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Research reveals high prevalence of sleep disordered breathing in adults with sickle cell
3/30/2015
A new study in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine revealed that 44 percent of adults with sickle cell disease who report trouble sleeping actually have a clinical diagnosis of sleep disordered...
Sugar-seeking MRI could be used to detect early-stage cancer
3/29/2015
Johns Hopkins researchers are trialling a new MRI technique to detect early-stage cancer, guide biopsies and monitor chemotherapy response.
Gene identified that drives aggressive form of breast cancer
3/29/2015
Researchers have identified a gene that drives an aggressive form of “triple-negative” breast cancer, raising hope that targeting the gene could lead to new forms of treatment.
Researchers discover genetic origins of myelodysplastic syndrome using stem cells
3/28/2015
Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) - adult cells reprogrammed back to an embryonic stem cell-like state - may better model the genetic contributions to each patient's particular disease.
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey research shows gene removal may aid melanoma treatment
3/27/2015
Nearly 10,000 deaths from melanoma - the deadliest of all skin cancers - occurred in the U.S. last year, according to the National Cancer Institute.
Powerful new "Tips From Former Smokers" ads focus on living with vision loss and colorectal cancer
3/27/2015
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is launching its 2015 "Tips From Former Smokers" campaign with a series of powerful new ads featuring former smokers who suffer from smoking-related...
Protecting nerve tissue during bowel surgery
3/27/2015
After bowel surgery, more than half of the patients suffer from irreparable nerve damage.
Nanorobotic agents open the blood-brain barrier, offering hope for new brain treatments
3/27/2015
Magnetic nanoparticles can open the blood-brain barrier and deliver molecules directly to the brain, say researchers from the University of Montreal, Polytechnique Montréal, and CHU Sainte-Justine.
Singapore identifies mutations that may enable earlier diagnosis of colorectal cancer recurrence
3/27/2015
The findings will be used to develop diagnostic kits for individual patients with colorectal cancer to detect future liver metastasisA multi-disciplinary team of doctors and scientists from...
Blood test can help some bowel cancer patients avoid unnecessary drug side-effects
3/27/2015
Manchester researchers have provided early evidence to suggest that a blood test could be used to identify bowel cancer patients that may benefit from more intensive chemotherapy.