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The spleen's mechanisms for responding to blood-borne antigens mirror those in immune responses in other sites of the body, and could potentially be harnessed to prevent life-threatening immune...
Tel Aviv University research reveals how melanoma spreads to other organs in the body
8/24/2016
In a landmark discovery, researchers at Tel Aviv University have unraveled the metastatic mechanism of melanoma, the most aggressive of all skin cancers.
Test that differentiates between bacterial, viral infections in development
8/24/2016
A test could be developed to distinguish between bacterial and viral infections after scientists identified two genes switched on in bacterial infections.
Gene therapy via ultrasound could offer new tool in fight against heart disease and cancer
8/23/2016
Combining ultrasound energy and microbubbles to poke holes in cells may prove to be a new tool in the fight against cardiovascular disease and cancer, according to researchers from the University...
Early indicator of esophageal cancer risk found in Barrett's cells
8/23/2016
Testing genetic diversity of Barrett's cells in food pipe could give early indication of which people with Barrett's have higher risk of esophageal cancer.
A study of women receiving hormone therapies such as tamoxifen as part of their treatment for breast cancer has found that the number and seriousness of side-effects they experienced were...
Advances in the treatment of multiple myeloma, a cancer that forms in a type of white blood cell, have led to improved survival predominantly among young and white patients, with less of an...
Breast density and risk may be useful for guiding mammography screening frequency
8/23/2016
Women between the ages of 50 and 74 may benefit from more or less frequent mammography screening than is generally recommended, depending on breast density and risk.
With the right treatment schedule, medications known as hypoxia-activated prodrugs (HAPs) could help prevent drug resistance in a subtype of lung cancer, according to a study published in PLOS...
Increased eye cancer risk linked to pigmentation genes that dictate eye color
8/22/2016
New research identifies genetic mechanisms behind rare form of melanoma are also associated with genetic risk for skin melanoma.