Wider sampling of tumor tissues may guide drug choice, improve outcomes
Credit: Guardant Health, see video at A new study focused on describing genetic variations within a primary tumor, differences between the primary and a metastatic...
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Developing new molecular methods for synthetizing treatments for drug-resistant cancers
Credit: Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) Worcester, Mass. - Anita Mattson, associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), has received a $1.7...
Children undergoing radiation for cancer may have alternative to sedation
Credit: University of North Texas While radiation therapy is the most common cancer treatment for children under age 10, preparation for it may cause great...
Cures and scientific breakthroughs happen through collaboration, new study confirms
Credit: The above image, Fig. 2 from the paper, was generated using Cytoscape, an Open Source tool funded by the US National Institute of Health...
Targeting cancer without destroying healthy T-cells
A unique approach to targeting the abnormal T-cells that cause T-cell lymphomas could offer hope to patients with the aggressive and difficult-to-treat family of cancers,...
Oncotarget: Researchers identify potential therapeutic target in aggressive breast cancer cells
Credit: Oncotarget ORCHARD PARK, New York - (November 15, 2017) - An especially aggressive breast cancer cell can respond to hormone therapy if they express...
Single men ‘less likely’ to participate in bowel screening
Credit: University of Stirling Single men are significantly less likely to participate in bowel screening tests compared to those who live with a partner, according...
Children’s exposure to secondhand smoke may be vastly underestimated by parents
Four out of 10 children in the US are exposed to secondhand smoke, according to the American Heart Association. A new Tel Aviv University study...
Tapeworm drug fights prostate cancer
Credit: Kim E. Andreassen Cancer researchers at the University of Bergen (UiB) in Norway have in the recent years experienced with hundreds of known drugs,...
Converging blockchain and next-generation AI technologies to accelerate biomedical research
Credit: Insilico Medicine, Inc. Wednesday, 15th of November, 2017, 10AM EST, Baltimore, MD, Insilico Medicine, a Baltimore-based next-generation artificial intelligence company specializing in the a..
Type 2 diabetes associated with risk of aggressive breast cancer in black women
(Boston)-- African American women with type 2 diabetes (often referred to as adult-onset diabetes) are at a greater risk for developing breast cancer. The findings...
African-American women with type 2 diabetes may have higher risk for ER-neg breast cancer
Bottom Line: Among African-American women, those with type 2 diabetes may have a higher risk of developing estrogen receptor (ER)-negative breast cancer. Journal in Which...
Multifunctional fluorescent nanoparticles for cancer surgery show promise
Even with pre-operative imaging techniques, surgeons still rely on visual inspection to locate malignant tissues during surgery. New research released today at the 2017 American...
CHLA is awarded more than $1 million from St. Baldrick’s Foundation to fund cancer research
Credit: Children's Hospital Los Angeles Three physician-researchers with the Children's Center for Cancer and Blood Diseases at Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) have been awar..
A new strategy for prevention of liver cancer development
Credit: UC San Diego Health Primary liver cancer is now the second leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide, and its incidences and mortality are increasing...
