Zombie gene protects against cancer — in elephants
Credit: Eleanor Yarisse An estimated 17 percent of humans worldwide die from cancer, but less than five percent of captive...
Large collection of brain cancer data now easily, freely accessible to global researchers
WASHINGTON -- A valuable cache of brain cancer biomedical data has been made freely available to researchers worldwide, say researchers...
Researchers artificially generate immune cells integral to creating cancer vaccines
(New York, NY - August 14, 2018)-- For the first time, Mount Sinai researchers have identified a way to make...
Chemicals found in vegetables prevent colon cancer in mice
Credit: Chris Schiering, Francis Crick Institute Chemicals produced by vegetables such as kale, cabbage and broccoli could help to maintain...
Medically underserved women in the Southeast rarely receive BRCA tests
Medically underserved women in the Southeast diagnosed with breast cancer or ovarian cancer missed out on genetic testing that could...
Penetrating a cell’s nucleus for better, more accurate cancer screening
Credit: Lehigh University To test for malignancy or monitor the effectiveness of cancer treatment, a person's tissue must be extracted,...
Cetuximab+RT found to be inferior to standard treatment in HPV+ oropharyngeal cancer
Credit: National Cancer Institute An interim analysis of data from a randomized clinical trial of patients with human papillomavirus (HPV)-positive...
Stress hormone is key factor in failure of immune system to prevent leukemia
The human stress hormone cortisol has been identified by scientists at the University of Kent as a key factor when...
Effectively expressing empathy to improve ICU care
Credit: Children's National Health System In nearly every intensive care unit (ICU) at every pediatric hospital across the country, physicians...
Research identifies potential guidance for gastric cancer treatment
ROCKVILLE, MD - Researchers from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center and Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital (TMUCIH) have...
Cancer-fighting drugs also help plants fight disease
Credit: WSU Cancer-fighting drugs used on humans can help plants fight disease as well. That discovery, by two Washington State...
Clinical trial suggests new direction for heavy-smoking head and neck cancer patients
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Patients with a greater than 10 pack/year history of smoking tend to develop an...
Byproducts of ‘junk DNA’ implicated in cancer spread
Credit: UC San Diego The more scientists explore so-called "junk" DNA, the less the label seems to fit. Only an...
Media registration: Cancer Immunotherapy Conference in New York
The Cancer Research Institute (CRI), the Association for Cancer Immunotherapy (CIMT), the European Academy of Tumor Immunology (EATI), and the...
How ugly marital spats might open the door to disease
Credit: The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center COLUMBUS, Ohio - Married people who fight nastily are more likely to...
Common Wifi can detect weapons, bombs and chemicals in bags
Credit: Data Analysis and Information Security (DAISY) Lab led by Professor Yingying Chen Ordinary WiFi can easily detect weapons, bombs...
Baycrest co-created Virtual Brain joins flagship neuroscience initiative in Europe
Credit: Michael Burgstahler, Two Tribes The Virtual Brain (TVB), an international brain-mapping platform co-developed by Baycrest researchers, has become part...
Eating breakfast burns more carbs during exercise and accelerates metabolism for next meal
Credit: Javier Gonzalez Eating breakfast before exercise may "prime" the body to burn carbohydrates during exercise and more rapidly digest...
Restoring blood flow may be best option to save your life and limb
DALLAS, Aug. 15, 2018 -- Treatments that restore blood flow to the lower limbs of people with a serious circulation...
Emergency hospital visits more common among most deprived bowel cancer patients
Bowel cancer patients living in the most deprived areas have up to 13% higher proportions of emergency hospital admissions before...
