Body clock protects cells from metabolism-generated oxygen radical damage during division
1/08/2015
UC Irvine scientists studying the role of circadian rhythms in skin stem cells found that this clock plays a key role in coordinating daily metabolic cycles and cell division.
New information about how enzymes from white blood cells function
1/08/2015
As a part of the human immune system, white blood cells create a number of enzymes that help fight disease.
Are we there yet? - introducing a new tool to measure progress in cancer research
1/07/2015
From the "War on Cancer" to sponsored walkathons and races, society constantly aims to move cancer research forward.
Reducing fatty acid production may help treat arthritis, leukemia
1/07/2015
Reducing the production of fatty acids called ether lipids could be a new treatment strategy for arthritis and leukemia, according to a new study.
Prostate cancer 'easier to detect' with new type of MRI
1/07/2015
New restriction spectrum imaging-MRI or RSI-MRI is better than current prostate imaging and may have important implications for prostate cancer treatments, new study says.
Study of Castle Biosciences' skin melanoma gene test published in Clinical Cancer Research
1/07/2015
Castle Biosciences Inc. has announced the publication of a clinical validation study of its gene expression profile (GEP) test for cutaneous melanoma.
Scientist developing revolutionary breast cancer 'viro-immunotherapy'
1/07/2015
A leading scientist is pioneering an innovative new treatment which uses viruses to kill breast cancer cells.
Nutrition education may help prevent breast cancer reoccurrence
1/07/2015
Breast cancer is the most frequent cause of death among women worldwide, and five-year survival rates are just 58.4% in Brazil, lower than in many other regions.
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey is referring breast cancer patients to a clinical trial examining the side effects of chemotherapy and hormonal therapy on the brain.
Small change in blood acidity could prove detrimental to kidney disease patients
1/07/2015
A University of Manchester scientist has discovered that very small changes in the level of acidity in blood may have a detrimental impact on the health of patients with kidney disease.