In study, test proved able to detect and localize more than 20 types of cancer with a high degree of accuracy Test detected methylation patterns associated with cancer in free-floating DNA i... Read more
A new study by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute scientists suggests it may be possible to prevent tumors from recurring and to eradicate metastatic growths by implanting a gel containing immunot... Read more
A personal cancer treatment vaccine that targets distinctive “neoantigens” on tumor cells has been shown to stimulate a potent, safe, and highly specific immune anti-tumor response in melano... Read more
Study identifies molecule critical to asthma-causing cell’s survival Scientists led by molecular immunologists at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (... Read more
A new study conducted by scientists from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute at Harvard Medical School and Karolinska Institutet presents very promising results for the treatment of the cancer... Read more
Designed to target skin cancer, the implantable vaccine opens a door to treating many cancers and inflammatory diseases A cross-disciplinary team of scientists, engineers, and clinicians ann... Read more
Scientists team with business innovators to tackle research hurdles In a study that represents a potential cultural shift in how basic science research can be conducted, researchers from Har... Read more
“These findings suggest that a reversible, oral male contraceptive may be possible” The development of a male contraceptive pill has long proven to be elusive, but findings from... Read more
BIND-014 is the first targeted and programmed nanomedicine to enter human clinical studies A team of scientists, engineers and physicians from Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH), Dana-... Read more
An ambitious plan for curing cancer in a businesslike way is in the works RON DEPINHO is a man on a mission. Oddly, though, he does not yet know exactly what that mission is. Dr DePin... Read more