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Scientists locate crucial off-switch for central cell control

As the cell's molecular control center, the mTor kinase regulates cellular metabolism, growth and division. However, in cells affected by pathological change, the regulation goes array.

2 Jun 2017

$CTs of core muscle may help identify optimal treatments for older patients with hip fractures$

CTs of core muscle may help identify optimal treatments for older patients with hip fractures

Using computed tomography (CT) to evaluate muscle health may help identify optimal treatments for older patients who fall and break their hips, a new study led by radiologists from UC Davis and Wake Forest Baptist medical centers has found.

2 Jun 2017

BrainScope One study shows one-third potential reduction of avoidable CT scans in mild TBI patients

BrainScope Company, Inc. today announced a publication describing the use of its flagship product, BrainScope One, in an independent clinical trial demonstrating the potential reduction of one-third (33.3%) of unnecessary computed tomography scans of mildly presenting head injured patients in hospital emergency rooms.

2 Jun 2017

Assessing safety and toxicity of bioactives could be key to establishing tolerable upper intake levels

The good news is out that wine and dark chocolate may be good for your health. That's because of substances known as bioactives that are contained in those foods.

2 Jun 2017

Bacterial cell factories produce enzymes that can be used as active ingredients in drugs

Researchers at the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability in Denmark have developed a method of producing P450 enzymes - used by plants to defend against predators and microbes - in bacterial cell factories. The process could facilitate the production of large quantities of the enzymes, which are also involved in the biosynthesis of active ingredients of cancer drugs.

2 Jun 2017

As government-funded cancer research sags, scientists fear U.S. is ‘losing its edge’

Less and less of the research presented at a prominent cancer conference is supported by the National Institutes of Health, a development that some of the country's top scientists see as a worrisome trend.

2 Jun 2017

Early study of experimental vaccine shows escalating immune response in patients with sarcoma

The critical component of an experimental vaccine led to an escalating immune response in patients with sarcoma, an indicator of its potential anti-cancer effects.

2 Jun 2017

Yale scientists develop novel chemical process that may lead to creation of new antibiotics

Yale University scientists have developed a novel chemical process that may lead to the creation of a new class of antibiotics.

1 Jun 2017

TSRI study reveals first-ever structure of Lassa virus protein

Before Ebola virus ever struck West Africa, locals were already on the lookout for a deadly pathogen: Lassa virus. With thousands dying from Lassa every year - and the potential for the virus to cause even larger outbreaks- researchers are committed to designing a vaccine to stop it.

1 Jun 2017

Yale researchers find racial and ethnic disparities in use of genetic test for breast cancer

A genetic test that helps doctors determine how best to treat breast cancer - and whether chemotherapy is likely to help- is significantly more likely to be administered to white women than blacks or Hispanics, a Yale study has found.

1 Jun 2017

Study: Child's gut bacteria appears to be influenced by ethnicity and breastfeeding

The bacteria in a child's gut appears to be influenced as early as its first year by ethnicity and breastfeeding, according to a new study from McMaster University.

1 Jun 2017

LMU researchers show how genetic variant in people of African ancestry modulates immune cells

A genetic variant that is particularly prevalent in people of African ancestry confers protection against malaria. LMU researchers have now shown how it modulates the properties of white blood cells that play a major role in immune defenses and inflammation.

1 Jun 2017

Scientists discover unexpected mechanism behind chronic nerve pain

It has long been assumed that chronic nerve pain is caused by hypersensitivity in the neurons that transmit pain.

1 Jun 2017

CLI could be promising technique for assessing tumor margins during breast-conserving surgery

Breast-conserving surgery is the primary treatment for early-stage breast cancer, but more accurate techniques are needed to assess resection margins during surgery to avoid the need for follow-up surgeries.

1 Jun 2017

Researchers find new way to block type 1 diabetes

Researchers at The Jackson Laboratory, Cyteir Therapeutics and collaborating institutions have found a way to protect beta cells from destruction -- achieving a longtime, elusive goal that could lead to therapies preventing type 1 diabetes (T1D).

1 Jun 2017

Insilico Medicine launches personalized drug discovery platform to develop new treatments for ALS

Today, Insilico Medicine, Inc., a company applying the latest advances in deep learning to biomarker development, drug discovery and aging research, launched ALS.AI, a personalized drug discovery and biomarker development platform utilizing the latest advances in deep learning.

1 Jun 2017

Orlando Health deploys NanoKnife as new weapon in battle against pancreatic cancer

Oncologists at UF Health Cancer Center Orlando Health are deploying NanoKnife as a new weapon in the battle against pancreatic cancer.

1 Jun 2017

Senators’ dueling web shoutouts echo nation’s partisan divide on Obamacare

Politically, Sens. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Mark Warner (D-Va.) are not all that far apart. Both are moderates who rejected proposed cuts in Medicaid funds. And yet, in the highly polarized atmosphere of Washington, D.C., they find themselves rallying constituents along diametrically opposed positions.

1 Jun 2017

HPV infection more likely to develop into cervical pre-cancer in women with HIV

A study of Senegalese women showed that human papillomavirus (HPV) infection was more likely to develop into cervical pre-cancer in women living with human immunodeficiency virus.

1 Jun 2017

LimTox online software tool provides information on drug hepatotoxicity

The Biological Text Mining Unit presents in a recent Nucleic Acids Research paper the LimTox online software tool developed at the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre.

1 Jun 2017

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

Scientists locate crucial off-switch for central cell control

CTs of core muscle may help identify optimal treatments for older patients with hip fractures

BrainScope One study shows one-third potential reduction of avoidable CT scans in mild TBI patients

Assessing safety and toxicity of bioactives could be key to establishing tolerable upper intake levels

Bacterial cell factories produce enzymes that can be used as active ingredients in drugs

As government-funded cancer research sags, scientists fear U.S. is ‘losing its edge’

Early study of experimental vaccine shows escalating immune response in patients with sarcoma

Yale scientists develop novel chemical process that may lead to creation of new antibiotics

TSRI study reveals first-ever structure of Lassa virus protein

Yale researchers find racial and ethnic disparities in use of genetic test for breast cancer

Study: Child's gut bacteria appears to be influenced by ethnicity and breastfeeding

LMU researchers show how genetic variant in people of African ancestry modulates immune cells

Scientists discover unexpected mechanism behind chronic nerve pain

CLI could be promising technique for assessing tumor margins during breast-conserving surgery

Researchers find new way to block type 1 diabetes

Insilico Medicine launches personalized drug discovery platform to develop new treatments for ALS

Orlando Health deploys NanoKnife as new weapon in battle against pancreatic cancer

Senators’ dueling web shoutouts echo nation’s partisan divide on Obamacare

HPV infection more likely to develop into cervical pre-cancer in women with HIV

LimTox online software tool provides information on drug hepatotoxicity

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