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Gene involved in sense of smell could play a role in the spread of breast cancer to the brain

Gene involved in sense of smell could play a role in the spread of breast cancer to the brain

by Nicole Yap | Jan 14, 2022 | Blog

An olfactory receptor gene that aids in the sense of smell may also play a role in the metastasis of breast cancer to the brain, bones and lung, researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in the USA have found. The team further discovered that inhibiting...

$8M from Snow Medical Research Foundation to improve outcomes for breast cancer patients

by Nicole Yap | Nov 18, 2021 | Blog

A physician scientist whose research focuses on an important but overlooked problem in cancer biology has been awarded one of three $8 million Snow Fellowships. Announced today by the Snow Medical Research Foundation, the Fellowships are awarded to young, outstanding...
What to Know About Galleri, the New Blood Test Said to Detect More Than 50 Different Types of Cancer

What to Know About Galleri, the New Blood Test Said to Detect More Than 50 Different Types of Cancer

by Nicole Yap | Nov 10, 2021 | Blog

Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the US—and it has been for years, according to data from JAMA published in March. And while a large number of people often survive the disease, thanks to ever-evolving medical treatments, many people are still diagnosed...
Cancer cells mobilising the nervous system? Let’s use them to inhibit the tumour

Cancer cells mobilising the nervous system? Let’s use them to inhibit the tumour

by Nicole Yap | Nov 10, 2021 | Blog

Researchers at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology have developed an innovative treatment for breast cancer, based on analgesic nanoparticles that target the nervous system. The study, published in Science Advances, was led by Professor Avi Schroeder and...
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by Nicole Yap | Oct 28, 2021 | Blog

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