Cancer spreads with help from 'bad' cholesterol
5/09/2014
A study shows for the first time that low density lipoprotein, or LDL, helps cancer cells migrate by providing them with velcro-like molecules that help take up root elsewhere.
New software aids breast cancer risk assessment
5/09/2014
Researchers of the Universitat Politècnica de València, in collaboration with the Instituto de Salud Carlos III (Institute of Health Carlos III, ISCIII, in Spanish) and the Foundation for the...
Today's college students are increasing the risk of cancer later on, especially racial minorities
5/09/2014
Parents, forget the comfort food! It's time to send your college students care packages of fruit, veggies and exercise gear instead.
Tunable virus delivers cancer therapy
5/09/2014
Rice University scientists have designed a tunable virus that works like a safe deposit box. It takes two keys to open it and release its therapeutic cargo.
Frequent arguing 'dramatically increases risk of middle-aged death'
5/09/2014
Frequent arguing with partners, children, other relatives, friends or neighbors may significantly increase the risk of middle-aged death from all causes, according to a new study.
Constant arguing 'dramatically increases risk of middle-aged death'
5/09/2014
Frequent arguing with partners, children, other relatives, friends or neighbors may significantly increase the risk of middle-aged death from all causes, according to a new study.
Each time a human cell divides, it must first make a copy of its 46 chromosomes to serve as an instruction manual for the new cell. Normally, this process goes off without a hitch.
Management of hypertension in cancer patients being treated with VEGFIs
5/09/2014
New cancer therapies, particularly agents that block vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) signaling, have improved the outlook for patients with some cancers and are now used as a first line...
Non-invasive focused ultrasound thermal therapy reduces pain from bone metastases
5/09/2014
When cancer progresses and spreads to the bone, patients often suffer debilitating pain.
Kaiser Permanente study finds radiation best treatment for a rare skin cancer
5/08/2014
Radiation treatment can help reduce the recurrence of Merkel cell carcinoma, a rare and aggressive skin cancer, while chemotherapy does not appear to have any impact on recurrence or survival...