Novel therapeutic target discovered for estrogen receptor positive (ER+) breast cancer
Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have identified a protein that can be targeted to suppress growth of a common type...
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Report suggests association between coffee and up to 70 percent reduced risk of liver disease
17th November 2017 - A new roundtable report from the Institute for Scientific Information on Coffee (ISIC) on 'Looking after the liver: coffee, caffeine and...
NIST scientists discover how to switch liver cancer cell growth from 2-D to 3-D structures
Credit: Reyes-Hernandez and Bhadriraju/NIST Paving the way for testing experimental drugs in more realistic environments, scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)...
Lehigh engineering professor Yaling Liu named ASME fellow
Credit: Elaine Zelker/Lehigh University Yaling Liu, who has spent much of his career applying the principles of fluid mechanics and nano-engineering to biology and medicine,...
Sabga Foundation pledges $1 million towards TGen pancreatic cancer research
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago -- Nov. 16, 2017 -- Today, World Pancreatic Cancer Day, is the kickoff of a $1 million drive by...
Computer program finds new uses for old drugs
Researchers at the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have developed a computer program to find new indications for...
Ancient enzyme could boost power of liquid biopsies to detect and profile cancers
Credit: Jennifer Stamos/Univ. of Texas at Austin Scientists are developing a set of medical tests called liquid biopsies that can rapidly detect the presence of...
New talking therapy could help cancer survivors cope after treatment
A new project to develop and test a talking-based therapy for cancer survivors, led by Queen Mary University of London (QMUL), Barts Health NHS Trust...
Why are minorities underrepresented in genetic cancer studies?
Socio-cultural and clinical factors as well as healthcare processes were important drivers of a woman's willingness to provide saliva specimens for future cancer research. This...
Seattle Children’s opens first pediatric CAR T-Cell trial targeting CD22 and CD19 proteins
Credit: Seattle Children's Seattle Children's has opened the first chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell immunotherapy trial in the U.S. for children and young adults with...
AMP Iissues consensus guideline recommendations for NGS bioinformatics pipelines
BETHESDA, Md. -- Nov. 16, 2017 -- The Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP), the premier global, non-profit molecular diagnostics professional society, today published 17 consensus...
Brain cancer treatment previously featured on 60 Minutes now available to children
November 16, 2017 - DURHAM, NC: A Phase 1 clinical trial leveraging the re-engineered polio virus is now open for enrollment to children 12 years...
Pancreatic cancer: Is an ‘electronic nose’ the answer to achieving early diagnosis?
Credit: United European Gastroenterology (Vienna, Nov. 16, 2017) Utilising an 'electronic nose' could be an effective and affordable screening method for the diagnosis of pancreatic...
Pharmacoscopy improves therapy for relapsed blood cancer in a first clinical trial
Credit: CeMM/Gregory Vladimer Researchers at CeMM and the Medical University of Vienna presented a preliminary report in Lancet Hematology on the clinical impact of an...
Disparities in exposure to toxins may drive higher diabetes rates in minorities
Unequal exposure to environmental pollutants acting as endocrine-disrupting chemicals is an under-recognized risk factor that may play a key role in driving the higher rates...
