New drugs could also be deployed against lung and pancreatic cancers
Credit: Andreas Heddergott / Technical University of Munich A new anti-cancer drug may be effective against a wider range of cancers than previously thought. Using...
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Penn-led trial shows AZEDRA can be effective, safe for treatment of rare neuroendocrine tumors
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - A radiotherapy drug that treats the rare neuroendocrine cancers pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma can be both effective and safe for patients,...
UMN study demonstrates link between social stress and shortened lifespan in mice
MINNEAPOLIS - May 29, 2018 - A new study from University of Minnesota Medical School researchers has demonstrated that psychosocial stress can shorten the lifespan...
MD Anderson and Ipsen announce joint bench-to-bedside cancer drug development partnership
The University of Texas MD Anderson and Ipsen, a global biopharmaceutical group, today announced a global licensing and joint development agreement for a pre-clinical oncology...
CDC interventions targeting diabetes in pregnancy could improve maternal and infant health
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, May 28, 2018--Diabetes in pregnant women can have serious health consequences for both mother and baby,...
ASCO honors University of Rochester Physician with geriatric award
Supriya G. Mohile, M.D., M.S., an oncologist at the Wilmot Cancer Institute and trailblazer in the growing field of geriatric oncology, has been named the...
Impaired energy production may explain why brain is susceptible to age-related diseases
Credit: Veronika Mertens LA JOLLA--(MAY 29, 2018) Defective energy production in old neurons might explain why our brains are so prone to age-related diseases. Salk...
Studies examine vitamin D supplementation in pregnancy, for infants, children
Bottom Line: Vitamin D supplementation in pregnancy and for infants and children is the focus of two studies, an editorial and a patient page. Why...
Single injection alleviates chemotherapy pain for months in mice
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have found a new way to block a root cause of pain. The key is...
It takes a village
Credit: Steve Morton A hand-made super-microscope - capable of seeing the actual building blocks of a bacterial cell wall - has helped Monash researchers decipher...
Stronger alcohol policies help reduce alcohol-related crash deaths in US
(Boston) - Stronger alcohol policies, including those targeting both excessive drinking and driving while impaired by alcohol, reduce the likelihood of alcohol-related motor vehicle crash...
Brain scientists identify ‘cross talk’ between neurons that control touch in mice
Scientists report they have uncovered a previously overlooked connection between neurons in two distinct areas of the mammalian brain. The neurons, they say, control the...
Understanding the origin of Alzheimer’s, looking for a cure
Montreal, May 29, 2018 - After a decade of work, a team led by Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont researcher and Université de Montréal associate professor Dr. Gilbert...
Recreational football an absolute winner for 55- to 70-year-olds with prediabetes
Credit: Magni Mohr Twice-weekly football training combined with dietary guidance improves fitness level and cardiovascular health profile in untrained 55-70-year-old women and men with prediabetes....
Olfactory receptor as therapeutic target in bladder cancer
Credit: RUB, Marquard Researchers from Bochum have detected an olfactory receptor in the human bladder that might prove useful for bladder cancer therapy and diagnosis....
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