrier is a unique membrane that shields the central nervous system from harm. This physiological barri ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 21, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Two people have been cured of HIV, and now, a US woman joins them. In this third case, stem cell transplants were being ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JUN 16, 2022
Cancer
For cancer treatment, standard of care (sometimes referred to as best practice or standard therapy) defines medical trea
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
JUN 09, 2022
Cancer
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a very aggressive pancreatic cancer with limited treatment options. PDA
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
JUN 06, 2022
Immunology
Cancer can arise from a variety of aberrations that cause cells to divide uncontrollably, and form a tumor. The causes o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 04, 2022
Immunology
Our immune system is a crucial, and has to be ready to respond to a variety of external threats that we are constantly e
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 26, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Some species of lizards can detach their tails from their bodies when they feel threatened. This common defense mechanis
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
MAY 16, 2022
Cancer
Over the past couple of months, we have explored art and music therapies, two types of alternative therapeutic ap
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
MAY 12, 2022
Cancer
Many factors including the type of cancer, pathologic stage, and the general health and demographics of the patient, dic
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
MAY 10, 2022
Immunology
Immunotherapies, which boost a patient's immune system so it's better at fighting cancer, have been a game-chang
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 05, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
A first of its kind study recently published in Nature Genetics that included 9,000 Americans of European or African anc
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 05, 2022
Cancer
Humans develop cancer at a remarkably high rate in comparison to other animals. Many elements are attributed to th
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
APR 26, 2022
Immunology
The immune system can get tired when it has to fight against a chronic infection or a disease like cancer. Exhausted T c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 22, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Most cells carry the complete genome in their nucleus, and as cells divide and age, they can pick up mutations in that g
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 20, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Dendritic cells play an important role in the immune system. Specifically, they help gather up antigen-presenting cells
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
APR 20, 2022
Cancer
Recent advances in immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) have led to significant clinical benefits for patients with variou
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
APR 11, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Transcription factors are genes that, once expressed, can influence the activity of other genes, sometimes many other ge
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 11, 2022
Cancer
Over 50 years ago, President Richard Nixon signed the National Cancer Act of 1971, a landmark piece of legislation
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
APR 08, 2022
Immunology
Zinc is a mineral that's known to boost the function of the immune system, and now scientists have learned more about ho
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 08, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Kisspeptin, a hormone that triggers puberty and regulates fertility in humans, may be able to treat non-alcoholic fatty
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 07, 2022
Cancer
Last month we explored the value of art therapy for cancer patients and survivors, and now we can
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
MAR 21, 2022
Cancer
Like all cancers, prostate cancer has many classifications and subtypes. One such type is metastatic, hormone-sensitive
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
MAR 17, 2022
Cancer
St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated in Ireland and throughout the world in honor of the Irish saint who lived in the&n
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
MAR 03, 2022
Cancer
The COVID-19 pandemic has been changing the world for over two years now. To combat COVID-19, we took strict measu
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
FEB 27, 2022
Neuroscience
The blood-brain barrier is a unique membrane that shields the central nervous system from harm. This physiological barri
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 21, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Two people have been cured of HIV, and now, a US woman joins them. In this third case, stem cell transplants were being
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch