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Georgia State research paves way for early detection of liver cancer
5/15/2015
Led by Georgia State University, researchers have developed the first robust and noninvasive detection of early stage liver cancer and liver metastases, in addition to other liver diseases, such as...
Computerized vital signs analysis may help prevent trauma patients from bleeding to death
5/15/2015
Automated system would identify life-threatening bleeding during ambulance transport, combat situationsAutomated analysis of the vital signs commonly monitored in patients being transported to...
Unemployment linked to rise in prostate cancer deaths
5/15/2015
The knock-on effects of the economic downturn have been explored in economy and psychology. Now researchers are examining the effects of unemployment on an even darker subject - cancer mortality.
Experimental immunotherapy shows high response rate in advanced lung cancer
5/15/2015
An early phase study testing an anti-PDL1 agent in combination with standard chemotherapy in the treatment of advanced non-small cell lung cancer has provided promising early results, prompting...
Revealing kidney cancer's secret
5/15/2015
Tumors gain survival advantage by reprogramming their metabolismAn international team of scientists, led by UC Davis nephrologist Robert Weiss, have used a sophisticated combination of proteomics...
Minimal residual disease alone not predictive in T-cell leukemia
5/15/2015
Children achieve complete remission despite few remaining leukemia cells following chemotherapyThis image shows T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
New release of Glioblastoma Atlas sheds light on deadly disease
5/15/2015
Major updates to the Ivy Glioblastoma Atlas Project provide researchers with valuable tools to find cures for aggressive brain cancersRobust new data added to the Ivy Glioblastoma Atlas Project...
Signaling pathway revealed through which a promising anti-leukemia drug kills cancer cells
5/15/2015
Knowing how the drug, called JQ1, works to repress protein BRD4 will help make the drug more powerfulInhibiting a protein called BRD4 critical to the survival of acute myeloid leukemia (AML)...
Safety switch preserves beneficial effects of cell therapy
5/15/2015
Researchers in the Center for Cell and Gene Therapy at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston Methodist and Texas Children's Hospital have found that a single dose of an otherwise harmless drug can...
New cancer treatment and prevention studies signal major advances for children and adults
5/15/2015
The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has announced results from four major studies to be presented at ASCO's 51st Annual Meeting, May 29-June 2, in Chicago.