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Survival rate following blast trauma increased by clot-building nanoparticles
Jul 02, 2014
A type of artificial platelet being developed to help natural blood platelets form clots faster offers promise for saving the lives of soldiers, as well as victims of car crashes and other severe... Read More
Could antihistamines help fight cancer?
Jul 01, 2014
Antihistamines - drugs used to treat hay fever and other allergies - can reverse the effects of cells known to reduce the body's ability to fight tumors, according to new research. Read More
Are routine pelvic exams 'more harm than good' for healthy women?
Jul 01, 2014
The American College of Physicians recommends against against giving asymptomatic, average risk, non-pregnant women routine pelvic exams, such as in annual well visits. Read More
Genetic test could 'hugely improve' prognosis for esophageal cancer
Jul 01, 2014
A novel non-invasive test that looks for two gene mutations that mark progression of Barrett’s esophagus to cancer could hugely improve prognosis for an otherwise deadly cancer. Read More
New data from FIRE-3 study shows significant improvement in tumour response and shrinkage
Jul 01, 2014
New data, presented at the 16th World Congress on Gastrointestinal Cancer (WCGC), has shown significantly higher overall response rate (ORR) (72.5% vs. 55.5%) (p=0. Read More
Scientists engineer nanoparticles to prevent bone cancer and strengthen bones
Jul 01, 2014
A research collaboration between Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI) has utilized nanomedicine technologies to develop a drug-delivery system that can... Read More
More than 40 melanoma-specific genes discovered that determine cancer aggressiveness
Jul 01, 2014
The results of the study could help to determine the development of metastasis in patients suffering from the disease. Read More
In aggressive and non-aggressive lymphatic system cancer just a single gene separates the two
Jul 01, 2014
For a rare form of cancer called thymoma, researchers have discovered a single gene defining the difference between a fast-growing tumor requiring aggressive treatment and a slow-growing tumor that... Read More
Cell's unique mutations used to trace history back to its origins in the embryo
Jul 01, 2014
Researchers have developed new methods to trace the life history of individual cells back to their origins in the fertilised egg. Read More
Breast cancer and other aggressive cancers may respond to anti-inflammatory drugs
Jul 01, 2014
New research raises the prospect that some cancer patients with aggressive tumors may benefit from a class of anti-inflammatory drugs used to treat rheumatoid arthritis. Read More
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