Kidney dialysis: taming the inflammatory response
12/18/2014
Frequent kidney dialysis is essential for the approximately 350,000 end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients in the United States.
Controversial nitrite hypothesis confirmed
12/18/2014
Understanding how nitrite can improve conditions such as hypertension, heart attack and stroke has been the object of worldwide research studies.
Understanding cancer spread by researching blood and lymphatic vessels
12/17/2014
Knowing more about how blood and lymphatic vessels develop in the gut should lead to new ways to prevent cancer spread and gut-specific lymphatic diseases, say researchers.
Among patients with lymphoma undergoing a certain type of chemotherapy, receiving the antiviral drug entecavir resulted in a lower incidence of hepatitis B virus (HBV)-related hepatitis and HBV...
Scientists find way to boost healthy cells during chemo
12/17/2014
It's well known that chemotherapy helps fight cancer. It's also known that it wreaks havoc on normal, healthy cells.
Hard-to-reach cancers targeted with 'Trojan horse' proteins
12/17/2014
Scientists at Brunel University London have found a way of targeting hard-to-reach cancers and degenerative diseases using nanoparticles, but without causing the damaging side effects the treatment...
Big data tool developed to better classify tumor cells and guide personalized cancer treatments
12/17/2014
New statistical model allows better identification of different cell types found in solid tumors to enable more targeted treatment options.
Pediatric bone marrow transplant patients at higher risk of cognitive decline
12/17/2014
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital study identifies small group of patients at risk for intellectual decline after bone marrow transplantation; results set stage for new strategies to preserve IQ...
A new form of genetic regulation revealed by the mapping of the human loop-ome
12/17/2014
The ancient Japanese art of origami is based on the idea that nearly any design - a crane, an insect, a samurai warrior - can be made by taking the same blank sheet of paper and folding it in...
Employing robotic surgery leads to organ preservation for kidney cancer patients
12/17/2014
Patients with operable kidney cancers were more likely to have a partial nephrectomy - the recommended treatment for localized tumors - when treated in hospitals that were early adopters of robotic...