Posts Tagged ‘cancer’
Self-destructive nerves can be beneficial
WASHINGTON U. – ST. LOUIS (US) — A new understanding of how nerve axons degenerate might lead to effective ways to remove damaged nerves before the illness or drug at fault affects healthy nerve tissue. Continue…
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Health & Medicine - May 16, 2013 10:14 - 0 Comments
Genetic ‘typos’ linked to testicular cancer
U. PENNSYLVANIA (US) — A study looking at the genomes of more than 13,000 men identified four new genetic variants associated with an increased risk of testicular cancer, the most commonly diagnosed type of cancer in young men today. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 13, 2013 16:02 - 2 Comments
Salt adds to stomach bug’s cancer risk
VANDERBILT (US) — Combining a high-salt diet with a type of H. pylori infection can increase the risk of gastric cancer, according to new research with gerbils. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 13, 2013 13:31 - 0 Comments
Recon 2 predicts how metabolism misbehaves
U. VIRGINIA (US) — The largest computer model of human metabolism offers a new way to understand, and perhaps treat, conditions such as cancer, diabetes, and heart disease. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 10, 2013 14:55 - 1 Comment
Heavy metal cadmium tied to liver disease
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — People with more chronic environmental exposure to cadmium appear to be nearly 3.5 times more likely to die of liver disease than those with less of the heavy metal in their bodies. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 6, 2013 16:04 - 0 Comments
Hundreds of possible ways to starve cancer
COLUMBIA U. (US) — An analysis of gene expression from 22 types of tumors has come up with hundreds of potential drug targets that could cut off cancer’s fuel supply. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 3, 2013 12:00 - 0 Comments
Block one gene to make cancer less aggressive
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Repressing a critical control gene can stop runaway cancer cell growth and the processes that spread tumors around the body, researchers report. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 2, 2013 11:48 - 1 Comment
Algorithms find ‘hot networks’ in cancer
BROWN / WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US) — Scientists have used two new algorithms to assemble the most complete genetic profile yet of an aggressive form of blood cancer. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 26, 2013 16:16 - 0 Comments
How ‘jail-breaker’ cancer cells escape
PRINCETON (US) — Cancer cells that can break out of a tumor and invade other organs are more aggressive than nonmalignant cells and are nimble enough to maneuver their way into small spaces. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 25, 2013 16:13 - 0 Comments
Tiny tools get a grip for better biopsies
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Magnetic stars—each the size of a speck of dust—can get to the body’s tightest spaces and collect tissue samples to screen for disease. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 24, 2013 11:06 - 3 Comments
How to tame ‘triple negative’ breast cancer
U. ROCHESTER (US) — Scientists have discovered how to exploit tamoxifen’s secondary activities to treat more aggressive breast cancers. (more…)
Science & Technology - Apr 22, 2013 16:32 - 0 Comments
Genome may show why platyfish get cancer
WASHINGTON U. – ST. LOUIS (US) — The decoded genome of a popular aquarium fish could help explain why they are prone to developing melanomas and how they evolved a set of complex behaviors. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 22, 2013 13:05 - 9 Comments
Don’t ignore the risks of moderate drinking
BOSTON U. (US) — Researchers find that even moderate drinking, one and a half drinks per day, can be attributed to nearly 6,000 cancer deaths annually in the US. (more…)
Top Stories - Apr 18, 2013 6:11 - 1 Comment
Grow stem cells in lab with one simple step
U. PITTSBURGH (US) — By blocking a single protein, it’s possible to grow large batches of stems cells from mature mammalian cells, researchers say. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 9, 2013 15:39 - 2 Comments
Melanoma cases rise among kids, teens
WASHINGTON U. – ST. LOUIS (US) — The incidence of melanoma among children and teens has been significantly increasing in the US from 1973-2009—an average of 2 percent per year, report researchers. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 8, 2013 12:03 - 2 Comments
Omega-3 fatty acid may slow tumors
UC DAVIS (US) — New research with mice uncovers a possible anti-cancer property of metabolized omega-3 fatty acids, which come from fish oil and breast milk. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 8, 2013 8:32 - 0 Comments
Brain gene hints at stomach cancer’s origin
WASHINGTON U. – ST. LOUIS (US) — A gene called “mindbomb 1″ may be involved in repairing injured cells in the stomach and pancreas, report researchers, who say it may be linked to cancers of those organs. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 5, 2013 10:22 - 0 Comments
‘Pool ball’ cancer therapy cuts side effects
U. MISSOURI (US) — A new form of radiation therapy put cancer into remission in mice without the usual side effects of chemotherapy and radiation, researchers report. (more…)
Top Stories - Apr 4, 2013 8:11 - 1 Comment
Better robotics to treat bladder cancer
VANDERBILT (US) — A new telerobot could improve bladder cancer treatment by giving surgeons a better view and sub-millimeter precision movement. (more…)
