Angel or devil? For cancer, not all neutrophils are created equal
1/27/2015
Research provides evidence of neutrophil subtypes with conflicting functions and neutrophil plasticity.This is an electron microscope image of a harmful neutrophil described in the research of Dr.
Many breast cancer patients have poor knowledge about their condition
1/26/2015
A new study finds that many women with breast cancer have poor knowledge about their illness, highlighting a need for better patient education to improve treatment decisions.
Many women with breast cancer have poor knowledge about their condition
1/26/2015
A new analysis has found that many women with breast cancer lack knowledge about their illness, with minority patients less likely than white patients to know and report accurate information about...
Vascular Flow Technologies announces new Haemodialysis Access study
1/26/2015
Vascular Flow Technologies, the medical device company using proprietary Spiral Laminar FlowTM (SLFTM) technology to replicate natural blood flow for enhanced patient outcomes,has announced the...
Using viruses to find the cellular Achilles heel
1/26/2015
Protein interactions between viruses and cells can illuminate common weak points in human biology and reveal potential new targets for anti-viral treatments.
First major analysis of Human Protein Atlas is published in Science
1/26/2015
A research article published in Science presents the first major analysis based on the Human Protein Atlas, including a detailed picture of the proteins that are linked to cancer, the number of...
Enzymes believed to promote cancer actually suppress tumors
1/26/2015
Finding upends dogma and may lead to new activator-based drugs.Upending decades-old dogma, a team of scientists at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine say enzymes long...
Key factor discovered in the formation of metastases in melanoma
1/26/2015
Patients who visit the doctor because of malignant skin cancer often go too late - the aggressive cancer has already formed numerous metastases in their bodies.
Incidence of colorectal cancer increasing in young adults
1/26/2015
The incidence of colorectal cancer (CRC) among young adults ages 20-39 years has increased during the past 20-30 years, despite declining rates of CRC for the U.S. population overall.
Reducing Myc gene activity extends healthy lifespan in mice
1/26/2015
A team of scientists based at Brown University has found that reducing expression of a fundamentally important gene called Myc significantly increased the healthy lifespan of laboratory mice, the...