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Lung Cancer
Lung Cancer: is a cancer that ignites in the lungs and most often exist in people who smoke. Two major types of lung cancer are non-small cell lung cancer and small cell lung cancer. The roots of lung cancer include smoking, secondhand smoke, exposure to certain toxins, and family history. The treatments vary but may include surgery, chemotherapy, targeted drug therapy, radiation therapy, and immunotherapy.
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FEB 28, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
The glowing proteins of jellyfish and fireflies were adapted for use in the research lab. Now that idea has been taken e ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 26, 2018Immunology
Cancer metastasis, the spreading of tumors to different tissues in the body, is usually what makes cancer so lethal and ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 20, 2018Videos
While keeping your home clean is a good idea, especially during flu season when germs can linger on surfaces, some of th ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 15, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
CRISPR technology continues to revolutionize biology; two new diagnostic tools based on the technique have now been deve ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 23, 2018Cancer
A new treatment focuses on cutting off cancer's dialogue with bone marrow, keeping it from hijacking the body's normal f ...Written By: Julia TraversJAN 22, 2018Cancer
The team expresses the need for there to be larger studies at this point into the new blood test and says these studies ...Written By: Julia TraversJAN 22, 2018Cancer
Nicotine, a stimulant in tobacco, has been found to be as addictive as many "hard" and illegal drugs like cocaine, heroi ...Written By: Julia TraversJAN 16, 2018Cancer
The recipe suppressed a majority of cancer cells in both in vitro and in vivo experiments.Written By: Julia TraversJAN 14, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
It is well known exercise can prevent heart-related health issues, but recently researcher show it can actually reverse ...Written By: Courtney SchaalJAN 09, 2018Cancer
A meta-analysis published in January 2018 found that women who work night shifts may be at greater risk for several canc ...Written By: Julia TraversJAN 08, 2018Cancer
Andy Lindsay, a 61-year-old from Massachusetts, achieved his goal of climbing the Mera Peak in Nepal in October 2017.Written By: Julia TraversJAN 06, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have made a discovery about the fusion of adjacent genes that is leading to new cancer therapeutics.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 05, 2018Cancer
A racial imbalance continues to be evident in regard to lower health care quality and higher cancer risk for African-Ame ...Written By: Julia TraversJAN 02, 2018Cancer
In December 2017, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new genomic profiling test - the second in two month ...Written By: Julia TraversDEC 31, 2017Drug Discovery & Development
Top 5 Discoveries in Cancer Therapy Research from Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, FLWritten By: Courtney SchaalDEC 29, 2017Microbiology
Not all genetic mutations are harmful; some have no effect at all, and sometimes they might even be helpful.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 26, 2017Drug Discovery & Development
Nanoparticles Improve Chemotherapy Via Anti-tumor ImmunityWritten By: Courtney SchaalDEC 19, 2017Cancer
One of the biggest surprise findings from the completion of the Human Genome Project was that only 1.5 percent of our ge ...DEC 18, 2017Drug Discovery & Development
Antibody use as drugs for multiple disease states has been a rapidly evolving area with great promise. Here, this is su ...Written By: Courtney SchaalDEC 14, 2017Cancer
Among all the health hazards that come with the job, firefighters may now also have to worry about melanoma. In a recent ...DEC 13, 2017Cancer
Spurred by previous results involving repurposed drugs, researchers wanted to test whether a cancer drug can help patien ...DEC 12, 2017Cancer
Time and time again, cancer has proven to be a most complex and formidable enemy. In many instances, cancer has outwitte ...DEC 09, 2017Drug Discovery & Development
Pitfalls and considerations in all things factoring into identifying and targeting actionable targetsWritten By: Courtney SchaalDEC 05, 2017Cancer
Virtually every type of cancer has metastatic potential – that is, the tumor cells can leave its original site and ...
FEB 28, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
The glowing proteins of jellyfish and fireflies were adapted for use in the research lab. Now that idea has been taken e
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 26, 2018
Immunology
Cancer metastasis, the spreading of tumors to different tissues in the body, is usually what makes cancer so lethal and
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 20, 2018
Videos
While keeping your home clean is a good idea, especially during flu season when germs can linger on surfaces, some of th
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 15, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
CRISPR technology continues to revolutionize biology; two new diagnostic tools based on the technique have now been deve
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 23, 2018
Cancer
A new treatment focuses on cutting off cancer's dialogue with bone marrow, keeping it from hijacking the body's normal f
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
JAN 22, 2018
Cancer
The team expresses the need for there to be larger studies at this point into the new blood test and says these studies
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
JAN 22, 2018
Cancer
Nicotine, a stimulant in tobacco, has been found to be as addictive as many "hard" and illegal drugs like cocaine, heroi
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
JAN 16, 2018
Cancer
The recipe suppressed a majority of cancer cells in both in vitro and in vivo experiments.
Written By:
Julia Travers
JAN 14, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
It is well known exercise can prevent heart-related health issues, but recently researcher show it can actually reverse
...
Written By:
Courtney Schaal
JAN 09, 2018
Cancer
A meta-analysis published in January 2018 found that women who work night shifts may be at greater risk for several canc
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
JAN 08, 2018
Cancer
Andy Lindsay, a 61-year-old from Massachusetts, achieved his goal of climbing the Mera Peak in Nepal in October 2017.
Written By:
Julia Travers
JAN 06, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have made a discovery about the fusion of adjacent genes that is leading to new cancer therapeutics.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 05, 2018
Cancer
A racial imbalance continues to be evident in regard to lower health care quality and higher cancer risk for African-Ame
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
JAN 02, 2018
Cancer
In December 2017, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new genomic profiling test - the second in two month
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
DEC 31, 2017
Drug Discovery & Development
Top 5 Discoveries in Cancer Therapy Research from Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, FL
Written By:
Courtney Schaal
DEC 29, 2017
Microbiology
Not all genetic mutations are harmful; some have no effect at all, and sometimes they might even be helpful.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 26, 2017
Drug Discovery & Development
Nanoparticles Improve Chemotherapy Via Anti-tumor Immunity
Written By:
Courtney Schaal
DEC 19, 2017
Cancer
One of the biggest surprise findings from the completion of the Human Genome Project was that only 1.5 percent of our ge
...
DEC 18, 2017
Drug Discovery & Development
Antibody use as drugs for multiple disease states has been a rapidly evolving area with great promise. Here, this is su
...
Written By:
Courtney Schaal
DEC 14, 2017
Cancer
Among all the health hazards that come with the job, firefighters may now also have to worry about melanoma. In a recent
...
DEC 13, 2017
Cancer
Spurred by previous results involving repurposed drugs, researchers wanted to test whether a cancer drug can help patien
...
DEC 12, 2017
Cancer
Time and time again, cancer has proven to be a most complex and formidable enemy. In many instances, cancer has outwitte
...
DEC 09, 2017
Drug Discovery & Development
Pitfalls and considerations in all things factoring into identifying and targeting actionable targets
Written By:
Courtney Schaal
DEC 05, 2017
Cancer
Virtually every type of cancer has metastatic potential – that is, the tumor cells can leave its original site and
...