New assay may boost targeted treatment of non-hodgkin lymphoma
Credit: Philippe Ruminy Philadelphia, PA, October 17, 2017 - Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is an aggressive cancer and the most frequently diagnosed non-Hodgkin lymphoma...
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Saving hearts after heart attacks: Overexpression of a gene enhances repair of dead muscle
Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - University of Alabama at Birmingham biomedical engineers report a significant advance in efforts to repair a damaged heart after a...
Insurance plays significant role in breast cancer disparities
Differences in insurance account for a substantial proportion of the excess risk of death from breast cancer faced by black women, according to a new...
Wake Forest Baptist receive $9 Million grant to study aggressive brain cancer
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Oct. 16, 2017 -- Glioblastoma is the most aggressive cancer that originates in the brain. Current therapies can slow the disease, but...
Biology of childhood brain tumor subtypes offers clues to precision treatments
Researchers investigating pediatric low-grade gliomas (PLGG), the most common type of brain tumor in children, have discovered key biological differences in how mutated genes combine...
V. Craig Jordan, Ph.D., elected to the National Academy of Medicine
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center V. Craig Jordan, Ph.D., professor of Breast Medical Oncology, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine for his...
Bolstering fat cells offers potential new leukemia treatment
Credit: Image courtesy McMaster University Hamilton, Ont. (Oct. 16, 2017) - Killing cancer cells indirectly by powering up fat cells in the bone marrow could...
Study cites race and socioeconomic factors as influential in NSCLC patient survival rates
Yokohama, Japan - October 16, 2017 - New research found race and specific socioeconomic factors to have a significant influence on disparities in the survival...
Integration of smoking cessation within CT lung cancer screenings shows life-saving results
okohama, Japan - October 16, 2017 - A study that integrated robust smoking cessation programs into an organized low-dose CT (LDCT) lung cancer screening program...
Early palliative care provides no quality of life benefits for recently diagnosed MPM patients
Yokohama, Japan - October 16, 2017 - Early specialist palliative care for patients that were recently diagnosed with malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) does not impact...
Mount Sinai & Sema4 scientists identify biomarker for progression and drug response in brain cancer
Scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Sema4, and collaborating institutions including Colorado State University and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center reported results...
SUTD researchers developed single cell level sorting technology using sound waves
Credit: Courtesy of SUTD/Ye Ai Sound wave enables the sensation of hearing, and is an important way of communicating in the animal world. In physics,...
SimPath licenses novel ORNL system for enhanced synthetic biology
Credit: Jason Richards/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US Department of Energy OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Oct. 16, 2017--SimPath has licensed a novel cloning system developed by the...
Study suggests oysters offer hot spot for reducing nutrient pollution
Credit: © A. Smyth. When it comes to oysters and their role in reducing nutrient pollution, a new study by researchers at William & Mary's...
Sound and color
The blue whale is the largest animal known ever to have existed -- bigger even than dinosaurs -- yet it is no match for a...
