Premature infants may get metabolic boost from mom’s breast milk
The breast milk of mothers with premature babies has different amounts of microRNA than that of mothers with babies born at term, which may help...
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Improving the way we assign prostate cancer treatment
Credit: Geir Otto Johansen, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men in Europe. Every year around 5000 men in...
Forest fires are not limited to hot or temperate climates
MONTREAL, Sept. 14, 2017 - Forest fires and wildland fires are common in summer in the temperate boreal forest, rarer at high altitudes, and unheard...
NASA’s one-year mission investigates how space affects astronauts’ functional performance
Credit: NASA Adapting to the microgravity environment of space changes the way your brain interprets sensory signals, decreases muscle strength and alters cardiovascular function. Astronauts...
Treatment nonexistent for some glioblastoma patients
Credit: UIC Patients diagnosed at high-volume centers are up to 40 percent more likely to receive treatment for glioblastoma, according to a study from researchers...
Wondering if that mole is cancerous? Look at illustrations, not photos
Credit: Savanna Richardson/BYU Photo After a summer of cumulative sunburn, you find yourself extra paranoid about the newfound mole on your shoulder. So you Google...
Theranostics: Paintball targeting of cancer cells combined with precision therapy
Credit: Ken Herrmann, MD, MBA, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany RESTON, Va. - The Journal of Nuclear Medicine's September 2017 supplement shines a spotlight on...
Double agents: Vessels that help cancers spread can also boost immune therapies
Credit: EPFL In a surprise finding, an international research team from the University of Chicago, the University of Lausanne, and the Swiss Federal Institute of...
Double agents: Vessels that help cancers spread can also boost immunotherapy
Credit: Manuel Fankhauser and Maria Broggi/EPFL Many cancers, such as melanoma, are known to metastasize and spread by expanding nearby lymphatic vessels. This process, lymphangiogenesis,...
FDA-approved drug may block resistance to anti-angiogenesis therapy
A Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) research team has identified a potential strategy for improving the efficacy of angiogenesis inhibitors, drugs that help fight cancer by...
Trial compares laparoscopic and open surgeries for pancreatic cancer
Credit: GEM Hospital A randomized clinical trial has compared key-hole (laparoscopic) surgery and open surgery in pancreatic cancer patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy, or the Whipple proced..
Surgeons have major influence on breast cancer treatment
Credit: Michigan Medicine ANN ARBOR, Michigan -- A woman's choice of surgeon plays a significant role in whether she's likely to receive an increasingly popular...
Study shows influence of surgeons on likelihood of removal of healthy breast after breast cancer dia
Attending surgeons can have a strong influence on whether a patient undergoes contralateral prophylactic mastectomy after a diagnosis of breast cancer, according to a study...
Test strips for cancer detection get upgraded with nanoparticle bling
Credit: Xiaohu Xia/Michigan Tech The most common test strip people might think of for diagnosis is a home pregnancy test. Pregnant women have steadily increasing...
Immunotherapy treatment option for selected breast cancer patients, genetic study suggests
Immunotherapy drugs could help some breast cancer patients based on the genetic changes in their tumours, researchers at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute and their...
