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Effects of Dietary Nutrients on Disease Mapped

A tool has been created to predict the effects of different diets on both cancerous cells and healthy cells, disentangling the subtle metabolic changes associated with different types of nutrients and the link between diet and disease.
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Tumor Immunotherapy Response May be Predicted by “Hard-To-Lose” Mutations

A subset of mutations, termed persistent mutations, could help predict immunotherapy responses.
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Bottlebrush-Shaped Nanoparticle Targets Cancers With Multiple Drugs

Using bottlebrush-shaped nanoparticles that can be loaded with multiple drugs, researchers calculated and delivered the optimal ratio of three cancer drugs used to treat multiple myeloma.
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Artificial Skin Opens the Way Towards New Skin Cancer Treatments

Researchers using artificial human skin have studied what happens when normal cells turn into cancer cells, and have managed to block invasive skin cancer growth in their model.
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Cancer Cells Shrink or Expand To Resist Treatments

The size of cancer cells could be a good indicator of how they will respond to different treatments, as new research reports that cancer cells can change in size to survive.
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Nerve Cell Protein Promotes Aggressive Prostate Cancer

Neuroendocrine prostate cancer is a highly aggressive disease with no effective treatments. A new study has uncovered some of the drivers of the disease with the goal of developing successful therapies against the disease.
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Discovery of New Cell Signaling Pathway Could Boost Cancer Treatment

A new cell signaling pathway that protects DNA during cell replication has been identified, which could be targeted to boost the potency of cancer therapeutics.
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How Our Cells’ Skeletons Can Influence Cancer Metastasis

Actin filaments play a key role in cell stability and motility as part of the cell skeleton. In new research, scientists have uncovered how actin can influence metastasis.
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Brain Cancer Gene Linked to Radiotherapy Resistance Identified

New research has uncovered a gene in brain cancers that is linked to resistance to radiotherapy.
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Seaweed Sugar Stimulates Immune System To Suppress Skin Cancer Cells

A dietary plant sugar found in seaweeds has been shown to increase the number of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes and promote antitumor immunity, helping to suppress skin cancer growth.
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