Low vitamin D levels linked to increased risk of bladder cancer
Vitamin D deficiency is associated with an increased risk of developing bladder cancer, according to a systematic review of seven studies presented today at the...
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One in 6 women diagnosed with breast cancer have a symptom other than a lump
AROUND one in six women (17 per cent) diagnosed with breast cancer go to their doctor with a symptom other than a lump - the...
Gold nanoparticles help deliver lethal one-two punch to cancer
TAGGING gold nanoparticles with a small dose of radiation has helped researchers trace the precious metal as it delivers a drug right into the heart...
New study to help growers implement water treatment, minimize food safety risks
Credit: Photo by J. Buchanan, courtesy UTIA. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Faith Critzer, a food safety specialist with University of Tennessee Extension, will lead a new...
Treatment advances have not improved long-term health status of childhood cancer survivors
1. Decades of treatment advances have not improved long-term health outcomes for childhood cancer survivors Abstract: http://annals.org/aim/article/doi/10.7326/M16-0742 URLs go live when the embargo..
Childhood cancer survivors living longer but do not report improvement in health status
Long-term survivors of childhood cancer live longer thanks to improvements to cancer treatments, but a new study looking at three decades of therapy suggests patients...
How important is the gut microbiome? It may depend on your genetics
Credit: John Soares BOSTON - (October 24, 2016) - Our gut microbiomes--the bacteria that live in our digestive tract--play major roles in our health. Scientists...
Researchers discover way to inhibit major cancer gene
Credit: John P. O'Bryan, et al. Published in Nature Chemical Biology. Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have identified a new way to...
Study questions usefulness of ‘rainbow draw’
University of Iowa researchers have shown that most of the extra vials of blood drawn for lab tests never get used and are instead discarded....
Young birds less honest when competing against siblings
Chicks that are competing with siblings or whose parents are likely to die or switch partners tend to be less honest when begging for food,...
Bushmeat hunting drives biodiversity declines in Central Africa
Credit: Mike Riddell DURHAM, N.C. -- Hunting has dramatically reduced wildlife biodiversity in forests near rural villages in the Central African nation of Gabon, a...
Model predicts elimination of GMO crops would cause hike in greenhouse gas emissions
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A global ban on genetically modified crops would raise food prices and add the equivalent of nearly a billion tons of...
Mislabeled seafood may be more sustainable, new study finds
Credit: Margaret Siple/University of Washington > With seafood, what you see is not always what you get. It's no secret that mislabeling is rampant around...
Scientists discover a cause of multiple resistance to cancer chemotherapy
Credit: IDIBELL A new study by researchers at the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL) has found a cause of multiple resistance in cancer chemotherapy. The...
Checkpoint blockade helps only a subset of patients, why?
Although many cancer patients respond favorably to immunotherapies such as nivolumab and pembrolizumab, most patients do not. Blame for treatment failures is usually attributed to...
