Cancer
More than half of countries are not on track to meet global targets for chronic diseases
**Country-level data available** Cancers, cardiovascular diseases, chronic respiratory diseases, and diabetes were responsible for 12.5 million deaths among people aged...
Most nations falling short of UN targets to cut premature deaths from chronic diseases
Credit: NCD Countdown 2030 People in the UK, US and China have a higher risk of dying early from conditions...
Novel biomarker found in ovarian cancer patients can predict response to therapy
Credit: Ernst Lengyel et al. Despite months of aggressive treatment involving surgery and chemotherapy, about 85 percent of women with...
What can salad dressing tell us about cancer? Think oil and vinegar
Credit: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital / Ann Margaret Hedges Researchers led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have...
CWRU receives NIH funding to develop new paradigm in fight against colorectal cancer
Credit: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Certain genes that code for proteins have long been known to contribute...
Inexpensive testing spurs cancer patients’ relatives to assess own disease risk
An online initiative offering low-cost genetic testing to relatives of people with genetic mutations that increase their risk of cancer...
Nanoparticle therapeutic restores function of tumor suppressor in prostate cancer
Boston, MA -- Think of it as a cancer therapy zag instead of a zig. While many groups are developing...
Scientists reveal way to map vast unknown territory of long non-coding RNA
Credit: Calabrese Lab, UNC School of Medicine CHAPEL HILL, NC -- Scientists from the University of North Carolina School of...
UCLA researchers develop mechanism for characterizing function of rare tumor cells
Scientists have long known that circulating tumor cells, rare cancer cells that are released into the bloodstream, have the potential...
Artificial intelligence can determine lung cancer type
Credit: NYU School of Medicine A new computer program can analyze images of patients' lung tumors, specify cancer types, and...
Thermal ablation effectively treats early-stage lung cancer
OAK BROOK, Ill. - Thermal ablation is a safe, effective treatment for early-stage lung cancer, according to a study published...
Eating foods with low nutritional quality ratings linked to cancer risk in large European cohort
Credit: Marco Verch, Flickr The consumption of foods with higher scores on the British Food Standards Agency nutrient profiling system...
Zika vaccine shows promise for treating deadly brain cancer
Washington, DC - September 18, 2018 - An international team of researchers has successfully deployed a Zika virus vaccine to...
NUS researchers invent new test kit for quick, accurate and low-cost screening of diseases
Credit: NUS BIGHEART A multidisciplinary team of researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS) has developed a portable, easy-to-use...
Colon cancer is caused by bacteria and cell stress
Credit: A. Heddergott/ TUM "With our study we originally wanted to study the role of bacteria in the intestines in...
Better chemo drug adsorption onto targeted delivery capsules
The efficacy of chemotherapy treatment depends on how effectively it reaches cancerous cells. Increasing targeted delivery could mean decreasing side...
$1.7 million SBIR grant fast-tracks bone fracture healing
Credit: Philip Low/Novosteo WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A broken bone is challenging for anyone at any age, but for the...
CRISPR screen reveals new targets in more than half of all squamous cell carcinomas
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center A little p63 goes a long way in embryonic development - and flaws in...
TGen participates in launch of NIH-supported Kids First Data Resource Portal
PHOENIX, Ariz. -- Sept. 18, 2018 -- As part of a national initiative to solve children's diseases, the Translational Genomics...
Researchers to study brain cancer with Department of Defense funding
Credit: Henry Ford Health System DETROIT- Henry Ford Health System's Department of Neurosurgery was awarded a $600,000 grant by the...
