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Computerized Tool And Simple Blood Test Can Help Identify Trauma Patients At Greatest Risk Of Death
Jan 22, 2013
A study of more than 9,500 patients discovered that some trauma patients are up to 58 times more likely to die than others, regardless of the severity of their original injuries. The Intermountain Medical Center research study of more than 9,500 patients discovered that some trauma patients are up to 58 times more likely to die than others, regardless of the severity of their original injuries... Read More
Cancer Death Rates Dropping Significantly
Jan 21, 2013
The overall rate of cancer mortality has fallen 20 percent since 1991, according to new figures released by the American Cancer Society's annual Cancer Statistics report. Since 1991, the rate of cancer mortality has declined from 215.1 per 1000 to a little over 173 in 2009... Read More
Quadruple Helix DNA Exists In Human Genome
Jan 21, 2013
60 years after Cambridge researchers Watson and Crick published their discovery of "double helix" DNA, the molecule of life, another team at the same UK university has published proof that four-stranded "quadruple helix" DNA also exists within the human genome... Read More
Enzyme Involved In Glioblastomas Identified, Offers A Possible Key To Developing Tissue Regeneration Therapy
Jan 21, 2013
One of the most common types of brain tumors in adults, glioblastoma multiforme, is one of the most devastating. Even with recent advances in surgery, radiation and chemotherapy, the aggressive and invasive tumors become resistant to treatment, and median survival of patients is only about 15 months... Read More
Novel Cancer Stem Cell-Targeting Drug Has Potential To Combat Hard-To-Reach Leukemia Stem Cells Responsible For Relapses
Jan 21, 2013
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have discovered that hard-to-reach, drug-resistant leukemia stem cells (LSCs) that overexpress multiple pro-survival protein forms are sensitive - and thus vulnerable - to a novel cancer stem cell-targeting drug currently under development... Read More
New Insights On Leukemia From Study Of Cancer Cell Metabolism
Jan 21, 2013
University of Rochester Medical Center scientists have proposed a new reason why acute myeloid leukemia, one of the most aggressive cancers, is so difficult to cure: a subset of cells that drive the disease appear to have a much slower metabolism than most other tumors cells... Read More
Grape Seed Extract Effective In Colorectal Cancer Treatment
Jan 21, 2013
Grape seed extract is effective in inhibiting the growth of colorectal cancer cells, researchers from the University of Colorado Cancer Center reported in the journal Cancer Letters. In fact, the more advanced the colorectal cancer cells are, the more grape seed extract stops their growth and survival, the authors added... Read More
Researchers See In Real-Time The Earliest Molecular Stages Of Cancer And Aging In Luminescent Mice
Jan 21, 2013
In a study published in the journal Cell, researchers from the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center have developed a new method to visualize aging and tumor growth in mice using a gene closely linked to these processes... Read More
The Importance Of Autophagy Regulation
Jan 21, 2013
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have identified a molecular mechanism regulating autophagy, a fundamental stress response used by cells to help ensure their survival in adverse conditions. The findings are published online in the journal Cell... Read More
Researchers Report Potential New Treatment For Some Types Of Colon And Gastric Cancers
Jan 21, 2013
Researchers have identified a complex of proteins that promotes the growth of some types of colon and gastric cancers, and shown that medications that block the function of this complex have the potential to be developed into a new treatment for these diseases... Read More
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