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Engineered immune cells wipe out deadly childhood brain tumors in mice
News Nov 9, 2026

Engineered immune cells wipe out deadly childhood brain tumors in mice

A new CAR-T cell therapy that switches on only inside the brain eliminated diffuse midline glioma in every mouse tested, and human trials are being planned.
Giulio Prisco 2 min read
Cancer cells tricked into making their own killer drug
News Nov 4, 2026

Cancer cells tricked into making their own killer drug

Researchers use carbon monoxide naturally produced by tumors to build toxic anticancer compounds inside cancer cells while sparing healthy ones.
Giulio Prisco 2 min read
New Vision Transformer Improves AI Screening of Cervical Cells
Mindbytes Oct 21, 2026

New Vision Transformer Improves AI Screening of Cervical Cells

FMCerNet analyzes larger image regions and overlapping abnormalities, improving cervical cell screening and subtype classification in tests on public and private datasets.
Linsey Smith 1 min read
AI Framework Improves Detection of Cancer Immunotherapy Skin Side Effects
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
AI Improves Gene-Pair Selection for Cancer Experiments
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
AI-Designed PROTAC Wipes Out Cancer Protein at Picomolar Dose
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
Directed Evolution Makes an Oncolytic Virus More Potent Against Breast-Cancer Stem-Like Cells
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
Explainable AI Finds Cancer Clues in Tissue Patterns
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
Engineered Probiotic Shrinks Pancreatic Tumors in Mice
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
Sugar Rationing in Infancy Cuts Adult Cancer Risk by Up to 69% and slows aging, Study Finds
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