Medical treatments for cancer and addiction may one day come from cone snail venom
1/16/2015
While considered a delicacy in some parts of the world, snails have found a more intriguing use to scientists and the medical profession offering a plethora of research possibilities.
New tool developed to predict postoperative liver cancer recurrence after transplant
1/16/2015
UCLA transplantation researchers have developed a novel method that more accurately calculates the risk of disease recurrence in liver cancer patients who have undergone a liver transplant, providing...
Rare gene variants associated with side effects from chemotherapy with paclitaxel
1/16/2015
Paclitaxel is a chemotherapeutic drug that has been shown to be highly effective when treating solid tumours, such as breast, ovarian and lung tumours.
The delivery of drugs to tumors likely affected by tumor microenvironment
1/16/2015
Nanoparticle drugs--tiny containers packed with medicine and with the potential to be shipped straight to tumors--were thought to be a possible silver bullet against cancer.
Rare gene variants associated with side effects from chemotherapy with paclitaxel
1/16/2015
Paclitaxel is a chemotherapeutic drug that has been shown to be highly effective when treating solid tumours, such as breast, ovarian and lung tumours.
Patients with advanced colon cancer having less surgery, better survival
1/15/2015
The annual rate of primary tumor removal for advanced stage IV colorectal cancer (CRC) has decreased since 1988 and the trend toward nonsurgical management of the disease noted in 2001 coincides...
IARC: Most types of cancer not due to "bad luck"
1/15/2015
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the World Health Organization's specialized cancer agency, strongly disagrees with the conclusion of a scientific report[1] on the causes of...
Photonic crystal nanolaser biosensor simplifies DNA detection
1/15/2015
A simple method to sense DNA, as well as potential biomarker proteins of cancer or other diseases such as Alzheimer's, may soon be within reach - thanks to the work of a team of Yokohama National...
Sepsis diagnostic quickly IDs most lethal form of sepsis
1/15/2015
T2 Biosystems, a company developing innovative diagnostic products to improve patient health, today announced that results from its pivotal trial evaluating its lead products, the T2Candida Panel...
Therapy dogs may improve the emotional well-being of some cancer patients, according to results of a clinical study, the first to document the benefits of animal-assisted therapy in adult cancer...