56 million Americans unknowingly exposed to secondhand smoke
A study led by members of the UF Health Cancer Center found more than half of American adults have been recently exposed to secondhand tobacco smoke.
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UF researchers’ genetic detection discovery has implications for medical diagnostic testing
Researchers led by Piyush Jain, Ph.D., have found a new use for “genetic scissors” to detect RNA.
In hepatocellular carcinoma with bone metastases, multiple factors drive survival
Ilyas Sahin, M.D., was interviewed by Physician's Weekly about his new study analyzing data on hepatocellular carcinoma with bone metastases.
A quest to drug RNA
Matthew Disney’s research using small molecules that target RNA is featured in a story in The Scientist.
Research Snapshot: UF researchers shed light on role of bacterial metabolite in colorectal cancer mutations
The study suggests that colibactin may exacerbate mutations associated with colorectal cancer.
Mutations in blood stem cells can exacerbate colon cancer
Researchers led by Olga Guryanova, Ph.D., have discovered how age-related changes in the blood system can make certain colon cancers grow faster.
Research explores mechano-medicine and cancer drug resistance
A review led by Xin Tang, Ph.D., explores novel mechanobiology-empowered medicines to suppress cancer.
UF researchers create powerful cancer-targeting compound
UF medicinal chemists and cancer biologists created a chemical compound that helped cells dispose of proteins that cause cancer cells to grow.
Sherise Rogers, M.D., on the NEO-Nal-IRI Trial in pancreatic adenocarcinoma
In an interview with OncLive, Sherise Rogers, M.D., discussed preoperative treatment of patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma.
Raymond Mailhot Vega, M.D., on outcomes with axillary surgery in breast cancer post-neoadjuvant chemo
In an interview with OncLive, Raymond Mailhot Vega, M.D., discussed axillary surgery in patients with breast cancer previously given neoadjuvant chemotherapy.
