Scientists develop blood test that spots tumor-derived DNA in people with early-stage cancers
Credit: Reprinted with permission from Victor Velculescu et al., Science Translational Medicine 2017 In a bid to detect cancers early ...
Popular immunotherapy target turns out to have a surprising buddy
Credit: The Netherlands Cancer Institute The majority of current cancer immunotherapies focus on PD-L1. This well studied protein turns out ...
Toxic formaldehyde is produced inside our own cells, scientists discover
New research has revealed that some of the toxin formaldehyde in our bodies does not come from our environment - ...
Cell cycle-blocking drugs can shrink tumors by enlisting immune system in attack on cancer
BOSTON -- In the brief time that drugs known as CDK4/6 inhibitors have been approved for the treatment of metastatic ...
Specialists make breakthrough in the treatment of anal cancer
Specialists at The Christie and The University of Manchester have made a breakthrough which could potentially improve detection and treatment ...
Blood biopsy reveals unique, targetable genetic alterations in patients with rare cancer
Credit: UC San Diego Health Using fragments of circulating tumor DNA in blood, University of California San Diego School of ...
Insilico establishes collaboration with GSK to discover novel biological targets and molecules
Credit: Insilico Medicine,Inc. Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017, Baltimore, Md. - Insilico Medicine, a Baltimore-based company at the forefront of artificial ...
Researchers map brain tumor cells’ adaptation to oxygen deprivation
Credit: Louise Cornmark The most aggressive variant of brain tumour - glioblastoma - has an average survival rate of 15 ...
Researchers identify oestrogen receptor stem cells in the in the mammary gland
One of the key questions in stem cell and cancer biology is to understand the cellular hierarchy governing tissue development ...
For post-menopausal women, vaginal estrogens do not raise risk of cancer, other diseases
Credit: Women's Health Initiative FINDINGS Women who have gone through menopause and who have been using a vaginal form of ...
Whales turn tail at ocean mining noise
Credit: Photo credit - BRAHSS project (photo taken under permit as part of the Behavioural Response of Humpback Whales to ...
Subarachnoid hemorrhage and the need for expert treatment
PHOENIX, Ariz. Aug. 16, 2017 -- Research led by the head of the Barrow Neurological Institute and published in the ...
Fizzy soda water could be key to clean manufacture of flat wonder material: Graphene
Credit: University of Illinois Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering Whether you call it effervescent, fizzy, or sparkling, carbonated water ...
In a nutshell: Walnuts activate brain region involved in appetite control
Credit: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center BOSTON - Packed with nutrients linked to better health, walnuts are also thought to ...
Larvaceans provide a pathway for transporting microplastics into deep-sea food webs
Credit: © 2016 MBARI MOSS LANDING, Calif. -- Over the last decade, scientists have discovered tiny pieces of plastic in ...
Molecule increases pregnancy rate and number of offspring in cattle
Researchers at Inprenha Biotecnologia, a company based in Jaboticabal, São Paulo State, Brazil, working in partnership with colleagues at the ...
Magnetic resonance is used to evaluate food quality
Credit: Fine Instrument Technology The applications and benefits of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) in medicine are well known, but the ...
USGS news: Changing tides: Lake Michigan could best support lake trout and steelhead
Credit: Michael Humling, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Public domain. Invasive mussels and less nutrients from tributaries have altered the ...
Scientists discover powerful potential pain reliever
Credit: Stephen Martin A team of scientists led by chemists Stephen Martin and James Sahn at The University of Texas ...
Injecting manure instead of spreading on surface reduces estrogen loads
Credit: Michael Houtz With water quality in the Chesapeake Bay suffering from excess nutrients and fish populations in rivers such ...
