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Most Americans don't get the daily recommended amount of fiber in their diet
Nov 20, 2014
Most Americans don't get the daily recommended amount of fiber in their diet, though research has shown that dietary fiber can cause a shift in the gut toward beneficial bacteria, reducing the risk... Read More
Health Canada approves IMBRUVICA for chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Nov 20, 2014
Janssen Inc. has announced Health Canada has approved IMBRUVICA (ibrutinib) for the treatment of the blood cancer chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). Read More
Surgery plus chemoradiation linked to improved survival rates for gastric cancer patients
Nov 20, 2014
Patients who receive chemotherapy and radiation after surgery for gastric cancer appear to have better survival rates than those who had surgery followed by only chemotherapy, according to results... Read More
Beta blockers could benefit patients with HFPEF
Nov 20, 2014
A novel registry study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden suggests that beta blockers may benefit also patients suffering from a relatively unknown form of heart failure called HFPEF, which today... Read More
Cooling techniques developed, with the help of songbirds, to safely map the human brain
Nov 20, 2014
A new diagnostic technique -- resulting from monitoring thousands of courtship calls from songbirds -- can be used to safely map the human brain during complex neurosurgery, according to research... Read More
The body's own cancer defence knocked out by Chlamydia
Nov 20, 2014
By breaking down the cancer-suppressing protein p53, Chlamydia prevent programmed cell death and thereby favour the process of cancer developmentAn infection with chlamydia trachomatis favours... Read More
Cryopreservation could extend the shelf life of blood from weeks to years
Nov 20, 2014
Engineers at Oregon State University have identified a method to rapidly prepare frozen red blood cells for transfusions, which may offer an important new way to manage the world's blood supply. Read More
In mouse model severe inflammations triggered by potential treatment approach for lymphomas
Nov 20, 2014
The Malt1 protein is one of the most important control centers in human immune cells and a real all-rounder. Genetic defects in it can lead to the development of lymphatic cancer (lymphoma). Read More
Anti-leukemia drug may also work against ovarian cancer
Nov 20, 2014
An antibody therapy already in clinical trials to treat chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) may also prove effective against ovarian cancer - and likely other cancers as well, report researchers at... Read More
Genetic replication study could lead to new cancer treatments
Nov 20, 2014
A group of scientists have made a breakthrough in the study of how genetic material is replicated. Their findings could have implications for cancer research. Read More
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