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FDA approves blood test developed by UPMC researchers to predict rejection in organ transplant recipients
Nov 07, 2014
A first-of-its-kind, personalized blood test to predict the likelihood of organ rejection in children with liver or intestine transplants has received U.S. Read More
"Smart bomb" engineered by researchers to attack childhood leukemia
Nov 07, 2014
Fatih Uckun, Jianjun Cheng and their colleagues have taken the first steps towards developing a so-called "smart bomb" to attack the most common and deadly form of childhood cancer - called B-lineage... Read More
Osteoporosis drug has potential to treat breast and other cancers
Nov 07, 2014
Australian researchers have shown why calcium-binding drugs commonly used to treat people with osteoporosis, or with late-stage cancers that have spread to bone, may also benefit patients with... Read More
How cells defend themselves against antibiotics and cytostatic agents
Nov 07, 2014
"On the one hand, ABC transporters cause diseases such as cystic fibrosis, while on the other hand they are responsible for the immune system recognising infected cells or cancer cells," explains... Read More
Exposure to radiation in childhood increases risk for brain tumors
Nov 07, 2014
In people under age 30, radiation is a risk factor for a type of brain tumor called a meningioma, a Loyola University Medical Center study has found. Read More
Potential to predict when breast cancers will spread to the brain
Nov 07, 2014
Scientists have found a pattern of genetic 'switches' - chemical marks that turn genes on or off - that are linked to breast cancer's spread to the brain, according to research presented at the... Read More
Hepatitis C vaccine shows promise in early clinical trial
Nov 06, 2014
A new study reveals that a vaccine for hepatitis C - delivered in two doses 8 weeks apart - generated strong immune responses in volunteers, protecting them against the virus. Read More
Millions of US women are not getting screened for cervical cancer
Nov 06, 2014
Despite evidence that cervical cancer screening saves lives, about eight million women ages 21 to 65 years have not been screened for cervical cancer in the past five years, according to a new... Read More
Results from first global survey of neuroendocrine tumor (NET) patients reveal profound impact of this rare cancer on quality of life
Nov 06, 2014
Novartis and the International Neuroendocrine Cancer Alliance (INCA) announced the quality-of-life results from the first global survey of patients with neuroendocrine tumors (NETs), a rare type of... Read More
BRCA-targeting drugs could treat prostate cancer, leading expert says
Nov 06, 2014
A pioneering cancer drug set to become the first to be approved specifically for inherited cancers could also be used much more widely to treat prostate cancer, a world-leading expert has said. Read More
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