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Vital enzyme complex found elevated in many cancers
Aug 07, 2013
Wistar scientists decipher structure of NatA, an enzyme complex that modifies most human proteins A team of researchers from Philadelphia and Norway has determined the structure of an enzyme complex that modifies one end of most human proteins and is made at elevated levels in numerous forms of cancer... Read More
How to unleash the immune system against cancer in mice without triggering autoimmune reactions
Aug 07, 2013
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have discovered a way to target the immune system to shrink or eliminate tumors in mice without causing autoimmune problems. Researchers also found evidence that the same mechanism may operate in humans. The study was published in the advance online edition of Nature... Read More
Breast cancer association with blood pressure drug
Aug 07, 2013
Postmenopausal women who take a class of medicine for high blood pressure may be at a greater risk for developing breast cancer, according to a recent study by Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center scientists... Read More
Scientists find answers on sunburn pain
Aug 06, 2013
Scientists have identified a molecule in the skin's epidermis called TRPV4 that causes the pain we feel from a sunburn. By identifying and inhibiting it, the researchers may have found a way to block the pain. The research, published online in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, involved studies conducted with both mouse models and human skin samples... Read More
Gene test identifies non-metastatic melanoma patients at high risk of recurrence
Aug 06, 2013
Castle Biosciences Inc. announced that data from studies of its DecisionDx-Melanoma test were being presented on August 2nd 2013 at the Summer Academy Meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD)... Read More
Scientists discover a molecular 'switch' in cancers of the testis and ovary - LIN28
Aug 06, 2013
Cambridge scientists have identified an 'on/off' switch in a type of cancer which typically occurs in the testes and ovaries called 'malignant germ cell tumours'. The research was published on 1st August, in the journal Cancer Research. Malignant germ cell tumours arise in sperm- or egg-forming cells and usually occur in the reproductive organs, the testes or ovaries... Read More
New GAO report on physician self-referral abuse in prostate cancer treatment
Aug 06, 2013
ASTRO Chairman Michael L. Steinberg, MD, FASTRO, called attention to the Government Accountability Office's (GAO) striking report, "Medicare: Higher Use of Costly Prostate Cancer Treatment by Providers Who Self-Refer Warrants Scrutiny," that details clear mistreatment of patients who trusted their physicians to care for their prostate cancer. Dr... Read More
Added benefit not proven for vandetanib in thyroid cancer
Aug 06, 2013
Uncertain data / No conclusion on harm possible / Hint of positive effect in people aged under 65 years Vandetanib (trade name: Caprelsa) has been approved in Germany since February 2012 for the treatment of adult patients who have a particular form of aggressive thyroid cancer... Read More
Indications of considerable added benefit for apixaban in atrial fibrillation
Aug 06, 2013
Fewer strokes and embolisms than with ASA / Fewer deaths, strokes and bleeding events in people over the age of 65 years in comparison with warfarin The clot-inhibiting drug apixaban (trade name: Eliquis) has been approved in Germany since November 2012 for the prevention of embolism and stroke in adults with non-valvular atrial fibrillation... Read More
Stemming Bleeding Caused by Warfarin
Aug 06, 2013
Prothrombin complex concentrates (PCCs) are faster and more effective than fresh frozen plasma at reversing hemorrhage caused by the anti-coagulant warfarin, despite plasma being the most commonly used therapy... Read More
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