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People who often sunbathe or use tanning beds are more likely to try risky weight-loss methods and have cosmetic surgery, ...

PET identifies which prostate cancer patients can benefit from salvage radiation treatment

Credit: L Emmett et al., St Vincent's Hospitals, Sydney, Australia RESTON, Va. - For prostate cancer patients who have rising ...

Bio-Rad releases first ce-ivd digital pcr test for monitoring chronic myeloid leukemia response to therapy

HERCULES, Calif. -- December 4, 2017 -- Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: BIO and BIOb) today announces the launch of the ...

Subtle cues can dictate the fate of stem cells

Credit: Xi Chen/Ying Lab/USC If you've seen one GSK3 molecule, do not assume that you have seen them all. A ...

Researchers use nanoparticles to target, kill endometrial cancer

Credit: Image courtesy of Kareem Ebeid/UI College of Pharmacy. Tumor-targeting nanoparticles loaded with a drug that makes cancer cells more ...

Physicians’ experiences with family and friends impact breast cancer screening

Results of a national survey of more than 800 physicians suggest that their experiences with patients, family members and friends ...

A new role for an old protein in breast cancer

Credit: University of Kent Scientists led by Dr Chris Toseland of the University's School of Biosciences studied a protein called ...

Research reveals how cells rebuild after mitosis

Credit: Claudia Stocker VividBiology When cells divide, they need to rebuild their nucleus and organise their genome. New collaborative research ...

New immunotherapy targets misshapen protein in rare childhood brain cancer

= Children with an extremely deadly form of brain cancer might benefit from a new treatment that aims to direct ...

OICR launches groundbreaking initiative to drive cutting-edge therapies to the clinic

Toronto (December 4, 2017) - The Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) today announced the Cancer Therapeutics Innovation Pipeline (CTIP) ...

Discovery of a mechanism for determining the direction of collective cell migration

Credit: Kazuhiro Aoki The phenomenon of collective cell migration has been observed in the process of animal development, the healing ...

State’s stem cell agency awards nearly $8 million for new Leukemia therapies

Credit: UC San Diego Health The Independent Citizens Oversight Committee of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) unanimously approved ...

New method to determine before surgery which prostate tumors pose a lethal threat

Credit: Krasnitz lab, CSHL Cold Spring Harbor, NY - The facts about prostate cancer can be confusing. It's the third ...

Press invitation to Europe’s largest congress on hepatology

When: 11-15 April 2018 Where: Paris expo Porte de Versailles, 1 Place de la Porte de Versailles, 75015 Paris, France ...

MD Anderson to present key drug study findings for multiple blood cancers at ASH annual meeting

Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center will present their latest findings involving drug treatments for blood ...

Missing DNA fragments hold clue to predicting childhood leukaemia relapse

Australian researchers have developed a new risk scoring system for children with leukaemia based on missing DNA fragments or 'microdeletions'. ...

D’Angelo receives American Cancer Society Research Scholar grant

Credit: Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute La Jolla, Calif., Dec. 1, 2017 - Maximiliano D'Angelo, Ph.D., an assistant professor ...

Genetic link found between the immune system and lymphoma

People who inherit genetic changes which alter the function of their immune system are at increased risk of developing Hodgkin ...

Researchers ID bacteria tied to esophageal cancer