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Modified DNA building blocks are cancer's Achilles heel
7/23/2015
Ludwig researchers discover a DNA-recycling mechanism that normally protects cells but can be turned against certain cancer cellsIn studying how cells recycle the building blocks of DNA, Ludwig...
Additional radiation reduces breast-cancer recurrence for some patients: Hamilton study
7/23/2015
A study has found no increase in overall survival but a reduction in breast cancer recurrence when additional radiation is given to the lymph nodes as well as the standard treatment of whole-breast...
Study: Popular new anticoagulants drive increase in atrial fibrillation treatment
7/23/2015
Warfarin therapy declining as use of new anticoagulants skyrocketsMore adults than ever are visiting their doctors' offices for a prescription to treat atrial fibrillation, according to a study...
Zebrafish reveal drugs that may improve bone marrow transplant
7/23/2015
Compounds boost stem cell engraftment; could allow more matches for patients with cancer and blood diseasesUsing large-scale zebrafish drug-screening models, researchers at Boston Children's...
"Cancer Driver Gene" reduces metastasis in prostate cancer
7/22/2015
A gene that is responsible for cancer growth plays a totally unexpected role in prostate cancer.
Although some previous studies have suggested an increased risk of bladder cancer with use of the diabetes drug pioglitazone, analyses that included nearly 200,000 patients found no statistically...
Screening mammography is safer than previously thought, suggests a large study that determined women receive about 30 percent less radiation during the test than assumed.
Researchers have found an association between treatment with the antibiotic dicloxacillin and a decrease in international normalized ratio (INR; a measure of blood coagulation) levels among...
The light of fireflies for medical diagnostics
7/22/2015
In biology and medicine, we often need to detect biological molecules. For example, in cancer diagnostics, doctors need quick and reliable ways of knowing if tumor cells are present in the patient's...
Applying New Jersey population traits to Louisiana reverses colorectal cancer trends
7/22/2015
Computer model shows incidence, mortality would drop steeplyIf Louisiana, which has some of the highest colon cancer incidence and mortality rates in the nation, had the same risk factors...