New HIF-2 kidney cancer therapy more effective than current treatment, study shows
DALLAS – September 05, 2016 -A new class of drugs called HIF-2 inhibitors is more effective and better tolerated than the standard of care drug...
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Study opens door to targeted treatments for esophageal cancer
Professor Rebecca Fitzgerald, lead researcher based at the MRC Cancer Unit at the University of CambridgeScientists have discovered that oesophageal cancer can be classified into...
Device rapidly measures growth of single cells simultaneously
A new technique invented at MIT can precisely measure the growth of many individual cells simultaneously. “The device provides new insights into how cells grow...
Biochemists’ discovery could lead to vaccine against ‘flesh-eating’ bacteria
Streptococcus Bacteria Credit: WikimediaBiochemists at the University of California San Diego have uncovered patterns in the outer protein coat of group A Streptococcus that could...
Radiologists detect breast cancer in ‘blink of an eye’
A new study by investigators at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in collaboration with researchers at the University of York and Leeds in the UK and...
Vitamin C may boost effectiveness of acute myeloid leukemia treatment
EDITOR’S NOTE: Maintaining proper nutrition is an important part of cancer therapy. Patients are urged to consult their doctors before making any change to their...
Edible dormice: High food availability slows down cell aging
Credit: Vetmeduni Vienna Hibernation has long been considered the secret behind the relatively long lifespan of the edible dormouse. However, a team of researchers from...
Single gene mutation causes severely debilitating disease of brain blood vessels
The cause of a disease that targets blood vessels in the brain – leading to multiple debilitating symptoms and, often, to early death – has...
A new window to understanding the brain
Scientists in recent years have made great strides in the quest to understand the brain by using implanted probes to explore how specific neural circuits...
Bringing artificial enzymes closer to nature
Scientists at the University of Basel, ETH Zurich, and NCCR Molecular Systems Engineering have developed an artificial metalloenzyme that catalyses a reaction inside of cells...
Cardioprotective drug helps prevent long-term heart damage in children receiving chemotherapy
Steven Lipshultz, MD, of Wayne State University School of Medicine and the Children’s Hospital of MichiganA potent chemotherapy drug can be life saving for children...
Lung cancer patients whose tumor has spread to the brain could be spared radiotherapy
Lung Cancer Credit: WikimediaPATIENTS with non-small cell lung cancer which has spread to the brain could be spared whole brain radiotherapy as it makes little...
Memory for future wearable electronics
Last March, the artificial intelligence (AI) program AlphaGo beat Korean Go champion LEE Se-Dol at the Asian board game. “The game was quite tight, but...
3-D graphene has promise for bio applications
Credit: Ajayan Group/Rice University HOUSTON – (Sept. 2, 2016) – Flakes of graphene welded together into solid materials may be suitable for bone implants, according...
Study validates TGen-developed test for health care-acquired infections
Credit: CupeFLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Sept. 2, 2016 — A new study by the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) details the design and validation of a...
