Too much of a protein called c-FLIPR can trigger autoimmune diseases
4/15/2014
Apoptosis is used by cells that are changed by disease or are simply not needed any longer to eliminate themselves before they become a hazard to the body - on a cellular level, death is part of life.
ZMYND11 'reads' methylated variant to thwart cancer; tied to breast cancer patient survival
4/15/2014
A tumor-suppressing protein acts as a dimmer switch to dial down gene expression.
Women need iron and calcium for strength and exercise performance
4/15/2014
A new University of Melbourne study has found that women who take iron supplements, experience a marked improvement in their exercise performance.
3D-printed kidneys could become standard for simulated cancer surgery
4/14/2014
Surgeons from Japan have created 3D-printed kidneys. These exact replicas of cancer patients' kidneys allow surgery to be simulated, before being performed 'for real' by robots.
Men with blood type O have lower recurrence of prostate cancer
4/14/2014
Patients with blood group O are 35% less likely to experience prostate cancer recurrence after surgery to remove the prostate gland, a new study suggests.
A long-term follow up of prostate cancer patients shows that the option of monitoring slow-growing prostate cancer may not be as safe as thought, due to a quarter of men dropping out of the...
A study conducted by Public Health England and presented at the Society for General Microbiology's Annual Conference shows a reduction in two High Risk human papillomavirus types in sexually active...
Contrary to treatment guidelines for high-risk bladder cancer, chemotherapy before or after surgery is not commonly used in routine clinical practice.
All cancer-causing processes leave a distinct mutational imprint or signature on the genomes of patients.
3D implantable marker reported to clearly identify surgical area in breast cancer patients
4/14/2014
The BioZorb™ three-dimensional surgical marker improved the ability of radiation oncologists to target radiation treatment for breast cancer, according to a scientific presentation at the...