Targeting mitochondria in pulmonary hypertension
(Edmonton, AB) Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) is a debilitating disease of the lung blood vessels that causes heart failure and early death, affecting hundreds of...
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Blocking key pathways is a way to defeat cancer stem cells
Scientists from the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences in Japan and international collaborators have found that in humanized mice, a cocktail of drugs blocking...
Brain tumors share common tricks to survive
Different types of brain tumours may use strikingly similar approaches to generate and use energy to survive in the brain, according to a new study*...
Blood test can effectively rule out breast cancer, regardless of breast density
NEW YORK, October 25, 2017 - A new study published in PLOS ONE demonstrates that Videssa® Breast, a multi-protein biomarker blood test for breast cancer,...
Sexual function concerns not always reflected in prostate cancer treatment choices
CHAPEL HILL -- Preserving sexual function was important to many men facing treatment for prostate cancer, according to a recent study by University of North...
Gallbladder cancer: Pharmacist finds protein that drives tumor growth
Credit: Claudia Ehrlich Patients with gallbladder cancer often show few or no symptoms for long periods of time. As a result, the tumours are only...
Timing could matter to how responsive cancer cells are to treatment, study suggests
CHAPEL HILL -- DNA damage occurs routinely within your cells due to sun exposure, smoking and sometimes during the normal process of making new DNA....
Japanese researchers find why Alzheimer’s drugs work in the lab but not in patients
Credit: ©2017 Tagami et al. Cell Reports 21, Issue1, 259-273. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2017.09.032 (Osaka, Japan) A tremendous amount of Amyloid-β peptide (Aβ) (a peptide of ~40...
Anti-pancreatic cancer drug in research focus
Intriguing antitumor activity is found in a very promising class of natural compounds: cyclic depsipeptides, which have a challenging structure that makes their investigation difficult....
Insights from a rare genetic disease may help treat multiple myeloma
Credit: The American Chemical Society A new class of drugs for blood cancers such as leukemia and multiple myeloma is showing promise. But it is...
New study: ‘Double decker’ antibody technology fights cancer
Credit: The Scripps Research Institute JUPITER, FL - October 24, 2017 - Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have created...
Proton therapy for prostate cancer is advantageous to imrt according to new study
Proton therapy treatment for prostate cancer is associated with higher survival rates and decreased risk of complications compared to intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) according to...
Proton therapy may be better option for elderly patients with esophageal cancer
CHICAGO - A study led by Mayo Clinic researchers has found that proton beam therapy, in combination with chemotherapy, prior to surgery, may be a...
Development of a highly-accurate computational model of human metabolism
Credit: KAIST A Korean research team from KAIST developed a computational framework that enables the reconstruction of a comprehensive computational model of human metabolism, which...
Biodiversity, ecosystem services, land degradation: IPBES launching 5 major assessments
Credit: UNEP Major new assessments of the state of biodiversity, ecosystems and nature's contributions to people will be presented to representatives of 127 Governments for...
