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Oncology
Oncology: a branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer. A medical professional who practices oncology is an oncologist. It includes medical oncology (the use of chemotherapy, hormone therapy, and other drugs to treat cancer), radiation oncology (the use of radiation therapy to treat cancer), and surgical oncology (the use of surgery and other procedures to treat cancer).
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APR 02, 2020Immunology
New cancer treatments are now based on harnessing the power of the human body’s own immune cells to get the job do ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 24, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers from the Broad and Dana-Farber Cancer Institutes have developed a diagnostic technology that can moni ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAR 19, 2020Cancer
Fewer people are dying from melanoma in the United States, suggests new research from the Perlmutter Cancer Center at NY ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 02, 2020Cancer
Research published recently in Nature provides evidence for a direct link between the presence of E. coli and ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 01, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
The microbes in our gastrointestinal tract carry their own genomes and can produce and secrete molecules that have an ef ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 08, 2020Cancer
A follow-up to a study originally published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology in 2016 reports the long-term bene ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 21, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
The FDA has recently approved Ayvakit (avapritinib) for the treatment of unresectable and metastatic gastrointestinal st ...Written By: Nouran AminJAN 20, 2020Cancer
A study from MIT. Harvard and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has concluded that almost 50 existing non-oncological dru ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 16, 2020Cancer
A new technique called FLASH proposes a new type of radiation therapy. The technique is composed of an ultra-high dose r ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 07, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
“OPC is one of the fastest rising cancers in Western countries due to increasing HPV-related incidence, especially ...Written By: Nupur SrivastavaJAN 03, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from Georgetown University have found that combining a drug used for epilepsy, bipolar disorder, and migrain ...Written By: Annie LennonJAN 02, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Scientists are learning more about an unusual kind of DNA that's separate from a cell's genomic DNA.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 02, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
In 2019, an estimated 46,000 Americans died from pancreatic cancer. Now, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has appr ...Written By: Annie LennonDEC 14, 2019Cancer
Have you ever taken the antibiotic vancomycin? As a commonly prescribed antibiotic for colitis and infections caused by ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 02, 2019Cancer
If anyone you know has ever had to go through treatment for cancer, or if you yourself have had to, you know that fighti ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 23, 2019Cancer
Research suggests that lithium could play a role in minimizing the negative effects of radiation on the brain. The resea ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 15, 2019Cancer
The comparison is perhaps unexpected, but the findings show potential: astronauts experience similar physical stress in ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 13, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
In a study published in Scientific Reports, a popular cancer drug, known as ruxolitnib, was found to cause an increased ...Written By: Nouran AminOCT 18, 2019Clinical & Molecular DX
AcroMetrix BCR-ABL External Molecular Panel: An Accurate Testing Method for Chronic Myeloid LeukemiaTo support the validation and verification of new assays in oncology testing, Thermo Fisher Scientific with AcroMetrix c ...Written By: Nupur SrivastavaOCT 15, 2019Cancer
Mesothelioma is a very rare kind of malignant tumor that is caused by inhaled asbestos fibers and forms in the lining of ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 14, 2019Cancer
Have you ever heard of dark matter? No, I’m not talking about the dark matter of the universe – I mean the d ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 10, 2019Genetics & Genomics
A huge amount of our genome does not code for protein, but it can impact physiology in other ways.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 03, 2019Cardiology
Polycythemia Vera (PV) is a slow-growing cancer of the blood. The cancer is characterized by an overproduction of blood ...Written By: Abbie ArceSEP 30, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Cancer patients often endure challenging treatment courses to shrink their tumors, but the tumors can make a powerful co ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
APR 02, 2020
Immunology
New cancer treatments are now based on harnessing the power of the human body’s own immune cells to get the job do
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 24, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers from the Broad and Dana-Farber Cancer Institutes have developed a diagnostic technology that can moni
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAR 19, 2020
Cancer
Fewer people are dying from melanoma in the United States, suggests new research from the Perlmutter Cancer Center at NY
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 02, 2020
Cancer
Research published recently in Nature provides evidence for a direct link between the presence of E. coli and
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 01, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
The microbes in our gastrointestinal tract carry their own genomes and can produce and secrete molecules that have an ef
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 08, 2020
Cancer
A follow-up to a study originally published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology in 2016 reports the long-term bene
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 21, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
The FDA has recently approved Ayvakit (avapritinib) for the treatment of unresectable and metastatic gastrointestinal st
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JAN 20, 2020
Cancer
A study from MIT. Harvard and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has concluded that almost 50 existing non-oncological dru
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 16, 2020
Cancer
A new technique called FLASH proposes a new type of radiation therapy. The technique is composed of an ultra-high dose r
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 07, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
“OPC is one of the fastest rising cancers in Western countries due to increasing HPV-related incidence, especially
...
Written By:
Nupur Srivastava
JAN 03, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from Georgetown University have found that combining a drug used for epilepsy, bipolar disorder, and migrain
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 02, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists are learning more about an unusual kind of DNA that's separate from a cell's genomic DNA.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 02, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
In 2019, an estimated 46,000 Americans died from pancreatic cancer. Now, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has appr
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 14, 2019
Cancer
Have you ever taken the antibiotic vancomycin? As a commonly prescribed antibiotic for colitis and infections caused by
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 02, 2019
Cancer
If anyone you know has ever had to go through treatment for cancer, or if you yourself have had to, you know that fighti
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 23, 2019
Cancer
Research suggests that lithium could play a role in minimizing the negative effects of radiation on the brain. The resea
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 15, 2019
Cancer
The comparison is perhaps unexpected, but the findings show potential: astronauts experience similar physical stress in
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 13, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
In a study published in Scientific Reports, a popular cancer drug, known as ruxolitnib, was found to cause an increased
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
OCT 18, 2019
Clinical & Molecular DX
AcroMetrix BCR-ABL External Molecular Panel: An Accurate Testing Method for Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
To support the validation and verification of new assays in oncology testing, Thermo Fisher Scientific with AcroMetrix c
...
Written By:
Nupur Srivastava
OCT 15, 2019
Cancer
Mesothelioma is a very rare kind of malignant tumor that is caused by inhaled asbestos fibers and forms in the lining of
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 14, 2019
Cancer
Have you ever heard of dark matter? No, I’m not talking about the dark matter of the universe – I mean the d
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 10, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
A huge amount of our genome does not code for protein, but it can impact physiology in other ways.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 03, 2019
Cardiology
Polycythemia Vera (PV) is a slow-growing cancer of the blood. The cancer is characterized by an overproduction of blood
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
SEP 30, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Cancer patients often endure challenging treatment courses to shrink their tumors, but the tumors can make a powerful co
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch