Cancer
New, rapid and robust method for single cell profiling
Many of the cell types in our bodies work in obscure ways, that science does not yet fully understand. That...
Survivors of childhood Hodgkin lymphoma face high long-term risk of solid cancers
New research refines existing evidence that survivors of childhood Hodgkin lymphoma face an elevated risk of developing various types of...
Whole-body PET/MRI provides one-stop shop for staging high-risk prostate cancer patients
Credit: The Journal of Nuclear Medicine New research on prostate cancer staging shows that PSMA-targeted PET/MRI performs equally as well...
Loss of tight junction protein promotes development of precancerous cells
Tight junctions are multi-protein complexes that serve as barriers in epithelial tissues such as the skin or lining of the...
Does work stress increase cancer risk?
In an International Journal of Cancer study of data on more than 280,000 people from North America and Europe, work...
An integrated approach to finding new treatments for breast cancer
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine Unraveling the complexity of cancer biology can lead to the identification new molecules involved in...
Exercise following weight loss may reduce colorectal cancer risk, study finds
Physical activity + weight reduction could lessen chances of tumor development Rockville, Md. (December 12, 2018)--New research suggests that exercise...
Study evaluates efficacy and safety of pancreatic cancer treatment
Gemcitabine given in combination with nab-paclitaxel is the standard of care for patients with advanced pancreatic cancer. This practice, however,...
Surgery unnecessary for many prostate cancer patients
Otherwise healthy men with advanced prostate cancer may benefit greatly from surgery, but many with this diagnosis have no need...
Pesticide exposure raises risk for cardiovascular disease among Latino workers
Latinos who are exposed to pesticides in their workplaces are twice as likely to have cardiovascular disease compared with Latinos...
Combining three treatment strategies may significantly improve melanoma treatment
Combining MEK inhibition, checkpoint blockade and tumor-killing virus produces markedly better responses in animal cancer models A study by a...
New insight into stem cell behavior 'highlights therapeutic target for cancer treatment'
Scientists have identified a new therapeutic target for cancer treatment and tissue regeneration -- a protein called Prominin-1. Research led...
Excess body weight responsible for nearly 4 percent of cancers worldwide
Prevalence has increased rapidly in most countries across all population groups Policies, economic systems, and marketing practices that promote the...
Faster, cheaper test can help predict risk of metastasis in prostate cancer patients
The Next-Generation Copy Number Alteration (NG-CNA) assay can analyze small amounts of material to estimate metastatic risk, reports The Journal...
Tumor cells conquer territory from their neighbors using a newly discovered mechanism
Credit: Romain Levayer and Eduardo Moreno Despite decades of cancer research, the early phases of tumour progression that connect the...
NSU researchers uncover genetic marker, predictor of early relapse in pediatric ALL
Credit: Nova Southeastern University FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. - Nova Southeastern University (NSU) researchers recently discovered that by testing the level...
New drug seeks receptors in sarcoma cells, attacks tumors in animal trials
Credit: Image courtesy of Dipanjan Pan, University of Illinois CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A new compound that targets a receptor within...
Baylor College of Medicine faculty elected National Academy of Inventors fellows
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine Drs. Mary K. Estes, Bert O'Malley and Huda Zoghbi of Baylor College of Medicine were...
Cancer patients face higher risk for shingles, new vaccines hold promise for prevention
People newly diagnosed with cancer, particularly blood cancers, and those treated with chemotherapy have a greater risk of developing shingles,...
First line immunotherapy combination fails to improve overall survival in lung cancer
ESMO Immuno-Oncology Congress, Dec. 13-16, Geneva, SwitzerlandCredit: © European Society for Medical Oncology Geneva, Switzerland, 13 December 2018 - First...