Researchers at Integra Therapeutics, in collaboration with the Pompeu Fabra University (UPF) Department of Medicine and Life Sciences (MELIS) and the Center for Genomic Regulation (CRG), have designed and experimentally validated new synthetic proteins that can edit the human genome more efficiently than proteins provided by nature. This work, a global pioneer published today in the journal Nature Biotechnology, will be of great use in improving the current gene editing tools used in biotechnology research and personalized medicine by developing cellular (CAR-T) and gene therapies, especially to treat cancer and rare diseases.

BUFFALO, NY - October 1, 2025 – Oncotarget is proud to announce that its Editor-in-Chief, Wafik S. El-Deiry, MD, PhD, FACP, will chair the WIN Symposium as the Oncology Track of the Advancing Precision Medicine (APM) Annual Conference held October 3–4, 2025, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia.

The Keck School of Medicine of USC has been recognized for its commitment to partnering with its neighbors in Los Angeles to identify and address their critical needs. The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) has chosen the Keck School of Medicine for this year’s prestigious Spencer Foreman Award for Outstanding Community Engagement. The Keck School of Medicine of USC has a long-standing tradition of prioritizing community as a core pillar of its mission, alongside education, research, and patient care. This commitment is reflected in a broad array of initiatives aimed at supporting residents near the Health Sciences and University Park campuses, as well as various neighborhoods throughout Los Angeles. The school’s programs encompass everything from health and wellness education to outreach and inclusion for cutting-edge clinical trials to scalable, evidence-based programs that address the biggest health challenges facing local communities.

Cruciferous vegetables like radish, broccoli and kale offer significant health benefits, especially when they are consumed as microgreens, or as young seedlings harvested early. The little plants contain nutrients such as vitamins; minerals; bioactive antioxidants, like polyphenols; and glucosinolates, which have cancer-fighting potential. But microgreens are highly perishable and lose nutritional value quickly. In an effort to boost the impact and accessibility of microgreens, a team of researchers at Penn State conducted a study of how hot air drying — a cheap and relatively easy preservation technique — affects the availability of key nutrients and plant compounds that benefit health.

A Memorial Sloan Kettering research team aims to find new ways to stop the most common and deadly form of ovarian cancer — high-grade serous ovarian cancer — from recurring with the help of a method they developed for tracking the evolution of treatment resistant cells in ovarian cancer using blood tests.