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The drug metformin, typically prescribed to treat type 2 diabetes, keeps breast cancer cells from developing multiple drug resistance (MDR)...

Is laughter the greatest medicine for cancer patients?

Credit: Lancaster University Analysis led by Lancaster University researchers suggests that spontaneous humour is used and appreciated by people with...

The Dream Chemistry Award goes to Dr. Jessica R. Kramer from the University of Utah

On December 4-5, 2017, the finale of the international scientific contest Dream Chemistry Award was held in Prague, Czech Republic,...

Researchers win grant to test new approach to overcoming roadblocks to health care delivery

BOSTON - Investigators at Boston University Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI), Tufts CTSI, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard...

UH cancer researcher focused on tumor development

Credit: University of Houston A cancer researcher at the University of Houston is set to deliver an unprecedented look at...

Genes associated with progression of melanoma are identified

When researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil treated human melanoma cell lines with a synthetic compound...

Go with the flow (or against it)

Queen's University researchers are using magnetic fields to influence a specific type of bacteria to swim against strong currents, opening...

Breakthroughs in understanding the genetic basis of aggressive prostate cancer

Credit: Christopher McNair, Thomas Jefferson University (PHILADELPHIA) - The retinoblastoma (RB) susceptibility gene was the first gatekeeper gene discovered for...

Activity matters: How Fitbit can help us understand cancer surgery recovery

A new study published in Annals of Behavioral Medicine finds that more activity during inpatient recovery predicted lower risk of...

Blood test could help predict skin cancer’s return

Cancer Research UK scientists have discovered that testing skin cancer patients' blood for tumour DNA could help predict the chances...

National experts map out AYA cancer Rresearch agenda

Researchers at the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, are focusing their efforts on...

First DNA sequence from a single mitochondria

Credit: Jacqueline Morris and Jaehee Lee, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania PHILADELPHIA -- DNA sequences between mitochondria within...

11 leading medical societies urge congress to preserve patient access to Part B therapies

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Eleven leading medical societies - including the American College of Rheumatology, American Academy of Ophthalmology, American Society...

Oncotarget awards grants to four biomedical researchers at Frontiers in Cancer Science

(Rapamycin Press) Oncotarget, the world's largest oncology peer-reviewed research publication, awarded travel grants enabling four biomedical researchers to attend November's...

New weakness found in most common childhood malignant brain tumor

A new weakness found in medulloblastoma, the most common form of childhood brain tumour, could lead to more personalised medicine...

In multiple myeloma, high levels of enzyme ADAR1 are associated with reduced survival

Credit: UC San Diego Health Multiple myeloma is the second most common blood cancer in the United States. Thirty to...

Scientists shed light on a tumor-suppressive protein in metastases

?A new study conducted at the VIB-KU Leuven Center for Cancer Biology in Belgium has labeled the protein Caveolin-1 as...

Surgeons remove cancerous lymph nodes through hidden scar procedure

Credit: Mount Sinai Health System A team of surgeons at Mount Sinai Beth Israel, led by Hyunsuk Suh, MD, Assistant...

Nat’l experts map out AYA cancer Rresearch agenda

Researchers at the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, are focusing their efforts on...

Shut-off switch for lymphoma