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November 9, 2025

Active surveillance of low-risk PMC of the thyroid proposed as first-line management

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, December 14, 2017--A 10-year study of more than 1,200 patients with...

WPI team taking optical device from the lab to the clinic to detect cancer much earlier

Credit: Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) Worcester, Mass. - In a paper published in Nature Scientific Reports, a team of researchers...

How defeating THOR could bring a hammer down on cancer

Credit: Ella Maru Studio, Inc. and Yashar Niknafs ANN ARBOR, Michigan -- It turns out Thor, the Norse god of...

‘Bet hedging’ explains the efficacy of many combination cancer therapies

At a glance: Survival benefits of many cancer drug combinations are not due to drug synergy, but to a form...

Liquid biopsy results differed substantially between 2 providers

Credit: Credit: Cathleen Nguyen and Gonzalo Torga Two Johns Hopkins prostate cancer researchers found significant disparities when they submitted identical...

Frequent sun exposure may cue gene fusion found in skin cancer

Credit: Dr. Masatoshi Jinnin A fusion gene is a single composite gene that is the result of the combination of...

New research linking cancer-inhibiting proteins to cell antennae

CANCER RESEARCH Danish researchers have just presented a previously unknown mechanism that inhibits the ability of cells to develop into...

Recommendations for genetic counseling and genetic testing for hereditary prostate cancer

(PHILADELPHIA) -- To date, there have been few recommendations to guide physicians about when to offer men genetic consultation for...

One in 5 young colon cancer patients have genetic link

ANN ARBOR, Michigan -- As doctors grapple with increasing rates of colorectal cancers in young people, new research from the...

1 in 5 young colon cancer patients have genetic link

ANN ARBOR, Michigan -- As doctors grapple with increasing rates of colorectal cancers in young people, new research from the...

What keeps stem cells in their undifferentiated state?

Credit: Cook Lab, UNC School of Medicine CHAPEL HILL, NC - A special cluster of proteins that helps unwind DNA...

‘Human chronobiome’ study informs timing of drug delivery, precision medicine approaches

Credit: Scientific Reports; Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Symptoms and efficacy of medications - and indeed, many aspects...

Research letter examines firefighters and skin cancer risk

What: Report of survey data collected from firefighters about skin cancer Why: To examine skin cancer history, skin cancer screening...

New Michelson Prizes for Human Immunology and Vaccine Research Launch

December 13, 2017, LOS ANGELES and NEW YORK - The Michelson Medical Research Foundation (MMRF) together with the Human Vaccines...

Malignant mitochondria as a target

Killing malignant mitochondria is one of the most promising approaches in the development of new anticancer drugs. Scientists from the...

UTHealth study finds that male virgins can still acquire HPV

Credit: UTHealth HOUSTON - (Dec. 13, 2017) - Men who have never engaged in sexual intercourse are still at risk...

Even smokers may benefit from targeted lung cancer treatments

Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Smokers are less likely than non-smokers to have lung cancers caused by targetable genetic...

Scientists develop new artificial ovary prototype

Belgian researchers have taken important steps towards creating transplantable artificial ovaries. Once successful, these could be of value to women...

Plasmonic biosensors enable development of new easy-to-use health tests

Credit: Aalto University Researchers at Aalto University, Finland, have developed a biosensor that enables creating a range of new easy-to-use...

Findings show potential use of artificial intelligence in detecting spread of breast cancer