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 continue to exist between countries...
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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 the most comprehensive analysis of...
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 preliminary report from the ongoing...
Long-term IMPACT data find improved survival when targeted therapies matched to tumor-specific gene mutations
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center CHICAGO - Matching targeted therapies to tumor-specific gene mutations across tumor types improved progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS)...
100 bold ideas to improve women and children’s health and rights in the developing world
Credit: Grand Challenges Canada Toronto, Canada - Grand Challenges Canada is proud to announce an investment of over CAD$10 million to test 100 new ideas...
Three studies win top research prizes from PLOS Computational Biology
Credit: Ghaffarizadeh et al., The second annual PLOS Computational Biology Research Prize program has awarded top prizes to three exemplary studies published in 2017. The...
Novel insulators with conducting edges
Credit: UZH Topology examines the properties of objects and solids that are protected against perturbations and deformations. Materials known so far include topological insulators, which...
How might baking soda boost cancer therapy?
MAY 31, 2018, NEW YORK -- A Ludwig Cancer Research study has uncovered an entirely novel mechanism by which cells enter a state of dormancy...
Research brief: New approach boosts effort to scale up biodiversity monitoring
The value of ecological biodiversity for maintaining ecosystem stability and function is well established, but a recent study points to a novel way to fine-tune...
Story tips from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, June 2018
To arrange for an interview with a researcher, please contact the Communications staff member identified at the end of each tip. For more information on...
ASCB awards seven ‘Science Sandbox’ public engagement grants
The American Society for Cell Biology's (ASCB) new Public Engagement Grants, supported by Science Sandbox, an initiative of the Simons Foundation, has selected seven finalists...
Novel microscopy technique developed to analyze cellular focal adhesion dynamics
Credit: You Zhou/Brian Cunningham Focal adhesions are large specialized proteins that are located in the area where a cell membrane meets the extracellular matrix (ECM),...
Cleveland Clinic Cancer Center experts present data at 2018 ASCO Annual Meeting
Friday, June 1, 2018, CLEVELAND: At the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting in Chicago, researchers from Cleveland Clinic Cancer Center will present...
Memory depends on protein ‘off-switch,’ researchers find
Credit: University of Warwick Memory, learning and cognitive flexibility depend on a protein 'off-switch' in the brain, according to a breakthrough discovery made by an...
In nearly zero energy buildings special attention must be paid to window design
When analysing the different impact of static and dynamic solar shading on nZEBs, the research group developed a tool that the architects and engineers can...
