Researchers identify new stem cell population important in the growth of colon cancer
6/17/2015
Findings may open the floodgate to new therapies and approaches in treatmentResearchers at Lawson Health Research Institute have identified a new stem cell population in the colon linked to...
Returning killer T cells back to barracks could improve vaccines
6/17/2015
Just as militaries need to have trained, experienced soldiers ready for future wars, making sure that the immune system has enough battle-ready T cells on hand is important for fast-acting, more...
Nut consumption linked with reduced risk of some types of cancer
6/17/2015
Cancer and type 2 diabetes are two of the most significant public health burdens facing the world today, and currently available data suggests their prevalence is expected to continue to increase.
New study discovers potential target for tissue regeneration
6/17/2015
A new study co-led by Hsin-Hsiung Tai, professor of pharmaceutical sciences at the University of Kentucky, suggests that a key prostaglandin (PG) metabolic enzyme shows promise as a drug target to...
Nut consumption associated with reduced risk of some types of cancer
6/17/2015
Cancer and type 2 diabetes are two of the most significant public health burdens facing the world today, and currently available data suggests their prevalence is expected to continue to increase.
Drug trials in pet dogs with cancer may speed advances in human oncology
6/17/2015
Pet dogs may be humans' best friends in a new arena of life: cancer treatment, said University of Illinois veterinary clinical medicine professor Timothy Fan.
Helicobacter pylori infection leaves a fingerprint in gastric cancer
6/17/2015
Around half of the global population is chronically infected with the stomach bacterium Helicobacter pylori, almost 1 percent of whom go on to develop gastric adenocarcinoma, one of the deadliest...
Menorrhagia (Heavy Menstrual Bleeding): Causes and Treatments
6/17/2015
Menorrhagia is the medical term for abnormally heavy menstrual periods with prolonged bleeding. It can interfere with a woman's physical, emotional and social quality of life.
Prenatal DDT exposure tied to nearly 4-fold increase in breast cancer risk
6/17/2015
Fifty year-long study first to directly connect breast cancer risk to in utero chemical exposureWomen who were exposed to higher levels of the pesticide DDT in utero were nearly four times more...
Microbe mobilizes 'iron shield' to block arsenic uptake in rice
6/17/2015
University of Delaware researchers have discovered a soil microbe that mobilizes an "iron shield" to block the uptake of toxic arsenic in rice.