Immunotherapy for prostate cancer in sight
5/27/2014
An international study carried out with involvement of the MedUni Vienna is giving hope to patients with advanced prostate cancer.
New insight into inflammatory bowel diseases offered by wound-healing role of microRNAs in colon
5/27/2014
A microRNA cluster believed to be important for suppressing colon cancer has been found to play a critical role in wound healing in the intestine, UT Southwestern cancer researchers have found.
Clues about chronic fatigue syndrome revealed by brain imaging
5/27/2014
A brain imaging study shows that patients with chronic fatigue syndrome may have reduced responses, compared with healthy controls, in a region of the brain connected with fatigue.
Key mechanism identified in metabolic pathway that fuels cancers
5/27/2014
In a breakthrough discovery at the Children's Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern (CRI), a research team led by Ralph DeBerardinis, M.D., Ph.D.
Promising results from clinical trials designed to block autophagy in multiple cancers
5/27/2014
In the largest group of results to date, researchers from Penn Medicine's Abramson Cancer Center and other institutions have shown in clinical trials that the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine (HCQ)...
Breast cancer metastasis enabled by signals that recruit host animals' cells
5/27/2014
Working with mice, Johns Hopkins researchers report they have identified chemical signals that certain breast cancers use to recruit two types of normal cells needed for the cancers' spread.
New sensor could light the way forward in low-cost medical imaging
5/27/2014
New research published in Nature's Scientific Reports, identifies a new type of light sensor that could allow medical and security imaging, via low cost cameras.
Poverty linked to development of certain cancers
5/27/2014
An area's poverty or wealth is likely to influence development of certain cancers over others, according to a new study from the New York Cancer State Registry.
Lifestyle changes improve biomarkers associated with breast cancer recurrence and mortality
5/27/2014
A pair of Yale Cancer Center interventional studies involving breast cancer survivors found that lifestyle changes in the form of healthy eating and regular exercise can decrease biomarkers related...
Analysis shows cancer center ads heavy on emotion, light on information
5/26/2014
Emotional reactions to cancer center consumer advertisements may lead to unrealistic expectations and inappropriate treatments, according to an article being published in Annals of Internal...