Mutation in prostate tumors shown to change epigenetic identity, the make-up of DNA
(TORONTO, Canada - Aug. 7, 2017) - Prostate cancer researchers have mapped the impact of an acquired mutation that alters...
NCI study identifies essential genes for cancer immunotherapy
Credit: Jonathan Bailey, National Human Genome Research Institute A new study identifies genes that are necessary in cancer cells for...
IBM’s Watson can improve cancer treatment through better gene targeting
Credit: Phil Jones AUGUSTA, Ga. (Aug. 7, 2017) - IBM's Watson beat real-life contestants on Jeopardy. Now researchers are hoping...
Mental illness, suicide, creating ‘lost generation’ in Middle East
SEATTLE - Suicide, homicide, and sexual assault are increasing much faster in the Eastern Mediterranean Region than any other region...
97 percent of insurance denials in pediatric proton patients overturned on appeal
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - Insurance companies end up covering proton therapy treatment for pediatric cancer patients in 97 percent...
Herbal medicine shows potential to treat cancer
Credit: © KAUST 2017 Researchers from KAUST have been searching locally for plants that have potential for use to combat...
Anti-inflammatory, anti-stress drugs taken before surgery may reduce metastatic recurrence
Most cancer-related deaths are the result of post-surgical metastatic recurrence. In metastasis, cells of primary tumors travel to other parts...
Gold specks raise hopes for better cancer treatments
A tiny medical device containing gold specks could boost the effects of cancer medication and reduce its harm, research suggests....
Study reveals higher opioid use among cancer survivors
A new study found that opioid prescription use is more common in cancer survivors than in individuals without a history...
Registration open for Wyss Institute’s 8th annual international symposium
The 8th Annual Wyss International Symposium will focus on innovations in Therapeutic Organ Engineering, with the goal of sharing recent...
New approach makes it easier to find novel drugs
Credit: Luiz Carvalho Scientists have created a new way of screening compounds that is more sensitive than existing methods, opening...
Lifestyle-modification programs for weight management in Arab states lack in effectiveness
Obesity is a growing health problem worldwide, and is associated with serious medical comorbidities and an increased risk of mortality....
Scientists reveal role for lysosome transport in Alzheimer’s disease progression
Credit: Gowrishankar et al., 2017 Researchers from Yale University School of Medicine have discovered that defects in the transport of...
New tumor database deployed to battle childhood Cancer at UC Santa Cruz
Credit: UCSC Xena Browser Group, and Treehouse Childhood Cancer Initiative, https://treehousegenomics.soe.ucsc.edu... SANTA CRUZ, CA - August 7 , 2017 -...
Dozens of new genes that create T cell-resistant cancer discovered with 2CT CRISPR screen
Credit: New York Genome Center New York, NY (Aug. 7, 2017) -- To better understand why some cancers are resistant...
Overweight children and adults get significantly healthier and quickly with less sugar
CHICAGO, Aug. 7, 2017-- Osteopathic physicians suggest shifting the conversation from weight to health for overweight children and adults, asking...
Women have more active brains than men
Credit: Journal of Alzheimer's Disease Amsterdam, NL, Aug. 7, 2017 - In the largest functional brain imaging study to date,...
Small streams have a big influence on our lives
Small streams make up 70%-80% of the total channel length of river networks, and they strongly influence downstream portions these...
Benefits of advanced wood-burning stoves greater than thought
A recent study from North Carolina State University finds that advanced wood-burning stoves designed for use in the developing world...
MRSA survival chances predicted by DNA sequencing the superbug
Sequencing the DNA of the MRSA superbug can accurately identify patients most at risk of death and could help medics...
