Detailed studies reveal how key cancer-fighting protein is held in check
5/18/2014
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have mapped the structural details of how p53 attaches to its regulatory protein, called BCL-xL, in the cell.
For patients with advanced PVNS, Phase I data suggest PLX3397 is a potential therapy
5/17/2014
A novel targeted drug shows promise in treating patients with advanced pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS), a rare neoplastic joint disorder, according to new phase I data from Memorial Sloan...
Phase contrast improves mammography
5/16/2014
Phase contrast X-ray imaging has enabled researchers at ETH Zurich, the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) and the Kantonsspital Baden to perform mammographic imaging that allows greater precision in...
SapC-DOPS technology may help with imaging brain tumors
5/16/2014
Just because you can't see something doesn't mean it's not there.Brain tumors are an extremely serious example of this and are not only difficult to treat - both adult and pediatric patients have...
Study finds inhibiting protein family helps mice survive radiation exposure
5/16/2014
Tinkering with a molecular pathway that governs how intestinal cells respond to stress can help mice survive a normally fatal dose of abdominal radiation, according to a new study by researchers at...
Researchers suggest new way to predict response to chemo in triple-negative breast cancer
5/16/2014
Researchers from University Hospitals (UH) Case Medical Center's Seidman Cancer Center will present findings from a study that found the presence of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes, a type of white...
With its imperceptible features, carbon monoxide is widely known as the "silent killer" due to its risks at lethal concentrations.
Water pipe smoking is 'less safe' than commonly thought
5/16/2014
Hookah or 'water pipe' smoking is rising in popularity among the young. Assumed to be more safe than cigarettes, a new study challenges this perception of water pipe smoking.
Symposium at Albert Einstein College of Medicine put cancer stem cells under the microscope
5/16/2014
Healthy stem cells work to restore or repair the body's tissues, but cancer stem cells have a more nefarious mission: to spawn malignant tumors.
Could breastfeeding, birth control pills reduce risk of ovarian cancer?
5/15/2014
Breastfeeding, oral contraceptives and tubal ligation may reduce the risk of ovarian cancer for women with mutations in the BRCA genes, according to new research.