Tiny robots step closer to treating hard-to-reach parts of the body
Credit: Yan et al Science Robotics 2017 Tiny remotely operated robots could be designed to diagnose and treat illness in hard-to-reach areas of the human...
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Encouraging oxygen’s assault on iron may offer new way to kill lung cancer cells
Blocking the action of a key protein frees oxygen to damage iron-dependent proteins in lung and breast cancer cells, slowing their growth and making them...
UVA aims to help patients with cancer make complex care decisions
Credit: UVA Health System Researchers at the University of Virginia Cancer Center are developing a tool to help patients with prostate cancer better understand the...
How common are new cancers in cancer survivors?
Bottom Line: One quarter of adults 65 or older and 11 percent of younger patients diagnosed with cancer from 2009 to 2013 had a prior...
Chemistry.AI to analyze the brain activity of medicinal chemists for AI-powered drug discovery
Credit: Insilico Medicine Wednesday, 22nd of November, 2017, Baltimore, MD, Insilico Medicine, a Baltimore-based next-generation artificial intelligence company specializing in the application of dee..
Lung cancer triggers pulmonary hypertension
Credit: MPI f. Heart and Lung Research Shortness of breath and respiratory distress often increase the suffering of advanced-stage lung cancer patients. These symptoms can...
Droplet explosion by shock waves, relevant to nuclear medicine
An arrow shooting through an apple, makes for a spectacular explosive sight in slow motion. Similarly, energetic ions passing through liquid droplets induce shock waves,...
Adult survivors of childhood cancer are more likely to develop high blood pressure
Bottom Line: People who survived childhood cancer were more than twice as likely as the general population to have high blood pressure (hypertension) as adults....
Risk for aging-related diseases elevated among thyroid cancer survivors
Bottom Line: Risk for aging-related diseases such as heart disease and diabetes was significantly higher among thyroid cancer survivors in Utah than it was among...
People willing to trade treatment efficacy for reduced side effects in cancer therapies
(WASHINGTON, November 21, 2017) -- When choosing their preferred treatment, people with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) place the highest value on medicines that deliver the...
PCORI Board approves $57 million to support new patient-centered CER studies
WASHINGTON, DC (November 21, 2017) -- The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Board of Governors today approved $57 million to fund 14 new comparative clinical...
Researchers discover specific tumor environment that triggers cells to metastasize
Credit: University of California San Diego A team of bioengineers and bioinformaticians at the University of California San Diego have discovered how the environment surrounding...
New study points the way to therapy for rare cancer that targets the young
Credit: Laboratory of Cellular Biophysics at The Rockefeller University After years of rigorous research, a team of scientists has identified the genetic engine that drives...
Oncotarget: Researchers identify a potential molecular trigger for invasiveness in prostate cancer cells
Credit: Oncotarget ORCHARD PARK, New York - (Nov. 20, 2017) - A small protein modification can trigger the aggressive migratory and invasive properties of prostate...
Study calculates contribution of risk factors to cancer in the United States
Credit: American Cancer Society A new American Cancer Society study calculates the contribution of several modifiable risk factors to cancer occurrence, expanding and clarifying the...
