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UTA professor wins grant to develop non-invasive means to detect lung cancer from breath

Current methods of detecting lung cancer consist of imaging methods and invasive biopsies, which can be stressful and painful for patients.

11 Oct 2017

Combination of serrated polyps and high-risk adenomas may increase odds for colorectal cancer

Most colorectal cancer develops from precursors known as polyps, the most common and well researched of which are conventional adenomas. Conventional adenomas often progress to colorectal cancer through an intermediate step called high-risk adenomas.

11 Oct 2017

Calcium controls use of glucose by T cells to multiply and battle against infection, study finds

A calcium signal controls whether immune cells can use the nutrients needed to fuel their multiplication into a cellular army designed to fight invading viruses.

11 Oct 2017

Clinical trial tests frankincense as potential breast, colon cancer treatment

Cancer surgeon and researcher Nancy DeMore is leading a clinical trial using frankincense to try to treat breast and colon cancer at the Medical University of South Carolina. The study was inspired by a research specialist in DeMore's lab.

11 Oct 2017

Mitochondrial DNA copy number appears to be predictive of sudden cardiac death, heart attacks

Johns Hopkins researchers report that the level, or "copy number," of mitochondrial DNA--genetic information stored not in a cell's nucleus but in the body's energy-creating mitochondria--is a novel and distinct biomarker that is able to predict the risk of heart attacks and sudden cardiac deaths a decade or more before they happen.

11 Oct 2017

New genomics study aims to evaluate effectiveness of blood test in detecting breast cancer

Cancer researchers at Intermountain Medical Center and the Intermountain Precision Genomics Program in Salt Lake City are launching an exciting, new three-year study to determine if a blood test that looks for DNA from a cancer tumor can be used to complement mammography to improve the way breast cancer is diagnosed.

11 Oct 2017

Research finds higher rates of cancer in world's ‘better’ countries

The world's "better" countries, with greater access to healthcare, experience much higher rates of cancer incidence than the world's "worse off" countries, according to new research from the University of Adelaide.

11 Oct 2017

IBS scientists invent hydrogel to combat rheumatoid arthritis

IBS scientists at the Center for Self-Assembly and Complexity, within the Institute for Basic Science, invented a hydrogel to fight rheumatoid arthritis and other diseases. Published in Advanced Materials, this jelly-like material could be used to absorb extra fluids in swelling joints and release drugs.

11 Oct 2017

New insights on seriousness of postmenopausal bleeding

If you're postmenopausal, you shouldn't be bleeding. The very definition of menopause is having gone more than 12 months without a period. So if you're still bleeding, something is wrong. Determining the seriousness of the problem and treating it, is not always evident.

11 Oct 2017

Survey highlights major gap in women’s knowledge about genomic testing in breast cancer

Breast cancer is the most feared type of cancer among women in Germany, according to a recent representative survey commissioned by Agendia, a world leader in personalized medicine and molecular cancer diagnostics.

11 Oct 2017

Epidural medication has no effect on duration of labor, study shows

Epidural analgesia – a mix of anesthetics and narcotics delivered by catheter placed close to the nerves of the spine – is the most effective method of labor pain relief. In widespread use since the 1970s, epidurals have long been thought to slow the second stage of labor – defined as beginning when the cervix is completely dilated and ending when the baby is delivered.

10 Oct 2017

Scientists find new way to produce brain cells from single iPSC

Li Gan, PhD, wants to find treatments to help patients with Alzheimer's disease. Like most researchers, she's hit a few major roadblocks.

10 Oct 2017

Scientists develop new method for monitoring lipolysis by testing person's exhaled breath

Experts advise anyone looking to shed extra kilos to eat less and exercise more. One way is with endurance training, during which the body burns not only carbohydrates such as sugar, but also fat.

10 Oct 2017

FDA approved drug found to have anti-cancer activity against previously unknown targets

Developing new drugs to treat cancer can be a painstaking process taking over a decade from start to Food and Drug Administration approval. Scientists are trying to develop innovative strategies to identify and test new drugs quicker and more efficiently.

10 Oct 2017

Exposure to environmental chemicals linked to development of breast cancer

Exposure to environmental chemicals, especially early in life, is an important contributing factor in the development of breast cancer, according to the most comprehensive review of human studies to date.

10 Oct 2017

Flexible sensors can measure rhythmic contractions of the digestive tract

Researchers at MIT and Brigham and Women's Hospital have built a flexible sensor that can be rolled up and swallowed. Upon ingestion, the sensor adheres to the stomach wall or intestinal lining, where it can measure the rhythmic contractions of the digestive tract.

10 Oct 2017

BU professor receives $792,000 grant to study about aggressiveness of T-ALL

Hui Feng, MD, PhD, assistant professor of pharmacology and medicine at Boston University School of Medicine, is the recipient of a four-year, $792,000 grant from the American Cancer Society to study why T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) is so aggressive and resistant to treatment.

10 Oct 2017

UTA receives $1.4 million grant to assist first-generation, low-income, minority college students

The University of Texas at Arlington received a $1.4 million, five-year grant from the U.S. Department of Education to further the efforts of the McNair Scholars program.

10 Oct 2017

New computer program identifies different cell types based on gene expression patterns

"How many different cell types are there in a human body? And how do these differences develop? Nobody really knows," says Professor Stein Aerts from KU Leuven and VIB, Belgium. But thanks to a new method developed by his team, that may be about to change.

10 Oct 2017

Genetic variant found to increase likelihood of developing nicotine dependence

A DNA variant- located in the DNMT3B gene and commonly found in people of European and African descent-increases the likelihood of developing nicotine dependence, smoking heavily, and developing lung cancer, according to a new study led by RTI International.

10 Oct 2017

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

UTA professor wins grant to develop non-invasive means to detect lung cancer from breath

Combination of serrated polyps and high-risk adenomas may increase odds for colorectal cancer

Calcium controls use of glucose by T cells to multiply and battle against infection, study finds

Clinical trial tests frankincense as potential breast, colon cancer treatment

Mitochondrial DNA copy number appears to be predictive of sudden cardiac death, heart attacks

New genomics study aims to evaluate effectiveness of blood test in detecting breast cancer

Research finds higher rates of cancer in world's ‘better’ countries

IBS scientists invent hydrogel to combat rheumatoid arthritis

New insights on seriousness of postmenopausal bleeding

Survey highlights major gap in women’s knowledge about genomic testing in breast cancer

Epidural medication has no effect on duration of labor, study shows

Scientists find new way to produce brain cells from single iPSC

Scientists develop new method for monitoring lipolysis by testing person's exhaled breath

FDA approved drug found to have anti-cancer activity against previously unknown targets

Exposure to environmental chemicals linked to development of breast cancer

Flexible sensors can measure rhythmic contractions of the digestive tract

BU professor receives $792,000 grant to study about aggressiveness of T-ALL

UTA receives $1.4 million grant to assist first-generation, low-income, minority college students

New computer program identifies different cell types based on gene expression patterns

Genetic variant found to increase likelihood of developing nicotine dependence

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