Study suggests measurable impact of colorectal cancer screening program
Credit: American Cancer Society A new study suggests that an American Cancer Society (ACS) program has been effective in promoting improvements in colorectal cancer screening...
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Is underground transit worse for your health?
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, nearly 90 percent of the 4.5 million workers in the Los Angeles area spend an average of 60 minutes...
Stem cell-derived intestine model mimics innate immune responses
A stem cell-derived in vitro model displays key small intestine characteristics including innate immune responses, according to a study published November 29, 2017 in the...
How does chemotherapy among men affect the health of subsequent generations?
How do cancer and cancer treatments affect the reproductive function of men? Can this affect the health of their direct descendants and subsequent generations? To...
Study shows lower lung cancer rates in communities with strong smoke-free laws
A recent study by University of Kentucky BREATHE (Bridging Research Efforts and Advocacy Toward Healthy Environments) researchers shows that fewer new cases of lung cancer...
HPV vaccine is effective, safe 10 years after it’s given
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Nov. 29, 2017) - A decade of data on hundreds of boys and girls who received...
Cancer researcher receives China’s highest award for foreign experts
Credit: China Friendship Award Professor Nick Lemoine from Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) has been awarded the China Friendship Award - the country's highest...
UTSW scientists take early step to personalized breast cancer care
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - Nov. 28, 2017 - UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have developed a method to map protein changes that occur in...
Urban American-Indian, Alaskan natives may have lower survival following invasive cancer
Bottom Line: Compared with the non-Hispanic white (NHW) population, the urban American-Indian and Alaskan Native (AIAN) community was more likely to have lower survival rates...
Scientists find natural mimetics of anti-cancer & anti-aging drugs metformin and rapamycin
Credit: Insilico Medicine Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017, London, UK: Researchers from the Biogerontology Research Foundation, Insilico Medicine, Life Extension and other institutions announce the public..
Diabetes and obesity together responsible for nearly 800,000 cancers worldwide
The study, led by Imperial College London, found that nearly six per cent of new worldwide cancer cases in 2012 were caused by the combined...
Researchers trace timeline of tumor evolution in metastatic breast cancer patients
Credit: Huntsman Cancer Institute SALT LAKE CITY - A new study by researchers at Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah observed how...
Patrick M. Woster, Ph.D., among 2017 cohort of AAAS Fellows
Credit: Medical University of South Carolina Patrick M. Woster, Ph.D. of the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) is among the 396 members selected as...
New technique reduces side-effects, improves delivery of chemotherapy nanodrugs
Credit: Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Mellon University researchers have developed a new method for delivering chemotherapy nanodrugs that increases the drugs' bioavailability and reduce..
Albert Einstein College of Medicine and John Theurer Cancer Center receive $6.4 million NIH grant to identify breast cancer biomarkers
Credit: Albert Einstein College of Medicine November 28, 2017--(BRONX, NY)--Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, part of Montefiore, and Hackensack Meridian Health John Theurer...
