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microRNAs help to predict disease progression in brain tumors
6/20/2016
Scientists at the Helmholtz Zentrum München and the Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich (LMU) have developed a new method of predicting disease progression in gliobastoma patients who have...
Breast cancer cells use newfound pathway to survive low oxygen levels in tumors
6/20/2016
Researchers have identified a new signaling pathway that helps cancer cells cope with the lack of oxygen found inside tumors.
Understanding the resistance to treatments against breast cancer
6/20/2016
Estrogens are responsible for the survival and proliferation of tumor cells in 70% of all breast cancer cases.
Breast cancer diagnosis improves with help from artificial intelligence
6/20/2016
Accuracy of diagnosing breast cancer from pathology images can go from 96 to 99.5 percent when human performance is boosted by artificial intelligence.
Advancements in sickle cell disease in the United States
6/20/2016
A new supplement from the American Journal of Preventive Medicine describes the state of sickle cell disease care in the United States.
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is the most common serious genetic disorder in Britain, affecting around 15,000 adults and children.
The PI3K protein: A potential new therapeutic target in pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors
6/20/2016
Researchers from the 'Angiogenesis signaling pathways' research group of the Institute of Biomedical Investigation of Bellvitge (IDIBELL), led by Dr.
New research paves the way for improved individual treatment of patients with cancer
6/20/2016
A research group has found new molecular sub-groups in early stages of bladder cancer.Bladder cancer is a frequent disease affecting approximately 1,900 persons in Denmark annually.
New mechanism activates the immune system against tumor cells
6/20/2016
The body's defences detect and eliminate not only pathogens but also tumour cells.
Smoking can hamper common treatment for breast cancer
6/20/2016
We know that individuals who smoke take major health risks. Now a new research study from Lund University in Sweden shows that common treatment for breast cancer works less well in patients who...