Newly Discovered Gene Is Associated With Inheritance Of Leukemia
7/19/2012
About 3,300 people are diagnosed every year with CLL, the most common form of leukemia in Western countries. Researchers have known for quite some time that certain families are more susceptible to sustaining CLL than others. However, the genetic basis for inherited predisposition to CLL has so far been unknown...
Increased Cancer Risk Among Kids Who Are Abused
7/19/2012
Children who are frequently abused by a parent have a higher risk of cancer in adulthood. The new study from researchers at Purdue University, published online in the Journal of Aging and Health, reveals that the effects are particularly significant when mothers abuse their daughters and fathers abuse their sons...
Analysis Of Interventions In 5 Diseases Offers Guidelines To Help Close The Gap
7/19/2012
Major disparities exist along racial and ethnic lines in the United States for various medical conditions, but guidance is scarce about how to reduce these gaps. Now, a new "roadmap" has been unveiled to give organizations expert guidance on how to improve health equity in their own patient populations...
Identification Of New Therapeutic Target For Prostate Cancer
7/19/2012
A small, naturally occurring nucleic acid sequence, called a microRNA, known to regulate a number of different cancers, appears to alter the activity of the androgen receptor, which plays a critical role in prostate cancer. Directly targeting microRNA-125b to block androgen receptor activity represents a novel approach for treating castrate-resistant prostate cancer...
Dramatic Increases In Survival From Childhood Cancer Driven By Access To Clinical Trials
7/19/2012
More children are surviving cancer in Britain than ever before according to new research published in the cancer journal Annals of Oncology [1]. The improvement in survival has been driven by the increasing numbers taking part in clinical trials since 1977 when the UK Children's Cancer Study Group (UKCCSG) [2] was established...
Psychological, Social Support Lacking For Adolescents And Young Adult Cancer Patients
7/19/2012
A cancer diagnosis for adolescents and young adults can be especially challenging, and new research shows the social, psychological and informational support these patients need might be going unmet...
Increased Cancer Risk In Adulthood Faced By Children Abused By Parents
7/19/2012
Frequent abuse by a parent can increase a child's cancer risk in adulthood, and the effects are especially significant when mothers abuse their daughters and fathers abuse their sons, according to new research from Purdue University...
New Tool 'PDXomics' For Tumor Xenograft Research And Applications
7/19/2012
BGI, the world's largest genomics organization, has announced that it has successfully developed a new filtering tool, PDXomics, which performs accurate and specific classification of the mixed reads derived from the host and tumor xenografts...
Inspired by nature, an international research team has created synthetic pores that mimic the activity of cellular ion channels, which play a vital role in human health by severely restricting the types of materials allowed to enter cells. The pores the scientists built are permeable to potassium ions and water, but not to other ions such as sodium and lithium ions...
Discovery Of New Way To Induce Programmed Cell Death Could Lead To Potential Cancer Therapies
7/19/2012
Researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Weizmann Institute of Science have developed a technique to cause apoptosis, or programmed cell death, that could lead to new approaches to treating cancer. Apoptosis is an essential defense mechanism against the spread of abnormal cells such as cancer...