CSHL Stories and Media archive for Tag: Tobias Janowitz

Better cancer trials could be around the corner

3/21/2024

CSHL researchers have developed a new data-driven approach that cancer centers may use to expand patient recruitment efforts. Read the story »

How diet may impact cancer and possible treatments

2/1/2024

Researchers at the CSHL Cancer Center study the links between disease and nutrition in hopes of uncovering new treatment and prevention strategies. Read the story »

Bite into this diet and disease quiz

Test your knowledge of how diet and nutrition affect health and disease with this short quiz. Take the quiz »

How popular steroids could mess up some cancer treatments

6/23/2023

Scientists have long wondered how common steroids work and why cancer immunotherapy fails in certain patients. The answers may be one and the same. Read the story »

The latest weapon against cancer is … a keto diet?

6/12/2023

CSHL researchers find that pairing keto with a prescription steroid may offer a potential treatment for pancreatic and colorectal cancer. Read the story »

President’s essay: Bringing bold visions to life

5/26/2023

CSHL President & CEO Bruce Stillman sees the Laboratory as a global hub for scientific expertise and a powerful launchpad for early-career scientists. Read the story »

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory: Foundations for the Future

12/15/2022

CSHL continues to lead in biomedical sciences by fostering a collaborative, innovative, and high-risk, high-reward research community. Watch the video »

Tobias Janowitz leads new, global Cancer Grand Challenges team

6/16/2022

Janowitz received a $25 million grant to take on cachexia. This debilitating condition is responsible for up to 30% of cancer-related deaths. Read the story »

Famotidine clinical trial shows COVID-19 symptom reduction

2/10/2022

An over-the-counter heartburn drug shows promise in reducing several COVID-19 symptoms in a fully-remote outpatient clinical trial. Read the story »

Research matters

6/8/2021

Innovative research and educational activities never stopped during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read the story »

CSHL designs at-home clinical trial for COVID-19 treatment

1/29/2021

Adapting a cancer symptom tracker, researchers designed a statistically valid and completely at-home clinical trial for COVID-19 patients. Read the story »

CSHL faculty Endeavor Awards: Cancer changes the whole body

1/6/2021

Tobias Janowitz and Semir Beyaz won the Mark Foundation for Cancer Research’s first Endeavor Award for studying cancer as a whole body phenomenon. Read the story »

Calibrating kidney function for cancer patients

12/10/2020

Doctors frequently assess how well the kidneys work, but standard tests are not always accurate for cancer patients. Read the story »

Giving the immune system a double boost against cancer

10/30/2020

Immunotherapy enhances the body’s own defenses to kill cancer. A new regimen may increase the utility of these types of drugs. Read the story »

Cancer researchers discuss COVID-19’s effect on the field

7/27/2020

Dr. David Tuveson and Dr. Tobias Janowitz discuss in Cancer Discovery how the COVID-19 pandemic has changed cancer research. Read the story »