Potential therapeutic target identified for wound-healing and cancer
5/14/2014
A Jackson Laboratory research team led by Professor Lenny Shultz, Ph.D., reports that a protein involved in wound healing and tumor growth could be a potential therapeutic target.
Scientists from the University of Granada have successfully created magnetic bacteria that could be added to foodstuffs and could, after ingestion, help diagnose diseases of the digestive system like...
Ethnicity, socioeconomic status and triple negative breast cancer
5/14/2014
An analysis of a large nationwide dataset finds that regardless of their socioeconomic status, black women were nearly twice as likely as white women to be diagnosed with triple-negative (TN) breast...
Protein's role in preventing growth of heart muscle leading to heart failure
5/14/2014
Cardiovascular disease remains the number one cause of death in the Western world, with heart failure representing the fastest-growing subclass over the past decade.
Epigenetic mechanisms distinguishing stem cell function and blood cancer
5/14/2014
Researchers at Dartmouth's Norris Cotton Cancer Center have published results from a study in Cell Reports that discovers a new mechanism that distinguishes normal blood stem cells from blood cancers.
News from Annals of Family Medicine: May/June 2014
5/14/2014
Despite Benefits, Many Patients at High Risk for Cardiovascular Events Not on StatinsMany people at high risk for cardiovascular events, including those with coronary artery disease, diabetes or...
First trial restored under new initiative casts doubt on repeat bowel cancer surgery
5/14/2014
A trial that remained unpublished for 20 years casts doubt on the survival benefit of repeat ("second look") surgery for bowel cancer. The trial is published in the online journal BMJ Open.
Cervical cancer rates in the US higher than previously reported, especially among older women
5/14/2014
Cervical cancer rates in the United States are higher than previously believed, particularly among 65- to 69-year-old women and African-American women, according to a study led by a researcher at the...
Study findings question benefit of additional imaging before cancer surgery
5/13/2014
Among patients with a certain type of colorectal cancer with limited spread to the liver, imaging using positron emission tomography and computed tomography (CT) before surgery did not...
Prostate cancer treatment: 'no benefit for older patients with other health problems'
5/13/2014
One of the most common cancers among men, prostate cancer has different treatment options. New study suggests older patients with other health issues do not benefit from treatment.