Improved understanding of melanoma development
7/18/2014
A new study by University of Kentucky researchers shows how a genetic defect in a specific hormonal pathway may make people more susceptible to developing melanoma, the deadliest type of skin cancer.
Decrease in HIV death rates from some causes
7/18/2014
HIV-positive adults in high-income countries face a reduced risk of death from AIDS-related causes, cardiovascular disease and liver disease, compared with a decade ago.
Vulnerable moments for cancer cells' energy production revealed by game theory model
7/18/2014
Cancer's no game, but researchers at Johns Hopkins are borrowing ideas from evolutionary game theory to learn how cells cooperate within a tumor to gather energy.
A method developed for the more exact dosing of heavy ion irradiation in the case of cancer
7/18/2014
Irradiation with heavy ions is suitable in particular for patients suffering from cancer with tumours which are difficult to access, for example in the brain.
Medicare spending on breast cancer screening increased substantially between 2001 and 2009 but the detection rates of early stage tumors were unchanged, according to a new study published July 16 in...
Removing disordered regions of shape-shifting protein explains how blood clots
7/18/2014
In results recently published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), Saint Louis University scientists have discovered that removal of disordered sections of a protein's structure...
Helicobacter pylori infection promotes stomach ulcers and cancer. How H. pylori initially interacts with and irritates gastric tissue is not well understood.
UV exposure: why do we ignore the health risks?
7/17/2014
Exposure to ultraviolet radiation is the leading cause of skin cancer. But although many of us know this, we still ignore safety recommendations. We investigate why.
Improving tumour radiation therapy: when basic ions break DNA down
7/17/2014
Scientists now have a better understanding of how short DNA strands decompose in microseconds.
Self-assembling nanoparticle could improve MRI scanning for cancer diagnosis
7/17/2014
Scientists have designed a new self-assembling nanoparticle that targets tumours, to help doctors diagnose cancer earlier.