Dietary fat, changes in fat metabolism may promote prostate cancer metastasis
Credit: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center BOSTON - Prostate tumors tend to be what scientists call "indolent" - so slow-growing and self-contained that many affected...
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Dietary fat, changes in fat metabolism may promote prostate cancer metastasis
Credit: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center BOSTON - Prostate tumors tend to be what scientists call "indolent" - so slow-growing and self-contained that many affected...
Fast-tracking T cell therapies with immune-mimicking biomaterials
Credit: Wyss Institute at Harvard University. Immunologists and oncologists are harnessing the body's immune system to fight cancers and other diseases with adoptive cell t..
NHS bowel scope uptake boosted by a fifth when patients sent reassuring reminders
Bowel scope screening uptake increased by more than a fifth (21.5%) when people were sent additional reminders with a leaflet that addressed common concerns, according...
New epidemiological study finds no connection between cases of cancer and use of plant protection products containing glyphosate
To do so, the researchers evaluated as yet unpublished data from the Agricultural Health Study (AHS) in the USA, the observation period of which had...
New epidemiological study finds no connection between cases of cancer and use of plant protection products containing glyphosate
To do so, the researchers evaluated as yet unpublished data from the Agricultural Health Study (AHS) in the USA, the observation period of which had...
Scleroderma study: Hope for a longer life for patients with rare autoimmune disorder
Credit: UVA Health System An unusual autoimmune disease that causes skin and lung damage can be treated effectively by stem cell transplant, a new study...
Scleroderma study: Hope for a longer life for patients with rare autoimmune disorder
Credit: UVA Health System An unusual autoimmune disease that causes skin and lung damage can be treated effectively by stem cell transplant, a new study...
New warning system discovered in the immune defence
Researchers at Linköping University in Sweden have discovered a previously unknown warning system that contributes to the body's immune system. Mitochondria in the white blood...
New warning system discovered in the immune defence
Researchers at Linköping University in Sweden have discovered a previously unknown warning system that contributes to the body's immune system. Mitochondria in the white blood...
Cancer’s gene-determined ‘immune landscape’ dictates progression of prostate tumors
Credit: National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health BOSTON - The field of immunotherapy - the harnessing of patients' own immune systems to fend off...
MDI Biological Laboratory discovery could lead to new therapies for diabetics
Credit: MDI Biological Laboratory BAR HARBOR, MAINE -- New research by MDI Biological Laboratory scientist Sandra Rieger, Ph.D., and her team has demonstrated that an...
NIH researchers report first 3-D structure of DHHC enzymes
Credit: Credit: Jeremy Swan, NICHD/NIH The first three-dimensional structure of DHHC proteins--enzymes involved in many cellular processes, including cancer--explains how they function and may off..
NIH researchers report first 3-D structure of DHHC enzymes
Credit: Credit: Jeremy Swan, NICHD/NIH The first three-dimensional structure of DHHC proteins--enzymes involved in many cellular processes, including cancer--explains how they function and may off..
By altering bone marrow, training can prepare innate immune system for future challenges
When you receive a vaccine against a disease like polio or influenza, your immune system gears up to defend against that particular infection. If you...
