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Tumor Microenvironment
Tumor Microenvironment: is the cellular environment in which non-cancerous cells are present in the tumor. This environment including surrounding blood vessels, immune cells, fibroblasts, bone marrow-derived inflammatory cells, lymphocytes, signaling molecules and the extracellular matrix .
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DEC 18, 2018Videos
The video above features the latest Koch Institute Image Award winner.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 22, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers at the University of Minnesota have developed a technique to stop the movement of cancer cells.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 20, 2018Immunology
A team at UCSF makes use of new SLICE tool to generate mutations that reveal specific genetic functions.Written By: Nicholas BreehlAUG 28, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
According to a research study led by UCLA, a bacteria-like agent used in combination with an immunotherapeutic drug may ...Written By: Nouran AminJUL 26, 2018Genetics & Genomics
All cells carry a gene named p53, which has a vital role in shielding the body from cancer. But it can betray cells too.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 19, 2018Cancer
Malignant glioma has specific invasive patterns of growth within the brain; one structure avoided by tumor cells is the ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanMAY 22, 2018Cancer
Novel PD-L1/TGF-ß fusion protein for HPV-associated cancers enters phase II clinical trial. Oncology researchers excite ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanMAR 20, 2018Cancer
Cancer induced reduction in antiviral immune responseWritten By:FEB 15, 2018Videos
Most people must have heard revolutionary cancer therapy called CAR-T cell therapy, a kind of cancer immunotherapy. It h ...Written By:JAN 07, 2018Microbiology
We host a community of microbes in our guts, and researchers know that specific bacteria in that microbiome are connecte ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 12, 2017Chemistry & Physics
Hypoxia, as the name indicates, is a condition in which a part of body experiences a lack of oxygen. Tissue hypoxia aris ...Written By: Daniel DuanJUN 16, 2017Space & Astronomy
If we ever put astronauts on Mars, we’ll need to be careful in doing so, planning every little detail for their sa ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 12, 2017Immunology
Johns Hopkins scientists have a new tool against cancer, and it’s a thousand times smaller than a human hai ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 22, 2017Immunology
Three new approaches to anticancer drug therapy were combined in a recent study to simultaneously maximize destruction o ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 09, 2017Immunology
What was initially regarded as a botched experiment in a lab from the Medical University of South Carolina became ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 06, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
There are cancer treatments that work by disrupting the growth of blood vessels that support tumor growth; others aim to ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 29, 2017Immunology
There are more multiple causes of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and more than five approaches to treating it. Well, add ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 21, 2017Immunology
The same immune process that protects the immune system from friendly fire by soothing inflammatory reactions and reduci ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 14, 2017Cancer
A drug, Cabozantinib, has demonstrated efficacy against invasive prostate cancer in mice.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 01, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Understanding the physiology that underlies the transition as a cell moves from being healthy to being cancerous is a cr ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 21, 2017Cancer
Acting like cunning thieves in the night, pancreatic cancer can hack into their microenvironment to selfishly steal the ...NOV 18, 2016Cardiology
Whether you’re young or young at heart, ditching the typical Western diet for a produce-based Mediterranean diet c ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 25, 2016Cancer
A study from the University of Japan finds that certain compounds in onions have anticancer effects against ovarian canc ...AUG 14, 2016Immunology
Image Credit: Guilhem Vellut/Flickr The microenvironment that supports a cancerous tumor also starves the immune cells t ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)
DEC 18, 2018
Videos
The video above features the latest Koch Institute Image Award winner.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 22, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers at the University of Minnesota have developed a technique to stop the movement of cancer cells.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 20, 2018
Immunology
A team at UCSF makes use of new SLICE tool to generate mutations that reveal specific genetic functions.
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
AUG 28, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
According to a research study led by UCLA, a bacteria-like agent used in combination with an immunotherapeutic drug may
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUL 26, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
All cells carry a gene named p53, which has a vital role in shielding the body from cancer. But it can betray cells too.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 19, 2018
Cancer
Malignant glioma has specific invasive patterns of growth within the brain; one structure avoided by tumor cells is the
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
MAY 22, 2018
Cancer
Novel PD-L1/TGF-ß fusion protein for HPV-associated cancers enters phase II clinical trial. Oncology researchers excite
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
MAR 20, 2018
Cancer
Cancer induced reduction in antiviral immune response
Written By:
FEB 15, 2018
Videos
Most people must have heard revolutionary cancer therapy called CAR-T cell therapy, a kind of cancer immunotherapy. It h
...
Written By:
JAN 07, 2018
Microbiology
We host a community of microbes in our guts, and researchers know that specific bacteria in that microbiome are connecte
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 12, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
Hypoxia, as the name indicates, is a condition in which a part of body experiences a lack of oxygen. Tissue hypoxia aris
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JUN 16, 2017
Space & Astronomy
If we ever put astronauts on Mars, we’ll need to be careful in doing so, planning every little detail for their sa
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 12, 2017
Immunology
Johns Hopkins scientists have a new tool against cancer, and it’s a thousand times smaller than a human hai
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 22, 2017
Immunology
Three new approaches to anticancer drug therapy were combined in a recent study to simultaneously maximize destruction o
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 09, 2017
Immunology
What was initially regarded as a botched experiment in a lab from the Medical University of South Carolina became
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 06, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
There are cancer treatments that work by disrupting the growth of blood vessels that support tumor growth; others aim to
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 29, 2017
Immunology
There are more multiple causes of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and more than five approaches to treating it. Well, add
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 21, 2017
Immunology
The same immune process that protects the immune system from friendly fire by soothing inflammatory reactions and reduci
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 14, 2017
Cancer
A drug, Cabozantinib, has demonstrated efficacy against invasive prostate cancer in mice.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 01, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Understanding the physiology that underlies the transition as a cell moves from being healthy to being cancerous is a cr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 21, 2017
Cancer
Acting like cunning thieves in the night, pancreatic cancer can hack into their microenvironment to selfishly steal the
...
NOV 18, 2016
Cardiology
Whether you’re young or young at heart, ditching the typical Western diet for a produce-based Mediterranean diet c
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 25, 2016
Cancer
A study from the University of Japan finds that certain compounds in onions have anticancer effects against ovarian canc
...
AUG 14, 2016
Immunology
Image Credit: Guilhem Vellut/Flickr The microenvironment that supports a cancerous tumor also starves the immune cells t
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)