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Newly discovered cancer cell energy pathway blocked with natural substance

Suppression of de novo fatty acid synthesis with ethyl p-methoxycinnamate found to inhibit tumor cell growth Peer-Reviewed Publication Osaka Metropolitan University FacebookXLinkedInWeChatBlueskyMessageWhatsAppEmail image: EMC, a main component of kencur ginger, has shown it can block tumor growth and prevent ATP development. view more  Credit: Osaka Metropolitan University Looking to nature for answers to complex questions can […]

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Tumor diagnostics: AI model detects more than 170 types of cancer

by Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin edited by Gaby Clark, reviewed by Robert Egan   The AI model, crossNN compares the epigenetic data of unknown tumors to the fingerprints of over 8,000 reference tumors. A cross marks the tumor to be examined. The visualization shows the large amount of data on which the model is based. Each dot

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Histotripsy stimulates the immune system to attack cancer cells outside the liver

by Valerie Goodwin, University of Michigan edited by Stephanie Baum, reviewed by Andrew Zinin   Credit: Justine Ross, Michigan Medicine After FDA approval in late 2023, the non-invasive liver tumor treatment histotripsy has been used at University of Michigan Health since early 2024. As the use of histotripsy expands across the state of Michigan and to surrounding states,

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Words matter to people living with cancer. Here’s how verbal microaggressions affect their mental state

by Madhu Neupane Bastola, Margo Louise Turnbull, The Conversation edited by Lisa Lock, reviewed by Andrew Zinin   Credit: Ivan Samkov from Pexels “It’s boiling hot. Why are you still wearing a wig?” Such remarks may sound commonplace and are often not intended to cause harm. But for people living with cancer, they can affect mental well-being and undermine

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Poorly functioning blood vessels linked to muscle wasting in cancer

by University of Illinois at Chicago edited by Gaby Clark, reviewed by Robert Egan   A microscopy image of the three-dimensional blood vessel network in a healthy muscle. Credit: Nature Cancer, reprinted under Creative Commons license A dysfunction in muscle blood vessels could be to blame for the weak muscles and weight loss that most cancer patients experience,

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Alcohol-fueled cancer deaths are on the rise in the US

by Rachel Tompa, University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Andrew Zinin   Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new study led by experts at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, is the first to look at trends over time in alcohol-linked cancer

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‘FLAGGING’ SHOWS PROMISE AGAINST TOUGH CANCERS

MAY 20TH, 2025POSTED BY GEORGIA TECH (Credit: Getty Images) SHARE THIS ARTICLE Facebook Twitter Reddit Email You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. TAGS CANCER UNIVERSITY GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Researchers have created a treatment that could one day unlock a universal strategy for treating some of the hardest-to-treat cancers—like those

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