Inner ear stem cells may someday restore hearing
Credit: Kelvin Y. Kwan/Rutgers University-New Brunswick Want to restore hearing by injecting stem cells into the inner ear? Well, that can be a double-edged sword....
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How Helicobacter pylori causes gastric cancer
Gastric cancer is one of the five most fatal types of cancer. According to the statistics of the World Health Organization (WHO), about 750,000 patients...
Subset of carbon nanotubes poses cancer risk similar to asbestos in mice
Nanotechnology, the science of developing materials containing very small fibers, is having a growing influence on daily life. Now researchers have shown for the first...
Important new insights into RECIST criteria measuring cancer’s response to treatment
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Oncologists and researchers use a measurement known as Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) to evaluate the degree...
Deadly lung cancers are driven by multiple genetic changes
A new UC San Francisco-led study challenges the dogma in oncology that most cancers are caused by one dominant "driver" mutation that can be treated...
Is anticoagulant warfarin associated with lower risk of cancer incidence?
Bottom Line: Use of the blood thinner warfarin was associated with a lower risk of new cancers in people over 50. Why The Research Is...
Ludwig scientists share research at The Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer Annual Meeting
NOVEMBER 6, 2017, NEW YORK - Ludwig Cancer Research has released the scope of its participation at the 2017 Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC)...
Immune cell policing offers insights into cancer, autoimmune disease
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA -- Nov. 6, 2017 Regulatory T cells (Tregs) are the traffic cops of the immune system. They instruct other types...
Ohio State’s Albert de la Chapelle receives Lifetime Achievement Award
Columbus, Ohio - Albert de la Chapelle, MD, PhD, Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Cancer Biology and Genetics at The Ohio State University,...
Novel Nano-CT device creates high-resolution 3D-X-rays of tiny velvet worm legs
Credit: Mueller / TUM Computer Tomography (CT) is a standard procedure in hospitals, but so far, the technology has not been suitable for imaging extremely...
Can cannabinoids be used to treat cancer?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, Nov. 6, 2017-When cannabinoids activate signaling pathways in cancer cells they can stimulate a cell death...
HCI study identifies enhanced impact of treatment for hereditary cancer patients
Credit: Huntsman Cancer Institute SALT LAKE CITY - People with an inherited syndrome called familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) have a 100% lifetime risk of developing...
Depressed with a chronic disease? Consider alternative therapies
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - Nov. 6, 2017 - Scientists are finding more evidence that commonly prescribed antidepressants aren't effective in people battling both depression...
US-born workers receive disability benefits more often than workers from abroad
No matter where they came from, people born outside the United States but working here are much less likely to receive Social Security Disability Insurance...
New research targets cancer’s ‘Achilles’ Heel’
Credit: Northwestern University Northwestern Engineering's Vadim Backman has developed an effective new strategy for treating cancer, which has wiped out the disease to near completion...
