Breast Cancer News and Research

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New study highlights the work of biobank at the Colorado Center for Personalized Medicine

A new peer-reviewed study in the American Journal of Human Genetics highlights the work of the biobank at the Colorado Center for Personalized Medicine (CCPM), a world-class site for precision medicine in research and clinical care created in partnership with the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and UCHealth.

4 Jan 2024

Prevention of post-menopausal osteoporosis in rats by sesame oil

Study demonstrates that daily supplementation with sesame oil in a rat model effectively prevents post-menopausal osteoporosis by maintaining serum estrogen and aromatase levels, suggesting its potential as a safer alternative to hormone replacement therapy.

4 Jan 2024

Simple technique boosts antibody delivery for treating brain diseases

The blood-brain barrier blocks the entry of antibodies into the brain. This limits the potential use of antibody therapeutics to treat brain diseases, such as brain tumors.

3 Jan 2024

Researchers receive $2.4 million grant to validate new blood test for early breast cancer detection

Weill Cornell Medicine researchers received a $2.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program to validate a new blood test for the early detection of breast cancer.

3 Jan 2024

New AI tool spotlights hidden cancers for better diagnosis

A new artificial intelligence tool that interprets medical images with unprecedented clarity does so in a way that could allow time-strapped clinicians to dedicate their attention to critical aspects of disease diagnosis and image interpretation.

2 Jan 2024

Healthy fats from fish and nuts may slow lung scarring, delay transplants

Could healthy fats found in nuts and fish slow the progression of potentially deadly lung scarring known as pulmonary fibrosis and delay the need for lung transplants?

2 Jan 2024

In year 6, KFF Health News-NPR’s ‘Bill of the Month’ helps patients in a changing system

In 2023, our nationwide reporting team has been hard at work on a holiday gift to you: a packet of advice for navigating the labyrinthine American medical system.

26 Dec 2023

Groundbreaking treatment tool being developed for male breast cancer diagnosis

Doctors diagnosed Christopher Gregg, Ph.D., member of the Nuclear Control of Cell Growth and Differentiation Program at Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah (the U) and neuroscientist and professor of neurobiology and human genetics at the U, with stage 4 metastatic breast cancer in 2018.

21 Dec 2023

Protein "on/off switch" controls breast cancer spread and immunotherapy response

Despite their promise, immunotherapies fail to treat many cancers, including over 80% of some of the most advanced breast cancers.

20 Dec 2023

A new test could save arthritis patients time, money, and pain. But will it be used?

Erinn Maury knew Remicade wasn't the right drug for Patti Schulte, a rheumatoid arthritis patient the physician saw at her Millersville, Maryland, practice. Schulte's swollen, painful joints hadn't responded to Enbrel or Humira, two drugs in the same class.

20 Dec 2023

New technique reveals hidden communication network in tumors

A study conducted by pre-PhD researcher Pablo S. Valera and recently published in PNAS demonstrates the potential of surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) to explore metabolites secreted by cancer cells in cancer research.

18 Dec 2023

In New Year, all immigrants in California may qualify for Medicaid regardless of legal status

Milagro, a Peruvian immigrant in Riverside County, California, has had spotty access to health care in the two decades she's been in this country.

18 Dec 2023

Physically active women less likely to develop breast cancer before menopause

Regular leisure time physical activity may reduce the risk of breast cancer for women before menopause, according to new research funded by Breast Cancer Now.

15 Dec 2023

Internationally renowned breast medical oncologist joins the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Dr. Aditya Bardia, a renowned breast medical oncologist and physician scientist who specializes in developing novel targeted and personalized therapies, has joined the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center where he will assume several leadership roles across the institution.

14 Dec 2023

Atezolizumab plus carboplatin: A winning combination for metastatic triple-negative breast cancer

Immunotherapy in combination with chemotherapy has become an important therapeutic treatment option in some patients with metastatic breast cancer.

14 Dec 2023

Trends in mortality from leading cancers from 2002 to 2019 for the 314 districts in England

Researchers assessed mortality trends in the leading cancers from 2002 to 2019 across 314 districts in England using high-resolution spatiotemporal analysis.

14 Dec 2023

The ability of the AI chatbot GPT-4 to appropriately perform probabilistic reasoning in diagnosis vs a large survey of human clinicians

Researchers evaluated the proficiency of Generative Pre-trained Transformer 4 (GPT-4) AI in probabilistic reasoning compared to human clinicians by assessing pretest and posttest probability estimates in diagnostic cases.

13 Dec 2023

Breast Cancer News and Research

Latest Breast Cancer News and Research

New study highlights the work of biobank at the Colorado Center for Personalized Medicine

Prevention of post-menopausal osteoporosis in rats by sesame oil

Simple technique boosts antibody delivery for treating brain diseases

Researchers receive $2.4 million grant to validate new blood test for early breast cancer detection

New AI tool spotlights hidden cancers for better diagnosis

Healthy fats from fish and nuts may slow lung scarring, delay transplants

In year 6, KFF Health News-NPR’s ‘Bill of the Month’ helps patients in a changing system

Groundbreaking treatment tool being developed for male breast cancer diagnosis

Protein "on/off switch" controls breast cancer spread and immunotherapy response

A new test could save arthritis patients time, money, and pain. But will it be used?

New technique reveals hidden communication network in tumors

In New Year, all immigrants in California may qualify for Medicaid regardless of legal status

Physically active women less likely to develop breast cancer before menopause

Internationally renowned breast medical oncologist joins the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Atezolizumab plus carboplatin: A winning combination for metastatic triple-negative breast cancer

Trends in mortality from leading cancers from 2002 to 2019 for the 314 districts in England

The ability of the AI chatbot GPT-4 to appropriately perform probabilistic reasoning in diagnosis vs a large survey of human clinicians

OHSU study sheds light on ubiquitin modification during bacterial infection

AI-based risk model for breast cancer screening

Unmasking the culprits behind long-term arm problems in breast cancer patients

How microRNA is transforming science: From discovery to diagnostics

Advancing benzodiazepine detection

The Surgeon-Scientist Pioneering Regenerative Engineering

Breast Cancer News and Research

Latest Breast Cancer News and Research

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