New blood test developed to diagnose ovarian cancer
Investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute are leveraging the power of artificial intelligence to develop a ...
Month: October 2017
Cleveland Clinic earns NCI grant to develop novel disease models of colorectal cancer
Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017, Cleveland: Cleveland Clinic researcher Emina Huang, M.D., a colorectal surgeon in the Digestive Disease and Surgery ...
‘Protect your eyes while on the slopes,’ scientists warn
Credit: University of Liverpool Snow fanatics are no doubt aware of the risk of getting sunburnt on the slopes, but ...
Experts call for virtual European cancer institute/infrastructure
A new article that addresses the challenges of cancer proposes combining innovative prevention and treatment strategies in a state-of-the-art virtual ...
US cancer drug costs increasing despite competition, new research shows
NEW YORK...October 31 - Anticancer drug costs in the United States increase substantially after launch regardless of competition, according to ...
Surveillance safe for non-cancerous breast lesion typically treated surgically
CHICAGO (October 31, 2017): The detection of certain non-cancerous "high risk" breast lesions can lead to surgical treatment in women, ...
University of Seville researchers reveal the role of a DNA repair mechanism
Credit: University of Seville Researchers from the University of Seville, in collaboration with the Genome Damage and Stability Centre of ...
‘Precision medicine’ for cancer patients may not always be so precise
A new study finds that precision medicine for oncology -- genetic testing to determine the best drug treatment for each ...
Research suggests new way to treat inflammatory gut disease and prevent rejection of bone marrow transplants
A new study explains how a widely used drug is effective against inflammatory bowel disease and rejection of bone marrow ...
Long-term aspirin use reduces the incidence of digestive cancers by up to 47 percent
Credit: UEG (Barcelona, Oct. 31, 2017) The long-term use of aspirin has been shown to significantly reduce the incidence of ...
Bacteria eradication reduces gastric cancer risk by 22 percent in over-60s, new research shows
Credit: UEG (Barcelona, Oct. 31, 2017) Treating Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection of the stomach could lead to a marked ...
A special issue to commemorate the centenary of Duzheng Ye’s birth
Credit: Advances in Atmospheric Sciences Advances in Atmospheric Sciences (AAS), an international journal co-published by Springer and Science Press, publishes ...
NUS researchers unravel new insights into how brain beats distractions to retain memories
Credit: National University of Singapore Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have recently discovered a mechanism that could ...
Researchers map trends in drug development
From a drug perspective, G protein-coupled receptors are the most utilised cell receptors in the body. They are uniquely accessible ...