Cancer

A new study suggests that COVID-19 may slightly increase the risk of lung cancer by triggering a biological chain reaction in the lungs, driven by the virus’s spike protein, that promotes inflammation, scarring, and tumor-friendly […]

A majority of people with advanced cancers endure cachexia, a muscle-, fat-, and organ-wasting condition that is currently incurable and can be life-threatening. Detecting and intervening early can slow progression, but poor understanding of how […]

A new study co-led by the Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) shows that some lung cancers can change identity as they evolve, shifting from one cancer type to another in ways that may make them […]

Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered that a specific long non-coding RNA activates oncogenic signaling pathways in prostate cancer cells and drives tumor progression, underscoring its potential as a therapeutic target, according to a recent study […]

Researchers at the University of Minnesota Medical School have developed a new method called PARTAGE that provides a clearer picture of how the genome is regulated and disrupted in diseases like cancer. The findings were […]

Glioma is a tumor of the central nervous system that originates from glial cells, which support neurons in the brain. In the less aggressive, slow-progressing forms, gliomas are often found in children and youth. Glial […]

The immune system is designed to protect us against viruses and bacteria. In autoimmune diseases, however, the immune system instead attacks the body’s own cells. Conditions such as systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus) and rheumatoid arthritis […]

Researchers have developed a new tool to help clinicians tailor personalized treatment plans for patients with a rare blood cancer called chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML). The tool, called the international CMML Prognostic Scoring System (iCPSS), […]

AI models can generate more complete summaries of complex cancer pathology reports than physicians, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study that tested six models developed by Meta, Google, DeepSeek and Mistral AI.This article was […]

For more than a decade, a class of drugs called BET inhibitors has been tested in cancer trials with high expectations. The biology looked promising. Many cancers depend on oncogenes that “Bromo- and Extra-Terminal domain” […]