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Cell surface sugars can promote or inhibit cancer depending upon stage
Sep 17, 2014
During cancer development, tumor cells decorate their surfaces with sugar compounds called glycans that are different from those found on normal, healthy cells. Read More
Discovery of 23 new genetic variants associated with increased risk of prostate cancer
Sep 17, 2014
Scientists can now explain one-third of the inherited risk of prostate cancer, after a major international study identified 23 new genetic variants associated with increased risk of the disease. Read More
Improved means of detecting mismatched DNA has implications for forensic science and donor organ monitoring
Sep 17, 2014
Researchers at Johns Hopkins have identified a highly sensitive means of analyzing very tiny amounts of DNA. Read More
Novel way found to block gene driving cancer growth
Sep 17, 2014
'When you want to keep an alligator from biting you, you can tie its mouth shut. We took another approach: We put a stick in its mouth to hold it open. Read More
Urine-based HPV test 'feasible alternative for cervical cancer screening'
Sep 17, 2014
A study claims testing for HPV using urine samples rather than cervical samples provides an effective, non-invasive screening option for women and may increase screening uptake. Read More
Final pieces to the circadian clock puzzle found
Sep 17, 2014
Sixteen years after scientists found the genes that control the circadian clock in all cells, the lab of UNC's Aziz Sancar, M.D., Ph.D. Read More
Time to halt "unethical" breast cancer screening trial, warn experts
Sep 17, 2014
Experts are calling for the ongoing trial into extended breast cancer screening to be halted. Read More
Novel device inspired by the spleen quickly filters bacteria, fungi and toxins for sepsis therapy
Sep 17, 2014
Things can go downhill fast when a patient has sepsis, a life-threatening condition in which bacteria or fungi multiply in a patient's blood - often too fast for antibiotics to help. Read More
Study compares effectiveness of treatments for blood clots
Sep 16, 2014
In an analysis of the results of nearly 50 randomized trials that examined treatments of venous thromboembolisms (blood clot in a vein), there were no significant differences in clinical and safety... Read More
Specific baldness pattern linked with increased prostate cancer risk
Sep 16, 2014
Evidence suggests that prostate cancer and male pattern baldness are connected by increased levels of male sex hormones. Now, a specific pattern is linked to increased cancer risk. Read More
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