malignant melanoma
Researchers use zebrafish to identify new gene linked to melanoma
Thanks to the zebrafish, there is new hope for people with melanoma, an aggressive skin cancer that is responsible for approximately 8,700 deaths each year in…
Tumor microvesicles reveal detailed genetic information
The Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) research team that first discovered tumor-associated RNA in tiny membrane-enclosed sacs released into the bloodstream…
Novel immune system-based gene therapy induces strong responses in metastatic melanoma, sarcoma
The technique, called adoptive immunotherapy, works with the body's immune system to fight cancer. Immune cells, called T lymphocytes, are removed, modified,…
New approaches to skin cancer prevention
As such, new ways of encouraging these people to go to a dermatologist are being introduced, reveals research from the University of Gothenburg presented at…
New screen offers hope for copper deficiency sufferers
Copper deficiency diseases can be devastating. Symptoms can range from crippling neurological degeneration in Menkes disease – a classic copper deficiency…
New strategy developed to diagnose melanoma
Standard microscopic examinations of biopsied tissue can be ambiguous and somewhat subjective, the researchers say, and supplementing standard practice with…