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An innovative algorithm is helping scientists decipher how drugs work inside the body
7/24/2015
Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) have developed a computer algorithm that is helping scientists see how drugs produce pharmacological effects inside the body.
Stem cell transplantation for children with rare form of leukemia improves outcomes
7/24/2015
Researchers in the Division of Hematology, Oncology and Blood & Marrow Transplantation at Children's Hospital Los Angeles have shown greatly improved outcomes in using stem cell transplantation to...
Novel algorithm identifies DNA copy-number landscapes in African American colon cancers
7/24/2015
Case Western Reserve scientists develop algorithm to detect DNA copy-number alterations in tumors using deep sequencing dataAn algorithm dubbed ENVE could be the Google for genetic aberrations ...
Can patient navigators reduce no-shows for cancer screening follow-up?
7/24/2015
Researchers at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital reported a 20% decline in the rate of missed appointments for cervical cancer evaluation following a Pap smear when a patient...
Scientists discover first 'DNA ambulance'
7/24/2015
U of T researchers have discovered how severely damaged DNA is transported within a cell and how it is repaired.
Mayo researchers decode molecular action of combination therapy for deadly thyroid cancer
7/24/2015
In their bid to find the best combination of therapies to treat anaplastic thyroid cancer (ATC), researchers on Mayo Clinic's Florida campus demonstrated that all histone deacetylase (HDAC)...
Access denied: Leukemia thwarted by cutting off link to environmental support
7/24/2015
A new study by researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine reveals a protein's critical - and previously unknown -- role in the development and progression of acute myeloid...
Web app helps researchers explore cancer genetics
7/24/2015
Brown University computer scientists have developed a new interactive tool to help researchers and clinicians explore the genetic underpinnings of cancer.
Resolving the cancer/diet paradox: New special issue on cancer in metabolism
7/24/2015
How much does diet affect the cancer patient? Do "antioxidants" really play an important role in health - or are they causing more cancers than they cure?
Opening the door to the cause of myeloid leukemia: Finding the targets of common mutation
7/24/2015
Researchers at the University of Birmingham have made a breakthrough in understanding how mutated genes in leukaemia reprogram blood stem cells and send them spiralling out of control.