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Cell manipulation could soon halt or reverse aging

Researchers have shown that tweaking the tiny inner parts of a cell could prevent the damage caused due to aging.

15 Feb 2019

Researchers conduct extensive comparison of drugs used in treating neuroendocrine tumors

An increasing number of new anti-cancer drugs are made available each year. During the authorization process, such new drugs usually undergo comparisons to one, but only rarely to multiple established drugs.

14 Feb 2019

Podcast: KHN’s ‘What the Health?’ “Medicare-for-all” for dummies

Republicans are still in charge of the White House and the Senate, but the "Medicare-for-all" debate is in full swing. Democrats of every stripe are pledging support for a number of variations on the theme of expanding health coverage to all Americans.

14 Feb 2019

Scientists shed light on damaging cell effects linked to aging

Some of the damaging cell effects linked to aging could be prevented by manipulating tiny parts of cells, a study shows.

14 Feb 2019

Exposure to chemical in weedkiller Roundup raises risk of some cancers, study finds

Exposure to glyphosate--the world's most widely used, broad-spectrum herbicide and the primary ingredient in the weedkiller Roundup--increases the risk of some cancers by more than 40 percent, according to new research from the University of Washington.

14 Feb 2019

Human cells can change their original function to battle against diabetes

For the first time, researchers have shown that ordinary human cells can change their original function. This may give new hope for diabetes patients.

14 Feb 2019

New eHealth tool shows potential to improve quality of asthma care

A new electronic decision support tool for managing asthma has the potential to improve the quality of asthma care in primary care settings, suggests a study led by St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto, Canada.

14 Feb 2019

Inflammation in middle age may indicate increased risk of dementia in later life

New research indicates that people suffering chronic inflammation during middle age show a greater decline in cognitive function as they get older.

14 Feb 2019

Blood-based liquid biopsies can accurately track cancer treatment responses

Results of two clinical studies have added to evidence that blood-based liquid biopsies can accurately track lung cancer treatment responses by measuring circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) during immunotherapy and related treatments.

14 Feb 2019

New reversible antiplatelet therapy could reduce risk of blood clots, prevent cancer metastasis

A new reversible, drug-free antiplatelet therapy could reduce the risk of blood clots and potentially prevent cancer metastasis, according to a study published today in Science Translational Medicine.

14 Feb 2019

Majority of gender minority youth do not identify with traditional sexual identity labels

A large proportion of sexual and gender minority youth do not identify with traditional sexual identity labels - such as gay, lesbian, and bisexual - but instead describe previously little understood sexual identities using emerging sexual identity labels such as pansexual, non-binary, or asexual, according to a new University of Connecticut study.

14 Feb 2019

Researchers develop new method to customize and reduce drug interaction alerts

For anyone who regularly uses a computer, the experience of clicking through multipage user agreements is a shared frustration. Being bombarded with too much information can lead to people ignoring vital material.

14 Feb 2019

Photoacoustic imaging accurately measures the temperature of deep tissues

Measuring a fever is usually pretty simple: place a thermometer under a patient's tongue and get an accurate temperature reading within 30 seconds. But that simplicity does not translate when it comes to measuring the temperatures of specific tissues deep inside the body.

14 Feb 2019

Springer Nature with BCRF conduct pilot project to make their research datasets more accessible

A new pilot project by Springer Nature and the Breast Cancer Research Foundation enables researchers to make their research datasets accessible alongside their published articles.

14 Feb 2019

Researchers comprehensively sequence the human immune system

For the first time ever, researchers are comprehensively sequencing the human immune system, which is billions of times larger than the human genome. In a new study published in Nature from the Human Vaccines Project, scientists have sequenced a key part of this vast and mysterious system -- the genes encoding the circulating B cell receptor repertoire.

14 Feb 2019

Discovery of a 'master switch' within the immune system

Researchers Professor Graham Lord, from The University of Manchester and colleagues have found that a specific part of the immune system could have the tools that may help in the therapy of some major diseases such as diabetes, cancer, multiple sclerosis, Crohn’s disease and other autoimmune diseases.

14 Feb 2019

Study proposes new approach that cures multidrug-resistant TB in conflict-affected communities

A high proportion of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis cases can be cured in conflict-affected communities with molecular diagnostics, shorter treatment periods and socioeconomic incentives, according to the results of a large, long-term study in the Democratic Republic of Congo led by the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health and Stellenbosch University in South Africa, in collaboration with the DRC National Tuberculosis Program.

14 Feb 2019

Sleep could be the best medicine to fight off an infection

Sleep has been underrated as the best medicine to fight off disease say researchers working on a new study. The study titled, “Gαs-Coupled Receptor Signaling and Sleep Regulate Integrin Activation of Human Antigen-Specific T Cells,” was published this week in the Journal of Experimental Medicine.

14 Feb 2019

Novel approach uses small amounts of tissue to quantify PD-L1 expression levels in tumors

Immune checkpoint inhibitors, such as the anti-PD-1 antibody pembrolizumab, have become important tools for managing non-small-cell lung cancer.

14 Feb 2019

New machine learning method predicts if atypical ductal hyperplasia will turn cancerous

Atypical ductal hyperplasia is a breast lesion associated with a four- to five-fold increase in the risk of breast cancer.

13 Feb 2019

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

Cell manipulation could soon halt or reverse aging

Researchers conduct extensive comparison of drugs used in treating neuroendocrine tumors

Podcast: KHN’s ‘What the Health?’ “Medicare-for-all” for dummies

Scientists shed light on damaging cell effects linked to aging

Exposure to chemical in weedkiller Roundup raises risk of some cancers, study finds

Human cells can change their original function to battle against diabetes

New eHealth tool shows potential to improve quality of asthma care

Inflammation in middle age may indicate increased risk of dementia in later life

Blood-based liquid biopsies can accurately track cancer treatment responses

New reversible antiplatelet therapy could reduce risk of blood clots, prevent cancer metastasis

Majority of gender minority youth do not identify with traditional sexual identity labels

Researchers develop new method to customize and reduce drug interaction alerts

Photoacoustic imaging accurately measures the temperature of deep tissues

Springer Nature with BCRF conduct pilot project to make their research datasets more accessible

Researchers comprehensively sequence the human immune system

Discovery of a 'master switch' within the immune system

Study proposes new approach that cures multidrug-resistant TB in conflict-affected communities

Sleep could be the best medicine to fight off an infection

Novel approach uses small amounts of tissue to quantify PD-L1 expression levels in tumors

New machine learning method predicts if atypical ductal hyperplasia will turn cancerous

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