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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

Experts indicate new way via which tumor cells can respond to chemotherapy

An international group of researchers, with the participation of the members of the University of Seville and the Andalusian Centre of Molecular Biology and Regenerative Medicine has just published a study in the prestigious review Science, in which they describe a new methodology for making tumor cells behave when submitted to chemotherapy, which, in the hope of new treatments, continues to be a fundamental tool in the fight against cancer.

10 Oct 2017

Newly discovered compound causes cancer cell death, whilst sparing healthy cells

Researchers have discovered a compound that can trigger cancer cells to self-destruct, without causing any damage to healthy cells.

10 Oct 2017

Long-term disability insurance gets little attention but can pay off big time

"It won't happen to me." Maybe that sentiment explains consumers' attitude toward long-term disability insurance, which pays a portion of your income if you are unable to work.

10 Oct 2017

New insights into rare-among-rare genetic bone disorder

I have been writing about conditions that cause out-of-place bone formation for over 10 years – since the discovery of the gene in 2006 for the rare bone disorder, FOP (fibrodysplasia ossificans progressive). But it was while interviewing geneticist Eileen Shore, PhD last spring about another bone disorder, progressive osseous heteroplasia, or POH, that it really hit me how much more rare POH is compared to FOP.

10 Oct 2017

Rutgers scientist receives $2.4 million grant to reduce indoor tanning among young women

A five-year, $2.4 million grant from the National Cancer Institute awarded to Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey behavioral scientist Jerod L. Stapleton, PhD, will support the development and testing of a novel behavioral intervention delivered through the social media site Facebook to reduce high-risk indoor tanning behaviors among young women.

9 Oct 2017

Training new doctors right where they’re needed

Dr. Olga Meave didn't mind the dry, 105-degree heat that scorched this Central Valley city on a recent afternoon. The sweltering summer days remind her of home in Sonora, Mexico. So do the people of the Valley — especially the Latino first-generation immigrants present here in large numbers, toiling in the fields or piloting big rigs laden with fruits and vegetables.

9 Oct 2017

Five new ways individualized medicine has moved from research lab into clinical care

Advancements in individualized medicine are offering health care providers new tools to quickly and accurately diagnose, treat, predict and, eventually, prevent disease. Keith Stewart, M.B., Ch.B., Carlson and Nelson Endowed Director, Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine, today outlined five new ways individualized medicine has moved from the research lab into clinical care. Dr. Stewart made his statements during the opening of the 2017 "Individualizing Medicine Conference: Advancing Care Through Genomics" in Rochester.

9 Oct 2017

UCLA scientists discover potential combination treatment for brain cancer in adults

UCLA scientists have discovered a potential combination treatment for glioblastoma, the deadliest form of brain cancer in adults. The three-year study led by Dr. David Nathanson, a member of UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, found that the drug combination tested in mice disrupts and exploits glucose intake, essentially cutting off the tumor's nutrients and energy supply.

9 Oct 2017

New treatment approach makes cancer cells commit suicide while sparing healthy cells

Scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine have discovered the first compound that directly makes cancer cells commit suicide while sparing healthy cells.

9 Oct 2017

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

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

Experts indicate new way via which tumor cells can respond to chemotherapy

Newly discovered compound causes cancer cell death, whilst sparing healthy cells

Long-term disability insurance gets little attention but can pay off big time

New insights into rare-among-rare genetic bone disorder

Rutgers scientist receives $2.4 million grant to reduce indoor tanning among young women

Training new doctors right where they’re needed

Five new ways individualized medicine has moved from research lab into clinical care

UCLA scientists discover potential combination treatment for brain cancer in adults

New treatment approach makes cancer cells commit suicide while sparing healthy cells

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