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The Lustgarten Foundation is funding a clinical trial/research study in connection with one of its Distinguished Scholars, Dr.
Genetic changes could indicate an increase in tumour aggressiveness
3/29/2016
OAS1 gene may be involved in the onset and progression of breast and prostate cancer, according to a recent study.
New nanoparticle reveals cancer treatment effectiveness in real time
3/29/2016
Being able to detect early on whether a cancer therapy is working for a patient can influence the course of treatment and improve outcomes and quality of life.
New target makes end run against therapy-resistant prostate cancer
3/29/2016
Researchers at UC Davis, in collaboration with the other institutions, have found that suppressing the nuclear receptor protein ROR-γ with small-molecule compounds can reduce androgen receptor...
Microneedle patch delivers localized cancer immunotherapy to melanoma
3/29/2016
Biomedical engineering researchers at North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have developed a technique that uses a patch embedded with microneedles to...
New hope for a type 2 diabetes cure
3/29/2016
Leukemia drug holds promise for patients with type 2 diabetes.The cancer treatment drug Imatinib, otherwise known as Gleevec is approved to treat various forms of cancer, mostly notably chronic...
Improved 'liquid biopsy' technique from Stanford enhances detection of tumor DNA in blood
3/29/2016
Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have devised a way to significantly increase the sensitivity of a technique to identify and sequence DNA from cancer cells circulating in a...
Cigarettes cheaper than e-cigarettes in 44 of 45 countries studied
3/29/2016
First study to compare costs of cigarettes to e-cigarettes.Combustible tobacco cigarettes cost less to purchase than equivalent amounts of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) in 44 of 45...
Potential for misuse & diversion of opioids to addicts should not overshadow their therapeutic value
3/29/2016
Opioids are very effective for treating some types of pain, such as cancer pain and postoperative pain, but not for other kinds of pain like chronic low back pain.
New class of molecular 'lightbulbs' illuminate MRI
3/29/2016
Duke University researchers have taken a major step towards realizing a new form of MRI that could record biochemical reactions in the body as they happen.