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Citrus scent inhibits liver cancer
1/20/2015
As main component of essential oils, terpenes can inhibit the growth of different cancer cells.
The National Audit Office's report Progress in improving cancer services and outcomes in England, published 15 January, confirms that cancer patients in England have poorer access to life-saving...
Scientist investigating mutation link to breast cancer drug resistance
1/20/2015
A leading scientist is investigating how oestrogen receptor (ER) mutations can cause drug resistance in secondary breast cancer patients receiving anti-hormone treatments such as tamoxifen.
Overcoming treatment resistance in prostate cancer: Roswell Park team proposes a new strategy
1/20/2015
Researchers have discovered what may be a promising new approach for controlling aggressive, treatment-resistant forms of prostate cancer.
Pharmacological treatment may one day be able to reset our biological clocks
1/20/2015
Imagine being able to easily get over all of the discomfort and problems of jet lag or night-shift work. Science is not quite there, but recent work by Marc Cuesta, Nicolas Cermakian and Diane B.
SPECTAcolor viable next generation multinational cancer clinical trial infrastructure
1/20/2015
SPECTAcolor's successful start has demonstrated its viability to facilitate next generation cancer clinical trials.
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have discovered that a protein widely known for suppressing tumor formation also helps prevent autoimmune diseases and other problems by putting the...
Early detection of heart attacks aided by gold nanoparticles
1/20/2015
NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering professors have been collaborating with researchers from Peking University on a new test strip that is demonstrating great potential for the early detection of...
Accumulated evidence suggests that sitting for prolonged periods of time increases risk for heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and death, regardless of whether a person exercises regularly or not.
Targeting drugs using 'triggered release' via nanoparticles
1/19/2015
Scientists are working on a drug delivery system using parent nanoparticles that only produce the active drug when they come near each other and make a daughter nanoparticle.