Posts by: Joana Fernandes, PhD

Joana Fernandes, PhD

Joana brings more than 8 years of academic research and experience as well as Scientific writing and editing to her role as a Science and Research writer. She also served as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology in Coimbra, Portugal, where she also received her PhD in Health Science and Technologies, with a specialty in Molecular and Cellular Biology.

May 24, 2017May 24, 2017

Italian Researchers Study Aromatase for Clues on How Enzyme Involved in Breast Cancer Is Activated

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Italian researchers have gained novel insight into molecules that contribute to the pathology of breast cancer, which can be used to design selective and effective anticancer drugs that help fight ... Read more

May 18, 2017

First Patient Enrolled in Phase 1 Clinical Trial of SY-1365 in Breast, Other Solid Cancers

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Syros Pharmaceuticals has enrolled the first patient in a Phase 1 clinical trial assessing the effectiveness and safety of SY-1365 as a treatment for patients with advanced solid tumors, such as ... Read more

May 15, 2017

Imagio Optics-and-Sound Imaging System Distinguishes Benign from Malignant Breast Tumors

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The Imagio opto-acoustic imaging (OA/US) system does a good job of distinguishing benign from malignant breast tumors, according to a Phase 3 clinical trial. Seno Medical Instruments said its system, which combines laser ... Read more

May 10, 2017

Genetics Make Black Women More Likely to Develop and Die of Aggressive Breast Cancer Than White Women

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The risk of developing breast cancer is similar between white and black women, but black women are 42 percent more likely to die from aggressive subtypes of the disease, according ... Read more

April 11, 2017April 11, 2017

Afinitor May Preserve Fertility of Women on Chemotherapy, Study Reports

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Afinitor (everolimus) may preserve fertility in women who are receiving chemotherapy to treat breast cancer, a study says. The research, “mTORC1/2 Inhibition Preserves Ovarian Function And Fertility During Genotoxic Chemotherapy,” ... Read more

January 25, 2017

Protein Essential to Breast Cancer Cell Growth and Treatment Resistance Identified

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Tumor-initiating cells, thought to give rise to cancer, are often associated with treatment resistance and disease recurrence. Now researchers have identified a protein, called G3BP2, that is essential to the ... Read more

January 10, 2017

Oxygen Deprivation May Prompt Breast Cancer to Migrate Elsewhere in Body

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Oxygen deprivation can activate a cell mechanism that prompts triple-negative breast cancer cells to migrate to other parts of the body, a finding that could lead to better treatments, a ... Read more

January 5, 2017

Breast Cancer Study to Assess Platform’s Ability to Detect Brain Metastases

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Biocept, in collaboration with Columbia University Medical Center, plans to conduct a clinical study to assess its Target Selector platform’s ability to diagnose leptomeningeal metastases (LM) in women with breast cancer. The study’s main objective ... Read more

December 9, 2016December 9, 2016

New Model May Predict Breast Cancer Patients’ Response Before Chemotherapy

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Researchers are developing a model to predict which patients with triple negative breast cancer will respond to chemotherapy before the start of the treatment, according to a study recently presented ... Read more