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Turning Up the Heat: Dana-Farber Scientists Describe Key Molecular Shift in Brown Fat Cells
Brown fat is a specialized tissue that has developed a host of important functions over the course of evolution. One of the most critical: the ability to produce heat in response to low temperatures by burning energy.
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Early Detection and Interception Research Shows Promise at ASH
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute investigators are leading three separate studies with encouraging results related to the early detection and interception of multiple myeloma.
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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Faculty Among World's Most Highly Cited Researchers
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is proud to announce that 42 of its researchers have been named to the Highly Cited Researchers list of 2024, released today by the Institute for Scientific Information at Clarivate.
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Building in Access from the Start: Five Efforts by the Centers for Early Detection and Interception
Dana-Farber’s Centers for Early Detection and Interception, founded in 2023, aim to detect cancer early, when there is a greater chance of treating and curing that cancer.
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Dana-Farber Researchers ‘Hijack’ Gut Bacteria to Design Novel Form of Cancer Immunotherapy
Tumors are experts at dodging the immune system. This evasion not only helps to ensure their survival, but also has important implications for treatment.
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Rapid Blood Cancer Diagnostic Could Speed Decisions and Save Lives
Researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have created a CRISPR-based rapid molecular diagnostic for two forms of leukemia that are driven by mutations that involve gene fusions.
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Study Finds Unexpected Role for Odd-Man-Out Member of CDK Protein Family
In the family of cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) proteins, CDK5 always seemed to be a misfit. Despite being structurally similar to other CDKs, and despite the “cyclin” in its name, it did not participate in the family business of ushering cells through the cycle of growth and division.
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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Leads the Launch of IGNITE Consortium to Eradicate Health Inequities in Pediatric Cancer Care
In a bold step toward addressing the stark disparities in pediatric cancer care, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is taking the lead in launching IGNITE—the first national, pediatric hematology-oncology health equity research consortium.
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Prostate Cancer Vaccines: What’s the Latest?
Like all vaccines, prostate cancer vaccines work by stimulating the body’s immune system. Unlike vaccines for the flu, COVID-19 and other infections, which protect against disease, prostate cancer vaccines are a form of treatment.?
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Adolescent Glioma Subtype Responds to CDK4/6 Inhibitor
CDK4/6 inhibitors, which are already FDA approved for the treatment of other forms of cancer, show early signs of promise in the treatment of a subtype of pediatric high-grade glioma, according to new research from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Institute of Cancer Research in London.
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Researchers Customize AI Tools for Digital Pathology
Scientists from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Weill Cornell Medicine have developed and tested new artificial intelligence (AI) tools tailored to digital pathology—a relatively new field that uses high-resolution digital images that are created from tissue samples to diagnose diseases and inform treatment decisions.
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Dana-Farber and Gustave Roussy to Hold Third Transatlantic Exchange: Annual Scientific Conference Dedicated to Advancing Oncology Research and Practice
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Gustave Roussy (Grand Paris, Villejuif, France) have announced that the Third Transatlantic Exchange in Oncology Conference will address Liquid Biopsy as an Emerging Approach in Precision Cancer Medicine.