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Scientists uncover potential trigger to kill cancer
5/27/2016
Melbourne researchers have discovered a new way of triggering cell death, in a finding that could lead to drugs to treat cancer and autoimmune disease.
Genes that increases children's risk of blood infection identified
5/27/2016
A team led by Oxford University has identified genes that make certain children more susceptible to invasive bacterial infections by performing a large genome-wide association study in African...
'Listening to light' to transform diagnosis of skin cancer
5/27/2016
Scientists are developing a new photonics device that listens to light and could be capable of detecting skin cancer and other diseases more accurately than ever before, eliminating the need for...
More young people of all ages are surviving cancer than ever before, but new research published in The Lancet Oncology journal shows that adolescents and young adults have a lower chance of...
TSRI scientists discover mechanism that turns mutant cells into aggressive cancers
5/27/2016
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have caught a cancer-causing mutation in the act.
Few Americans engage in health behaviors that prevent chronic disease
5/27/2016
New research from the CDC reveals that only 6 in 100 Americans adhere to five health behaviors known to lower the risk of chronic disease.
Using a model to estimate breast cancer risk in effort to improve prevention
5/27/2016
A model developed to estimate the absolute risk of breast cancer suggests that a 30-year-old white woman in the United States has an 11.
Scripps Florida scientists show commonly prescribed painkiller slows cancer growth
5/26/2016
Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have found that one of the most widely prescribed pain and anti-inflammation drugs slows the growth rate of a specific...
Breast cancer cells flushed out of hiding
5/26/2016
Breast cancer cells use a key to access bone marrow, where they hide and cause relapse years later. Now, scientists think there may be a way to stop them.
Monitoring sun exposure with a portable paper sensor
5/26/2016
Summer is around the corner - time for cookouts and sunbathing. But too much sun can result in sunburn, which is the main cause of skin cancer.