Cord milking best for infants delivered by C-section
6/29/2015
Researchers have found that the technique of cord milking could be more beneficial to preterm infants deliver by Cesarean section than current recommendations.
Action spectrum of sun skin damage documented
6/29/2015
Scientists at Newcastle University have documented for the first time the DNA damage which can occur to skin across the full range of ultraviolet radiation from the sun providing an invaluable tool...
Having a stroke? Where you are makes a huge difference in your treatment
6/29/2015
Major regional variation in use of clotbuster drug tPA reveals opportunities to improve care & prevent disabilityIt looks like a crazy quilt spread over the continent.
SLU scientists develop potential new class of cancer drugs in lab
6/29/2015
Drug takes aim at cancer metabolism, stops most kinds of cancerIn research published in Cancer Cell, Thomas Burris, Ph.D.
Braking mechanism identified for cell growth pathway linked to several cancers
6/29/2015
Researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have discovered a self-regulating loop in the Hippo pathway, a signaling channel garnering increased attention from cancer...
Could the magnolia tree help combat head and neck cancers?
6/26/2015
A compound found in the bark and leaves of the magnolia tree proved effective in reducing tumor growth in human cell lines and mouse models of head and neck cancers, a study finds.
A new study by UCLA scientists has found that women diagnosed with breast cancer and treated with a one-week regimen of partial breast radiation after the surgical removal of the tumor, or...
New approach holds promise for earlier, easier detection of colorectal cancer
6/26/2015
Chemists at Caltech have developed a new sensitive technique capable of detecting colorectal cancer in tissue samples -- a method that could one day be used in clinical settings for the early...
A targeted molecular-imaging method under development at Rochester Institute of Technology could help detect early stages of prostate cancer and improve image-directed biopsies.
Development of new blood vessels not essential to growth of lymph node metastases
6/26/2015
Findings may help explain why angiogenesis inhibitors are not effective against node metastases, indicate need for other therapiesWhile the use of antiangiogenesis drugs that block the growth of...