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Researchers uncover cause for progression of prostate cancer to incurable stage

Researchers at the University of Oulu in Finland have discovered novel genes and mechanisms that can explain how a genomic variant in a single nucleotide polymorphism rs11672691 influences prostate cancer aggressiveness.

20 Jul 2018

Drug in clinical trials for Parkinson's disease offers hope for treating heart failure

A drug currently in clinical trials for treating symptoms of Parkinson's disease may someday have value for treating heart failure, according to results of early animal studies by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers.

20 Jul 2018

Study: Exposure to secondhand smoke increases the risk of stillbirth

Exposure to secondhand smoke is causing thousands of still births in developing countries, according to new research carried out by the University of York.

20 Jul 2018

Studies highlight issues regarding black lung, opioid overdose, police violence and more

This study found the national prevalence of coal worker's pneumoconiosis (black lung) is increasing among working coal miners. In central Appalachia, 20.6 percent of miners working more than 25 years have black lung disease.

20 Jul 2018

Researchers develop new way to uncover hidden breast cancer tumors

Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer among women, accounting for 25 % of all cancer cases worldwide.

20 Jul 2018

AbbVie submits supplemental NDA to FDA for venetoclax to treat acute myeloid leukemia

AbbVie, a research-based global biopharmaceutical company, today announced it submitted a supplemental New Drug Application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for venetoclax in combination with a hypomethylating agent or in combination with low-dose cytarabine for the treatment of newly diagnosed patients with acute myeloid leukemia who are ineligible for intensive chemotherapy.

20 Jul 2018

Research: Dying at home could be beneficial for terminally ill cancer patients and their relatives

Dying at home could be beneficial for terminally ill cancer patients and their relatives, according to research published in the journal BMC Medicine.

20 Jul 2018

Child psychiatrist available on call to help assess separated immigrant children

Child psychiatrist Matthew Biel, MD, MSc, wasn't at all surprised to learn from news reports in early July that two children separated at the US border from their Central American parents and sent to Connecticut were diagnosed, by a Yale University psychiatrist, with "full blown acute post traumatic stress disorder."

20 Jul 2018

PureTech Health collaborates with Roche to advance oral administration of antisense oligonucleotides

PureTech Health plc, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel medicines focused on the Brain-Immune-Gut Axis, today announced that it has entered into a multiyear collaboration with F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd and Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., to advance PureTech's milk-derived exosome platform technology for the oral administration of Roche's antisense oligonucleotide platform.

20 Jul 2018

Replacing conventional cancer treatment with complementary therapy linked to increased risk of death

People who received complementary therapy for curable cancers were more likely to refuse at least one component of their conventional cancer treatment, and were more likely to die as a result, according to researchers from Yale Cancer Center and the Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy and Effectiveness Research Center at Yale School of Medicine.

20 Jul 2018

Ferring announces FDA approval of ZOMACTON for injection in four new pediatric indications

Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved ZOMACTON for injection in four additional pediatric indications

20 Jul 2018

Genetic sequencing reveals new clues to aggressiveness of prostate cancer

Using genetic sequencing, scientists have revealed the complete DNA makeup of more than 100 aggressive prostate tumors, pinpointing important genetic errors these deadly tumors have in common.

20 Jul 2018

Top AI companies join hands to discover novel drugs for DMD

Insilico Medicine a leader in artificial intelligence for drug discovery, biomarker development and aging research, announced a research collaboration agreement with A2A Pharmaceuticals, Inc. A2A is a biotechnology company headquartered in New York and focused on development of novel drugs for unmet needs in oncology, drug resistant bacterial infections, and other life threatening diseases.

20 Jul 2018

ZHX2 protein could offer a new treatment strategy for kidney cancer

University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center scientists have uncovered a potential therapeutic target for kidney cancers that have a common genetic change.

20 Jul 2018

Sleep disturbances associated with higher dementia risk

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden report that sleep disturbances in midlife or in late life are associated with a higher risk for developing dementia in old age. The results are published in Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association.

20 Jul 2018

MRI and blood test combination results in improved prostate cancer diagnosis

New research from Karolinska Institutet shows that the blood test Stockholm3 together with magnetic resonance imaging and targeted prostate biopsies may lead to a significant decrease in the number of biopsy procedures and diagnoses of harmless disease.

20 Jul 2018

Regular sunscreen use protects young people from melanoma

A world-first study led by University of Sydney has found that Australians aged 18-40 years who were regular users of sunscreen in childhood reduced their risk of developing melanoma by 40 percent, compared to those who rarely used sunscreen.

19 Jul 2018

High fruit and vegetable intake linked to reduced risk of breast cancer

Women who eat a high amount of fruits and vegetables each day may have a lower risk of breast cancer, especially of aggressive tumors, than those who eat fewer fruits and vegetables, according to a new study led by researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

19 Jul 2018

Kite collaborates with Gadeta to develop novel gamma delta TCR therapies for various cancers

Kite, a Gilead Company, and Gadeta B.V., a privately-held company focused on the discovery and development of novel cancer immunotherapies based on gamma delta T cell receptors, have entered into a strategic collaboration to develop novel gamma delta TCR therapies in various cancers.

19 Jul 2018

Keck Hospital of USC receives Magnet recognition for excellence in nursing

Keck Hospital of USC has joined a select group of health care facilities in achieving Magnet recognition from the American Nurses Credentialing Center, one of the highest honors in nursing excellence.

19 Jul 2018

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

Researchers uncover cause for progression of prostate cancer to incurable stage

Drug in clinical trials for Parkinson's disease offers hope for treating heart failure

Study: Exposure to secondhand smoke increases the risk of stillbirth

Studies highlight issues regarding black lung, opioid overdose, police violence and more

Researchers develop new way to uncover hidden breast cancer tumors

AbbVie submits supplemental NDA to FDA for venetoclax to treat acute myeloid leukemia

Research: Dying at home could be beneficial for terminally ill cancer patients and their relatives

Child psychiatrist available on call to help assess separated immigrant children

PureTech Health collaborates with Roche to advance oral administration of antisense oligonucleotides

Replacing conventional cancer treatment with complementary therapy linked to increased risk of death

Ferring announces FDA approval of ZOMACTON for injection in four new pediatric indications

Genetic sequencing reveals new clues to aggressiveness of prostate cancer

Top AI companies join hands to discover novel drugs for DMD

ZHX2 protein could offer a new treatment strategy for kidney cancer

Sleep disturbances associated with higher dementia risk

MRI and blood test combination results in improved prostate cancer diagnosis

Regular sunscreen use protects young people from melanoma

High fruit and vegetable intake linked to reduced risk of breast cancer

Kite collaborates with Gadeta to develop novel gamma delta TCR therapies for various cancers

Keck Hospital of USC receives Magnet recognition for excellence in nursing

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