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UC Davis professor awarded Mellon Foundation Fellowship to study environmental hazards

Liza Grandia, associate professor of Native American studies at the University of California, Davis, has received a $270,000 Mellon Foundation New Directions Fellowship.

7 Apr 2017

Immunologists discover how rescue proteins delay ‘executioner’ machinery that kills damaged cells

A research team led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital immunologists has discovered how a set of proteins delays the "executioner" machinery that kills damaged or infected cells in a process called necroptosis.

7 Apr 2017

Study offers new hope for early attack against Alzheimer's

Catch it early. Those are watchwords in the battle against a host of illnesses, from heart disease to cancer to Type 2 diabetes.

7 Apr 2017

Safety tips to prevent food poisoning from eggs

The egg has been regarded as a symbol of new life and has been associated with springtime celebrations, such as Easter and Passover, for many centuries. But, even during festive occasions, eggs can cause food poisoning

7 Apr 2017

Scientists discover protein that helps provide better vaccination response

Researchers have discovered a protein they believe would help make vaccinations more effective and provide protection from other diseases such as cancer.

7 Apr 2017

Study identifies key mediator in learning process

The ability of the brain to respond and adapt to changes is scientifically called brain plasticity. This ability is the basis of all learning processes.

7 Apr 2017

UC Riverside professor receives grant to explore therapeutic target for treating IBD patients

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the intestine that includes Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. A protective protein that plays a key role in this disease is "T-cell protein tyrosine phosphatase" or TCPTP.

7 Apr 2017

Researchers uncover critical pathway that helps pancreatic cancer cells turn off immune system

Researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center and its Perlmutter Cancer Center have uncovered a critical pathway by which pancreatic cancer cells turn off the immune system charged with attacking them. The findings appear in a paper published online in Nature Medicine April 10.

7 Apr 2017

Two in every five people in the US carry Human Papilloma Virus

Latest estimates of the prevalence of the human papilloma virus (HPV) in the US were published this month. Among the adult population, genital HPV was identified in 45% of men and 40% of women. The prevalence of oral HPV was 11.5% among men and 3.3% among women.

7 Apr 2017

Scientists develop lab-scale laser device for treatments based on optical hyperthermia applications

Researchers from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, in collaboration with Universitat Politécnica de Valencia and CIBER's Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine, have designed a laser device specifically designed for optical hyperthermia applications.

7 Apr 2017

Academic-industry collaboration aims to build personalized 3-D maps to improve neurosurgeries

Removing a brain tumor requires walking a fine line: Remove too little, and the disease remains; remove too much, and sight, speech or movement may be impaired.

7 Apr 2017

Researchers identify molecular switch that converts skin cells into blood vessel cells

Researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago have identified a molecular switch that converts skin cells into cells that make up blood vessels, which could ultimately be used to repair damaged vessels in patients with heart disease or to engineer new vasculature in the lab.

7 Apr 2017

Bielefeld University launches five new medical research projects

Bielefeld University is strengthening its cooperations in medical research. In five new projects, scientists at the university are cooperating with the University hospitals of the Ruhr University of Bochum in the Ostwestfalen-Lippe region.

7 Apr 2017

Salk scientists discover chemical cocktail that enables stem cells to generate tissues

When scientists talk about laboratory stem cells being totipotent or pluripotent, they mean that the cells have the potential, like an embryo, to develop into any type of tissue in the body.

6 Apr 2017

Study discovers new role for DNA2 enzyme in repair process

A biochemical analysis study has discovered a new role for the DNA2 enzyme.

6 Apr 2017

SFU researchers develop optical diagnostic probe for non-invasive detection of breast cancer

Simon Fraser University researchers have created a patent-pending, optical diagnostic probe capable of safely and non-invasively detecting early stage breast cancer.

6 Apr 2017

Synthetic biologists engineer gut bacteria capable of sensing colitis

Synthetic biologists at Rice University have engineered gut bacteria capable of sensing colitis, an inflammation of the colon, in mice.

6 Apr 2017

Cancer uses immature immune cells as support system for successful metastasis, study shows

More typically, these immature immune cells might help us fight cancer, but scientists have now shown cancer can commandeer the cells to help it spread.

6 Apr 2017

Clinical study examines impact of yoga on side-effects caused by prostate cancer treatment

Men who attended a structured yoga class twice a week during prostate cancer radiation treatment reported less fatigue and better sexual and urinary function than those who didn't, according to a clinical trial led by the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

6 Apr 2017

Urinary biomarkers may help identify OSA in children with Down syndrome

A study from Massachusetts General Hospital investigators raises the possibility of identifying children with Down syndrome who may also have obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) without the need for expensive and inconvenient sleep studies.

6 Apr 2017

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

UC Davis professor awarded Mellon Foundation Fellowship to study environmental hazards

Immunologists discover how rescue proteins delay ‘executioner’ machinery that kills damaged cells

Study offers new hope for early attack against Alzheimer's

Safety tips to prevent food poisoning from eggs

Scientists discover protein that helps provide better vaccination response

Study identifies key mediator in learning process

UC Riverside professor receives grant to explore therapeutic target for treating IBD patients

Researchers uncover critical pathway that helps pancreatic cancer cells turn off immune system

Two in every five people in the US carry Human Papilloma Virus

Scientists develop lab-scale laser device for treatments based on optical hyperthermia applications

Academic-industry collaboration aims to build personalized 3-D maps to improve neurosurgeries

Researchers identify molecular switch that converts skin cells into blood vessel cells

Bielefeld University launches five new medical research projects

Salk scientists discover chemical cocktail that enables stem cells to generate tissues

Study discovers new role for DNA2 enzyme in repair process

SFU researchers develop optical diagnostic probe for non-invasive detection of breast cancer

Synthetic biologists engineer gut bacteria capable of sensing colitis

Cancer uses immature immune cells as support system for successful metastasis, study shows

Clinical study examines impact of yoga on side-effects caused by prostate cancer treatment

Urinary biomarkers may help identify OSA in children with Down syndrome

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