Breast cancer treatments today — and tomorrow (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society AMES, Iowa - The concept of "collective intelligence" is simple - it asserts that if a team performs well on...
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A new compound targets energy generation, thereby killing metastatic cells
Cancer can most often be successfully treated when confined to one organ. But a greater challenge lies in treating cancer that has metastasized, or spread,...
UB spinoff company For-Robin moves one step closer to human clinical trials
Credit: Credit: Loukia Karacosta/For-Robin Inc. BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Scientists from For-Robin Inc., a University at Buffalo biotechnology spinoff, have published new scientific results showing that...
Biopsy specimen found to be reliable for evaluating DLL3 expression in small cell lung cancer
Yokohama, Japan - Oct. 17, 2017 - Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) biopsy specimen was found to be reliable material for evaluating DLL3 expression; high...
Treatment based On BRCA1 level does not increase survival of stage II/III NSCLC N+ resected patients
Yokohama, Japan - Oct. 17, 2017 - New research shows that treating stage II and III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) N+ resected patients with...
JAX, Seven Bridges to build centralized data platform to advance cancer research
The Jackson Laboratory (JAX), a nonprofit biomedical research institution, and Seven Bridges, the leading biomedical data analysis company, today announced a new collaboration to build...
Researchers confirm IASLC characterization of uncertain R status with prognosis between R0 and R1
Yokohama, Japan - Oct. 17, 2017 - The findings of a recent study confirm the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC)'s proposed...
Cleveland clinic study: Timing of melanoma diagnosis, treatment critical to survival
EMBARGOED UNTIL 9 a.m. ET Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017, CLEVELAND: A new Cleveland Clinic study underscores the importance of early detection and treatment of melanoma,...
Genomics researchers showcase their applications of Droplet Digital PCR at ASHG 2017 Annual Meeting
ORLANDO, Fla. - Oct. 17, 2017 - The sensitivity and reliability of Droplet Digital PCR will be showcased in over a dozen presentations at the...
Many pelvic tumors in women may have common origin — fallopian tubes
Most - and possibly all - ovarian cancers start, not in ovaries, but instead in the fallopian tubes attached to them. This is the finding...
Machine learning identifies breast lesions likely to become cancer
Credit: Radiological Society of North America OAK BROOK, Ill. - A machine learning tool can help identify which high-risk breast lesions are likely to become...
Cancer relapse linked to body’s own immune system
Cancer cells that survive after treatment may use the body's own immune system to wake themselves up and fuel their growth, a new study shows....
Chapman University receives $3.7 million federal research grant to study Alzheimer’s
ORANGE, Calif. - Chapman University has earned the largest federal research grant in the university's history. The National Institutes of Health/National Institute on Aging awarded...
Nanofiber sutures promote production of infection-thwarting peptide
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Loading nanofiber sutures with vitamin D induces the production of an infection-fighting peptide, new research shows. The discovery could represent an important...
Live fast die young: Updating signal detection theory
Signal Detection Theory is a popular and well-established idea that has influenced behavioral science for around 50 years. Essentially, the theory holds that in a...
