Credit: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital / Seth Dixon A high-risk subtype of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) first identified in children is highly prevalent in...
Adoption of novel oral targeted therapies for treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) could raise the treatment costs for the blood-system cancer in the U.S....
Credit: Robert Boston A combination of two topical drugs that have been in use for years triggers a robust immune response against precancerous skin lesions,...
Individuals with Li-Fraumeni syndrome are at an increased risk for a number of cancers, including breast and bone cancer. Li-Fraumeni syndrome is an inherited cancer...
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center A cellular component known as the Golgi apparatus may play a role in how lung cancer metastasizes, according to researchers...
Credit: Nova Southeastern University FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. - The American Academy of Optometry (AAO) recently announced Nova Southeastern University (NSU) College of Optometry Professor Rachel..
Credit: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute BOSTON -- In a new study, a group of Boston scientists, including researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, offer a genetic explanation...
Credit: Fischer Lab/Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Around 300 million years ago, the landmass that is now North America collided with Gondwana, a supercontinent comprised...
Credit: Image courtesy of Alexander Becker, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Measles, one of the world's most contagious diseases, can spread more quickly in...
MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Massachusetts (November 21, 2016) -- Diane Souvaine, Ph.D., a professor of computer science at Tufts University, has been named a Fellow of the American...
Five USC scientists have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, an honor bestowed upon AAAS members by their academic...
PHILADELPHIA - Most melanomas are driven by mutations that spur out-of-control cell replication, while nevi (moles composed of non-cancerous cells at the skin surface) harboring...
Credit: Jonathan Cohen/Binghamton University BINGHAMTON, NY - Heart disease, the leading cause of death in America, can be combatted by implementing a simple walking regimen....
Scientists have sequenced the genome of the parasitic worm responsible for causing onchocerciasis--an eye and skin infection more commonly known as river blindness. Through their...
Credit: Georgia Tech / Haider, Potter In extreme slow-motion, a molecule of medicine entering a cell receptor would look a little like a Soyuz space...
