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Despite CDC's recommended age for HPV vaccine, only about half of teenage girls receive it at the approved age
Jan 24, 2015
It's a virus that is responsible for almost all cases of cervical cancer but a new study by University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston researchers indicates that only about half of the girls... Read More
Despite CDC's recommended age for HPV vaccine, only about half of teenage girls receive it at the approved age
Jan 24, 2015
It's a virus that is responsible for almost all cases of cervical cancer but a new study by University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston researchers indicates that only about half of the girls... Read More
Exhaled carbon dioxide alerts malaria mosquito to human presence
Jan 23, 2015
While human odor guides malaria mosquitoes to human homes, once they take up residence, it is exhaled carbon dioxide that triggers them to land on skin for their next blood meal. Read More
New imaging system may improve effectiveness of cancer surgery
Jan 23, 2015
With the goal of making it easier for surgeons to detect malignant tissue during surgery and hopefully reduce the rate of cancer recurrence, scientists have invented a new imaging system that... Read More
Major study links gene to drug resistance in testicular cancer
Jan 23, 2015
A major research study has uncovered several new genetic mutations that could drive testicular cancer - and also identified a gene which may contribute to tumours becoming resistant to current... Read More
Leeds Scientist to test new MRI method to predict who will benefit from chemotherapy
Jan 23, 2015
Leading scientists and clinicians from Leeds have been awarded a grant worth around £200,000 by medical research charity Breast Cancer Campaign to test a new method using magnetic resonance... Read More
Avoiding or delaying surgery through close monitoring of renal tumors
Jan 23, 2015
In patients with small renal tumors confined to the kidneys, close, active monitoring, as opposed to immediate surgery, is associated with low rates of tumor growth or death, according to a study by... Read More
Regulating the toxicity of silver nanoparticles
Jan 23, 2015
The use of colloidal silver to treat illnesses has become more popular in recent years, but its ingestion, prohibited in countries like the US, can be harmful to health. Read More
In women with Alzheimer's disease, prostate cancer drug slows memory loss
Jan 23, 2015
Women with Alzheimer's disease showed stable cognition for a year when a drug that is more commonly used to treat advanced prostate cancer was added to their drug regimen, according to a new study... Read More
Discovery of 'genetic superhighway' mutation expected to lead to new treatments for rare ovarian cancer that strikes young women and girls
Jan 23, 2015
A groundbreaking TGen-led discovery of the likely genetic cause of an ovarian cancer that strikes young women and girls is featured in the annual report of the American Society of Cancer Oncology... Read More
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