New blood test identifies "Sudden Cardiac Death" risk
6/26/2014
UAntwerp (University of Antwerp), UZA (Antwerp University Hospital), and Multiplicom NV, a specialist in the development, production and commercialization of innovative molecular genetic tests...
UK investigation finds thousands of patients hospitalised unnecessarily from anaemia
6/26/2014
Ferronomics, the first investigation of its kind, has uncovered nearly 80,000 hospital admissions a year in England due to raised heart rate, shortness of breath and chronic fatigue caused by iron...
Cancer: The roots of evil go deep in time
6/26/2014
Discovery of a primordial cancer in a primitive animalEvery year around 450,000 people in Germany are diagnosed with cancer. Each one of them dreams of a victory in the battle against it.
CNIO researcher Ana Losada revises the role of cohesin in cancer
6/26/2014
New mutations in cohesin proteins, which are closely associated with cell division, are very common in various types of cancers such as bladder cancer and melanomaMassive sequencing of cancer...
Virus kills triple negative breast cancer cells, tumor cells in mice
6/26/2014
A virus not known to cause disease kills triple-negative breast cancer cells and killed tumors grown from these cells in mice, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers.
Experts cite 'misconceptions' on brain metastases
6/26/2014
"Key historical misconceptions" are hindering progress in research and treatment for patients with cancer metastases to the brain, suggests a special article in the July issue of Neurosurgery...
New transdermal SARM drug for muscle-wasting offers hope for older cancer patients
6/26/2014
Muscle wasting that occurs as a result of cancer negatively impacts the well-being and recovery prospects of millions of patients, particularly the rapidly-growing elderly populations in Western...
Small molecule found that 'fights Kaposi's sarcoma'
6/25/2014
For 20 years, scientists have debated whether or not a pregnancy hormone can fight cancers, including Kaposi's sarcoma. Now, new evidence suggests that a metabolite within it can.
Cell division discovery could optimise timing of chemotherapy and explain some cancers
6/25/2014
Research led by the University of Warwick's Systems Biology Centre and Medical School in collaboration with groups in Nice and Rotterdam has been able to demonstrate how the cycle of cell division...
Mayo Clinic researchers say gene in brain linked to kidney cancer
6/25/2014
A gene known to control brain growth and development is heavily involved in promoting clear cell renal cell carcinoma, the most common form of kidney cancer, researchers from Mayo Clinic in Florida...