UMass Amherst epidemiologist will seek hormone biomarkers of breast cancer risk
Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - Epidemiologist Susan Hankinson at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has received a five-year, $4.2...
MicroRNA helps cancer evade immune system
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(September 18, 2017) The immune system automatically destroys dysfunctional cells such as cancer cells, but cancerous...
NCI awards $12.4 million lymphoma research grant to University of Iowa and Mayo Clinic
University of Iowa Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center and Mayo Clinic have received a five-year, $12.4 million grant renewal from the...
People with HIV who smoke are more likely to die from lung cancer than from HIV itself
People living with HIV who adhere to antiretroviral therapy but smoke cigarettes are around 10 times more likely to die...
Cholesterol-like molecules switch off the engine in cancer-targeting Natural Killer cells
Credit: Dr. David Finlay, Trinity College Dublin. Scientists have just discovered how the engine that powers cancer-killing cells functions. Crucially,...
ASTRO awards early-career research grants to physician-scientists
Credit: American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 18, 2017 -- The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO)...
Springer Healthcare’s Medicine Matters expands to include oncology and rheumatology resources
Springer Healthcare has launched two new websites specializing in oncology and rheumatology to complement their flagship medical education platform, Medicine...
NUS scientists combine antimalarial drug with light sensitive molecules for promising treatment of cancer
Credit: National University of Singapore Artemisinin, a potent anti-malarial drug, has been widely hailed as a promising alternative cancer treatment....
Metabolism can be used to subtype hepatoblastoma
Credit: Etienne Meylan/EPFL Hepatoblastoma is a rare pediatric liver cancer, usually diagnosed in the first three years of life. Histological...
A fat-regulating enzyme could hold the key to obesity, diabetes, cancer, other diseases
Credit: Gil-Soo Han/Rutgers University-New Brunswick It had already been known that the enzyme known as phosphatidic acid phosphatase plays a...
Membrane vesicles released by bacteria may play different roles during infection
Credit: Akemi Takade, Kyushu University, Japan Bacteria release membrane-derived vesicles (MVs), which are small particles that can transport virulence factors...
A new approach to high insulin levels
Credit: Pierre Maechler / UNIGE Diabetes is characterised by a deficiency of insulin. The opposite is the case in congenital...
HIV-AIDS: Following your gut
Montreal, Sept. 18, 2017 - Researchers at the University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM) have discovered a way to...
Suffocation risk from small hard sugar balls
The critical size for schoolchildren is roughly a diameter of 40 mm, as a hard sugar ball of this size...
Sheep gene insights could help farmers breed healthier animals
Credit: The Roslin Institute Fresh insights into the genetic code of sheep could aid breeding programmes to improve their health...
How bacteria hinder chemotherapy
Credit: Weizmann Institute of Science To the reasons that chemotherapy sometimes does not work, we can now add one more:...
Altitude training for cancer-fighting cells
Credit: Weizmann Institute of Science Mountain climbers and endurance athletes are not the only ones to benefit from altitude training...
‘Confusion and resistance’ slows down UK smart meter rollout
Credit: Image by Benjamin Sovacool Lack of consumer engagement, insufficient information, and inadequate attention to vulnerability has slowed down the...
More efficient use of raw materials with the aid of ‘molecular conveyor belts’
Credit: GU FRANKFURT. Making valuable products, such as fuels, synthetic materials or pharmaceuticals, from renewable raw materials is to date...
Cells programmed like computers to fight disease
Credit: Professor Jaramillo/University of Warwick Cells can be programmed like a computer to fight cancer, influenza and other serious health...
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