Tag: cancer
Lung cancer rates have decreased for the Marlboro Man, but have...
Estelamari Rodriguez, University of Miami
When many people think of an average lung cancer patient, they often imagine an...
People produce endocannabinoids – similar to compounds found in marijuana –...
Prakash Nagarkatti, University of South Carolina and Mitzi Nagarkatti, University of South Carolina
Over the past two decades, a...
CBD is not a cure-all – here’s what science says about...
Kent E Vrana, Penn State
Over the last five years, an often forgotten piece of U.S. federal legislation –...
Does this cause cancer? How scientists determine whether a chemical is...
Brad Reisfeld, Colorado State University
People are exposed to numerous chemicals throughout their lifetimes. These chemicals can be from...
Moderna’s experimental cancer vaccine treats but doesn’t prevent melanoma – a biochemist...
Mark R. O'Brian, University at Buffalo
Media outlets have reported the encouraging findings of clinical trials for a new...
Sitting all day is terrible for your health – now, a...
Keith Diaz, Columbia University
The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.
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Anti-cancer CAR-T therapy reengineers T cells to kill tumors – and...
Gregory Allen, University of California, San Francisco
Teaching the body’s immune cells to recognize and fight cancer is one...
How cancer cells can become immortal – new research finds a...
Pattra Chun-On, University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences and Jonathan Alder, University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences
A defining characteristic of...