Tag: cancer

Credit: Jin Lee, McMaster University, Faculty of Engineering Imagine being able to visit your physician, and instead of being given ...

Stand Up To Cancer grants first Peggy Prescott award in colorectal cancer research

Fellowship funded by Dallas Cowboys QB and SU2C ambassador Dak Prescott in honor of his late mother who died of ...

Time-restricted eating may help prevent breast cancer, mouse study suggests

NEW ORLEANS--Changing when you eat rather than what you eat may prove to be a dietary intervention against breast cancer, ...

Are preventive drugs overused at the end of life in older adults with cancer?

A new study reveals that preventive medications--such as those to lower blood pressure or cholesterol, or to protect bone health, ...

Understanding gene interactions holds key to personalized medicine, scientists say

Gene interaction networks hold clues to disease susceptibility and treatment responseCredit: Raamesh Deshpande When the Human Genome Project was completed, ...

New evidence on the role of the gut microbiome in improving human health

March 23, 2019

23 new abstracts to be presented at the 2019 Gut Microbiota for Health World Summit Miami, Florida (March 23, 2019) ...

Understanding how people respond to symptoms of a brain tumor

A recent study from King's College London and Cambridge University highlighted that people may experience multiple subtle changes before being ...

Hears the pitch: Ryerson-led research team invents a new mode of photoacoustic imaging

Did you know that music and diagnostic imaging have something in common? Sounds have a lower or higher pitch depending ...

Mailing colorectal cancer screening kit found effective, regardless of financial incentive

Colorectal cancer is the second deadliest cancer in the United States, and just six out of 10 adults in the ...

Financial incentives didn’t improve response rates to mailed colorectal cancer screening tests

Bottom Line: Financial incentives didn't increase completion rates of colorectal cancer screening tests mailed to patients. In a randomized clinical trial ...

A protein’s surprising role offers clues to limit graft-vs.-host disease

While it plays a protective role in other diseases, knocking out NLRP6 in mice led to better outcomes, less-severe symptoms ...

Study reveals impact of plain cigarette packaging warnings

Credit: University of Stirling Health warnings on plain-packaged cigarettes have more of an impact on smokers than those on branded ...

Breast ultrasound and cancer detection rates increased under new laws

March 21, 2019

New Haven, Conn. -- State breast density notification laws that mandate reporting of mammogram results can prompt further screening and ...

Study in mice examines impact of reused cooking oil on breast cancer progression