Dietary isoflavones linked to increased risk of advanced prostate cancer
Dietary intake of isoflavones was linked with an elevated risk of advanced prostate cancer in a recent International Journal of Cancer study. No statistically significant...
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Fat cells may inactivate chemotherapeutic drug
Bottom Line: Adipocytes, or fat cells, can absorb and metabolize the chemotherapeutic agent daunorubicin, reducing the effectiveness of the drug and potentially contributing to poorer...
Stem cell and leukemia expert wins prestigious medal
Dr Cristina Lo Celso, a Reader in Stem Cell Biology at Imperial College London, has been announced as the winner of the Foulkes Foundation Medal...
IUDs may have a surprising benefit: Protection against cervical cancer
Credit: Ricardo Carrasco III/Keck Medicine of USC LOS ANGELES - Considered a safe and highly effective contraception method, intrauterine devices (IUDs) may also be quietly...
National poll: Many unaware of court findings against tobacco companies
On Nov. 26, Altria, Philip Morris USA, R.J. Reynolds and other tobacco companies will begin to publish court-ordered "corrective statements" about cigarettes, the result of...
For cancer patients with HIV, immunotherapy appears safe
SEATTLE -- Nov. 7, 2017 -- A new category of immunotherapies called checkpoint inhibitors that has been highly effective against many different cancers appears safe...
Study finds a new way to shut down cancer cells’ ability to consume glucose
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Cancer cells consume exorbitant amounts of glucose, a key source of energy, and shutting down this glucose consumption has...
Circulating tumor cells associated with relapse in late-stage melanoma patients
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center A study revealing a connection between circulating tumor cells (CTCs) and relapse in stage IV melanoma patients points to liquid...
BU researcher leads team in ‘cancer interception’ project
(Boston) -- Developing diagnostic tools to "intercept" lung cancer at its earliest stage is the goal of a research team led by Boston University School...
Relocating bus stops would cut riders’ pollution exposure, UCLA study finds
Credit: Stuart Wolpert/UCLA Moving bus stops away from intersections would substantially reduce the amount of pollution bus riders are exposed to, UCLA scientists report today...
PharmaMar and Boryung Pharm sign a licensing agreement for Zepsyre in Korea
Madrid, November 7th, 2017 - PharmaMar (MSE:PHM) has announced today a licensing agreement with Boryung Pharm to commercialize the marine-derived anticancer drug Zepsyre® (lurbinectedin), if...
Public’s poor knowledge of anatomy may hamper healthcare
Credit: Lancaster University Health screening campaigns which target a specific organ may lack effectiveness if the public have a poor knowledge of anatomy say researchers....
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....
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...
