Innovative Method to Reprogram Immune Cells for Cancer Defense
A groundbreaking collaboration involving four groups at MIT, under the leadership of principal investigators Laura L. Kiessling, Jeremiah A. Johnson,…
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Innovative Method Detects Infections in Cancer Patients
Cancer treatments like chemotherapy are known for their effectiveness in fighting cancer cells, but they often come at a cost—namely,…
mRNA Technology Against Cancer Breakthroughs Revealed
Have you ever imagined if training your immune system to target cancer cells could be as straightforward as getting it…
Engineering Proteins for Cancer Treatment Advances
Oscar Molina, a first-generation immigrant, faced the often-predictable career paths of doctor or lawyer as a child. Although initially on…
AI Model Predicts Breast Tumor Progression to Invasive Cancer
Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), a preinvasive tumor, has the potential to advance to an aggressive form of breast cancer,…
Innovative Method for Miniaturizing Cancer Cell Production
Groundbreaking research from the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) has led to the development of an innovative approach…
Cell Signaling Breakthrough Could Boost Precision Cancer Treatment
Researchers have recently launched an extensive database detailing human protein kinases and their binding sites, marking a significant advancement for…
Nanoscale Techniques for Cancer Treatment Advances
When Paula Hammond stepped onto MIT’s campus as a first-year student in the early 1980s, she questioned whether she truly…
MIT Faculty Tackles Cancer Grand Challenges Together
Exciting breakthroughs are on the horizon as Cancer Grand Challenges has revealed the five winning teams for 2024, featuring five…
Rapid Gene Editing Tool Identifies Cancer Mutation Effects
Tumors are known to harbor mutations across numerous genes, each affected in unique ways—from simple substitutions of one DNA nucleotide…
How early-stage cancer cells evade the immune system
Our immune system is like a vigilant guard, tasked with identifying and eliminating cells that have undergone cancerous mutations. Yet,…
Cancer vaccine shows clinical progress in hitchhiking approach
Therapeutic cancer vaccines represent a cutting-edge approach to combating malignancies. The premise is simple: when patients receive injections of peptide…
AI Risk Prediction Offers New Hope for Early Pancreatic Cancer
Since the first documented case of pancreatic cancer emerged in the 18th century, researchers have embarked on a complex journey…
Researchers enhance blood tests for cancer detection and monitoring
Tumors continuously release fragments of DNA from dying cells, which temporarily circulate in a patient’s bloodstream before being rapidly degraded.…
Inhalable Sensors May Lead to Early Lung Cancer Detection
Imagine a future where diagnosing lung cancer is as straightforward as inhaling tiny nanoparticle sensors and simply providing a urine…