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Purdue-designed tool helps guide brain cancer surgery
Jul 04, 2014
A tool to help brain surgeons test and more precisely remove cancerous tissue was successfully used during surgery, according to a Purdue University and Brigham and Women's Hospital study. Read More
Life-extending treatment for metastatic breast cancer now licenced in UK after one prior chemotherapy
Jul 04, 2014
From 3 July 2014, Halaven® (eribulin) is licenced in the UK for the treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer (MBC) who have progressed after at least one... Read More
Sickle cell drug passes early phase trial
Jul 04, 2014
A potentially groundbreaking investigational drug designed to treat the painful vaso-occlusive crises that are the hallmark of sickle cell disease has been found to be safe following a clinical... Read More
Shift workers who give blood may reduce their risk of heart disease
Jul 04, 2014
Austrian researchers have found that jetlag has severe effects on red blood cells, possibly explaining the high incidence of heart disease seen in shift workers. Read More
Denisovan gene helped Tibetans adapt to low oxygen at high altitudes
Jul 04, 2014
Tibetans were able to adapt to high altitudes thanks to a gene picked up when their ancestors mated with a species of human they helped push to extinction, according to a new report by University of... Read More
Sugar-coated cells are deadly for cancer patients
Jul 04, 2014
Every living cell's surface has a protein-embedded membrane that's covered in polysaccharide chains - a literal sugar coating. Read More
Insulin pumps 'more effective than injections' for type 2 diabetes
Jul 04, 2014
Insulin pumps may be more effective than insulin injections for controlling blood sugar levels in patients with type 2 diabetes, according to a new study published in The Lancet. Read More
Drug everolimus does not improve overall survival in patients with advanced liver cancer
Jul 03, 2014
Despite strong preclinical data, the drug everolimus failed to improve overall survival in patients with advanced liver cancer, compared to placebo, according to a study in JAMA. Read More
Don't be put off from exercise, breast cancer patients told
Jul 03, 2014
People with breast cancer should not avoid exercise because of groundless fears it will cause or worsen a type of incurable and painful swelling. Read More
Landmark UK survey of blood cancer patients' needs launched
Jul 03, 2014
Charity Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research is undertaking its most comprehensive ever UK survey of the needs of patients with blood cancers and related blood disorders. Read More
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