More Realistic Tumor Growth And Response To Anti-Cancer Drugs Using Polymer Scaffolds
4/04/2013
Porous polymer scaffolds fabricated to support the growth of biological tissue for implantation may hold the potential to greatly accelerate the development of cancer therapeutics...
Particle-Payload Delivery Systems Sneak Drugs Past Cancer's Defenses
4/04/2013
DNA, siRNA and miRNA can reprogram cancer cells - that is, if these nucleic acids could cross through the cell membrane. A University of Colorado Cancer Center study published in the journal Therapeutic Delivery shows that cholesterol "rafts" can shepherd genetic payloads into cancer cells...
Risk Factors For Blood Clots In Pregnant And Postnatal Women
4/04/2013
Women who have suffered a still birth or have medical conditions including varicose veins, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) or heart disease are at greater risk of developing dangerous blood clots after giving birth, a study has revealed...
AMD Blindness May Be Avoidable With Anti-Cholesterol Drugs
4/03/2013
New research that links the causes of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) with clogged arteries suggests anti-cholesterol drugs may halt the eye disease, the leading cause of blindess among older people in the US. In the 2 April issue of Cell Metabolism, senior investigator Rajendra S. Apte, of the Washington University School of Medicine in St...
Pencil beam scanning boosts accuracy, further minimizes radiation delivered to healthy tissue One of the most precise tools in the fight against cancer is now available to patients in the Midwest...
Surgical Removal Of Lung Metastases In Breast Cancer Patients May Improve Overall Survival
4/03/2013
Results Differ from Previous Research Showing Surgery Was Not a Viable Option Patients with primary breast cancer that has spread to the lungs may live longer if the lung metastases are surgically removed, according to a study published in the April 2013 issue of The Annals of Thoracic Surgery...
Therapeutic Target For Prostate Cancer Provided By Newly Identified Tumor Suppressor
4/03/2013
Scientists at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute (Sanford-Burnham) have identified how an enzyme called PKCζ suppresses prostate tumor formation. The finding, which also describes a molecular chain of events that controls cell growth and metastasis, could lead to novel ways to control disease progression. Working in close collaboration, the labs of Maria T. Diaz-Meco, Ph.D...
Delay Between Prostate Cancer Diagnosis And Treatment Longer For African Americans
4/03/2013
African American men on average wait a week longer than their Caucasian counterparts between the initial diagnosis of prostate cancer and treatment, according to University of North Carolina researchers...
Single Fathers Due To Cancer: Unique Group Offers Support
4/03/2013
Men who have dependent children and whose spouses or partners died from cancer are an overlooked population. These fathers face unique challenges not addressed by traditional grief support groups that often attract an older, female population...
Susceptibility To Some Viral Infections May Be Increased By Newly Approved Blood Thinner
4/03/2013
A study led by researchers at the University of North Carolina indicates that a newly approved blood thinner that blocks a key component of the human blood clotting system may increase the risk and severity of certain viral infections, including flu and myocarditis, a viral infection of the heart and a significant cause of sudden death in children and young adults...