Levels of vascular-protective gene, KLF2 boosted by cancer drug
6/15/2014
Case Western Reserve University researchers have discovered that an existing drug used to help cancer patients has the potential to protect thousands of others from the often-deadly impact of...
Immune system selectively disarmed by gum disease bacteria
6/14/2014
The human body is comprised of roughly 10 times more bacterial cells than human cells.
Researchers have confirmed how the body regulates high levels of CO2 in the blood
6/14/2014
In a recently published study in the journal Experimental Physiology, Brazilian researchers have confirmed the importance of a specific group of neurons found in a region of the brain known as the...
Low cholesterol not a good sign for patients with kidney cancer
6/13/2014
A study finds that low blood cholesterol before treatment is tied to more advanced tumor stages and cancer spread in patients with kidney cancer.
US cancer survivors face significant economic burden
6/13/2014
U.S. cancer survivors face significant economic burdens due to growing medical costs, missed work, and reduced productivity, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
A wide variety of cancers imaged and treated with new tumor-targeting agent
6/13/2014
Scientists at the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center (UWCCC) report that a new class of tumor-targeting agents can seek out and find dozens of solid tumors, even illuminating brain cancer...
Shifts in the composition of the oral microbiome may be promoters or causes of oral cancer
6/13/2014
Each year, approximately 22,000 Americans are diagnosed with oral cancer. The five-year survival rate of 40% in the U.S.
New test detects toxic prions in blood
6/12/2014
The first cases of Mad Cow disease in humans (properly called variant Creutzfeld Jakob Disease, or vCJD) occurred in the late 1990s and are thought to be the consequence of eating contaminated beef...
Paradigm shift in new short-term, highly targeted leukaemia therapy
6/12/2014
Researchers from the University of Adelaide's Centre for Personalised Cancer Medicine and the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) have established a new, short-term...
Scientists from the School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, Trinity College Dublin have made a significant discovery of a new biomarker which may help overcome resistance to newer and more...