Researchers unravel age-old mystery of why cells use fermentation
12/03/2015
Wine, beer and yogurt are produced when microorganisms convert sugar into alcohol, gases or acids.
Lung cancer survival rate in England improves
12/03/2015
The likelihood of patients surviving lung cancer for 5 years or more is predicted to have doubled in England over the last 20 years - according to a new study presented at the British Thoracic...
RNA mystery solved in triple negative breast cancer
12/03/2015
Researchers at Thomas Jefferson University have discovered why conventional efforts to block a tiny strand of ribonucleic acid, called microRNA, in triple negative breast cancer cells failed.
Virginia Tech scientists describe novel tumor treatment in Scientific Reports
12/02/2015
In the first published results from a $386,000 National Cancer Institute grant awarded earlier this year, a paper by Virginia Tech's Scott Verbridge, an assistant professor of biomedical...
Survival has improved for women with stage IV breast cancer
12/02/2015
A study that included more than 20,000 women with stage IV breast cancer finds that survival has improved and is increasingly of prolonged duration, particularly for some women undergoing initial...
Isotreninoin: are the lab tests really necessary?
12/02/2015
A meta-analysis suggests that the regular lab tests for people taking isotretinoin may not be necessary, as few of the tests indicate side effects.
Scientists put final pieces into place for seeing cancer with protons
12/02/2015
Scientists are currently in South Africa putting together a unique medical imaging platform which could improve treatment for millions of cancer sufferers by making proton therapy a viable option.
Liquid metal 'nano-terminators' target cancer cells
12/02/2015
Researchers at North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have developed a new drug delivery technique that uses a biodegradable liquid metal to target cancer...
Swimming devices could deliver drugs inside the body
12/02/2015
A new method of guiding microscopic swimming devices has the potential to deliver drugs to a targeted location inside the body, according to new research published in Nature Communications today.
Study suggests breast density alone not a risk factor for cancer
12/02/2015
Breast density may not be a strong independent factor for breast cancer risk, according to a new study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).