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Study Reveals a New Way That Stress and Aging Lead to Alzheimer’s

A targeted approach being developed to treat certain cancers may also be effective for Alzheimer’s disease.
MSK Study Suggests Cancer Metastasis Is Wound Healing Gone Wrong

Scientists at the Sloan Kettering Institute have discovered that the ability of cancers to metastasize to other organs is dependent upon their ability to co-opt natural wound-healing pathways. In a literal sense, metastasis is wound healing gone wrong. These findings provide a novel framework for thinking about metastasis and how to treat it.
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Cancer biologist Scott Lowe at a white board
Researchers Find that Vitamin B6 Contributes to Survival of Acute Myeloid Leukemia Cells

This research marks the first time researchers have found a connection between vitamin B6 and cancer.
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What Does Cancer Metastasis Have to Do with Wound Healing? More than You Might Think

Scientists are learning that — in a literal sense — metastasis is wound healing gone wrong.
In the Lab
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Mind the Gap: Scientists Learn How Cells Make and Repair Tight Connections

New findings from researchers at the Sloan Kettering Institute provide insight into a fundamental biological process called the epithelial-mesenchymal transition.
In the Lab
Physician-scientist Piro Lito
Why KRAS Inhibitors for Lung Cancer Stop Working (and What Can Be Done about It)

Recently developed targeted drugs used to treat lung cancer are only partially effective. Scientists now know why.
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Lisa DeAngelis
Meet Lisa DeAngelis, MSK's New Physician-in-Chief

Meet Lisa DeAngelis, MSK's new Physician-in-Chief. She discusses her upbringing, her early career at MSK, and her top priorities as physician-in-chief.
8 Questions with Ken Manotti, Chief Development Officer at MSK

Learn more about Ken Manotti, who leads philanthropic fundraising efforts at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, where he is a Senior Vice President and Chief Development Officer.
Medical oncologist Eric Sherman
Bullseye: Targeted Drug Hits Mutations in Thyroid Cancers as well as Lung Cancers

Learn more about selpercatinib, a targeted therapy that was recently approved to treat lung and thyroid cancers, as well as other targeted therapies for thyroid cancer.
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Fred’s Team Is Running Strong Despite Marathon Cancelation

Read about Sandy Freiberg, who ran a marathon to honor his brother, Evan, who is in his fifth year of cancer treatment at Memorial Sloan Kettering.