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How To Reduce One's Risk Of Colon Cancer
Mar 12, 2013
Colon cancer, which is usually a preventable and highly curable disease, is the second cancer killer in the USA, say gastroenterologist Dr. Felice Schnoll-Sussman, NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, and Dr. Benjamin Lebwohl, NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center. Dr... Read More
Many Colonoscopies For Seniors May Be Inappropriate
Mar 12, 2013
A considerable percentage of colonoscopies that are performed on seniors could be potentially inappropriate, researchers from the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, reported in JAMA Internal Medicine. Kristin M. Sheffield, Ph.D., and team set out to determine how frequently potentially inappropriate colonoscopies are performed on elderly Medicare beneficiaries in Texas... Read More
Cancer Cells Communicate With Each Other In Order To Move As A Group
Mar 12, 2013
Researchers at the University of Montreal's Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer (IRIC) have discovered a new mechanism that allows some cells in our body to move together, in some ways like the tortoise formation used by Roman soldiers depicted in the Asterix series... Read More
Most Comprehensive Antibody Search Engine Launched
Mar 12, 2013
A brand new antibody search engine, featuring nearly 1 million antibodies and suitable for those working in cancer research, has been launched today by a team in the United Kingdom. CiteAb is the world's largest independent citation-ranked antibody search engine, giving researchers access to antibodies from over 60 companies worldwide... Read More
Protein Modifications Selectively Manipulated
Mar 12, 2013
Protein activity is strictly regulated. Incorrect or poor protein regulation can lead to uncontrolled growth and thus cancer or chronic inflammation. Members of the Institute of Veterinary Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from the University of Zurich have identified enzymes that can regulate the activity of medically important proteins... Read More
Prior To Coronary Intervention Procedure, Validated Pre-Procedure Risk Score Reduces Bleeding Complications
Mar 12, 2013
A clinical decision support tool helped physicians identify patients at high risk of bleeding complications prior to undergoing a coronary intervention procedure and helped guide the use of bleeding avoidance strategies, leading to less complications and a shorter hospital stay, according to a study presented at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Sessions. More than 1... Read More
Home-Based Intervention Finds Cancer Survivors With Improved Self-Efficacy Work Out Longer
Mar 12, 2013
Endometrial cancer survivors are more likely to complete physical activity, and for longer durations, when their daily self-efficacy is higher, according to a study published online in the journal Health Psychology - a publication of the American Psychology Association. "Sedentary behavior is associated with increased cancer risk, including endometrial cancer," said Karen Basen-Engquist, Ph.D... Read More
Biophysicists Have Shown How A Defect In A Mechanosensitive Ion Channel Can Cause Disease
Mar 12, 2013
A genetic mutation that alters the kinetics of an ion channel in red blood cells has been identified as the cause behind a hereditary anemia, according to a paper published this month in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by University at Buffalo scientists and colleagues... Read More
Detailed Blood Analysis May Be Possible Via Temp-Controlled 'Nanopores'
Mar 12, 2013
Tiny biomolecular chambers called nanopores that can be selectively heated may help doctors diagnose disease more effectively if recent research by a team at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Wheaton College, and Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) proves effective... Read More
More Than 60 Percent Of Ovarian Cancer Patients Do Not Receive Recommended Treatment, Study Shows
Mar 11, 2013
Women Live Longer With Guideline-Based Care Women are 30 percent less likely to die of ovarian cancer if they have guideline-recommended treatment, yet nearly two-thirds of those with the disease do not receive it, often because they are cared for at hospitals that treat a small number of ovarian cancer patients... Read More
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