Important mechanism which plays a role in urinary tract infections decoded
2/07/2014
Bacterial urinary tract infections are a painful nuisance. A team of researchers led by scientists from the University of Bonn Medical Center has now decoded the way in which immune cells communicate with each other in defense against infections via the messenger tumor necrosis factor (TNF). The results are now being published in the renowned journal Cell.
Whole-genome testing helps identify treatments for breast cancer
2/07/2014
A study testing all the DNA in the genome of cancer cells - the first of its kind - has identified individuals that may benefit from new treatments currently being tested in clinical trials.Metastatic cancer - cancer that has spread from the region of the body where it first started, to other areas - is generally regarded as being incurable.
3D mapping biopsy found pockets of prostate cancer previous technique had missed
2/07/2014
Ultrasound-guided biopsies miss prostate cancers that are detected by the slightly more expensive and slightly more invasive 3D mapping biopsies.
Male obesity could dictate future colon screenings
2/07/2014
Obesity is a known risk factor for many cancers including colon cancer, yet the reasons behind the colon cancer link have often remained unclear.
Data on more than 10,000 cancer genomes released by the International Cancer Genome Consortium
2/06/2014
The International Cancer Genome Consortium (ICGC) has announced that it has made available to the scientific community data from more than 10,000 cancer genomes. The data can be used by cancer researchers around the world to better understand the genomic basis of cancer, accelerate cancer research and aid in the development of more targeted treatments.
Dispelling myths can help prevent cancer deaths
2/06/2014
On World Cancer Day, February 4, the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) is helping to "Debunk the myths" about cancer in collaboration with the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC). "Many people still think a cancer diagnosis is a death sentence and that cancer is an unavoidable disease," said PAHO Director Carissa F. Etienne.
New approach prevents thrombosis without increasing the risk of bleeding
2/06/2014
In collaboration with an international team, researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have developed an antibody, 3F7, which blocks a protein that is active in the coagulation system factor XII. Inhibition of factor XII makes it possible to prevent thrombosis in blood vessels without increasing the risk of bleeding in clinical settings.
Nanomedicine testing with blood cells on a microchip
2/06/2014
Designing nanomedicine to combat diseases is a hot area of scientific research, primarily for treating cancer, but very little is known in the context of atherosclerotic disease.
How cancer cells thrive in oxygen-starved tumors
2/06/2014
A new study identifies the molecular pathway that enables cancer cells to grow in areas of a tumor where oxygen levels are low, a condition called hypoxia.The findings by researchers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J.
A model for studying cancer and immune diseases
2/06/2014
The protein STAT1 is involved in defending the body against pathogens and for inhibiting tumour development. If the levels of the protein are out of balance, disease may result. Researchers at the University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna have developed a mouse whose STAT1 levels can be modified at will, enabling the study of the involvement of STAT1 in various processes.