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Zombie gene protects against cancer — in elephants
Credit: Eleanor Yarisse An estimated 17 percent of humans worldwide die from cancer, but less than five percent of captive...
Large collection of brain cancer data now easily, freely accessible to global researchers
WASHINGTON -- A valuable cache of brain cancer biomedical data has been made freely available to researchers worldwide, say researchers...
Researchers artificially generate immune cells integral to creating cancer vaccines
(New York, NY - August 14, 2018)-- For the first time, Mount Sinai researchers have identified a way to make...
Chemicals found in vegetables prevent colon cancer in mice
Credit: Chris Schiering, Francis Crick Institute Chemicals produced by vegetables such as kale, cabbage and broccoli could help to maintain...
Medically underserved women in the Southeast rarely receive BRCA tests
Medically underserved women in the Southeast diagnosed with breast cancer or ovarian cancer missed out on genetic testing that could...
Penetrating a cell’s nucleus for better, more accurate cancer screening
Credit: Lehigh University To test for malignancy or monitor the effectiveness of cancer treatment, a person's tissue must be extracted,...
Cetuximab+RT found to be inferior to standard treatment in HPV+ oropharyngeal cancer
Credit: National Cancer Institute An interim analysis of data from a randomized clinical trial of patients with human papillomavirus (HPV)-positive...
Stress hormone is key factor in failure of immune system to prevent leukemia
The human stress hormone cortisol has been identified by scientists at the University of Kent as a key factor when...
Effectively expressing empathy to improve ICU care
Credit: Children's National Health System In nearly every intensive care unit (ICU) at every pediatric hospital across the country, physicians...
Research identifies potential guidance for gastric cancer treatment
ROCKVILLE, MD - Researchers from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center and Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital (TMUCIH) have...
Cancer-fighting drugs also help plants fight disease
Credit: WSU Cancer-fighting drugs used on humans can help plants fight disease as well. That discovery, by two Washington State...
Clinical trial suggests new direction for heavy-smoking head and neck cancer patients
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Patients with a greater than 10 pack/year history of smoking tend to develop an...
Byproducts of ‘junk DNA’ implicated in cancer spread
Credit: UC San Diego The more scientists explore so-called "junk" DNA, the less the label seems to fit. Only an...
Media registration: Cancer Immunotherapy Conference in New York
The Cancer Research Institute (CRI), the Association for Cancer Immunotherapy (CIMT), the European Academy of Tumor Immunology (EATI), and the...
Patient motivations behind cosmetic procedures
Bottom Line: What motivates patients to seek minimally invasive cosmetic procedures? Most patients want the procedures to please themselves, not...
A molecular switch may serve as new target point for cancer and diabetes therapies
Credit: Thomas Splettstoesser If certain signaling cascades are misregulated, diseases like cancer, obesity and diabetes may occur. A mechanism recently...
Compound discovered that targets cancer cells lacking the protective p53 ‘guardian gene’
A NEW chemical compound with the potential to destroy hard-to-treat cancer cells has been developed and tested by scientists at...
Should all babies have their genomes sequenced?
As the cost of genome sequencing decreases, researchers and clinicians are debating whether all newborns should be sequenced at birth,...
It’s okay when you’re not okay: A re-evaluation of resilience in adults
Credit: Rob Ewing, Arizona State University Department of Psychology Adversity is part of life -- Loved ones die. Soldiers deploy...
Male tobacco smokers have brain-wide reduction of CB1 receptors
Philadelphia, August 15, 2018 Chronic, frequent tobacco smokers have a decreased number of cannabinoid CB1 receptors, the "pot receptor", when...
