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by La Trobe University edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Robert Egan  Editors’ notes Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Australian researchers have identified two nervous system components that drive tumor growth in gastrointestinal cancers, creating promising new avenues for treatment with existing approved therapies. Our gut contains its very own nervous system and is commonly regarded as the second […]

Peer-Reviewed Publication FAR Publishing Limited image: Dual Roles of Tumor-Derived Exosomes in Cancer and Immunity view moreCredit: The authors. Tiny extracellular vesicles known as exosomes are emerging as key regulators of the tumor microenvironment (TME), influencing how cancer progresses, spreads, and responds to treatment. In a new review published in Med Research, researchers from Haikou Affiliated

by Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research edited by Stephanie Baum, reviewed by Andrew Zinin High fat diet causes obesity and impairs systemic metabolism, regardless of dietary fat source. Credit: Nature Metabolism (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s42255-025-01330-w Obesity elevates the risk of at least 13 major cancers, including those of the breast, colon and liver. It also impairs immune responses that target tumors

An inflammatory feedback loop helps cancer hijack immune responses to spread tumors. Peer-Reviewed Publication Nagoya University image: When cancer cells die, macrophages consume them and produce inflammatory cytokines. This activates JAK and STAT proteins in living cancer cells, enabling them to produce their own Upd3 and creating a growth-promoting feedback loop in fruit flies. Credit: