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Vitamin D linked with improved survival in bowel cancer patients
Jul 28, 2014
Higher levels of vitamin D in the blood are associated with a much better chance of surviving bowel cancer, scientists from Trinity College Dublin and the University of Edinburgh have discovered. Read More
One third of cancer patients are killed by a 'fat-burning' process termed cachexia related to obesity, CNIO researchers say
Jul 28, 2014
Most cancer researchers are working on the biology of the tumour. However, Michele Petruzzelli, a member of Erwin Wagner's group at the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), has been... Read More
New drug target can break down cancer's barrier against treatment
Jul 28, 2014
Cancer Research UK scientists at Barts Cancer Institute have found that targeting a molecule in blood vessels can make cancer therapy significantly more effective, according to research published... Read More
1 in 3000 blood donors in England infected with hepatitis E
Jul 28, 2014
The first systematic analysis of hepatitis E virus (HEV) transmission by blood components indicates that about 1 in 3000 donors in England have HEV in their plasma. Read More
UF Health granted $12 million to establish comprehensive sepsis research center
Jul 28, 2014
University of Florida Health has been awarded a $12 million, five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health to create a one-of-a-kind center to help generate treatments and prevention... Read More
iCHIP application a North American first for blood disorder patients
Jul 28, 2014
Patients with inherited bleeding and inherited red blood cell disorders now have access to improved care and support for their use of blood and blood products, thanks to an application launched... Read More
Study reveals the atomic structure of key muscle component
Jul 28, 2014
Actin is the most abundant protein in the body, and when you look more closely at its fundamental role in life, it's easy to see why. Read More
Identifying the carcinogenic potential of chemicals
Jul 28, 2014
A new study has shown that it is possible to predict long-term cancer risk from a chemical exposure by measuring the short-term effects of that same exposure. Read More
Protection for skin during cancer radiotherapy provided by natural products from plants
Jul 28, 2014
Radiotherapy for cancer involves exposing the patient or their tumor more directly to ionizing radiation, such as gamma rays or X-rays. The radiation damages the cancer cells irreparably. Read More
The "stemness" of individual immune memory cells: a fundamental finding with implications for clinical cell therapy
Jul 28, 2014
Researchers in Germany and the U.S. have proven for the first time that specific individual cells of the immune system, termed central memory T cells, have all the essential characteristics of adult... Read More
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