Scientists discover a cause of age-related inflammation
11/10/2014
As animals age, their immune systems gradually deteriorate, a process called immunosenescence.
New way to study how human cells become immortal, a crucial precursor to cancer
11/10/2014
Every day, some of your cells stop dividing, and that's a good thing. Cells that proliferate indefinitely are immortal, an essential early step in the development of most malignant tumors.
No junk: Long RNA mimics DNA, restrains hormone responses
11/10/2014
GAS5, a player in prostate and breast cancer, is an example of a lincRNA, long intergenic non-coding RNAIt arises from what scientists previously described as "junk DNA" or "the dark matter of...
Cigar smoking 'just as harmful as cigarette smoking'
11/10/2014
Cigar smoking exposes users to similar types of toxic and carcinogenic substances as cigarette smoking, according to a new study led by a researcher from the FDA.
Help in lung cancer staging and treatment decisions provided by risk stratification model
11/10/2014
A risk stratification model based on lymph node characteristics confirms with a high level of confidence the true lack of lung cancer in lymph nodes adequately sampled with endobronchial...
Cigar smoking 'may be just as harmful as cigarette smoking'
11/10/2014
Cigar smoking exposes users to similar types of toxic and carcinogenic substances as cigarette smoking, according to a new study led by a researcher from the FDA.
Robot may explain some symptoms in schizophrenia and other neurological conditions
11/10/2014
People don't really tend to see ghosts or guardian angels as much as "feel" them, and now researchers reporting in the Cell Press journal Current Biology think they know where that "feeling of a...
Diagnostic tool developed to investigate traveling cancer cells and improve health outcomes
11/10/2014
For most cancer patients, primary tumours are often not the most deadly. Instead, it is the metastatic tumours - tumours that spread from their original location to other parts of the body - that are...
Meditation, group support linked to cellular benefits for breast cancer survivors
11/09/2014
Mindfulness meditation or group support may offer cellular benefits for breast cancer survivors, according to new research; the activities could prevent telomere shortening.
Heart procedure complications reduced with simple tool
11/09/2014
Every year in the U.S., 600,000 heart procedures are performed by threading thin tubes through patients' arteries to access their hearts.