Mechanism that repairs brain after stroke discovered
10/14/2014
A previously unknown mechanism through which the brain produces new nerve cells after a stroke has been discovered at Lund University and Karolinska Institutet in Sweden.
Elevated cholesterol and triglycerides may increase the risk for prostate cancer recurrence
10/14/2014
Higher levels of total cholesterol and triglycerides, two types of fat, in the blood of men who underwent surgery for prostate cancer, were associated with increased risk for disease recurrence...
CNIO researchers associate 2 oncogenes with the aggressiveness and incidence of leukemia in mice
10/14/2014
Proteins regulating cell division determine tumour growth. Ongoing clinical trials are currently studying inhibitors for two of these proteins, Cdk4 and Cdk6, targeting several types of cancer...
LSU Health tumor registry data find Acadiana colon cancer rates among nation's highest
10/14/2014
A special study using data from LSU Health New Orleans School of Public Health's Louisiana Tumor Registry has found that colorectal cancer incidence rates in the Louisiana Acadian parishes are...
Researchers develop new cells meant to form blood vessels, treat peripheral artery disease
10/14/2014
Researchers have developed a technique to jump-start the body's systems for creating blood vessels, opening the door for potential new treatments for diseases whose impacts include amputation and...
Hormone loss could be involved in colon cancer
10/14/2014
Some cancers, like breast and prostate cancer, are driven by hormones such as estrogen and testosterone, but to date, there are none that are driven by the lack of a hormone.
Elevated cholesterol and triglycerides may increase the risk for prostate cancer recurrence
10/14/2014
Higher levels of total cholesterol and triglycerides, two types of fat, in the blood of men who underwent surgery for prostate cancer, were associated with increased risk for disease recurrence...
LSU Health tumor registry data find Acadiana colon cancer rates among nation's highest
10/14/2014
A special study using data from LSU Health New Orleans School of Public Health's Louisiana Tumor Registry has found that colorectal cancer incidence rates in the Louisiana Acadian parishes are...
CNIO researchers associate 2 oncogenes with the aggressiveness and incidence of leukemia in mice
10/14/2014
Proteins regulating cell division determine tumour growth. Ongoing clinical trials are currently studying inhibitors for two of these proteins, Cdk4 and Cdk6, targeting several types of cancer...
'Approximately 14 million major medical conditions in US due to smoking'
10/14/2014
A new study has found that adults in the US may have developed far more diseases attributable to smoking than had been previously estimated.