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NSAIDS associated with serious bleeding and thromboembolism in patients with atrial fibrillation
Nov 17, 2014
A study being published in Annals of Internal Medicine suggests that people with atrial fibrillation (AF) who take nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) may be at risk for serious bleeding... Read More
'Blind spots' in DNA may conceal cancer genes
Nov 17, 2014
New research has located blind spots in DNA that may contain cancer-causing genes. They occur in parts of the genome that are not easy to decode with gene-reading technology. Read More
Expression of SIP1 protein indicates poor prognosis in pharyngeal cancer
Nov 17, 2014
The expression of SIP1 protein in pharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma tumours often indicates an advanced tumour stage, a high risk of recurrence and a poor prognosis, according to research from the... Read More
IU researchers identify key mechanism and potential target to prevent leukemia
Nov 17, 2014
Researchers have identified two proteins that appear crucial to the development - and patient relapse - of acute myeloid leukemia. Read More
Swiss biotech starts breakthrough anti-cancer clinical trial based on active immunotherapy
Nov 17, 2014
MaxiVAX SA, a private Swiss biotech company, is conducting a ground-breaking clinical phase 1 trial at the Geneva University Hospitals with its proprietary cancer vaccination MVX-ONCO-1 in 15... Read More
Drugs that prevent blood clots may protect organs during transplantation
Nov 17, 2014
Organs can become significantly damaged during transplantation, but a new article published in the BJS (British Journal of Surgery) offers a protective strategy that could keep them safe and allow... Read More
Recurrent ovarian cancer treatment combo of cancer-killing virus plus chemotherapy
Nov 17, 2014
In six out of 10 cases, ovarian cancer is diagnosed when the disease is advanced and five-year survival is only 27 percent. Read More
Nonclinical factors may affect whether intensive procedures are used at the end of life
Nov 17, 2014
In a study that looked at what factors might affect whether or not a patient receives intensive medical procedures in the last 6 months of life, investigators found that older age, Alzheimer's... Read More
Novel system opens up the possibility to explore new treatments that suppress the spread of cancer in patients
Nov 17, 2014
Scientists at the Cancer Science Institute of Singapore (CSI Singapore) at the National University of Singapore (NUS) and their collaborators have developed a scoring scheme that predicts the ability... Read More
Study points to long non-coding RNA as potential therapeutic target for breast cancer
Nov 17, 2014
Molecules called long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been implicated in breast cancer but exactly why they cause metastasis and tumor growth has been little understood...until now. Read More
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