Understanding how deadly lung cancers control the local immune system
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public domain Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered how a protein found in a deadly type of lung cancer ...
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Dual immunotherapy and chemotherapy prove beneficial for specific subgroup of lung cancer patients
Immunogenomic correlates and clinical outcomes with PCP chemoimmunotherapy in patients with STK11 and/or KEAP1 mutant advanced NSCLC. Credit: Nature (2024). ...
New microchip captures exosomes for faster, more sensitive detection of lung cancer from a blood test
The twisted disk shape of the gold nanoparticle creates chirality, or asymmetry, ensuring strong interaction with light. The central cavity ...
Banning tobacco sales among young people could prevent 1.2 million lung cancer deaths, study finds
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public domain Creating a generation of people who never smoke could prevent 1.2 million lung cancer deaths worldwide, ...
Mouse study shows combination treatment improves response to lung cancer immunotherapy
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute, in collaboration with Revolution Medicines, tested a combination of treatments ...
Wearable lung patch uses deep learning to detect asthma and COPD
The microchip sensor is slightly larger than a coin. Credit: StethX and Georgia Institute of Technology. Wheezing, a high-pitched whistling ...
Study finds that both TGF-beta and RAS signaling are necessary for lung cancer metastasis
Tissue section from a mouse model of lung metastasis showing cancer cells (green) that have attracted and activated fibroblasts (red) ...
Immune protection against tuberculosis reinfection is provided by cells that dampen lung inflammation, study finds
Anti-CD4 antibody infusion depleted CD4+ T cells in anatomical compartments in cynomolgus macaques. Credit: Immunity (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2024.08.002 The body's ...
New prognostic biomarker identified in small cell lung cancer
Graphic summary. Credit: iScience (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.110413 Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is a fast-growing, highly malignant subtype of lung ...
Engineers design similar drug nanocarrier to evade lung defense lines
This diagram shows that PEG-BB molecules, these bottlebrush-shaped objects, move through and beyond the mucus and periciliary layers to be ...
