Revolutionary new vaccine prevents diseases caused by DNA viruses
Scientists have developed a new approach to stopping viral infections: a so-called live-attenuated, replication-defective DNA virus vaccine.
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Joseph Shavit
- 3 days ago
Study uncovers why most life-long smokers never develop lung cancer
Cigarette smoking is overwhelmingly the main cause of lung cancer, yet only a minority of smokers develop the disease.
Joseph Shavit
- Nov 17
Critical lung cancer breakthrough made by ECU researchers
Treatment for lung cancer has improved in recent years — and a new Edith Cowan University study has found how to make it even more effective
Joseph Shavit
- Nov 17
'Natural killer cells' deliver dramatic results as new cancer therapy
Albert Einstein College of Medicine research team used different human immune cells known as natural killer (NK) cells with dramatic results
Joseph Shavit
- Nov 15
Researchers create killer T cells to eradicate cancer
T cells snuggle up to targeted diseased cells and form an intimate junction between the two, called the ‘cytotoxic immunological synapse’.
Joseph Shavit
- Nov 13
The exceptional case of a person who survived 12 tumors revolutionizing cancer treatment
The work also shows how a new technique—single-cell analysis—can detect tumours at very early stages, or a predisposition to developing them
Joseph Shavit
- Nov 12
Breakthrough research uses copper to fight cancer
New research about how cancer-related proteins bind the metal and how they interact with other proteins, opens up potential new drug targets
Joseph Shavit
- Nov 5
Cancer-treating drug breakthrough achieved by Stanford researchers
Stanford University researchers have discovered a rapid and sustainable way to synthetically produce a promising cancer-fighting compound.
Joseph Shavit
- Nov 4
Breakthrough drug increases human life span by 30%
Scientists may never find the elixir of life, but one day, protecting our cells from aging may be as easy as taking a pill.
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 28
Scientists construct synthetic molecule that destroys cancer cells
Researchers developed a new synthetic molecule that combines a tumor-targeting agent with another molecule that triggers immune activation.
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 27
New research uncovers why most life-long smokers never develop lung cancer
Cigarette smoking is overwhelmingly the main cause of lung cancer, yet only a minority of smokers develop the disease.
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 22
In-home saliva test diagnoses cancer with 90% accuracy
An AI-based home screening test to detect oral and throat cancers from saliva samples is now available in the United States
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 19
Breakthrough cancer drug activates immune cells to destroy tumors
A new therapeutic approach prevents the growth of metastatic tumors in mice by forcing cancer cells into a dormant state.
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 18
Groundbreaking cancer research reverts cancer cells back into normal cells
In a new way to treat triple-negative breast cancer, researchers have differentiated cancer cells to convert them into less harmful cells.
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 17
Researchers make major lung cancer discovery
Immunotherapy has emerged as a major weapon in the battle against non-small cell lung cancer, making up 80-85 per cent of all lung cancers.
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 17
Researchers unlock the power of our emotional memory
You may not realize it, but each time you recall a memory—like your first time riding a bike or walking into your high school prom.
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 15
Scientists use killer T cells to eradicate cancer
As a part of our immune defences, cytotoxic T cells – or killer T cells – seek out and destroy cells that are infected or cancerous.
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 15
Scientists discover protein that can reverse muscle aging
A University at Buffalo-led research team has shown that a protein is effective at reversing aging in skeletal muscle cells.
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 12
Researchers discover major new contributor to Alzheimer's disease
Research reports for the first time a pathway that begins in the gut and ends with a potent pro-inflammatory toxin in brain cells.
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 11
Scientists use exploding "micro-bubbles" to destroy cancer cells
Once the ultrasound is activated, the microbubbles explode like smart and targeted warheads, creating holes in cancer cells' membranes.