Mother's age, race, weight affect hormone concentrations in pregnancy, Rutgers study finds
Hormones in early development play a key role in human health and disease risk Hormone concentrations during early fetal development ...
Tag: cancer
Shared genetic marker offers new promise in targeting specific ovarian and lung cancers
Two new papers, published simultaneously in Nature Communications and led by researchers at McGill University, offer promise that a drug ...
New study shows cost effectiveness of early cancer surveillance
Research shows cost effectiveness of early cancer screening for patients who have a high risk of developing cancer SALT LAKE ...
Yeast study prompts rethink of DNA safekeeping
Credit: David Gallo DNA replication is more prone to errors at times of stress leading to mutations that could cause ...
UC Riverside physicists create exotic electron liquid
The first production of an electron liquid at room temperature opens the way for new optoelectronic devices and basic physics ...
Enlarged prostate could actually be stopping tumor growth, simulations show
Credit: Video by Guillermo Lorenzo, University of Pavia. Edited by Erin Easterling, Purdue University. WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- For men ...
Drug target identified for chemotherapy-resistant ovarian, breast cancer
Study finds mimic for BRCA genes that could be targeted to improve treatment People who inherit a faulty copy of ...
Electrical activity in prostate cancer cells
The relationship between electrical patterns and the proliferation of cancer cellsCredit: Universidad de Sevilla Experts from the Universities of Bath ...
Mapping oesophageal cancer genes leads to new drug targets
Mutations that cause oesophageal adenocarcinoma (OAC) have been mapped in unprecedented detail - unveiling that more than half could be ...
Revealing the path of a metallodrug in a breast cancer cell
Credit: ESRF Some types of cancer cannot be treated with classical chemotherapy. Scientists from Inserm, CNRS, Sorbonne University, PSL university, ...
Graphene biosensor could provide early lung cancer diagnosis, research shows
The wonder-material graphene could hold the key to unlocking the next generation of advanced, early stage lung cancer diagnosis. A ...
Obesity-related cancers rising in young adults in the US
Millennials have about double the risk of some cancers compared to Baby Boomers at same age A new study finds ...
No overall increased risk of cancer in children born after fertility treatment
Children born after assisted reproductive technology (ART) do not appear to be at greater risk of developing cancer than other ...
Simply shining light on dinosaur metal compound kills cancer cells
Credit: University of Warwick Iridium - a rare metal on earth from the meteorite that wiped out dinosaurs - attached ...
60+ health care groups urge CMS to maintain coverage for medically necessary cancer testing
Overly broad interpretation of national coverage determination for next generation sequencing restricts Medicare beneficiary access to vital testing and adversely ...
Scientists discover potential way to treat and prevent cancer in children (neuroblastoma)
Children's Cancer Institute, Australia: Research findings published in Science Translational Medicine journal The MYCN oncogene has long been known to ...
Site of care may affect patients' access to palliative treatment
Regardless of race or ethnicity, patients were 33 percent less likely to receive any palliative care for metastatic cancer at ...
A new toolkit for studying how 'PARP' activity boosts cancers
ADP-ribosylation, a process driven by PARP enzymes, helps some cancers grow and is suspected to be a factor in other ...
Researchers developed an intelligent system for lung cancer diagnostics
This software analyzes patients' computed tomography (CT) results within 20 seconds and provides an image in which the pathology is ...
When mucus can be key to treating colon and airway diseases
Researchers have identified proteins that control mucous production and suggest clues to treating colon and airway diseasesCredit: Gerard Cantero -Recasens, ...