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Lower-carb diet slows growth of aggressive brain tumor in mouse models
4/15/2016
University of Florida Health researchers have slowed a notoriously aggressive type of brain tumor in mouse models by using a low-carbohydrate diet.
Poor patient warfarin knowledge may increase risk of deadly side effects
4/15/2016
Awareness was lowest on diet and drug interactions and when to call a doctor.
Shorter times to blood transfusion associated with decreased death risk in trauma patients
4/15/2016
Patients who get blood quickly after severe injuries are less likely to die, according to researchers from the University of Cincinnati (UC) Department of Emergency Medicine.
Lower-carb diet slows growth of aggressive brain tumor in mouse models
4/15/2016
University of Florida Health researchers have slowed a notoriously aggressive type of brain tumor in mouse models by using a low-carbohydrate diet.
Specific gene in the tumor determines the effectiveness of cancer treatment
4/15/2016
A cancer treatment can be basically effective but, equally, it may have negative consequences.
MDI Biological Laboratory scientist identifies mechanism underlying peripheral neuropathy
4/15/2016
Recent research by Sandra Rieger, Ph.D., of the MDI Biological Laboratory identifying the underlying mechanisms of peripheral neuropathy, or nerve damage, has raised the prospect that drug...
Low-grade brain tumors: Radiation plus chemotherapy is best treatment, trial suggests
4/15/2016
New clinical-trial findings show that patients with a low-grade form of brain cancer who are treated with radiation plus a combination of chemotherapy drugs have better survival than patients...
Genomic makeup of colorectal cancers predicts immune system ability to fight tumors
4/15/2016
Colorectal cancers heavily bedecked with tumor-related proteins called neoantigens are likely to be permeated with disease-fighting white blood cells, researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute...
Modified flu virus can 'resensitize' resistant pancreatic cancer cells to chemotherapy
4/15/2016
A common flu virus could be used to overcome patients' resistance to certain cancer drugs -- and improve how those drugs kill cancer cells, according to new research from Queen Mary University of...
Enzyme in myelination process could lead to better understanding of neurological disorders
4/15/2016
The removal of the enzyme Dnmt1 during oligodendrocyte progenitor cell (OPC) differentiation in the central nervous system resulted in inefficient myelin formation and neurological deterioration...