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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 14-Dec-2025 04:11 ET (14-Dec-2025 09:11 GMT/UTC)

New imaging tech promises to help doctors better diagnose and treat skin cancers

University of Arizona
Grant and Award Announcement

Fueled by a $2.7 million award from the National Institutes of Health, an interdisciplinary research team is developing non-invasive imaging technology that will help clinicians overcome current challenges of obtaining high-resolution images from deep inside tissue.

Funder: NIH/National Institutes of Health

Paul Boutros named cancer center director at Sanford Burnham Prebys

Sanford Burnham Prebys
Business Announcement

Renowned data scientist Paul Boutros, PhD, MBA, has been named the new director of the National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute. He is the first computational biologist to oversee an NCI-designated cancer center, a network of 73 basic, clinical and comprehensive centers created as part of the National Cancer Act of 1971.

Researchers develop new method for generating natural killer cells to fight cancer

Chinese Academy of Sciences Headquarters
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Chinese researchers have developed a novel method to efficiently engineer natural killer (NK) cells for cancer immunotherapy.

Journal: Nature Biomedical Engineering

University of Oklahoma researcher awarded funding to bridge gap between molecular data and tissue architecture

University of Oklahoma
Grant and Award Announcement

Marmar Moussa has received a U.S. National Science Foundation CAREER award to develop advanced computational tools that could transform how scientists study disease at the cellular level, particularly in cancer and tissue remodeling.

Funder: U.S. National Science Foundation

St. Jude ranks in top 10 of U.S. News Best Children’s Hospitals for Cancer

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Grant and Award Announcement

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital was recognized today as one of the top 10 pediatric cancer hospitals for the 18th consecutive year by U.S. News & World Report, one week after Forbes recognized the hospital as the nation's #2 employer for healthcare professionals.

New research helps model how the immune system shapes cancer development

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Peer-Reviewed Publication

MSK research sheds light on how the innate immune system interacts with developing cancer cells. This includes clarification on viral mimicry.

Journal: Cell Genomics
Funder: NIH/National Cancer Institute

New drug combination offers hope for men with advanced prostate cancer

University College London
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new drug combination could significantly delay the progression of a life-threatening form of prostate cancer in men with specific genetic mutations, finds a major international trial led by UCL researchers.

Journal: Nature Medicine

Teens in distress turn to tobacco but need more help to quit

University of California - Davis Health
Peer-Reviewed Publication

UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center study finds youth with mental health struggles are screened for tobacco use but rarely get advice on how to quit.

Journal: Pediatrics Open Science
Funder: UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, Tobacco Cessation Policy Research Center, Tobacco Cessation Policy Research Center

Microplastics found to change gut microbiome in first human-sample study

Beyond
Reports and Proceedings

New research presented today at UEG Week 2025 shows that microplastics – plastic particles smaller than 5mm commonly found in the environment – can alter the human gut microbiome, with some changes resembling patterns linked to depression and colorectal cancer.

Meeting: UEG Week 2025

Former Scripps Research assistant professor awarded 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Scripps Research Institute
Grant and Award Announcement

Shimon Sakaguchi is honored for his revolutionary discovery of regulatory T cells—revealing how “immune tolerance” impacts autoimmune diseases, cancer and more.

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