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Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center CHICAGO - Matching targeted therapies to tumor-specific gene mutations across tumor types improved progression-free survival...

Blood test shows potential for early detection of lung cancer

CHICAGO - A test that analyzes free-floating DNA in the blood may be able to detect early-stage lung cancer, a...

Increase in lifestyle-related cancers over past decade spotlights need for prevention

SEATTLE - Lifestyle-related cancers, such as lung, colorectal, and skin cancers, have increased globally over the past decade, according to...

Study updates global burden of cancer

Bottom Line: Population aging and growth largely fueled an increase in cancer cases between 2006 and 2016, and large disparities...

Study of acute myeloid leukemia patients shows protein inhibitor drug safe and effective with durable remissions

Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center HOUSTON ? Ivosidenib, an experimental drug that inhibits a protein often mutated in several cancers...

Zn-InsP6 complex can enhance excretion of radioactive strontium from the body

Credit: Kanazawa University 90Sr (t1/2 = 29.1 y) is one of the most important nuclear fission elements. After the nuclear...

Black patients show stronger response to hormone therapy for prostate cancer

DURHAM, N.C. -- African-American men with advanced prostate cancer might be more responsive than white men to an anti-androgen drug...

Arthur edits survival guide for anesthesiology residents

Credit: Phil Jones, Augusta University Senior Photographer - Dr. Mary Arthur, director of the anesthesiology residency program at the Medical...

Analysis: Survival benefit for African-Americans with advanced prostate cancer

DURHAM, N.C. -- Contrary to current perceptions, certain African-American men with advanced prostate cancer have as good a chance of...

New study finds pitcher injuries increase as pitch count rises

Credit: The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center More than half of high school baseball pitchers report experiencing pain in...

Weight changes associated with reduced bone strength

BOSTON -- Researchers from Hebrew SeniorLife's Institute for Aging Research, Boston University, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and University of...

New in the Hastings Center Report, May-June 2018

Genetic Privacy, Disease Prevention, and the Principle of Rescue Madison K. Kilbride People who undergo genetic testing sometimes discover that...

How just drops of viper venom pack a deadly punch

Credit: Leandro Avelar A bite from a lancehead snake can be fatal. Species in the family, found throughout Central and...

Mobile app for autism screening yields useful data

Credit: Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -- A Duke study of an iPhone app to screen young children for signs of...

Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center scientists to present at ASCO Annual Meeting

(CHICAGO) -- Scientists from the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (SKCC) at Jefferson Health will be presenting research and leading discussions...

Psychiatric disorders shouldn’t disqualify youth with severe obesity from weight loss surgery

WASHINGTON - (June 1, 2018) - Psychiatric disorders, a common comorbidity of severe obesity, especially for youth, should not disqualify...

The advances in artificial intelligence for longevity to be presented at the CogX 2018

Friday, June 1st, 2018, Baltimore, MD - Insilico Medicine, a Baltimore-based company specializing in the application of next-generation artificial intelligence...

UA study links sleep loss with nighttime snacking, junk food cravings, obesity, diabetes

TUCSON, Ariz. - Nighttime snacking and junk food cravings may contribute to unhealthy eating behaviors and represent a potential link...

Immunocompromised patients with sepsis may face higher mortality at hospitals treating small numbers