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Biophysical mechanism involving spaghetti-like proteins helps cells avoid 'data breaches'

Cells can avoid "data breaches" when letting signaling proteins into their nuclei thanks to a quirky biophysical mechanism involving a blur of spaghetti-like proteins, researchers from the Rockefeller University and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine have shown.

28 Mar 2018

Alcohol-related liver cancer may have poor prognosis than other types

A new study indicates that patients with alcohol-related liver cancer often do not live as long as patients with liver cancer that is not associated with alcohol consumption, mainly due to diagnoses at later stages.

28 Mar 2018

Researchers discover important features of tumor cells that may help fight cancer

A research team led by Mónica Bettencourt Dias, from Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, discovered important features of cancer cells that may help clinicians fighting cancer.

28 Mar 2018

Nutritionists explore the link between diet, obesity and cancer

In a special journal entry, nutritionists and other heath professionals from around the world explore the association between nutrition, obesity and cancer.

28 Mar 2018

Realigning the brain clock to fit night shift patterns could result in better sleep, health

New research published in The Journal of Physiology shows that our brain clock can be shifted by light exposure, potentially to align it with night shift patterns.

28 Mar 2018

Researchers reveal role of extracellular protein in tumor growth and sustenance

Researchers at Okayama University describe in the journal Scientific Reports the role of an extracellular protein, versican, in regulating tumor growth and providing a newly formed network of blood vessels to further nourish the tumor.

28 Mar 2018

FDA sued by health groups for 'dilly-dallying' over rules for e-cigarettes

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been sued by several major public health groups because of the delays on the agency’s part to implement rules regarding electronic cigarettes and cigars. The health advocates say that this delay could mean that more consumers could be exposed to “lethal and addictive components” of these tobacco products for years before they could be controlled.

28 Mar 2018

Discovery of potential new major organ in human body

Researchers at the New York University School of Medicine and NYU Langone Health Center have found a new organ so to speak, that can be one of the largest in the body based on its structure and distribution. This part of the body is called the interstitium and is an already known space in the body that comprises of fluid filled spaces that spans all over the body.

28 Mar 2018

FDA-approved inhibitors could be repurposed to target ARID1A-mutant ovarian cancers

Wistar researchers have found rationale for repurposing a class of antitumor compounds called HDAC inhibitors, already approved by the FDA for the treatment of diseases such as leukemia, as a new therapeutic option for ovarian cancer with mutations in the ARID1A gene.

27 Mar 2018

Previously unknown feature of human anatomy identified

Researchers have identified a previously unknown feature of human anatomy with implications for the function of all organs, most tissues and the mechanisms of most major diseases.

27 Mar 2018

Screening strategies could reduce multiple myeloma prevalence, mortality

Multiple myeloma is a rare incurable disease that is diagnosed in more than 30,000 people each year in the United States.

27 Mar 2018

Researchers measure whether transcranial direct current stimulation generates EFs in deep brain areas

A defining characteristic of stroke is the loss of motor control due to structural damage in specific brain areas. In fact, motor impairments (or deficits) are the number one complication after stroke.

27 Mar 2018

Testosterone therapy not linked to rise in estrogen levels among transgender men

Testosterone therapy is not associated with a rise in estrogen levels among transgender men, according to a new study led by Boston Medical Center. In fact, the researchers observed an initial decline in estrogen levels, which later stabilized and remained within the normal range during the study's six-year period.

27 Mar 2018

Study links essential oils to hormonal imbalances

A new study has found that common chemicals found in essential oils may have adverse health impacts, contrary to popular belief.

27 Mar 2018

Combination therapy effectively induces tumor cell death and reduces spread of breast cancer

Each day, normal human cell tissues express a protein known as p53 that wages war against potential malignancies. However, between 30 and 40 percent of human breast cancers express a defective (mutant) form of p53 that helps cancer cells proliferate and grow.

27 Mar 2018

Without context or cushion, Do online medical results make sense?

As she herded her two young sons into bed one evening late last December, Laura Devitt flipped through her phone to check on the routine blood tests that had been performed as part of her annual physical. She logged onto the patient portal link on her electronic medical record, scanned the results and felt her stomach clench with fear.

27 Mar 2018

Study finds low hepatitis C virus screening rates among baby boomers

Despite the steady increase of liver cancer incidence in the United States in recent decades, data from 2015 indicates that less than 13 percent of individuals born between 1945 and 1965 are estimated to have undergone screening for hepatitis C virus (HCV).

27 Mar 2018

Researchers aim to accurately identify aggressive oropharyngeal cancers

The Case Western Reserve-led research team will analyze computerized images of tissue samples for patterns which could become "biomarkers," or predictors, for determining relative risk for recurrence in one particularly common type of head and neck cancers.

27 Mar 2018

Measurement of tumor's metabolic activity could help determine prostate cancer prognosis

A new approach to analyzing prostate gland tissue may help address a major challenge in treating prostate cancer - determining which tumors are unlikely to progress and which could be life threatening and require treatment.

27 Mar 2018

MSU scientists test promising drug to prevent cancer in high-risk patients

Michigan State University scientists are testing a promising drug that may stop a gene associated with obesity from triggering breast and lung cancer, as well as prevent these cancers from growing.

27 Mar 2018

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

Biophysical mechanism involving spaghetti-like proteins helps cells avoid 'data breaches'

Alcohol-related liver cancer may have poor prognosis than other types

Researchers discover important features of tumor cells that may help fight cancer

Nutritionists explore the link between diet, obesity and cancer

Realigning the brain clock to fit night shift patterns could result in better sleep, health

Researchers reveal role of extracellular protein in tumor growth and sustenance

FDA sued by health groups for 'dilly-dallying' over rules for e-cigarettes

Discovery of potential new major organ in human body

FDA-approved inhibitors could be repurposed to target ARID1A-mutant ovarian cancers

Previously unknown feature of human anatomy identified

Screening strategies could reduce multiple myeloma prevalence, mortality

Researchers measure whether transcranial direct current stimulation generates EFs in deep brain areas

Testosterone therapy not linked to rise in estrogen levels among transgender men

Study links essential oils to hormonal imbalances

Combination therapy effectively induces tumor cell death and reduces spread of breast cancer

Without context or cushion, Do online medical results make sense?

Study finds low hepatitis C virus screening rates among baby boomers

Researchers aim to accurately identify aggressive oropharyngeal cancers

Measurement of tumor's metabolic activity could help determine prostate cancer prognosis

MSU scientists test promising drug to prevent cancer in high-risk patients

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