Mindbytes Oct 15, 2026 AI Framework Improves Detection of Cancer Immunotherapy Skin Side Effects Researchers develop a human-supervised AI system that identifies immunotherapy-related skin complications more accurately and reduces medical-record review time by approximately one-third. Linsey Smith 1 min read
Mindbytes Oct 12, 2026 AI Improves Gene-Pair Selection for Cancer Experiments Borrowed experimental data helps researchers choose promising gene combinations. Linsey Smith 1 min read
Mindbytes Oct 9, 2026 Directed Evolution Makes an Oncolytic Virus More Potent Against Breast-Cancer Stem-Like Cells Laboratory evolution produced viral clones that killed chemotherapy-resistant breast-cancer stem-like cells more effectively than the original strain. Linsey Smith 1 min read
Mindbytes Sep 30, 2026 Explainable AI Finds Cancer Clues in Tissue Patterns What can cellular neighborhoods reveal about cancer? SpaCEy AI links tissue patterns to patient outcomes and highlights the features behind its predictions, offering researchers a clearer view of disease. gizmo guru 1 min read
Mindbytes Aug 12, 2026 AI-Designed PROTAC Wipes Out Cancer Protein at Picomolar Dose DCL05, an AI-guided degrader, eliminates the CLIP1-LTK fusion protein at 40 picomolar — clearing both kinase and scaffolding functions that standard inhibitors miss. Linsey Smith 1 min read
Mindbytes Aug 12, 2026 Sugar Rationing in Infancy Cuts Adult Cancer Risk by Up to 69% and slows aging, Study Finds UK rationing data shows early-life sugar restriction halves liver and prostate cancer risk, lengthens telomeres by 2.2 years, and reshapes taste for life. Linsey Smith 1 min read
News Nov 11, 2024 Scientist successfully treats her own cancer with viruses A scientist who is a cancer patient decided to cure herself with oncolytic viruses. She has now been cancer-free for four years. Giulio Prisco 2 min read
Mindbytes Jul 15, 2026 DNA-Shredding CRISPR Enzyme Takes Aim at Cancer Cells, Including "Undruggable" Tumors Scientists designed CRISPR to self-destruct tumor cells carrying p53 mutations, a target no drug has ever reached. A Nature paper details the approach for ovarian, pancreatic, and lung cancers. Linsey Smith 1 min read
News Aug 20, 2026 Personalized mRNA vaccine improves outcomes after melanoma surgery A custom treatment built from each patient's tumor mutations, given with an existing immunotherapy, met its main goals in a large late-stage study and relies on computational ranking of targets. Giulio Prisco 2 min read
Mindbytes Aug 19, 2026 Engineered Probiotic Shrinks Pancreatic Tumors in Mice University of Chicago scientists rewired Bifidobacterium longum to pump SumIL-2 inside tumors, suppressing pancreatic cancer growth in mouse models. Linsey Smith 1 min read