Generating Oxygen Within Cells
Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have developed a never-before-seen method to generate oxygen molecules within cells. Oxygen is essential for aerobic respiration, which releases...
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Predicting the Efficacy of Chemotherapy With Artificial Intelligence
This new method of assessment is more effective in predicting chemotherapy response as compared to previous studies. According to the World Cancer Research Fund International, gastric cancer is the...
Determinant Transcription Factor Responsible for Tumorigenicity of Glioblastoma Stem Cells Discovered
A transcription factor has been identified to be the main factor responsible for the tendency of glioblastoma stem cells to form tumours. A group of researchers, guided by Professor Fang Zhiyou and...
Making Strides Against Liver Cancer With Transformative Cellular Therapy
Cancer is one of the leading causes of death in the world and arguably the most heart-wrenching. In Singapore, liver cancer is the third deadliest cancer among men and the fifth among women. In fact,...
Colour-Modified Mice Tissues Allow for Higher-Resolution Imaging
Researchers have developed a mouse model with colour-changing tissues that help to identify and eliminate background noise in photoacoustic imaging. Researchers at Duke University and the Albert...
Nano-Sized Magnets Enclosed Within Bacteria Individually Characterised for the First Time
This discovery has the potential to enhance the development of hyperthermia cancer treatment, where the magnetic nanoparticles are steered and heated up by magnetic fields to locally destroy cancer...
Potential Cancer Growth Retarding Biomolecule Discovered
Researchers have discovered a DNA derivative that inhibits a key enzyme associated with the worsening of the excessive growth of cancer cells, showing promise as an antiproliferative cancer...
How the Suppression of AMPK by Growth Factor Midkine Promotes Cancer Progression
Scientists have discovered a novel function of the growth factor Midkine and how it contributes to cancer cell proliferation by mediating AMPK signalling. Led by Professor Piao Hailong from the...
NIR-II-responsive Nickel-based Therapy Opens a New Door for Synergistic Oncotherapy
Scientists have successfully developed a PEGylation urchin-like nickel nanocluster for synergistic photothermal-chemodynamic therapy, overcoming previous limitations limiting their clinical...
GE Healthcare and National Cancer Centre Singapore Collaborate on AI-Driven Research to Improve Cancer Care
The collaboration is the first of its kind for GE Healthcare in the Asia-Pacific region and will focus on how artificial intelligence (AI) driven research can be used to improve cancer care. GE...
SCG Cell Therapy and A*STAR’s BTI Collaborate to Advance Antibody Development for Infectious Diseases and Cancer Treatments
The collaboration will see novel therapeutic antibody discovery and CMC process development to produce more effective, safer and affordable treatments. Singapore-based SCG Cell Therapy Pte Ltd...
Innovation in Oncology Management, A Promising Look for Patients
How artificial intelligence is paving the way for better cancer management. by Jennifer Cho Early Screening and Detection Key to Driving Better Patient Outcomes Effective management of cancer...