Potential new approach identified for treating BRCA-related cancers
A new class of drug could effectively treat types of breast, ovarian and prostate cancer...
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Image by Christoph Bock/Max Planck Institute for Informatics via Wikimedia Commons. Depicts a DNA molecule that is methylated on both strands on the centre cytosine.
Machine learning technique detects epigenetic drivers of cancers
Machine learning has been used to predict whether certain epigenetic changes are likely to lead to cancer...
Tumour cells alter 3D structure of DNA to boost activity of oncogenes
Using a new algorithmic approach, scientists have found that cancer cells can hijack the normal chromosome structure to increase the activity of cancer-promoting genes...
Glioblastomas may be fuelled by overactive mitochondria
Existing drugs could treat as many as one in five glioblastomas, a new study has found...
Controlling the immune system with 'invisible stem' cells
A new way of controlling the immune system's 'natural killer' cells has been identified, which could help prevent rejection of transplanted cells...
'Virtual biopsies' could replace tissue biopsies for ovarian cancer
A new scanning technique has the potential to replace tissue biopsies for complicated ovarian cancer patients...
Precision cancer drug targets DNA repair
A new anti-tumour drug that prevents cancer cells from repairing their DNA shows promising results in an early-stage clinical trial...
Women treated for ovarian tumours can conceive
Women treated for early-stage borderline ovarian tumours may still have a chance of becoming pregnant, according to a new study...
Common chromosomal mutations occur in various cancers
Different cancers go through the same genetic changes during their development, according to new research...
Organoids used to study ovarian cancer
Mini versions of mouse reproductive organs have been used to investigate how the most lethal ovarian cancers develop...