Modeling cancer: Virginia Tech researchers prove mathematical models can predict cellular processes
10/29/2014
How does a normal cellular process derail and become unhealthy?A multi-institutional, international team led by Virginia Tech researchers studied cells found in breast and other types of...
A major pan-European survey into the burden of gastrointestinal (GI) disorders and the delivery of care has revealed changing trends in many important GI and liver diseases and worrying...
The uncontrolled growth of cancer cells arises from their ability to hijack the cell's normal growth program and checkpoints.
FDA approves expanded use of Lymphoseek® for lymphatic mapping in solid tumors
10/29/2014
Navidea Biopharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused on precision diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals, has announced that the U.S.
UF researchers discover leukemia's hiding places
10/29/2014
In patients with leukemia, cancer cells can embed within the walls of blood vessels and hide from chemotherapy, according to a University of Florida study published in the journal Leukemia.
Prostate cancer treatment linked to cardiac death risk
10/29/2014
A new study finds that, among men with existing heart problems, androgen deprivation therapy is linked with a 3.3-times increased risk of cardiac death.
Updated guideline recommends not using PSA test for prostate cancer
10/29/2014
A new Canadian guideline recommends that the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test should not be used to screen for prostate cancer based on evidence that shows an increased risk of harm and uncertain...
Could a Japanese mushroom extract eradicate HPV?
10/29/2014
An extract from shiitake mushrooms - AHCC - could help treat HPV infection, according to new research from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.
Discontinuation of aromatase inhibitors associated with higher copayments
10/29/2014
Discontinuation and nonadherence were higher among breast cancer patients taking brand name aromatase inhibitors (BAIs) vs generic AIs (GAIs), according to a new study published in the JNCI: Journal...
Complications from heart surgery reduced when newly donated blood is used
10/29/2014
Heart surgery patients who received newly donated blood have significantly fewer post-operative complications than those who received blood that had been donated more than two weeks before their...