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Scientists discover how cancers can evade treatment
Jan 19, 2015
The drugs were designed to keep cancer cells at bay by preventing their growth, survival and spread. Read More
Drugs that block cell-immortalizing ALT pathway may help treat glioblastoma, osteosarcoma
Jan 19, 2015
Researchers from the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Cancer Center and Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have identified the first potential treatment targeting a pathway by which... Read More
How blood stem cells take root in the body
Jan 19, 2015
A see-through zebrafish and enhanced imaging provide the first direct glimpse of how blood stem cells take root in the body to generate blood. Read More
What are the health benefits of selenium?
Jan 19, 2015
Find out about the potential health benefits of consuming foods containing selenium including reducing arthritic inflammation, lowering risk of prostate cancer and skin cancer. Read More
Researchers outline potential genetic drivers of rare breast tumors
Jan 18, 2015
A new study from researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center characterizes the genetic underpinnings of a rare type of breast tumor called phyllodes tumors, offering the... Read More
Calls for bold action to turn the tide on cancer: World leaders gathering at Davos
Jan 17, 2015
World leaders will face calls for bold action to respond to the rising human and economic toll of cancer when they meet in Davos at this year's World Economic Forum (WEF). Read More
'Unanticipated' coenzyme A finding could eventually shed light on sources of disease
Jan 17, 2015
Case Western Reserve and University Hospitals (UH) Case Medical Center researchers and physicians have discovered that the molecule known as coenzyme A plays a key role in cell metabolism by... Read More
Novel platform developed for treatment of breast, pancreatic cancer
Jan 17, 2015
Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have identified a novel synthetic compound that sharply inhibits the activity of a protein that plays an important role in... Read More
Patients receiving platelet transfusions for some rare blood cell disorders may be at increased risk of death
Jan 17, 2015
People hospitalized with certain rare blood cell disorders frequently receive a treatment that is associated with a two- to fivefold increase in death, according to a new study that reviewed hospital... Read More
Effective retrieval of tip-embedded inferior vena cava filters using endobronchial forceps
Jan 17, 2015
When retrievable inferior vena cava (IVC) filters were approved for use in the United States in 2003 to prevent pulmonary embolism among patients unable to receive the standard blood thinner... Read More
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