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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 28, 2022Cancer
It is estimated that over 250.000 men in the United States will receive prostate cancer diagnoses in 2022, acc ...Written By: Katie KokolusAPR 26, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
As cancer cells grow and divide, their DNA is released into the bloodstream. This DNA, called ctDNA (circulating ...Written By: Zoe MichaudAPR 20, 2022Cancer
Recent advances in immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) have led to significant clinical benefits for patients with variou ...Written By: Katie KokolusAPR 07, 2022Cancer
Last month we explored the value of art therapy for cancer patients and survivors, and now we can ...Written By: Katie KokolusAPR 03, 2022Health & Medicine
A recently published study in JAMA Oncology examined the risk of colorectal cancer in people who are obese or overweight ...Written By: Alexandria BassMAR 25, 2022Cancer
On January 12, 2017, in his final State of the Union address, President Barack Obama announced a “moonshot” ...Written By: Katie KokolusMAR 11, 2022Immunology
T cells are on the front lines of the immune system, and many reside in the blood and lymph nodes, surveying for and res ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 07, 2022Cancer
Art therapy is an emerging field of medicine concentrating on improving mental health by enriching a patient’ ...Written By: Katie KokolusFEB 11, 2022Cannabis Sciences
According to a recent study published in Oncotarget, cannabis extracts may harbor the potential to eventually be tailore ...Written By: Nadine HusamiFEB 11, 2022Cannabis Sciences
Cannabis-Derived Lignanamides: Potential Candidates for the Treatment of Multidrug-Resistant CancersA key mechanism weaponized by cancer cells to evade chemotherapeutic treatments in patients with multidrug-resistant can ...Written By: Nadine HusamiFEB 11, 2022Cancer
Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer in women in the United States, and experts estimate that close to 3 ...Written By: Katie KokolusFEB 03, 2022Immunology
Cyclotides are small, ring-shaped proteins produced by plants to defend themselves from certain insect pests and bacteri ...Written By: Tara FernandesFEB 03, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Brain tumors are associated with low survival rates for a number of reasons. For one, malignant brain tumors o ...Written By: Tara FernandesFEB 01, 2022Immunology
It isn’t easy to wrap the head around just how tiny nanoparticles are—a billionth of a meter in diame ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 31, 2022Cancer
A genetic variant is a permanent change in the DNA sequence that makes up a gene. While genetic variants often res ...Written By: Katie KokolusJAN 25, 2022Immunology
Vaccines have been a hot topic in the headlines—blueprints that train the immune system to target a disease-causin ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 13, 2022Cancer
The American Cancer Society estimates the lifetime risk of pancreatic cancer at about 1 in 64. Pancreatic duct ...Written By: Katie KokolusJAN 06, 2022Cancer
As we enter the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, we continue to learn more about the respiratory virus leading to a ...Written By: Katie KokolusDEC 30, 2021Cancer
We often describe cancer according to where it originates, such as breast cancer, lung cancer, or pancreatic cancer.&nbs ...Written By: Katie KokolusDEC 27, 2021Cancer
Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) occurs in cancer patients experiencing a buildup of fluid and tumor cells in the pleura ...Written By: Katie KokolusDEC 07, 2021Immunology
Strong chemical drugs used to obliterate all rapidly growing cells in the body have been used to treat cancer sin ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 06, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
To meet the demands of cutting-edge biomedical research, NanoString have launched a spatial transcriptomics platform cal ...DEC 03, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Earlier this week, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced its approval for a novel dru ...Written By: J. Bryce OrtizNOV 24, 2021Cannabis Sciences
Platinum-based chemotherapies such as oxaliplatin are used to treat gastrointestinal tumors, especially in the advanced ...Written By: Christopher DiMaio
APR 28, 2022
Cancer
It is estimated that over 250.000 men in the United States will receive prostate cancer diagnoses in 2022, acc
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
APR 26, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
As cancer cells grow and divide, their DNA is released into the bloodstream. This DNA, called ctDNA (circulating
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
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 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
APR 03, 2022
Health & Medicine
A recently published study in JAMA Oncology examined the risk of colorectal cancer in people who are obese or overweight
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
MAR 25, 2022
Cancer
On January 12, 2017, in his final State of the Union address, President Barack Obama announced a “moonshot”
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
MAR 11, 2022
Immunology
T cells are on the front lines of the immune system, and many reside in the blood and lymph nodes, surveying for and res
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 07, 2022
Cancer
Art therapy is an emerging field of medicine concentrating on improving mental health by enriching a patient’
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
FEB 11, 2022
Cannabis Sciences
According to a recent study published in Oncotarget, cannabis extracts may harbor the potential to eventually be tailore
...
Written By:
Nadine Husami
FEB 11, 2022
Cannabis Sciences
Cannabis-Derived Lignanamides: Potential Candidates for the Treatment of Multidrug-Resistant Cancers
A key mechanism weaponized by cancer cells to evade chemotherapeutic treatments in patients with multidrug-resistant can
...
Written By:
Nadine Husami
FEB 11, 2022
Cancer
Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer in women in the United States, and experts estimate that close to 3
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
FEB 03, 2022
Immunology
Cyclotides are small, ring-shaped proteins produced by plants to defend themselves from certain insect pests and bacteri
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
FEB 03, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Brain tumors are associated with low survival rates for a number of reasons. For one, malignant brain tumors o
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
FEB 01, 2022
Immunology
It isn’t easy to wrap the head around just how tiny nanoparticles are—a billionth of a meter in diame
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 31, 2022
Cancer
A genetic variant is a permanent change in the DNA sequence that makes up a gene. While genetic variants often res
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
JAN 25, 2022
Immunology
Vaccines have been a hot topic in the headlines—blueprints that train the immune system to target a disease-causin
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 13, 2022
Cancer
The American Cancer Society estimates the lifetime risk of pancreatic cancer at about 1 in 64. Pancreatic duct
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
JAN 06, 2022
Cancer
As we enter the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, we continue to learn more about the respiratory virus leading to a
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
DEC 30, 2021
Cancer
We often describe cancer according to where it originates, such as breast cancer, lung cancer, or pancreatic cancer.&nbs
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
DEC 27, 2021
Cancer
Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) occurs in cancer patients experiencing a buildup of fluid and tumor cells in the pleura
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
DEC 07, 2021
Immunology
Strong chemical drugs used to obliterate all rapidly growing cells in the body have been used to treat cancer sin
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 06, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
To meet the demands of cutting-edge biomedical research, NanoString have launched a spatial transcriptomics platform cal
...
DEC 03, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Earlier this week, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced its approval for a novel dru
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
NOV 24, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
Platinum-based chemotherapies such as oxaliplatin are used to treat gastrointestinal tumors, especially in the advanced
...
Written By:
Christopher DiMaio