Genetic factors identified that are involved in pediatric ulcerative colitis
9/06/2014
UCLA researchers were part of a team that has discovered the interplay of several genetic factors that may be involved in the development of early-onset ulcerative colitis, a severe type of...
FDA approve 'game-changing' drug for advanced melanoma
9/05/2014
The Food and Drug Administration have approved a drug called Keytruda for the treatment of advanced melanoma. It works by targeting a protein that reduces immune system activity.
New data from the international FIELD Study Repeat presented at the 15th World Congress of Cancers of the Skin (WCCS) in Edinburgh, Scotland, demonstrate initial treatment with Picato® (ingenol...
Handheld scanner could make brain tumor removal more complete, reducing recurrence
9/05/2014
Cancerous brain tumors are notorious for growing back despite surgical attempts to remove them - and for leading to a dire prognosis for patients.
Prostate cancer treatment response predicted by blood test for 'nicked' protein
9/05/2014
Prostate cancer patients whose tumors contain a shortened protein called AR-V7, which can be detected in the blood, are less likely to respond to two widely used drugs for metastatic prostate cancer...
Cellular RNA can template DNA repair in yeast
9/05/2014
The ability to accurately repair DNA damaged by spontaneous errors, oxidation or mutagens is crucial to the survival of cells.
The genomic origin of telomere protectors discovered
9/05/2014
RNA is one of the most primitive molecules associated with life that has awakened most interest over the last decade; a sister molecule to cellular DNA from which it originates via a process called...
New data reveal previously unknown form of endometrial cancer; robust treatment suggested
9/05/2014
Parents of twins often tell them apart through subtle differences such as facial expression, moles, voice tone and gait.
Harnessing the power of lupus antibodies for use in targeted cancer therapy
9/05/2014
Yale Cancer Center researchers may have discovered a new way of harnessing lupus antibodies to sabotage cancer cells made vulnerable by deficient DNA repair.
Wearing a bra 'does not cause cancer'
9/05/2014
In a new study, researchers claim to have disproved a 20-year rumor that wearing an underwire bra for 12 hours a day increases risk of breast cancer.