New survey shows obesity ties cancer as top health threat
Americans take obesity as seriously as cancer, and say it's an even bigger health threat than heart disease, the nation's ...
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Less than half of cervical cancer patients receive standard-of-care treatment
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Standard-of-care treatment for locally advanced cervical cancer includes radiation, chemotherapy and brachytherapy (in which ...
New sperm research could lead to cut in infertility rate
Sperm and mathematics don't appear to be the likeliest of bedfellows - but new research bringing the two together could ...
Sudden cardiac death of teen reminds physicians of precision medicine
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- The sudden death of a 13-year-old boy resulted in more than 20 relatives to be incorrectly diagnosed ...
Study reveals tremendous clinical and economic burden of common chronic liver disease
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), the most common liver disease worldwide, is increasing in prevalence and is currently estimated to ...
ESMO Symposium on Immuno-Oncology 2016
Lugano/Lausanne, 28 October 2016 - Immunotherapies (medicines that use the body's immune system to fight cancer) have proven to be ...
Expectations may not match reality among cancer patients in some early phase clinical trials
In a study of cancer patients considering whether they should participate in phase I clinical trials, a high percentage were ...
How snakes lost a blueprint for making limbs
Credit: Kvon et al./Cell 2016 Snakes lost their limbs over 100 million years ago, but scientists have struggled to identify ...
Brain diseases manifest in the retina of the eye
Diseases of the central nervous system (CNS) may manifest as pathological changes in the retina of the eye. Research from ...
Researchers identify treatment target for blinding diseases
New research published in Cell Reports identifies a potential treatment target for blinding diseases such as retinitis pigmentosa and advanced ...
Nanosensors could help determine tumors’ ability to remodel tissue
MIT researchers have designed nanosensors that can profile tumors and may yield insight into how they will respond to certain ...
Researchers uncover the skin barrier
Researchers at the Faculty of Science at Lund University in Sweden can now explain how the properties of the skin ...
Ancient brain area controls eye movements
An ancient area of the midbrain of all vertebrates called the corpora quadrigemina can independently contol and reorientate the eyes, ...
Pinpointing a brain circuit that can keep fears at bay
People who are too frightened of flying to board an airplane, or too scared of spiders to venture into the ...
Neutrophils are key to harnessing anti-tumor immune response from radiation therapy, study finds
DALLAS – September 21, 2016 – Combining targeted radiation therapy with a neutrophil stimulant enhances anti-tumor immunity, according to new ...
Duke Team Identifies Blood Biomarkers in Drug-Resistant Cancer Tumor Cells
Credit: Duke Health DURHAM, N.C. — While searching for a non-invasive way to detect prostate cancer cells circulating in blood, ...
Ancient DNA traces extinct Caribbean ‘Island Murderer’ back to the dawn of mammals
The Solenodon taxa is the closest living relative to the extinct Nesophontes. Photo Credit: Natural History Museum, London UKFrom skeletal ...
Stealth pig cells may hold the key to treating diabetes in humans
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers are exploring ways to wrap pig tissue with a protective coating ...
Scientists reveal insights into treatment resistance of metastastic breast cancer research
Dr. Daniel Haber(Bethesda, MD, Sept. 06, 2016) – A prominent physician scientist supported by the National Foundation of Cancer Research ...
Infrared light to detect early signs of esophageal cancer
Sarah Bohndiek, scientist at the Cancer Research UK Cambridge InstituteScientists have developed an endoscope that uses near-infrared light to spot ...
