Head and neck cancers that test positive for the human papilloma virus (HPV) are known to respond more favorably to radiation therapy than those that test HPV-negative, but an explanation for these...
'Molecular movie' opens door to new cancer treatments
2/10/2016
An international team of scientists led by the University of Liverpool has produced a 'structural movie' revealing the step-by-step creation of an important naturally occurring chemical in the body...
'Molecular movie' opens door to new cancer treatments
2/10/2016
An international team of scientists led by the University of Liverpool has produced a 'structural movie' revealing the step-by-step creation of an important naturally occurring chemical in the body...
Prostate cancer survivors' risk of heart disease studied
2/10/2016
The 3 million prostate cancer survivors in the United States are likely to die from something other than cancer, thanks to early detection, effective treatment and the disease's slow progression.
Mathematics will help choose the optimal treatment for bladder cancer
2/10/2016
MIPT scientists together with their colleagues from St. Petersburg and Israel have analyzed more than 500 previously published scientific articles and proposed their own approach to the choice of...
Protein that limits the severity of genetic kidney disease found
2/10/2016
Researchers from Kumamoto University, Japan have identified a protein that limits the severity of Alport syndrome, a type of genetic kidney disease.
Prostate cancer survivors' risk of heart disease studied
2/10/2016
The 3 million prostate cancer survivors in the United States are likely to die from something other than cancer, thanks to early detection, effective treatment and the disease's slow progression.
Penn researchers illuminate 'dark side' of the transcriptome
2/10/2016
New approach to quantifying gene 'read-outs' reveals important variations in protein synthesis and has implications for understanding neurodegenerative diseases.
WSU researchers see helpful protein causing cancer
2/10/2016
Washington State University researchers have determined how a protein that helps cells fight viruses can also cause genetic mutations that lead to cancer.
Nanoparticle therapy that uses LDL and fish oil kills liver cancer cells
2/10/2016
An experimental nanoparticle therapy that combines low-density lipoproteins (LDL) and fish oil preferentially kills primary liver cancer cells without harming healthy cells, UT Southwestern Medical...