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Research Team Uses Caffeine And Fruit Flies To Pinpoint Genetic Pathways That Guide DNA Repair In Cancer Cells
Apr 22, 2013
Researchers from the University of Alberta are abuzz after using fruit flies to find new ways of taking advantage of caffeine's lethal effects on cancer cells - results that could one day be used to advance cancer therapies for people... Read More
Sickle Cell Science Should Focus On Anti-Sickling Therapies
Apr 22, 2013
Pain is an undeniable focal point for patients with sickle cell disease but it's not the best focus for drug development, says one of the dying breed of physicians specializing in the condition... Read More
Promising New Noninvasive Test For Prostate Cancer Uses Laser Optics Plus Ultrasound Imaging
Apr 21, 2013
Multispectral photoacoustic imaging, which combines laser optics and ultrasound imaging technologies, can reliably distinguish between benign and malignant prostate tissue, a new study indicates. Researchers at the University of Rochester looked at 42 prostatectomy specimens using the new imaging technique... Read More
When Standard Liver Cancer Treatment Doesn't Work Or Isn't Possible, New Ablation Technique Holds Promise
Apr 21, 2013
A new minimally invasive tumor ablation technique is providing hope for liver cancer patients who can't undergo surgery or thermal ablation, a study shows. The study of 22 patients at the Universitatsklinikum Regensberg in Regensberg, Germany, found that irreversible electroporation (IRE) successfully destroyed tumor tissue in 70% of these patients... Read More
Liver Cancers Armed With Many Strategies For Evading Immune Response
Apr 20, 2013
Study by Roswell Park researchers suggests approaches for overcoming resilience of hepatocellular carcinomas Researchers at Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) have published findings that help explain how a common and particularly resilient form of liver cancer evades the body's natural antitumor responses... Read More
Research Reveals Sterilized Dogs Live Longer
Apr 20, 2013
Many dog owners have their pets spayed or neutered to help control the pet population, but new research from the University of Georgia suggests the procedure could add to the length of their lives and alter the risk of specific causes of death... Read More
Vital Clues About Brain Tumors Provided By Virus-Like Particles
Apr 20, 2013
"Current wisdom says that cells are closed entities that communicate through the secretion of soluble signalling molecules. Recent findings indicate that cells can exchange more complex information - whole packages of genetic material and signalling proteins... Read More
UCLA Researchers Find Scientific Basis For Cognitive Complaints In Post-Treatment Breast Cancer Patients
Apr 20, 2013
UCLA Researchers led by Dr... Read More
Breast Cancer Survivors Rarely Maintain Adequate Physical Activity Despite Benefits
Apr 20, 2013
Breast cancer survivors are among the women who could most benefit from regular physical activity, yet few meet national exercise recommendations during the 10 years after being diagnosed, according to a study by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center... Read More
HPV Vaccine Has Proven To Significantly Reduce Genital Warts
Apr 19, 2013
Since implementing a nationwide human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination program five years ago for females between the ages of 12 and 26 years, Australia has seen a significant decline in the number of cases of genital warts, according to new research in the journal BMJ... Read More
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