Unusual skin cancer linked to chronic allergy from metal orthopedic implant
10/13/2014
Activated immune cells, shown in red and green, cluster at the site of an allergic skin rash. Scientists have learned that this inflammation can promote skin tumor formation if it persists.
Researchers reveal genomic diversity of individual lung tumors
10/12/2014
Known cancer-driving genomic aberrations in localized lung cancer appear to be so consistently present across tumors that a single biopsy of one region of the tumor is likely to identify most of...
Researchers reveal genomic diversity of individual lung tumors
10/12/2014
Known cancer-driving genomic aberrations in localized lung cancer appear to be so consistently present across tumors that a single biopsy of one region of the tumor is likely to identify most of...
Penn Medicine's 'sepsis sniffer' generates faster sepsis care and suggests reduced mortality
10/12/2014
An automated early warning and response system for sepsis developed by Penn Medicine experts has resulted in a marked increase in sepsis identification and care, transfer to the ICU, and an...
Could loss of a hormone drive colon cancer?
10/11/2014
If findings are verified, colon cancer may be the first cancer to be recognized as being driven by the loss of a hormone that is essential for maintaining colon cells.
Could loss of a hormone drive colon cancer?
10/11/2014
If findings are verified, colon cancer may be the first cancer to be recognized as being driven by the loss of a hormone that is essential for maintaining colon cells.
New clues for the early detection of colorectal cancer
10/10/2014
Researchers at the University of Luxembourg have identified potential new ways to test for the first signs of one of the most deadly types of cancer: colorectal cancer.
100 years of anatomy corrected leads to better outcomes for patients
10/10/2014
New research led by Professor of Surgery, J. Calvin Coffey, Graduate Entry Medical School, UL and Colorectal Surgeon, University Hospital Limerick (UHL) has refuted a century of mistaken abdominal...
Zenascope® aids in the screening and detection of cervical cancer in developing countries
10/10/2014
Zenalux Biomedical, Inc., a leader in biophotonic diagnostics, presented its latest findings on the investigational use of the Zenascope® in cervical cancer screening at the U.S.
Promising gene therapy for severe combined immunodeficiency
10/10/2014
Researchers have found that gene therapy using a modified delivery system, or vector, can restore the immune systems of children with X-linked severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID-X1), a rare...