A new study has found that certain prostate cancer medications are linked with an increased risk of dying from heart-related causes in men with congestive heart failure or prior heart attacks.
High-intensity sound waves shape platform for regenerative medicine
10/31/2014
Researchers have developed a method to use sound waves to create cellular scaffolding for tissue engineering, a unique approach that could aid regenerative medicine.
Bladder-cancer detection may be improved by new molecular imaging technology
10/31/2014
Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have developed a new strategy that they say could detect bladder cancer with more accuracy and sensitivity than standard endoscopy methods.
T cell immune response activated when Integrins lose their grip
10/31/2014
Integrins are adhesion molecules expressed on the surface of cells. They play a crucial role in "integrating" the cell exterior and the interior cytoskeleton in cells.
Shedding light on genetic architecture of kidney cancer
10/31/2014
A new study on a large cohort of kidney cancer patients in Europe sheds light on the genetic architecture of the disease - and reveals an apparent link between exposure to aristolochic acid and...
Key factor in the relationship between diet, inflammation and cancer identified
10/31/2014
A team of Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute (CHORI) researchers at the Laboratory for Pediatric Cancer Research has found that a category of lipids known as sphingolipids may be an...
Tumor-in-a-dish shows promise for improving breast cancer chemo
10/31/2014
One of the tragic realities of cancer is that the drugs used to treat it are highly toxic and their effectiveness varies unpredictably from patient to patient.
Scientists trigger self-destruct switch in lung cancer cells
10/31/2014
Cancer Research UK scientists have found a drug combination that can trigger the self-destruct process in lung cancer cells - paving the way for new treatments, according to research that will be...
New discovery by UCLA researchers could lead to more targeted head and neck cancer therapies
10/31/2014
UCLA scientists have discovered for the first time that a protein usually linked to rare neurological disorders is also associated with human papilloma virus (HPV) positive head and neck cancers.
New technology on the way to aid cancer suffers who lose their hair after chemotherapy
10/31/2014
Cancer suffers who lose their hair as a consequence of chemotherapy will benefit from a major research project that will improve the scalp cooling technology that prevents hair loss.