Discovery Of Crucial Role For Molecule In Muscle Development Has Implications For Muscular Dystrophy
7/05/2011
Research led by the University of East Anglia has discovered the crucial role of a molecule in skeletal muscle development. The finding could have implications in the future for maintenance of healthy muscle or muscle regeneration in certain diseases, for example cancer and neuromuscular conditions such as muscular dystrophy...
Scientists Fish For Answers About Hepatocellular Carcinoma
7/05/2011
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common type of liver cancer, is a leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Although there are several treatment options available, they are largely unsuccessful because the disease is so poorly understood...
Faster, More Precise Diagnostics Promised By UBC 'Megapixel' DNA Replication Technology
7/05/2011
UBC researchers have developed a DNA measurement platform that sets dramatic new performance standards in the sensitivity and accuracy of sample screening...
Biomarker MIA Shows Presence Of Neurofibromas
7/05/2011
Neurofibromatosis (NF1) is a genetic condition which affects one in every 3,000 people. The severity of symptoms can range from benign 'café au lait' patches on the skin, through small tumors under the skin and deep plexiform neurofibromas, to malignant tumors of the nerve sheath...
News From Annals Of Internal Medicine
7/05/2011
In Screening for Breast Cancer, One Guideline Not Appropriate for All Women Mammography Screening Increments Should be Based on Individual Risk Factors Experts disagree on the optimal screening intervals for mammography...
Small details in the information and how the information is communicated are important to cancer patients. The patients experience lack of knowledge about their illness and the radiotherapy. The situation is cause for strong emotions, but with customized information it can be changed to an ability to master the situation...
Genetic Variant Linked To Development Of Liver Cancer In Hepatitis C Virus Carriers
7/05/2011
A genome-wide study by researchers at the RIKEN Center for Genomic Medicine, Hiroshima University Hospital and Sapporo-Kosei General Hospital has identified a genetic variant associated with the development of liver cancer in chronic hepatitis C virus carriers. The findings are based on a study of 3,312 Japanese individuals and appear in the journal Nature Genetics...
New Study Calls For Change In Deciding Frequency Of Mammograms
7/05/2011
Mammograms should not be done on a one-size fits all basis, but instead should be personalized based on a woman's age, the density of her breasts, her family history of breast cancer and a number of other factors including her own values. That's the conclusion of a new study in the July 5 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine...
A high level of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) expression in non-small cell lung cancer is a good predictor for increased survival with cetuximab added to first-line chemotherapy, according to a major study reported at the World Conference on Lung Cancer (4 July; Amsterdam, The Netherlands)...
VisionGate, Inc., a company developing a revolutionary non-invasive test for the early detection of lung cancer, today announced that it will present data showing how adjunctive use of its LuCED™ test can improve the utility of low dose x-ray computed tomography (CT) screening for the early detection of lung cancer in high risk individuals...