Yissum Introduces A Novel Method For Treating Cancer Based On A Protein Encoded By HIV-1
7/12/2012
The novel method uses a peptide derived from HIV to increase the sensitivity of cancer cells to radiotherapy and chemotherapy - Finding published in Blood, journal of the American society of hematology...
Hepatitis C Virus More Frequent Among African-Americans And Males
7/12/2012
Epidemiologists have determined that levels of hepatitis C virus (HCV) found among injection drug users (IDUs) were higher in individuals who are male or African American even after differences in other factors were considered...
Measuring Liver Stiffness Can Predict Liver Failure, Cancer And Mortality In Cirrhotic Patients
7/12/2012
Researchers from Spain established that liver stiffness, measured by transient elastography (TE), is an independent predictor of liver failure, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), and mortality in cirrhotic patients coinfected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), and hepatitis C virus (HCV)...
Chickens Offer Hope Of Fighting Cancer And Infections
7/12/2012
The common barnyard chicken could provide some very un-common clues for fighting off diseases and might even offer new ways to attack cancer, according to a team of international researchers that includes a Texas A&M University professor...
Fewer Iron Supplements During Pregnancy Work Just As Well For Preventing Anaemia
7/12/2012
Taking iron supplements one to three times a week instead of every day is just as effective at preventing anaemia in pregnant women, according to the findings of a new Cochrane systematic review. The authors of the review also showed that women experienced fewer side effects when taking iron supplements intermittently rather than daily...
New Mechanism That Might Promote Cancer's Growth And Spread In The Body Revealed By Study
7/12/2012
Tiny vesicles released by tumors cells are taken up by healthy immune cells, causing the immune cells to discharge chemicals that foster cancer-cell growth and spread, according to a study by researchers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC - James) and at Children's Hospital in Los Angeles...
Potential New Treatment For Metastatic Colon Cancer
7/12/2012
How does a tumor cell set up a signaling pathway in order to metastasize? Scientists at Technische Universitat Munchen's (TUM) Klinikum rechts der Isar and Helmholtz Zentrum Munchen have made a significant discovery in this area by studying colon cancer. They have learned that the tumor cells release certain proteins known as chemokines...
Targeting Cancer With Decreased Toxicity: First-Of-Its-Kind Approach To Designing Nanomedicines
7/12/2012
Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) are the first to report a new approach that integrates rational drug design with supramolecular nanochemistry in cancer treatment. Supramolecular chemistry is the development of complex chemical systems using molecular building blocks...
Patient Concerns And Misinformation Impede Treatment Of Menopausal Women
7/12/2012
The Endocrine Society commissioned Lake Research Partners to conduct a national survey of 424 internal medicine, family practice and OB/GYN physicians about their attitudes and experiences related to treating menopausal symptoms...
Bevacizumab Slows Progression Of Metastatic Breast Cancer But Has No Impact On Survival
7/12/2012
The cancer drug bevacizumab (Avastin®) offers only a modest benefit in delaying disease progression in patients with advanced stage breast cancer, according to a systematic review by Cochrane researchers...