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Drugs that block cell-immortalizing ALT pathway may help treat glioblastoma, osteosarcoma
1/19/2015
Researchers from the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Cancer Center and Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have identified the first potential treatment targeting a pathway by which...
How blood stem cells take root in the body
1/19/2015
A see-through zebrafish and enhanced imaging provide the first direct glimpse of how blood stem cells take root in the body to generate blood.
What are the health benefits of selenium?
1/19/2015
Find out about the potential health benefits of consuming foods containing selenium including reducing arthritic inflammation, lowering risk of prostate cancer and skin cancer.
Researchers outline potential genetic drivers of rare breast tumors
1/18/2015
A new study from researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center characterizes the genetic underpinnings of a rare type of breast tumor called phyllodes tumors, offering the...
Calls for bold action to turn the tide on cancer: World leaders gathering at Davos
1/17/2015
World leaders will face calls for bold action to respond to the rising human and economic toll of cancer when they meet in Davos at this year's World Economic Forum (WEF).
'Unanticipated' coenzyme A finding could eventually shed light on sources of disease
1/17/2015
Case Western Reserve and University Hospitals (UH) Case Medical Center researchers and physicians have discovered that the molecule known as coenzyme A plays a key role in cell metabolism by...
Novel platform developed for treatment of breast, pancreatic cancer
1/17/2015
Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have identified a novel synthetic compound that sharply inhibits the activity of a protein that plays an important role in...
People hospitalized with certain rare blood cell disorders frequently receive a treatment that is associated with a two- to fivefold increase in death, according to a new study that reviewed hospital...
Effective retrieval of tip-embedded inferior vena cava filters using endobronchial forceps
1/17/2015
When retrievable inferior vena cava (IVC) filters were approved for use in the United States in 2003 to prevent pulmonary embolism among patients unable to receive the standard blood thinner...
Gene may explain why pancreatic cancer is so aggressive
1/16/2015
Pancreatic cancer is so aggressive that even when diagnosed early, fewer than 1 in 3 patients survive. Now, a new study identifies a gene called ATDC as an important culprit.