Novel harvesting method rapidly produces superior stem cells for transplantation
A new method of harvesting stem cells for bone marrow transplantation - developed by a team of investigators from the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Cancer...
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Mechanism identified behind enzyme involved in liver and other human cancers
To understand what has gone wrong when cancer occurs and to create new possibilities for treatment, it is important to understand the molecular mechanisms behind...
NUS researchers uncover novel pathway to suppress virus-induced cancers
Credit: National University of Singapore Researchers at the Cancer Science Institute of Singapore (CSI Singapore) at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have identified a...
Researchers make important bacterial discovery in oral pre-cancer condition
Scientists at the School of Dental Science in Trinity have made an important discovery involving bacteria and a pre-cancerous growth called oral leuoplakia which can...
Biological factors don’t fully explain racial disparities for breast cancer type
SAN ANTONIO - Higher risk of recurrence for black women with hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer compared with white women cannot be completely explained by...
New project to investigate the role of novel protein in cancer metastasis
Credit: IST Austria/Reiner Riedler Metastasis, the process in which a tumor spreads to other parts of the body, is responsible for 90% of deaths from...
Research suggests new pathways for hyperaldosteronism
Credit: Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute La Jolla, Calif., December 7, 2017 - A new study led by researchers at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical...
Community practices not following guidelines for MRI breast cancer screening
Guidelines are not being followed to ensure that breast cancer screening of high risk women, such as those with a strong family history of breast...
Acupuncture significantly reduces joint pain for breast cancer patients
Credit: SWOG/The Hope Foundation In the largest, most rigorous study of its kind, acupuncture was found to significantly reduce the debilitating joint pain experienced by...
First line combination therapy improves progression-free survival in advanced lung cancer
Credit: ©ESMO LUGANO-GENEVA, Dec. 7, 2017 - A new combination therapy for the first line treatment of advanced non-squamous non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) improves progression-free...
Contrast-enhanced digital mammography comparable to breast MRI after therapy or chemo
SAN ANTONIO - Contrast-enhanced digital mammography is comparable to breast MRI in evaluating residual breast cancer after neoadjuvant endocrine therapy or chemotherapy, according to the...
Diabetes drug metformin inhibits multidrug-resistant breast cancer
The drug metformin, typically prescribed to treat type 2 diabetes, keeps breast cancer cells from developing multiple drug resistance (MDR) and can reverse MDR after...
Is laughter the greatest medicine for cancer patients?
Credit: Lancaster University Analysis led by Lancaster University researchers suggests that spontaneous humour is used and appreciated by people with cancer and can be a...
The Dream Chemistry Award goes to Dr. Jessica R. Kramer from the University of Utah
On December 4-5, 2017, the finale of the international scientific contest Dream Chemistry Award was held in Prague, Czech Republic, organized by the leading chemistry...
Researchers win grant to test new approach to overcoming roadblocks to health care delivery
BOSTON - Investigators at Boston University Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI), Tufts CTSI, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Catalyst (the Harvard Clinical and...
