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Online education tool helps bridge gaps in therapeutic decision-making for advanced NSCLC
Mar 04, 2015
A new interactive online tool helps educate practicing oncologists worldwide with therapeutic decision-making for advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) based on a patient's molecular and... Read More
A new tool provides maps of protein interactions for 2,800 diseases
Mar 04, 2015
dSysMap, Disease-mutations Systemic Mapping, is a computational tool to interpret the effect of genetic mutations on the development of complex diseasesThis is an example of a disease map... Read More
Untangling DNA with a droplet of water, a pipet and a polymer
Mar 04, 2015
With the 'rolling droplet technique,' a DNA-injected water droplet rolls like a ball over a platelet, sticking the DNA to the plate surfaceResearchers have long sought an efficient way to... Read More
When screening tests turn healthy people into patients
Mar 04, 2015
The BMJ's campaign against 'too much medicine' sees three papers calling screening to account, questioning if looking out for breast cancer or aneurysm does more harm than good. Read More
Copper molecule shows promise in halting cancer spread
Mar 03, 2015
Researchers have made a copper molecule that binds to the DNA of cancer cells and stops them replicating. It also kills them more quickly than the widely used chemo drug cisplatin. Read More
Copper molecule shows promise in halting cancer spread
Mar 03, 2015
Researchers have made a copper molecule that binds to the DNA of cancer cells and stops them replicating. It also kills them more quickly than the widely used chemo drug cisplatin. Read More
Lung cancer survival rates in England must 'match the best in Europe' say experts
Mar 03, 2015
Lung cancer survival rates in England should 'match the best in Europe' in order to save lives, insists a group of senior clinicians from the UK Lung Cancer Coalition (UKLCC). Read More
Lives at risk as women are too scared to find out if they carry the 'faulty' BRCA cancer gene mutation
Mar 03, 2015
According to new research by leading research charity, Ovarian Cancer Action, a quarter of women say they would choose NOT to be tested for the BRCA gene mutation (which can lead to both breast and... Read More
Frequency of blood tests in heart surgery patients may lead to anemia, transfusions
Mar 03, 2015
Laboratory testing among patients undergoing cardiac surgery can lead to excessive bloodletting, which can increase the risk of developing hospital-acquired anemia and the need for blood... Read More
No more bleeding for "iron overload" patients?
Mar 03, 2015
Hemochromatosis (HH) is the most common genetic disorder in the western world, and yet is barely known. In the US 1 in 9 people carry the mutation (although not necessarily the disease). Read More
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