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
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
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 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
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
Mindbytes May 22, 2026 Cancer Study Finds Expansion of Tumor-Reactive Cells New translational data demonstrate Pelareorep's ability to activate tumor-specific immune responses in KRAS-mutant pancreatic and breast cancers. Linsey Smith 1 min read
News Jul 8, 2026 A Gym Supplement Turns Out to Fuel the Immune System's Anti-Cancer Machinery UCLA researchers discovered that creatine fuels the immune system's cancer-fighting command cells, opening a surprising new avenue for future immunotherapies. gizmo guru 2 min read