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Up in smoke: Belief that shisha pipe 'filters out' heavy metals
Feb 23, 2015
Contrary to popular belief, only a minimal amount of heavy metals are removed in the 'filtration' process when smoking shisha, also known as hookah, according to research published in the open access... Read More
New test to predict the effectiveness of cancer vaccines
Feb 23, 2015
Cancer vaccines are designed to turn the body's own immune system specifically against tumor cells. Read More
Risk of unexpected sarcoma being discovered after hysterectomy appears fairly low
Feb 23, 2015
Uterine sarcoma diagnosed in 0.22 percent of women after hysterectomy for benign conditions; study may shed new light on power morcellation debateUterine sarcoma - a potentially aggressive type... Read More
MAGE genes provide insight into optimizing chemotherapy, UT Southwestern cancer researchers find
Feb 23, 2015
UT Southwestern Medical Center scientists have identified a new biomarker that could help identify patients who are more likely to respond to certain chemotherapies. Read More
Science: Chromosome 'bumper repair' gene predicts cancer patient outcomes
Feb 23, 2015
Like a car's front and back bumpers, your cell's chromosomes are capped by "telomeres" that protect this genetic material against deterioration. Read More
MAGE genes provide insight into optimizing chemotherapy, UT Southwestern cancer researchers find
Feb 23, 2015
UT Southwestern Medical Center scientists have identified a new biomarker that could help identify patients who are more likely to respond to certain chemotherapies. Read More
Active surveillance 'may be appropriate' for intermediate-risk prostate cancer
Feb 22, 2015
Comparable rates of mortality following radiotherapy mean that active surveillance may be apt for both low-risk and favorable intermediate-risk prostate cancer, a study suggests. Read More
Cancer treatments could evolve from research showing that acetate supplements speed up cancer growth
Feb 22, 2015
UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers seeking novel ways to combat cancer found that giving acetate (a major compound produced in the gut by host bacteria) to mice sped up the growth and... Read More
Development of personalized cellular therapy for brain cancer
Feb 22, 2015
Preclinical study results pave the way for newly opened clinical trial of immune cells engineered to attack protein found on tumors in 30 percent of patients with glioblastomaImmune cells... Read More
NIH-supported researchers map epigenome of more than 100 tissue and cell types
Feb 22, 2015
Much like mapping the human genome laid the foundations for understanding the genetic basis of human health, new maps of the human epigenome may further unravel the complex links between DNA and... Read More
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