cancer research

Three Kids With Incurable Brain Tumors Are Disease-Free After First-of-Its-Kind Immune-Cell Trial

Three Kids With Incurable Brain Tumors Are Disease-Free After First-of-Its-Kind Immune-Cell Trial

Some diagnoses come with almost no hope attached. Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma, known as DIPG, is one of them — a brain cancer so aggressive that most children diagnosed with it don’t survive past two years, and surgery isn’t even an option given where it sits in the brain. So when a small team of…

A New Gold-Based Cancer Treatment Could Change How We Fight Tumors

A New Gold-Based Cancer Treatment Could Change How We Fight Tumors

Cancer treatment has come a long way over the past several decades, but one challenge remains stubbornly difficult: destroying cancer cells without harming healthy tissue. Surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation can save lives, yet they often come with significant side effects because healthy cells frequently get caught in the crossfire. Now, researchers at Duke University have…

Cracking a 50-Year Cancer Puzzle: What MIT’s Breakthrough Means for the Future of Treatment
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Cracking a 50-Year Cancer Puzzle: What MIT’s Breakthrough Means for the Future of Treatment

For over half a century, scientists have been chasing one of chemistry’s most elusive goals, the total synthesis of verticillin A, a rare natural compound with powerful anticancer properties. First discovered in a fungus in 1970, verticillin A’s complex structure, packed with multiple rings and delicate sulfur bonds, made it nearly impossible to recreate in…

The Role of Collagen in Keeping Cancer Cells Dormant: A New Frontier in Cancer Treatment
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The Role of Collagen in Keeping Cancer Cells Dormant: A New Frontier in Cancer Treatment

Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide, with 19.3 million new cases and 10 million deaths recorded in 2020 alone (International Agency for Research on Cancer, 2020).  As the global population ages and the prevalence of risk factors such as smoking, obesity, and physical inactivity increases, the cancer burden is expected to rise further….