Scientists discover a new strategy for developing drugs to fight cancer and other diseases
12/26/2014
Promising treatments known as biologics are on the market and under development for many serious illnesses such as cancer, but some of them come with high risks, even lethal ones.
Highly targeted immune response achieved with new class of synthetic molecules that mimic antibodies
12/26/2014
A Yale University lab has crafted the first synthetic molecules that have both the targeting and response functions of antibodies.
New technology directly reprograms skin fibroblasts for a new role
12/25/2014
As the main component of connective tissue in the body, fibroblasts are the most common type of cell.
2 knock-out punches delivered to glioblastoma cells by orphan receptor proteins
12/25/2014
Two related proteins exert a lethal double whammy effect against glioblastoma cells when activated with a small molecule, say researchers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Smith & Nephew, the global medical technology business, has announced that data from an international, multicentre-study1 presented at the Sixth European Symposium of Aesthetic Surgery of the...
CDC: indoor tanning among American youth is decreasing
12/24/2014
Rates of indoor tanning among high school students in the US are falling, according to researchers from the CDC, who note that its popularity remains a concern.
In order to cause leukemia, mutations need help from aging tissue
12/24/2014
Why are older people at higher risk for developing cancer? Prevailing opinion holds that, over time, your body's cells accumulate DNA damage and that eventually this damage catches up with the body...
Bacterial 'bunches' linked to some colorectal cancers
12/24/2014
Researchers from Johns Hopkins have found that dense mats of interacting bacteria, called biofilms, were present in the majority of cancers and polyps, particularly those on the right side of the...
New cancer report shows need to reduce disparities and address growth in patient numbers
12/24/2014
A new report on cancer incidence and mortality in Australia highlights the urgent need to address disparities in treatment outcomes and prepare for an increasing number of cancer patients, Cancer...
Scientists map out how medulloblastoma relapse
12/24/2014
Researchers have discovered the unique genetic paths that the childhood brain tumour medulloblastoma follows when the disease comes back, according to research* published in Cancer Cell.