Study of spliceosome-targeting cancer therapies reveals an overlooked role of mis-spliced RNAs themselves
Endogenous mis-spliced RNA in tumor cells mimics an RNA virus, leading tumor cells to self-destruct as if fighting an infection.
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Taking a closer look into the tumor microenvironment with nano-radiomics
Nano-radiomics analysis of imaging data assesses changes in the tumor microenvironment that cannot be detected with conventional imaging methods.
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Playing with the physics of gels leads to a better kidney cancer treatment
Effectively treating upper tract urothelial cancer – a cancer of the lining of the kidney or the ureter, the long, thin tube that connects that
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The Cancer Genome Atlas ten-year study produces game changers for translational research
Historically, cancer patients have been classified according to the organs where primary tumors present at diagnosis, and clinical trials commonly test drugs that are designed
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Image of the Month: Lighting up blood vessels in a tumor
When a mouse breast tumor is exposed to radio frequency (RF) electric fields the interaction between RF electric fields and the cancer tissue causes tumor vessels to
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Image of the Month: C60 fullerene ‘bucky balls’ help deliver pharmacologic agents to cancer cells
Drs. Steven Curley and Stuart Corr in the Electromagnetic Field and Nanomaterials Research Laboratory at Baylor are linking nanoparticles, such as the C60 fullerene bucky
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