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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...

Cornell study reveals why testicular cancer is so responsive to chemo

Credit: Credit: Tim Pierpont, Cornell University ITHACA, N.Y. - Cornell researchers have taken a major step toward answering a key question in cancer research: Why...

Development of new protein may lead to novel treatment options for cancer, birth defects

(Boston)--Researchers have engineered an artificial protein that may block malignant properties of cancer cells as well as correct certain birth defects. The findings, which appear...

HPV testing is better than the Pap test at detecting cervical cancer

A new paper in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute finds that testing for cervical cancer using HPV testing in addition to the Pap...

Dresden scientists develop a sensor for the most important human cancer gene

Credit: TU Dresden, Frank Buchholz If it burns in a house smoke detectors alert us hence protecting life. A molecular smoke alert has now been...

CHLA is awarded more than $1M 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..

Insurance linked to black-white survival disparities in colorectal cancer

Health insurance coverage differences account for nearly one-half of the black-white survival disparity in colorectal cancer patients, according to a new study. The study, published...

Monoclonal antibody prevents graft-vs-host disease in bone marrow transplantation model

VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON (November 14, 2017) - Newly published research provides preclinical proof-of-concept for the ability of PRO 140, a humanized anti-CCR5 monoclonal antibody under development...

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease increases risk of liver, colorectal, and breast cancers