How breast cancer cells slide to metastasis
Loading video… Credit: Milano et al./Biophysical Journal 2016 The spreading of cancer cells from one part of the body to ...
Aspirin may help prevent bile duct cancer
Regular use of aspirin was linked with a significantly reduced risk of developing bile duct cancer, also called cholangiocarcinoma, in ...
Cholesterol levels, not statins, influence colorectal cancer risk
PHILADELPHIA–Long-term use of the cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins does not appear to decrease a patient's risk of colorectal cancer, ...
New hepatocellular carcinoma prognostic model improves prediction of patient survival
The ITA.LI.CA prognostic system, a model integrating tumor staging, liver function, functional status, and alpha-fetoprotein level, builds on previous models ...
Breast cancer progression — the devil is in the detail
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 ...
New method for exhaustively isolating olfactory receptors responding to specific odorants
A research group led by Osaka University and Panasonic Corporation developed a method for making a prompt, exhaustive isolation of ...
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 ...
Researchers create artificial protein to control assembly of buckyballs
HANOVER, N.H. – A Dartmouth College scientist and his collaborators have created an artificial protein that organizes new materials at ...
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
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
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 ...
