Posts by University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Brain tumor organoids may be key to time-sensitive treatments for glioblastomas
Glioblastoma organoids grown from patient tissue can be rapidly deployed to investigate personalized treatment approaches. …
Read Full ArticleProton therapy lowers risk of side effects in cancer compared to traditional radiation
Study finds proton cancer therapy leads to significantly lower risk of side effects compared with traditional radiation, …
Read Full ArticleResearchers predict 10-year breast cancer recurrence with MRI scans
Study shows that 10-year breast cancer recurrence can be predicted using MRI imaging to characterize breast tumor heterogeneity. …
Read Full ArticleTurning key metabolic process back on could make sarcoma more susceptible to treatment
Researchers find that ramping up expression of metabolic enzyme FBP2 suppresses soft tissue sarcoma progression in mouse models. …
Read Full ArticleBlood test can predict prognosis in deadly brain cancer
Study points to clinical utility of liquid biopsy in glioblastoma. …
Read Full ArticleTuberculous infection is not life-long in most people
A new analysis challenges the longstanding notion that tuberculous infection is a life-long infection that could strike at any time and cause tuberculosis (TB). …
Read Full ArticleNew vaccine prevents herpes in preclinical studies
A novel herpes vaccine protected almost all animal subjects exposed to the virus. …
Read Full ArticleBlocking specific protein could provide new treatment for deadly form of prostate cancer
New findings show that blocking a protein kinase known as CDK7 sets off a chain reaction that results in the death of prostate cancer cells …
Read Full ArticleHelping skin cells differentiate could be key to treating common skin cancer
New study identifies epigenetic regulator that plays a key role in the growth of non-melanoma skin cancers. …
Read Full ArticleTaking out the protein garbage becomes more difficult as neurons age
Penn study finds that as cells age, their ability to remove damaged proteins and structures declines, which could be a risk factor for neurodegenerative brain diseases. …
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