Prostate Cancer News
July 13, 2026
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July 10, 2026 A naturally occurring bacterium from amphibian intestines completely eliminated colorectal tumors in mice with a single treatment by both attacking cancer cells and activating the immune system.The findings point to a promising new type of cancer …
July 8, 2026 Tiny silica nanoparticles engineered to seek out prostate cancer caused tumor cells to self-destruct and supercharged the immune system in preclinical mouse studies.Combined with immunotherapy, the treatment produced complete remissions in multiple …
July 5, 2026 Researchers have identified the brain circuitry that links deep sleep with the release of growth hormone, revealing how the two regulate each other.The newly discovered feedback loop helps explain …
July 1, 2026 Could something as simple as vitamin C help support a healthier aging brain? In a study of more than 2,000 older adults in Japan, researchers found that people with lower vitamin C levels in their blood also tended to have less gray matter and …
June 27, 2026 Researchers have identified a vitamin B12–based compound that can cross the blood-brain barrier and home in on glioblastoma tumors.In animal studies, the compound accumulated preferentially in tumor tissue and delivered sustained nitric oxide …
June 25, 2026 Vitamin B12 is needed in microscopic amounts, but a shortage can have major effects on health and energy.
The vitamin was first linked to a lifesaving liver treatment for pernicious anemia nearly 100 years ago.Today, researchers are finding that …
June 24, 2026 A study of nearly 300 people across northern Britain found that vitamin D levels often stay low all year in groups most at risk.Surprisingly, summer sunshine did not significantly boost vitamin D levels among older adults or people from minoritized …
June 20, 2026 Scientists have discovered that a gene normally considered a DNA-protecting “good guy” can become dangerous when cells make too much of it.The gene, EXO1, acts like molecular scissors that help repair DNA, but when overproduced it starts cutting …
June 6, 2026 Supplements are often marketed as shortcuts to better health, but for many older adults, the real issue is whether they have a specific deficiency.Vitamins like B12 and D can play an important role when levels are low, while protein may be one of …
May 27, 2026 Vitamin B12 has long been seen as a health hero, helping the body make red blood cells, repair DNA, and keep nerves functioning properly.
But scientists are discovering that the story may be more complicated than simply “more is better.” While …
May 27, 2026 Scientists in Japan have created powerful new vitamin K-based compounds that may help the brain regenerate lost neurons — a breakthrough that could one day change how diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s are treated.By combining vitamin …
May 23, 2026 A surprising study suggests vitamin D2 supplements may reduce the body’s levels of vitamin D3 — the more effective form of vitamin D.Researchers found D3 not only boosts vitamin D status more …
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May 19, 2026 Low vitamin D levels could be quietly making breast cancer surgery recovery far more painful.In a new study, patients deficient in vitamin D were three times more likely to experience moderate to …
May 17, 2026 A new nanotechnology treatment reversed Alzheimer’s symptoms in mice by restoring the brain’s natural cleanup system.
The specially engineered nanoparticles helped clear toxic amyloid proteins …
May 15, 2026 Scientists have uncovered a surprising dark side to vitamin B2: it may help cancer cells stay alive.The vitamin supports a cellular shield that protects tumors from ferroptosis, a form of programmed …
May 12, 2026 Researchers found a new way to kill harmful “zombie” cells that linger after chemotherapy and help cancers become more aggressive.
These senescent cells survive by relying on a protective protein …
Apr.28, 2026 Scientists at MIT discovered that chaotic laser light can spontaneously form a highly focused beam instead of scattering—if the conditions are just right.This “pencil beam” enabled them to …
Apr.28, 2026 A daily vitamin D supplement may quietly supercharge chemotherapy.
In a small study, women who took low doses alongside treatment were far more likely to see their cancer vanish than those who …
Apr.7, 2026 Scientists at Cornell University may be closing in on the long-sought “holy grail” of male contraception: a safe, reversible, nonhormonal method …
Apr.7, 2026 Vitamin D levels in midlife may play a bigger role in long-term brain health than previously thought.In a study following nearly 800 people over 16 years, those with higher vitamin D levels in their …
Mar.
16, 2026 A redesigned cancer immunotherapy is showing striking early results after decades of disappointment with similar drugs.Researchers engineered a more powerful CD40 agonist antibody and changed how …
Mar.15, 2026 A major clinical trial has delivered an unexpected twist in the search for ways to fight COVID-19 and its lingering effects.Researchers at Mass …
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3, 2026 Scientists have identified a crucial molecular switch that decides whether pancreatic cancer cells resist chemotherapy or respond to it.The key player, a gene called GATA6, keeps tumours in a more …
Mar.
4, 2026 Researchers at Kobe University have developed an AI system that can detect acromegaly, a rare hormone disorder, by analyzing photos of the back of the hand and a clenched fist.The disease often …
Feb.9, 2026 Scientists have discovered why ovarian cancer spreads so rapidly through the abdomen.Cancer cells enlist normally protective abdominal cells, forming mixed groups that work together to invade new …
Jan.30, 2026 Scientists at Mount Sinai have unveiled a bold new way to fight metastatic cancer by turning the tumor’s own defenses against it.
Instead of attacking cancer cells head-on, the experimental …
Jan.
30, 2026 Researchers have discovered how pancreatic cancer reprograms its surroundings to spread quickly and stealthily.By using a protein called periostin, the tumor remodels nearby tissue and invades …
Jan.16, 2026 A vitamin A byproduct has been found to quietly disarm the immune system, allowing tumors to evade attack and weakening cancer vaccines.Scientists have now developed a drug that shuts down this …
Dec.
23, 2025 A new imaging technology can distinguish cancerous tissue from healthy cells by detecting ultra-weak light signals.It relies on nanoparticles that bind to tumor markers, making cancerous areas …
Feb.
6, 2026 Colorectal cancer has long baffled scientists because, unlike most tumors, patients often do better when their cancers are packed with immune-suppressing regulatory T cells.New research finally …
Jan.22, 2026 Researchers have identified a promising new weapon against triple-negative breast cancer, one of the most aggressive forms of the disease.
An experimental antibody targets a protein that fuels tumor …
Dec.26, 2025 Vitamin C doesn’t just belong in skincare products—it works even better when you eat it.Scientists discovered that vitamin C from food travels through the bloodstream into every layer of the …
Jan.
3, 2026 Researchers discovered that clogged brain “drains” show up early in people at risk of Alzheimer’s disease.
These blockages, easily seen on standard MRI scans, are tied to toxic protein buildup …
Nov.
17, 2025 Scientists used CRISPR to disable the NRF2 gene, restoring chemotherapy sensitivity in lung cancer cells and slowing tumor growth.The technique worked even when only a fraction of tumor cells were …
Nov.10, 2025 Intermountain Health researchers discovered that customizing vitamin D3 doses for heart attack survivors slashed their risk of another heart attack by 50%.The strategy involved frequent monitoring …
Jan.20, 2026 Ibuprofen may be doing more than easing aches and pains—it could also help reduce the risk of some cancers.Studies have linked regular use to lower rates of endometrial and bowel cancer, likely …
Feb.
14, 2026 Scientists at Michigan State University have uncovered the molecular “switch” that powers sperm for their final, high-speed dash toward an egg.By tracking how sperm use glucose as fuel, the team …
Dec.10, 2025 New research is challenging one of medicine’s oldest assumptions: that cancer must be attacked to be cured.By treating glioblastoma patients with a simple combination of resveratrol and copper, …
Oct.
19, 2025 Groundbreaking research shows that as men age, harmful genetic mutations in sperm become more common—not just from random chance, but because some are naturally favored.Advanced sequencing …
Sep.28, 2025 Human fertility hinges on a delicate molecular ballet that begins even before birth.
UC Davis researchers have uncovered how special protein networks safeguard chromosomes as eggs and sperm form, …
Oct.4, 2025 Scientists discovered that vitamin D2 supplements can lower levels of vitamin D3, the form the body uses most effectively.
Unlike D2, vitamin D3 enhances the immune system’s first line of defense …
Oct.14, 2025 Researchers have synthesized enhanced vitamin K analogues that outperform natural vitamin K in promoting neuron growth.The new compounds, which combine vitamin K with retinoic acid, activate the ….