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Neuherberg, April 27, 2016. Researchers at Helmholtz Zentrum München describe how breast cancer cells challenged with a small-molecule inhibitor targeting...

Scientists uncover new way to grow rare life-saving blood stem cells

Hamilton, ON (April 27, 2016) – Researchers at McMaster University's Stem Cell and Cancer Research Institute have made significant steps...

UH Seidman Cancer Center first in the world to apply SBRT

CLEVELAND– University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center physicians have started the world's first clinical trial using a new form of stereotactic...

New model for active surveillance of prostate cancer tested

Urologists at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Genesis Healthcare Partners have tested a new model of...

Study: 93 percent of advanced leukemia patients in remission after immunotherapy

Twenty-seven of 29 patients with an advanced type of leukemia that had proved resistant to multiple other forms of therapy...

Scientists reveal the secret of antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Credit: Source: MIPT press office Researchers from the Scientific Research Institute of Physical-Chemical Medicine, MIPT, the company M&S Decisions and...

Putting antibiotic-resistant bacteria and the immune system under ‘surveillance’

Credit: Boston College CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. (4/28/2016) – A research team led by a Boston College biologist will use a...

Gender differences and relationship power could be key in preventing HIV in South African adolescents

PHILADELPHIA, PA (April 26, 2016) – Millions of those infected with HIV worldwide are young women, ages 15-24, according to...

Salk scientists uncover how a cell’s ‘fuel gauge’ promotes healthy development

April 26, 2016

LA JOLLA–(April 25, 2016) Salk scientists have revealed how a cellular “fuel gauge” responsible for monitoring and managing cells’ energy...

Chernobyl, three decades on

April 26, 2016

It was 30 years ago that a meltdown at the V. I. Lenin Nuclear Power Station in the former Soviet...

For some cancers, risk lower among kids of non-US-born Hispanic mothers

The children of Hispanic mothers not born in the United States appeared to have a lower risk for some types...

Researchers find potential new treatment target for deadly brain cancer

A team of researchers has found a key player in brain tumour formation that may lead to new therapies for...

Expand HPV vaccination programs in Canada to include males

Expanding human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programs to include males in Canada will help protect them against HPV-related cancers, according to...

Medical literature may overemphasize role of hospital volume in patient outcomes

HOUSTON – (April 25, 2016) – Current medical research and literature may be overemphasizing the role that hospital volume plays...

New understanding of enzymes could help to develop new drugs to treat diseases

An image of the HDAC enzyme is available here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/tafbpgai7ufo1hk/AAA3a1vCIEApA3srynHXnKfta?dl=0 New knowledge about the mechanism of specific protein complexes in...

Dr. Ming Zhou, featured speaker in Solute Carrier Proteins symposium at the NY Academy of Sciences

To work properly, the cells in our body use carrier proteins to control the transport of ions, such as potassium,...

World-class oral presentations featured at ARRS 2016 Annual Meeting

Leesburg, VA, April 25, 2016– Oral presentations delivered by some of the world's most renowned researchers and radiologists were among...

Vitamin D insufficiency, low rate of DNA methylation in black teens may increase disease risk

AUGUSTA, Ga. – Low levels of vitamin D in black teens correlates with low activity of a major mechanism for...

Chronic inflammation leads to imbalanced blood system and potentially cancer risk