UW team finds key to common cancer pathway
Discovery could unlock new therapiesCredit: Richard A. Anderson/UW-Madison MADISON, Wis. -- Scientists have long known that the protein p53, when ...
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Prophylactic cranial irradiation: Improvements for advanced NSCLC
Prophylactic cranial irradiation improves disease-free survival and brain metastasis rates for locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer Prophylactic cranial irradiation ...
Higher consumption of sugary beverages linked with increased risk of mortality
Boston, MA - The more sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) people consumed, the greater their risk of premature death--particularly death from cardiovascular ...
Outcomes of intervention to improve communication between clinicians, patient with advanced cancer
Bottom Line: These studies report on the outcomes of a clinical trial that evaluated a quality-improvement intervention for communication between ...
New study underscores significant benefit of conversations between clinicians and patients
Across the United States, millions of individuals face serious, life-limiting illness like cancer, heart disease and stroke, respiratory disease and ...
Precision medicine for pediatric cancer
Considering the implications for diagnosis and treatment Research performed over the last several decades has led to an increased understanding ...
Chemical probe can regulate signaling pathway and block cell invasion by arboviruses
Dysregulation of the signaling pathway known as the beta-catenin-dependent Wnt can also cause embryo malformation and contribute for the development ...
How to catch ovarian cancer earlier
Researchers use proteomics to develop diagnostic tool from liquid biopsy Fewer than half of ovarian cancer patients survive until five ...
Enzyme USP15 may have potential role in future treatment of various cancers
A team at the GW Cancer Center found that the deubiquitinating enzyme USP15 is a potential biomarker for treatments of ...
What makes a cell turn cancerous?
CHLA researcher receives $1.6M grant to study cellular and genetic changes that underlie retinoblastomaCredit: Children's Hospital Los Angeles Retinoblastoma is ...
Oral bacteria in pancreas linked to more aggressive tumours
The presence of oral bacteria in so-called cystic pancreatic tumours is associated with the severity of the tumour, a study ...
Researchers find epigenetic loss that changes how cells obtain energy from cancer
Cheap energy for the tumor cellCredit: UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA It has been known for decades that cancer cells have an ...
Three new honorary doctors at Karolinska Institutet
Paolo Chiesi, Douglas Easton, and Sophie Ekman appointed in 2019 Three new honorary doctors have been appointed by the Swedish ...
A peek into lymph nodes
A new method to diagnose cancer cells inside lymph nodes could allow doctors to treat cancers before they spread around ...
Using 3D models to reduce side effects of radiotherapy
Credit: Joe Vittorio The debilitating side effects of radiotherapy could soon be a thing of the past thanks to a ...
Speed limit on DNA-making sets pace for life’s first steps
Credit: Images courtesy Stanislav Y. Shvartsman Fruit flies make for stingy mothers, imparting only a portion of the genetic building ...
Study: Free fatty acids appear to rewire cells to promote obesity-related breast cancer
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Scientists at the University of Illinois have found that free fatty ...
Early-life exposure to microbiota restricts colon cancer later in life, study finds
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA--Exposure to microbiota, or microorganisms such as bacteria, in the early stages of life plays a ...
ZEB1 throttles therapeutic target, protecting KRAS-mutant lung cancer
Protein forces a shift in cell type, a plasticity that promotes resistance to targeted therapyCredit: MD Anderson Cancer Center A ...
Rice U. study highlights danger of vitamin B12 deficiency
Researchers finds first direct link between low-B12 diet, increased risk of infectionCredit: Natasha Kirienko/Rice University HOUSTON -- (March 13, 2019) ...
