/tags/cancer-research Cancer Research en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Tue, 10 Sep 2024 10:00:00 GMT /economy-business/2024-09-10/st-louis-startup-world-cup-regional-immunophotonics-cancer-drug-wins 100 startup teams were narrowed down to one during the contest's inaugural year in St. Louis. Now, Immunophotonics moves on to the San Francisco final and a chance to win $1 million. Tue, 10 Sep 2024 10:00:00 GMT /economy-business/2024-09-10/st-louis-startup-world-cup-regional-immunophotonics-cancer-drug-wins Eric Schmid /health-science-environment/2022-05-23/missouri-s-t-researcher-is-helping-develop-laser-surgery-of-the-future The research done with Yale University shows the maximum amount of light energy that can be focused at a particular point through layers of other materials like human tissue. Mon, 23 May 2022 10:21:12 GMT /health-science-environment/2022-05-23/missouri-s-t-researcher-is-helping-develop-laser-surgery-of-the-future Jonathan Ahl /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-06-11/some-lung-cancer-patients-see-big-breakthrough-with-new-drug The FDA recently approved a drug the Washington University School of Medicine has been testing for years. We discuss the results of a clinical trial about the effective drug treating lung cancer caused by a genetic mutation. Fri, 11 Jun 2021 20:30:13 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-06-11/some-lung-cancer-patients-see-big-breakthrough-with-new-drug Lara Hamdan /health-science-environment/2020-07-06/young-cancer-patients-on-medicaid-at-higher-risk-of-death-say-st-louis-researchers Children and teenagers diagnosed with cancer in the U.S. can have a very different chance of survival based on the type of health insurance they have,… Mon, 06 Jul 2020 10:39:40 GMT /health-science-environment/2020-07-06/young-cancer-patients-on-medicaid-at-higher-risk-of-death-say-st-louis-researchers Shahla Farzan /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-05-30/wash-us-michael-kinch-traces-past-future-of-cancer-in-the-end-of-the-beginning Cancer in its many forms has plagued humanity for millennia, and it’s still taking a relentless toll in the 21st century. The hope that scientists will… Thu, 30 May 2019 21:04:50 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-05-30/wash-us-michael-kinch-traces-past-future-of-cancer-in-the-end-of-the-beginning Evie Hemphill /health-science-environment/2018-06-04/siteman-aims-to-make-clinical-trials-more-diverse-by-bringing-science-to-north-st-louis For years, clinical trials were focused in academic medical centers such as the one below oncologist John DiPersio’s office at Siteman Cancer Center, high… Mon, 04 Jun 2018 10:19:01 GMT /health-science-environment/2018-06-04/siteman-aims-to-make-clinical-trials-more-diverse-by-bringing-science-to-north-st-louis Sarah Fentem /health-science-environment/2016-02-07/phd-student-grinds-up-antacids-and-stops-tumor-growth-in-mice-sort-of A Ph.D. student at Washington University’s School of Medicine has published the results of a surprising discovery: Calcium carbonate, the common compound… Sun, 07 Feb 2016 13:25:30 GMT /health-science-environment/2016-02-07/phd-student-grinds-up-antacids-and-stops-tumor-growth-in-mice-sort-of /government-politics-issues/2016-01-20/politically-speaking-u-s-rep-davis-talks-about-state-of-the-union-and-flood-recovery On the latest edition of the Politically Speaking podcast, © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌÃ’s Jason Rosenbaum and Jo Mannies are pleased to welcome U.S. Rep. Rodney… Wed, 20 Jan 2016 19:47:11 GMT /government-politics-issues/2016-01-20/politically-speaking-u-s-rep-davis-talks-about-state-of-the-union-and-flood-recovery Jason Rosenbaum, Jo Mannies /health-science-environment/2015-11-26/nearly-1-in-10-children-with-cancer-is-genetically-vulnerable-to-the-disease-study-suggests Almost one in every 10 children with cancer was born with an inherited genetic mutation predisposing them to develop the disease, according to a joint… Fri, 27 Nov 2015 02:16:23 GMT /health-science-environment/2015-11-26/nearly-1-in-10-children-with-cancer-is-genetically-vulnerable-to-the-disease-study-suggests /health-science-environment/2015-02-01/addressing-racial-disparity-in-bone-marrow-donor-match-rates-with-advances-in-transplant-technology You’ll meet them at health fairs, schools and churches: volunteers who ask for a cotton swab of DNA and your consent to join the national bone marrow… Mon, 02 Feb 2015 04:18:01 GMT /health-science-environment/2015-02-01/addressing-racial-disparity-in-bone-marrow-donor-match-rates-with-advances-in-transplant-technology