Tag: Dendritic Cells

  • Nation & World

    Vaccine holds promise against ovarian cancer

    A novel approach to cancer immunotherapy — strategies designed to induce the immune system to attack cancer cells — may provide a new and cost-effective weapon against some of the most deadly tumors, including ovarian cancer and mesothelioma.

    3 minutes
  • Nation & World

    RNA dynamics deconstructed

    RNA plays a critical role in directing the creation of proteins, but there is more to the life of an RNA molecule than simply carrying DNA’s message.

    5 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Cancer vaccine success

    A cancer vaccine carried into the body on a carefully engineered, fingernail-sized implant is the first to successfully eliminate tumors in mammals, scientists report this week (Nov. 25) in the journal Science Translational Medicine.

    3 minutes