Multicomponent intervention linked to better sun protection for kids
2/08/2016
A multicomponent intervention including reminder text messages, a swim shirt for children and a read-along book was associated with increased sun-protection behaviors among young children and a...
Multicomponent intervention linked to better sun protection for kids
2/08/2016
A multicomponent intervention including reminder text messages, a swim shirt for children and a read-along book was associated with increased sun-protection behaviors among young children and a...
More detailed analysis of how cells react to stress
2/08/2016
Stress in the body's cells is both the cause and consequence of inflammatory diseases or cancer. The cells react to stress to protect themselves.
Removal of complex renal tumors performed safely by robotic surgery in selected patients
2/08/2016
Renal cell carcinoma can sometimes spread to the inferior vena cava (IVC), the body's largest vein, posing a threat to the heart and brain.
Scientists improve DNA technology for detecting, treating disease
2/08/2016
Scientists have found a way to improve the stability of DNA aptamers - a promising new technology for disease detection and treatment - so they are not easily digested by enzymes.
Chromosomes reconfigure as cell division ends
2/08/2016
Cellular senescence -- when a cell can no longer divide -- is a programmed stage in a cell's life cycle.
Single-lesion biopsy may be insufficient to choose therapy targeting resistance mutations
2/08/2016
When metastatic tumors driven by drug-targetable genetic mutations become resistant to a targeted therapy drug, the usual practice is to biopsy a single metastatic lesion to test for new mutations...
Possible marker for recurring HPV-linked oropharyngeal cancers
2/08/2016
A look-back analysis of HPV infection antibodies in patients treated for oropharyngeal (mouth and throat) cancers linked to HPV infection suggests at least one of the antibodies could be useful in...
New analysis method may reduce need for invasive biopsies
2/08/2016
Scientists have identified a quantitative method to measure changes in biomarkers, which may reduce or eliminate the need for invasive biopsies.
Thyroid and breast cancer survivors at risk of the other malignancy
2/08/2016
Women who survive either breast cancer or thyroid cancer are more likely to develop the other disease later in life, emphasizing the need for surveillance and awareness.