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Smartphone app reduces length of hospital stay after delivery for C-section patients

Women who used a smartphone app as part of a Perioperative Surgical Home (PSH) program were released from the hospital sooner after delivering their babies via cesarean section, according to a study presented at the American Society of Anesthesiologists PRACTICE MANAGEMENT 2017 meeting.

27 Jan 2017

UCL researchers discover how HIV infects macrophages despite presence of protective protein

A team led by UCL researchers has identified how HIV is able to infect macrophages, a type of white blood cell integral to the immune system, despite the presence of a protective protein.

27 Jan 2017

Combination assessment may rule out presence of OSA in children with Down syndrome

A combination of parental questionnaires and inexpensive diagnostic procedures that can be performed as part of a primary care visit may be able to rule out the presence of obstructive sleep apnea in people with Down syndrome.

26 Jan 2017

Adelaide researchers uncover new pathway that regulates spread of prostate cancer

University of Adelaide researchers have uncovered a new pathway which regulates the spread of prostate cancer around the body.

26 Jan 2017

Cancer cells proliferate by stealing energy from neighbouring cells, study finds

Researchers at the University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital have discovered that cancer cells grow by stealing energy from neighbouring cells.

26 Jan 2017

AI algorithm as good as dermatologists at spotting skin cancer

Researchers have developed an algorithm that matches or exceeds the ability of dermatologists to diagnose skin cancer, according to a new study. The study authors hope the technology can be integrated into Smartphones, to improve access to medical care.

26 Jan 2017

Researchers map genetic changes resulting from short bowel syndrome

Investigators at Children's Hospital Los Angeles, led by Tracy C. Grikscheit, MD, have mapped the genetic changes resulting from short bowel syndrome using a novel zebrafish model and by performing intensive gene sequencing.

25 Jan 2017

Scientists define working mechanism of promising anti-cancer molecules

An international team of scientists, including MIPT researchers, has defined the way their promising anti-cancer molecules work.

25 Jan 2017

Researchers design antibody that recognizes and destroys blood cancer stem cells

A protein-sugar molecule, CD99, occurs more frequently than normal on stem cells responsible for blood cancers, including acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and the related myelodysplastic syndromes.

25 Jan 2017

Study suggests best sequence of therapies for brain metastases in EGFR mutant lung cancer patients

About 10 percent of lung cancers in the United States and as many as 40 percent in Asia are driven by mutations in the EGFR gene.

25 Jan 2017

Islets from rat-grown mouse pancreases can help reverse disease in diabetic mice

Mouse pancreases grown in rats generate functional, insulin-producing cells that can reverse diabetes when transplanted into mice with the disease, according to researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine and the Institute of Medical Science at the University of Tokyo.

25 Jan 2017

IU study shows how fruit fly growth shares biochemical similarities with cancer cells

Scientists who study a molecule known to play a role in certain types of cancers and neurodegenerative disorders have a powerful new tool to study this compound due to research conducted at Indiana University.

25 Jan 2017

MU researcher discovers new class of materials that may have widespread applications

Polyhedral boranes, or clusters of boron atoms bound to hydrogen atoms, are transforming the biomedical industry

25 Jan 2017

HCI scientists uncover new way that bones get destroyed through breast cancer

Once breast cancer spreads through the body, it can degrade a patient's healthy bones, causing numerous problems. Scientists at Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah have identified a new way that bones get destroyed through cancer.

25 Jan 2017

Shorter chromosome 'caps' linked to higher burden of disease later in life

New research indicates that people who had more infections as babies harbor a key marker of cellular aging as young adults: the protective stretches of DNA which "cap" the ends of their chromosomes are shorter than in adults who were healthier as infants.

25 Jan 2017

'Navigators' may offer path to improved diagnosis, treatment outcomes for Indigenous cancer patients

New research shows that patient "navigators" are a valuable resource for American Indians and Alaskan Natives with cancer as they try to overcome barriers to diagnosis and care, and may offer a path to improved treatment outcomes.

25 Jan 2017

Caspase-2 enzyme deficiency linked to higher cancer risk

Researchers from the Centre for Cancer Biology at the University of South Australia have found that a deficiency of caspase-2 enzymes place people at a higher risk of developing tumours.

25 Jan 2017

TSRI researchers develop first stable semisynthetic single-celled organism

Life’s genetic code has only ever contained four natural bases. These bases pair up to form two “base pairs”—the rungs of the DNA ladder—and they have simply been rearranged to create bacteria and butterflies, penguins and people. Four bases make up all life as we know it.

25 Jan 2017

Researchers suggest new approach to slow cancer growth using tumor-derived dendritic cells

In the human body, so-called dendritic cells are responsible for activating our immune system. While researchers previously believed that tumors could repress these dendritic cells - blocking an adequate natural cancer defense mechanism - a new study has painted a more positive picture.

25 Jan 2017

Women with high blood pressure benefit greatly from Football Fitness, study shows

The Danish concept Football Fitness has proved to be just as effective as tablets for countering high blood pressure. Furthermore, women participating in the project have also benefited from improved physical fitness, decreased body fat percentage and stronger bones.

25 Jan 2017

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

Smartphone app reduces length of hospital stay after delivery for C-section patients

UCL researchers discover how HIV infects macrophages despite presence of protective protein

Combination assessment may rule out presence of OSA in children with Down syndrome

Adelaide researchers uncover new pathway that regulates spread of prostate cancer

Cancer cells proliferate by stealing energy from neighbouring cells, study finds

AI algorithm as good as dermatologists at spotting skin cancer

Researchers map genetic changes resulting from short bowel syndrome

Scientists define working mechanism of promising anti-cancer molecules

Researchers design antibody that recognizes and destroys blood cancer stem cells

Study suggests best sequence of therapies for brain metastases in EGFR mutant lung cancer patients

Islets from rat-grown mouse pancreases can help reverse disease in diabetic mice

IU study shows how fruit fly growth shares biochemical similarities with cancer cells

MU researcher discovers new class of materials that may have widespread applications

HCI scientists uncover new way that bones get destroyed through breast cancer

Shorter chromosome 'caps' linked to higher burden of disease later in life

'Navigators' may offer path to improved diagnosis, treatment outcomes for Indigenous cancer patients

Caspase-2 enzyme deficiency linked to higher cancer risk

TSRI researchers develop first stable semisynthetic single-celled organism

Researchers suggest new approach to slow cancer growth using tumor-derived dendritic cells

Women with high blood pressure benefit greatly from Football Fitness, study shows

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