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Potential cancer-causing chemicals found in U.S. drinking water
8/09/2016

Unsafe levels of toxic chemicals linked to the development of cancer were found in drinking water serving 6 million people in the United States.

Large population-based studies bolster evidence that insurance status affects cancer patients' health and survival
8/09/2016

Two new studies indicate that health insurance status may impact patients' health outcomes following a diagnosis of cancer.

Active hedgehog signalling in connective tissue cells protects against colon cancer
8/09/2016

Many types of cancer are caused by gene mutations in the signalling pathways that control cell growth, such as the hedgehog signalling pathway.

Wistar scientists identify marker for myeloid-derived suppressor cells
8/09/2016

Higher numbers of cells positive for the marker were associated with larger tumor sizeMyeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) are a population of immune cells that have been implicated in tumor...

Therapeutic strategies for targeting cancer stem cell
8/09/2016

This report describes important methodologies for isolating and developing targeted treatment of cancer stem cells (CSCs), which are recognized as the source of most malignant cells in tumor...

How staphylococci trigger blood poisoning
8/09/2016

Tübingen researchers identify lipopeptides as the culprit.Septicemia or blood poisoning caused by Staphylococcus aureus leads to thousands of deaths each year in Germany alone.

Researchers from CSI Singapore discover new way to inhibit development of lung cancer
8/08/2016

Researchers from the Cancer Science Institute of Singapore (CSI Singapore) at the National University of Singapore (NUS), in collaboration with Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI), have discovered a...

Blocking the migration of cancer cells to destroy them
8/08/2016

Lymphoma is a cancer that affects lymphocytes, a type of white blood cell. The disease originates in a lymphoid organ (lymph node, spleen, or bone marrow) before spreading through the blood to...

Study shows cell-free DNA sequencing is more accurate for diagnosing myelodysplastic syndrome
8/08/2016

Using next-generation sequencing (NGS) methods to analyze cell-free DNA in the blood of patients with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) yields more accurate results than the current standard approach...

Gene expression profile may identify patients with renal cell carcinoma unlikely to benefit from nivolumab
8/08/2016

Renal cell carcinomas positive for the protein PD-L1 from patients who did not respond to treatment with the anti-PD-1 therapeutic nivolumab (Opdivo) had significantly higher expression of genes...