Cancer
NIH scientists find that breast cancer protection from pregnancy starts decades later
Breast cancer risk remains elevated 20-30 years after childbirthCredit: NIEHS In general, women who have had children have a lower...
A summary of electrospun nanofibers as drug delivery system
This article by Dr. José Manuel Cornejo Bravo et al. is published in Current Drug Delivery, Volume 15 , Issue...
Folate deficiency creates hitherto unknown problems in connection with cell division
Folate deficiency creates more problems in connection with DNA replication than researchers had hitherto assumed, researchers from the University of...
Vitamin E TPGS emulsified vinorelbine bitartrate loaded solid lipid nanoparticles (SLN)
This article by Dr. Sanjay Singh et al. is published in Current Drug Delivery, Volume 15 , Issue 8 ,...
Interplay between MicroRNAs and targeted genes in cellular homeostasis of adult zebrafish
The article by Dr. Gary Hardiman et al. is published in Current Genomics, Volume 19, Issue 7, 2018Credit: Dr. Gary...
MD Anderson study shows key enzyme linked to therapy resistance in deadly lung cancer
Two existing therapies may have potential for further study in treatment of EGFR-mutant non-small cell lung cancersCredit: MD Anderson Cancer...
Some people uncomfortable discontinuing cancer screening even when benefit is low
Study finds mixed feelings about using age, life expectancy and risk calculators to guide screening decisionsCredit: University of Michigan Rogel...
Putting the brakes on tumor stealth
Credit: Monash University New research undertaken at Monash University has shed new light on how some cancers are able to...
Newly identified T cells could play a role in cancer and other diseases
Credit: Courtesy of Dr. Ram Raj Singh. FINDINGS Researchers from the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center and the La Jolla...
World's smallest wearable device warns of UV exposure, enables precision phototherapy
Smaller than an M&M and thinner than a credit card, device can optimize treatment of neonatal jaundice, skin diseases, seasonal...
Experts in immunotherapy, medical physics, cervical cancer named 2018 ASTRO Gold Medalists
Patricia Eifel, M.D., FASTRO, David Jaffray, Ph.D., and Ralph Weichselbaum, M.D., awarded the highest honor bestowed upon ASTRO membersCredit: ASTRO/Adam...
Drug dramatically reduces risk of dangerous blood clots in cancer patients
Strategy could prevent clots in more than 50,000 cancer patients per year in the US and CanadaCredit: The Ottawa Hospital...
New cancer immunotherapy approach turns immune cells into tiny anti-tumor drug factories
In lab and mouse experiments, UC San Diego School of Medicine researchers developed a method to leverage B cells to...
Realistic exposure study supports the use of zinc oxide nanoparticle sunscreens
New risk assessment may help allay safety concerns, according to an important study conducted in Australia, reported in the Journal...
Russian scientists developed a new drug for cancer diagnostics and treatment
Russian researchers announced the development of a combined action drug based on ionizing radiation and bacterial toxin.Credit: Evgeny Pchelkin Russian...
A new therapeutic target for metastatic and resistant prostate cancers
The study suggests an innovative, combined therapeutic approach that would include the administration of a NSD2 inhibitor drug together with...
St. Jude research into leukemia, sickle cell and other blood disorders presented at ASH
The 2018 annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology will include research from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital that...
Patients with cancer are more at risk of complications following heart procedure
Research led by Keele University suggests that patients with cancer who undergo a common heart procedure have worse short-term clinical...
Immunotherapy keeps some advanced head and neck cancer patients alive for over three years
A new immunotherapy can greatly extend the lives of a proportion of people with advanced head and neck cancer, with...
App helps breast cancer survivors improve health after treatment
Study patients achieved goals with real-time access to dietitians and physiciansCredit: Houston Methodist Breast cancer survivors who used a smartphone...