Brain tumors share common tricks to survive
Different types of brain tumours may use strikingly similar approaches to generate and use energy to survive in the brain, ...
Blood test can effectively rule out breast cancer, regardless of breast density
NEW YORK, October 25, 2017 - A new study published in PLOS ONE demonstrates that Videssa® Breast, a multi-protein biomarker ...
Sexual function concerns not always reflected in prostate cancer treatment choices
CHAPEL HILL -- Preserving sexual function was important to many men facing treatment for prostate cancer, according to a recent ...
Gallbladder cancer: Pharmacist finds protein that drives tumor growth
Credit: Claudia Ehrlich Patients with gallbladder cancer often show few or no symptoms for long periods of time. As a ...
Timing could matter to how responsive cancer cells are to treatment, study suggests
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Japanese researchers find why Alzheimer’s drugs work in the lab but not in patients
Credit: ©2017 Tagami et al. Cell Reports 21, Issue1, 259-273. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2017.09.032 (Osaka, Japan) A tremendous amount of Amyloid-β peptide ...
Anti-pancreatic cancer drug in research focus
Intriguing antitumor activity is found in a very promising class of natural compounds: cyclic depsipeptides, which have a challenging structure ...
Insights from a rare genetic disease may help treat multiple myeloma
Credit: The American Chemical Society A new class of drugs for blood cancers such as leukemia and multiple myeloma is ...
New study: ‘Double decker’ antibody technology fights cancer
Credit: The Scripps Research Institute JUPITER, FL - October 24, 2017 - Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps ...
Proton therapy for prostate cancer is advantageous to imrt according to new study
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Proton therapy may be better option for elderly patients with esophageal cancer
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Development of a highly-accurate computational model of human metabolism
Credit: KAIST A Korean research team from KAIST developed a computational framework that enables the reconstruction of a comprehensive computational ...
Biodiversity, ecosystem services, land degradation: IPBES launching 5 major assessments
Credit: UNEP Major new assessments of the state of biodiversity, ecosystems and nature's contributions to people will be presented to ...
Transplanted hematopoietic stem cells reverse damage caused by neuro-muscular disorder
Credit: Image courtesy of Stephanie Cherqui, UC San Diego School of Medicine Researchers at University of California San Diego School ...
Preclinical study suggests path toward non-addictive painkillers
Credit: Indiana University BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - A pre-clinical study led by Indiana University scientists reports a promising step forward in ...
Method of accelerating the maturation of stem cells to form neurons discovered
Very little is still known about how neurons can be generated from stem cells. Researchers at the University Medical Center ...
Combining cassava flour in the bread dough might assure access to food in the future
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Researchers find immune cells help rebuild damaged nerves
Immune cells are normally associated with fighting infection but in a new study, scientists have discovered how they also help ...
A strong case for limiting climate change
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‘Sink’ or swim for salt marshes
Credit: University of Delaware/ Evan Krape The world's coastal ecosystems -- areas such as tidal marshes and mangrove forests -- ...
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