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Montmorency tart cherry juice may help improve cognitive performance in older adults

Montmorency tart cherry juice has long been coveted by gout sufferers, athletes for exercise recovery, and those seeking a good night's sleep. Now there's evidence that this polyphenol-rich beverage may help improve cognitive performance in older adults.

29 Jul 2019

Lymph node response to treatment can predict survival in patients with esophageal cancer

Optimal methods for predicting treatment efficacy in patients with esophageal cancer are seriously lacking. But now, researchers from Japan have found a useful alternative to existing methods for predicting patient outcomes.

29 Jul 2019

Cancer Research UK Convergence Science Centre announces tumor liquefying microbubbles

Scientists are re-imagining ultrasound technology to develop a treatment that can liquefy cancer cells in the body using microscopic bubbles – without the need for invasive surgery – as part of the new £13 million Cancer Research UK Convergence Science Centre at The Institute of Cancer Research and Imperial College London, announced today (Monday).

29 Jul 2019

GlobalData: Lung cancer incidence rates are decreasing for men, but increasing among women

As World Lung Cancer Day approaches on August 1st, it serves as a reminder that lung cancer remains a major public health issue, particularly for women.

29 Jul 2019

Trial shows nor-urso as an effective treatment option for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

A team led by Michael Trauner at MedUni Vienna's Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology demonstrated the beneficial effect of synthetically produced bile acid with the active agent nor-ursodeoxycholic acid (nor-urso) in the hitherto incurable liver disease primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) around two years ago.

29 Jul 2019

Asthma drug can inhibit changes in early stages of diabetic retinopathy

In a study published July 26 online in the journal Diabetes, physician-researchers from University Hospitals Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine found that the asthma medication montelukast (brand name Singulair) can inhibit early changes in diabetic retinopathy, the eye disease which develops due to diabetes, in a mouse model of type 1 diabetes.

29 Jul 2019

New CRISPR tool enhances RNA editing

CRISPR-based tools helped revolutionize the ability to target genetic mutations linked to disease development. Such tools focus on using the enzymes Cas9 and Cas12 to target DNA, and Cas13 to target RNA. Now, scientists used a new CRISPR platform that expands the capabilities of RNA editing.

29 Jul 2019

Thin photoelectric film can stimulate degenerated retinal tissues

In a study recently published in Advanced Biomedical Engineering, researchers at Okayama University report a thin photoelectric film which can stimulate degenerated retinal tissues of the eye.

29 Jul 2019

More work needed to help smokers quit, reports WHO

Many more tobacco users want to quit, but less than a third of them have access to smoking cessation help, reports a new study. The seventh WHO report on tobacco use worldwide points out that while 1.1 billion adults currently smoke, many countries still lack effective quitting programs.

29 Jul 2019

90% of hepatitis cases, 65% hepatitis deaths preventable by 2030

A new report by the World Health Organization (WHO) shows that 4.5 million deaths could be prevented by 2030, and 26 million beyond that, if 67 countries in the low- and middle-income bracket invest $6 billion a year towards abolishing hepatitis. Hepatitis is a completely preventable and treatable illness at present, and in fact, hepatitis C is completely curable.

29 Jul 2019

Study finds specific direct targets for lung cancer treatment

A team of researchers at the Salk Institute has found two therapeutic targets for the deadly type of lung cancer, non-small-cell lung carcinomas (NSCLCs), which accounts for 85 percent of all lung cancer cases. They believe that the breakthrough discovery could pave the way for the development of new treatments for a majority of lung cancer patients.

29 Jul 2019

Pelotonia Institute for Immuno-Oncology launched at Ohio State to fight cancer at all levels

The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute today announced formation of the Pelotonia Institute for Immuno-Oncology, a comprehensive bench-to-bedside research initiative focused on harnessing the body's immune system to fight cancer at all levels - from prevention to treatment and survivorship.

27 Jul 2019

MGH study shows the importance of fatty acid balance in chronic disease

Using novel transgenic mouse models they developed, Massachusetts General Hospital investigators have provided new evidence that it is the ratio of omega-6 and omega-3 fatty acids, rather than the total amount of them, that influences risk of developing chronic disease.

27 Jul 2019

Scientists discover novel mechanism of action for NK cells in checkpoint inhibitor for cancer

PD-L1 checkpoint inhibitors are a powerful and growing form of immunotherapy used to treat melanoma, kidney cancer, head and neck cancers, Hodgkin's lymphoma and other cancers.

27 Jul 2019

BIDMC scientists develop new imaging technique to identify patients with coronary artery disease

Coronary artery disease - caused by plaque buildup in the artery walls that constricts the flow of blood to the heart - is the most common form of heart disease and the leading cause of death for both men and women in the United States.

27 Jul 2019

Australian researchers discover gene that plays key role in aggressive childhood cancer

Neuroblastoma accounts for 15% of total childhood cancer deaths. The survival rate of high-risk neuroblastoma patients is 50%.

27 Jul 2019

An unexpected developmental hierarchy in a rare disease affecting young children

Langerhans cell histiocytosis is a rare disease affecting primarily young children. While LCH may heal by itself without treatment in some patients, others require intensive chemotherapy and suffer from long-term consequences, or may even succumb to the disease.

26 Jul 2019

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

Montmorency tart cherry juice may help improve cognitive performance in older adults

Lymph node response to treatment can predict survival in patients with esophageal cancer

Cancer Research UK Convergence Science Centre announces tumor liquefying microbubbles

GlobalData: Lung cancer incidence rates are decreasing for men, but increasing among women

Trial shows nor-urso as an effective treatment option for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Asthma drug can inhibit changes in early stages of diabetic retinopathy

New CRISPR tool enhances RNA editing

Thin photoelectric film can stimulate degenerated retinal tissues

More work needed to help smokers quit, reports WHO

90% of hepatitis cases, 65% hepatitis deaths preventable by 2030

Study finds specific direct targets for lung cancer treatment

Pelotonia Institute for Immuno-Oncology launched at Ohio State to fight cancer at all levels

MGH study shows the importance of fatty acid balance in chronic disease

Scientists discover novel mechanism of action for NK cells in checkpoint inhibitor for cancer

BIDMC scientists develop new imaging technique to identify patients with coronary artery disease

Australian researchers discover gene that plays key role in aggressive childhood cancer

An unexpected developmental hierarchy in a rare disease affecting young children

Review focuses on aging in ethnic skin

Gut bacteria that prevents mice from becoming obese may also control weight in people

New drug data release set to power genetic research into cancer treatment

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