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Melanoma is a type of skin cancer that is created by melanocyctes that have mutated. Melanocytes are pigment cells that are found on the skin. However, melanoma can occur in the intestines and eyes in more rare cases. Melanoma is a common form of cancer and considered the most dangerous form, there a more than 200,000 cases per year. Treatment can include: radiation, surgery, medication, or chemotherapy.
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APR 05, 2021Genetics & Genomics
People with red hair, as well as some animals that have red fur, carry one variation of a gene called melanocortin 1 rec ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 01, 2021Immunology
Cancer researchers have developed a therapeutic vaccine for melanoma, a deadly form of skin cancer. Instead of protectin ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAR 31, 2021Cancer
New research from the Comprehensive Cancer Center (CCC) of Medical University of Vienna and Vienna General Hospital sugg ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 30, 2021Immunology
The immune system encompasses a powerful arsenal of weapons against pathogenic threats. But what stops healthy tissues i ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAR 22, 2021Cancer
New research highlighted recently in Nature explores the ways that bacteria in tumors could be targeted to trigger immun ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 12, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute have identified a drug candidate that blocks the uptake ...Written By: Nouran AminMAR 04, 2021Cancer
New research published today in the American Association for Cancer Research journal, Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarke ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 17, 2021Cancer
New research published today in the American Association for Cancer Research journal Blood Cancer Discovery propose ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 16, 2021Cancer
Introducing new microorganisms to the gut microbiome can improve patients’ response to immunotherapy, suggests res ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 09, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from the Heidelberg University in Germany have found that anticoagulant drugs that inhibit thrombin (an enzy ...Written By: Annie LennonDEC 29, 2020Immunology
Viruses that when administered to patients preferentially attack and kill cancer cells, leaving normal tissues unscathed ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 15, 2020Cancer
New research from scientists at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center showcases a novel combination therapy that ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 02, 2020Cancer
While telomere shortening has been thought to be an adverse sign of aging, new research suggests that the shortening of ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 27, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
The sun emits different kinds of light and rays including visible and ultraviolet (UV) and infrared. Some of those forms ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 18, 2020Cancer
One of the trickiest things about anti-cancer drug design is targeting. Today, most drugs on the market target critical ...Written By: Jasper CantrellNOV 13, 2020Chemistry & Physics
Last Sunday, November 8, was the International Day of Radiology (IDoR 2020), an event celebrated by radiologists, techno ...Written By: Daniel DuanNOV 02, 2020Cancer
Research from the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health& ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 18, 2020Cancer
Research published recently in the journal Science Translational Medicine from scientists at the UCLA Jonsson Compr ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 16, 2020Cancer
We all know how horrible it feels to have a bad night of sleep. That feeling is only intensified with jet lag because ou ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 07, 2020Cancer
Research from UC San Francisco reports that it is possible to use genomic methods to detect skin damage from the sun not ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 05, 2020Cancer
New findings reported in Nature Immunology highlight how the tumor microenvironment attacks the mitochondria of T l ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 16, 2020Cancer
The last decade has seen the emergence of several new therapies against cancer. For melanoma, checkpoint inhibitors have ...Written By: Jasper CantrellAUG 21, 2020Immunology
Researchers have discovered a protein that can amplify immune reactions against tumors. The stimulator of interferon gen ...Written By: Tara FernandesAUG 16, 2020Cancer
Scientists mapping cancer statistics have developed a new mathematical model to track health inequalities relating to th ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 05, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
People with red hair, as well as some animals that have red fur, carry one variation of a gene called melanocortin 1 rec
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 01, 2021
Immunology
Cancer researchers have developed a therapeutic vaccine for melanoma, a deadly form of skin cancer. Instead of protectin
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAR 31, 2021
Cancer
New research from the Comprehensive Cancer Center (CCC) of Medical University of Vienna and Vienna General Hospital sugg
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 30, 2021
Immunology
The immune system encompasses a powerful arsenal of weapons against pathogenic threats. But what stops healthy tissues i
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAR 22, 2021
Cancer
New research highlighted recently in Nature explores the ways that bacteria in tumors could be targeted to trigger immun
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 12, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute have identified a drug candidate that blocks the uptake
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAR 04, 2021
Cancer
New research published today in the American Association for Cancer Research journal, Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarke
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 17, 2021
Cancer
New research published today in the American Association for Cancer Research journal Blood Cancer Discovery propose
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 16, 2021
Cancer
Introducing new microorganisms to the gut microbiome can improve patients’ response to immunotherapy, suggests res
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 09, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from the Heidelberg University in Germany have found that anticoagulant drugs that inhibit thrombin (an enzy
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 29, 2020
Immunology
Viruses that when administered to patients preferentially attack and kill cancer cells, leaving normal tissues unscathed
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 15, 2020
Cancer
New research from scientists at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center showcases a novel combination therapy that
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 02, 2020
Cancer
While telomere shortening has been thought to be an adverse sign of aging, new research suggests that the shortening of
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 27, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
The sun emits different kinds of light and rays including visible and ultraviolet (UV) and infrared. Some of those forms
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 18, 2020
Cancer
One of the trickiest things about anti-cancer drug design is targeting. Today, most drugs on the market target critical
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
NOV 13, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
Last Sunday, November 8, was the International Day of Radiology (IDoR 2020), an event celebrated by radiologists, techno
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
NOV 02, 2020
Cancer
Research from the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health&
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 18, 2020
Cancer
Research published recently in the journal Science Translational Medicine from scientists at the UCLA Jonsson Compr
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 16, 2020
Cancer
We all know how horrible it feels to have a bad night of sleep. That feeling is only intensified with jet lag because ou
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 07, 2020
Cancer
Research from UC San Francisco reports that it is possible to use genomic methods to detect skin damage from the sun not
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 05, 2020
Cancer
New findings reported in Nature Immunology highlight how the tumor microenvironment attacks the mitochondria of T l
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 16, 2020
Cancer
The last decade has seen the emergence of several new therapies against cancer. For melanoma, checkpoint inhibitors have
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
AUG 21, 2020
Immunology
Researchers have discovered a protein that can amplify immune reactions against tumors. The stimulator of interferon gen
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
AUG 16, 2020
Cancer
Scientists mapping cancer statistics have developed a new mathematical model to track health inequalities relating to th
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan