National study finds life-threatening barriers in access to breakthrough drugs
6/30/2015
Most states violate federal Medicaid law because they deny coverage for sofosbuvir, a new and highly effective treatment to cure hepatitis C, according to Lynn E. Taylor, M.D.
Targeting dormant cells may halt colorectal cancer spread
6/30/2015
Scientists have found how to control stem cell behavior that spurs the spread of bowel cancer, opening a route for therapies that target dormant cells as opposed to growing cells.
Treatment with PI3K inhibitors may cause cancers to become more aggressive and metastatic
6/30/2015
Despite being designed to treat cancer, this class of drugs appears to reprogram the mitochondria of tumor cells and move them to 'strategic' positions for invasionThe enzyme...
Why it is important to predict which lymphoma patients may relapse early
6/30/2015
The 1 in 5 follicular lymphoma patients who relapse within 2 years may have a disease with a different biology, say University of Rochester researchers.
Pinpointing mutations in a relapsed children's cancer may lead to improved treatments
6/30/2015
CHOP experts: neuroblastoma mutations that drive relapse may also open pathway to precision medicineResearchers studying the pediatric cancer neuroblastoma have detailed how cancer-driving...
New strategies against rare, fatal lung syndrome
6/30/2015
Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome (HPS) patients suffer symptoms including albinism, visual impairment, and slow blood clotting, but what makes some versions of the genetic condition fatal is that patients...
Sugary drink consumption 'may lead to over 184,000 global deaths each year'
6/30/2015
Researchers estimate that consumption of sugar-sweetened drinks may lead to more than 184,000 deaths worldwide annually, with most of these deaths caused by diabetes.
New family of small RNAs boosts cell proliferation in cancer
6/30/2015
Rather than cellular trash, half of a transfer RNA (tRNA) molecule appears to actively spur cell proliferation in breast and prostate cancers, suggesting a new role for tRNA and a possible target for...
Clot-removal devices now recommended for some stroke patients
6/29/2015
Updated stroke treatment recommendations from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association include using a stent retrieval device to remove blood clots from large arteries in select...
New cancer treatment shows promise in lab trials
6/29/2015
A new class of drug that targets two metabolic pathways that drive cancer progression - the Warburg effect and lipogenesis - show promising results in cell and animal tests.