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WVU in the News: Coffee perks for colorectal cancer patients—it can prolong life
Advanced colorectal cancer patients who consume four or more cups of coffee a day are more likely to live longer than those who drink less, according to freshly-brewed research co-authored by a West Virginia University doctor
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Ivanov Laboratory receives US Patent for new antibody cancer research tool
The researchers developed a unique antibody tool that identifies hundreds of members of C2H2 zinc finger proteins. Furthermore, they used this antibody to discover that many ZNF proteins are overexpressed in breast cancer.
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Dr. Ivan Martinez featured in the second episode of WVU and the Coronavirus podcast
The second episode of "WVU and the Coronavirus" is now available for download on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
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Aromatherapy may reduce nurses’ stress, WVU researcher suggests
Even under normal circumstances, nursing can be a stressful profession. The COVID-19 pandemic only exacerbates it.
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WVU Pharmacy Associate Professor named Associate Editor of Journal of the American Pharmacists Association
Dr. Kimberly Kelly, an Associate Professor in the School of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Systems & Policy and a member of the WVU Cancer Institute Research Program, has been named an Associate Editor of the Journal of the American Pharmacists Association.
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WVU Surgeon Awarded Tumor Microenvironment Research Grant
Dr. Margaret Bennewitz and Dr. Brian Boone were each awarded $50,000 to support basic and translational projects focused on tumor microenvironment research that specifically enables acquisition of preliminary data for federal grant applications and cultivates a team of new investigators as Project Leaders for the CoBRE.
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Cancer survivor pays it forward at Bob Huggins Fish Fry
Cancer survivor Angie Blankenship has learned to manage the challenges of healing with support from her family, friends and the WVU Cancer Institute. Now, she’s showing appreciation and paying it forward by donating to the Bob Huggins Fish Fry, which benefits the Norma Mae Huggins Endowment Fund and Remember the Miners Scholarship Fund.
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RNA helps virus create ‘zombie’ cells, cause cancer, says WVU researcher
HPV turns healthy cells into “zombies” and controls when they divide, says Ivan Martinez, a researcher in the WVU School of Medicine and Cancer Institute. Those changes in cell division can lead to cancer in women and men. Martinez is studying how RNA tricks healthy cells into multiplying too fast and forming HPV-related tumors.
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Science Exchange presents Cancer Biologist Rajan Gogna
On Friday, Nov. 15, the WVU Cancer Institute Science Exchange will be featuring Rajan Gogna, PhD, MS, MBA. Gogna is a cancer biologist whose work identifies a way to potentially make tumors more susceptible to chemotherapy.
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Enter the exosome: WVU researcher studies how cancer and immune cells communicate
Story by Stacey Elza, WVU Research writer
