Dr Andrew Pospisilik, a co-lead researcher, shared, “This discovery reshapes how we understand cancer. If we can identify these patterns in humans, we might be able to intervene long before ...

TRIM28-dependent developmental heterogeneity determines cancer susceptibility through distinct epigenetic states. Nature Cancer , 2025; DOI: 10.1038/s43018-024-00900-3 Cite This Page : ...

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The results of a study in mice by Van Andel Institute (VAI) scientists suggest that a person’s lifetime risk for cancer may begin before they are even born. Headed by J. Andrew Pospisilik ...

16, 2024 — A new study explores whether cannabidiol (CBD), a component of marijuana, can reduce anxiety levels, specifically among patients with advanced breast cancer before a scan assessing tumor ...

What if your risk of developing cancer was already determined before your birth? While scientists have long believed cancer results primarily from genetic mutations and environmental exposures, a ...

A person's lifetime risk for cancer may begin before they are even born, reports a paradigm-shifting study by Van Andel Institute scientists. If cancer does develop in the lower risk state ...

Scientists have just discovered that something similar happens in human development, and it might explain why some people are more likely to get cancer than others. An intriguing new study from the ...

Lymph nodes are distributed along lymphatic vessels that transport lymph. Lymph is a fluid from cells and tissues that contain a variety of substances and white blood cells that fight infections. With ...

Artificial intelligence is able to identify women who have an elevated risk of developing breast cancer several years before it is diagnosed, the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI) said on ...