Scripps Research Institute chemists discover structure of cancer drug candidate
5/21/2014
Chemists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have determined the correct structure of a highly promising anticancer compound approved by the U.S.
New biopsy method more accurately identifies men at low risk for prostate cancer
5/21/2014
More and more men who believe they have low-risk prostate cancers are opting for active surveillance, forgoing treatment and monitoring the cancer closely with prostate-specific antigen (PSA) tests...
Structure discovered of cancer drug candidate
5/21/2014
Chemists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have determined the correct structure of a highly promising anticancer compound approved by the U.S.
How antibodies cluster in solution revealed by neutron beams
5/21/2014
Results from neutron spin-echo analysis at the Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL) and the National Center of Neutron Research (NCNR) in the United States are an important advance towards enabling...
Recruiting more Hispanics to cancer clinical trials crucial to reducing health disparities
5/21/2014
Hispanics are the fastest-growing demographic group in the United States, and they suffer from major health disparities, including higher rates of cancers of the cervix, stomach and liver.
Cardiac screening guidelines for survivors of childhood cancer may need revision
5/21/2014
One of the first studies to analyze the effectiveness of screening survivors of childhood cancer for early signs of impending congestive heart failure (CHF) finds improved health outcomes but...
Technique can predict which stroke patients will be helped -- or harmed -- by clot-busting treatment
5/21/2014
Johns Hopkins researchers say they have developed a technique that can predict - with 95 percent accuracy - which stroke victims will benefit from intravenous, clot-busting drugs and which will...
Minimally invasive robot-assisted surgery, which has become the main choice for surgically removing cancerous prostate glands during recent years, is as safe as open surgery for Medicare patients...
Promising drug therapies identified for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
5/21/2014
Researchers in separate clinical trials found two drugs slow the progression of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a fatal lung disease with no effective treatment or cure, and for which there is...
Two thirds of healthy American adults 'infected with HPV,' study suggests
5/21/2014
Research led by the NYU Langone Medical Center in New York suggests that around two thirds of Americans are infected with one or more of 109 human papillomavirus (HPV) strains.