Exposure to particulate air pollutants associated with numerous cancers
Researchers have found that long-term exposure to environmental pollutants was associated with increased risk of mortality for many types of cancer in an elderly Hong...
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Exposure to particulate air pollutants associated with numerous types of cancer
In 2015, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) published a series of monographs on the evaluation of various carcinogenic risks. In a monograph...
Fiber optic biosensor-integrated microfluidic chip to detect glucose levels
Credit: Dr. A. P. Zhang and team, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University WASHINGTON – Insulin deficiency and hyperglycemia are two well-known culprits behind diabetes, both...
New gene testing technology finds cancer risks ‘hiding in plain sight’
A research team led by an award-winning genomicist at Western University has developed a new method for identifying mutations and prioritizing variants in breast and...
A long-noncoding RNA regulates repair of DNA breaks in triple-negative breast cancer cells
PHILADELPHIA – The discovery of long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) has dramatically changed the understanding of the biology of diseases such as cancer. The human genome...
HPV vaccination expected to reduce cancer in all races, may not eliminate all disparities
Boston, MA – Human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated cancers occur more frequently, and sometimes with more deadly consequences, among Hispanics, blacks, and American Indian and Alaska Natives...
Gut bacteria may predict risk of life-threatening infections following chemotherapy
A new study led by researchers at the University of Minnesota and Nantes University Hospital in France shows that the bacteria in people's gut may...
How cancer cells escape from tumors and spread
Metastasis. The very word evokes fear. Defined as the spread of cancer cells from one part of the body to another, metastasis is the cause...
African American Women with ovarian cancer — can obesity mask early symptoms?
New Rochelle, NY, April 28, 2016 — African American women with ovarian cancer are more likely to die from the disease than are White women...
Study explains how low testosterone raises diabetes risk
Doctors have long known that men with low testosterone are at greater risk for developing type 2 diabetes. For the first time, researchers have identified...
Scientific advances in lung cancer in 2015 highlighted by IASLC
DENVER – Capturing and summarizing the remarkable progress in lung cancer prevention, diagnosis, staging, and treatment in 2015, the International Association for the Study of...
Christof Niehrs of IMB elected as a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
The Academy convenes leaders from the academic, business, and government sectors to address key challenges faced by today's global society. Through studies, publications, and programmes...
Narrow band imaging can reduce recurrence of bladder tumors
Research into bladder tumour surgery has found that using narrow band imaging can significantly reduce the risk of disease recurrence. The results of the clinical...
TJP1 protein may identify multiple myeloma patients most likely to benefit from proteasome inhibitors
A gene known as TJP1 (tight junction protein 1) could help determine which multiple myeloma patients would best benefit from proteasome inhibitors such as bortezomib,...
Study links residential radon exposure to hematologic cancers in women
ATLANTA – April 28,2016 -A new report finds a statistically-significant, positive association between high levels of residential radon and the risk of hematologic cancer (lymphoma,...
