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New approach to understanding cancers will accelerate development of better treatments

A new innovation in cancer research will enable scientists to understand the complex causes of the disease with unprecedented speed and sophistication. This will accelerate the development of new and better treatments, and it will help researchers find ways around roadblocks that now stand in their path.

19 Oct 2018

Study shows close link between cytokine interleukin-1ß and obesity-promoted colon cancer

A new study describes the mechanistic relationship between the cytokine interleukin-1β, (IL-1β) and obesity, showing that when IL-1β levels are increased in obesity, IL-1 receptor signaling activates multiple pathways leading to colon cancer.

18 Oct 2018

AI pathology diagnostic tool developed using deep learning technology from Olympus

Since 2017, Olympus Corporation has participated in a joint research program that has the potential to help streamline the workload of clinical pathologists, called “A New Approach to Develop Computer-Aided Diagnosis Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Gastric Biopsy Specimens”.

From Evident Corporation - Life Sciences 18 Oct 2018

Genetically modifying zebrafish provides numerous, highly accurate disease models

Research published today describes how zebrafish can be genetically engineered to produce more accurate models of human disease.

18 Oct 2018

Report predicts life expectancy in 2040, Spain comes out on top

A new report from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) states that people born and living in Spain, Japan, and China are likely to live longer than those born and living in the United States.

18 Oct 2018

Targeting immune checkpoints in microglia could reduce out-of-control neuroinflammation

A group of Massachusetts General Hospital investigators is proposing that targeting immune checkpoints - molecules that regulate the activity of the immune system - in immune cells called microglia could reduce the inflammatory aspects of important neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

17 Oct 2018

Autonomic nervous system directly controls stem cell proliferation, study shows

Somatic stem cells are microscopic workhorses, constantly regenerating cells throughout the body: skin and the lining of the intestine, for example. And to University of Illinois neuroscientists, they represent untapped potential.

17 Oct 2018

Sleeping Beauty technique helps identify genes responsible for NAFLD-associated liver cancer

With an estimated twenty-thousand protein-coding genes in the human genome, pinpointing a specific gene or pathway responsible for a particular disease can be like finding a needle in the proverbial haystack.

17 Oct 2018

UC researcher focuses on light-mediated therapies to target breast cancer

When treatment is working for a patient who is fighting cancer, the light at the end of the tunnel is easier to see.

17 Oct 2018

Loss of tumor protein p53 helps cancer cells grow in hostile environment

Researchers have discovered a novel consequence of loss of the tumor protein p53 that promotes cancer development, according to new findings in eLife.

17 Oct 2018

One-time universal screening recommended to tackle increase in hepatitis C

Physicians are encountering a growing number of younger patients who are testing positive for hepatitis C virus fueled largely by the opioid crisis impacting communities around the country.

17 Oct 2018

Probiotic/antibiotic combination could eradicate drug-resistant bacteria

In the fight against drug-resistant bacteria, MIT researchers have enlisted the help of beneficial bacteria known as probiotics.

17 Oct 2018

Patients once thought incurable can benefit from high-dose radiation therapy

In the first randomized, phase II clinical trial of its kind, researchers have shown that an aggressive form of high-precision radiation therapy can greatly increase how long oligometastatic patients live and doubles how long they live without cancer.

17 Oct 2018

Training young researchers to work with data volumes arising in the health sector

Investigation, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases give rise to big data volumes. Their systematic analysis may produce new findings for the diagnosis and therapy of diseases, such as cancer.

17 Oct 2018

Women not warned about cancer associated with breast implants

Breast surgeons across the UK must ensure women are aware of BIA-ALCL, a non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (a rare form of cancer) that is associated with implants; and more responsibility must be taken to diagnose and report cases, surgeons attending the 2018 London Breast Meeting have warned.

17 Oct 2018