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Researchers find differences in the brain regions of children with Tourette's syndrome

Using MRIs, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified areas in the brains of children with Tourette's syndrome that appear markedly different from the same areas in the brains of children who don't have the neuropsychiatric disorder.

27 Oct 2016

Researchers identify existing drugs that appear to prevent aggressive subtype of pediatric brain tumors

More than 4,000 children and teens are diagnosed with brain cancer each year and the disease kills more children than any other cancer.

27 Oct 2016

Study reveals potential therapeutic targets for treating patients who carry IFNGR receptor mutation

The study began by taking the medical history of 11 children, all of whom had a disorder due to mycobacteria infections, as the basis. All were discovered to have the same phenotype with the same mutation, which was located in the interferon-gamma (IFNGR) receptor, so the group began to explore what was causing this dysfunction.

27 Oct 2016

New Penn Medicine study raises questions about NLR as biomarker for bladder cancer

A blood test that has shown promise in predicting how cancer will progress and what treatments will be most effective for a given patient may not be reliable for either, according to a new Penn Medicine study published this week in Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society.

27 Oct 2016

Consortium develops new approach to understand causes of common cancers

Through the development of a novel, inexpensive genotyping microarray, the OncoArray, Dartmouth investigators have led a key collaborative research study that will revolutionize our knowledge of the causes of common cancers.

27 Oct 2016

Study reveals way to actively reverse anesthetic-induced unconsciousness

The latest study from a Massachusetts General Hospital/Massachusetts Institute of Technology team investigating the mechanisms underlying general anesthesia finds that stimulating a specific group of neurons in mice produces signs of arousal -- including getting on their feet and walking -- even as the animals continue to receive the anesthetic drug isoflurane.

27 Oct 2016

Research shows potential way to counteract glioblastoma growth by blocking PPARα receptor

One of the most remarkable features of glioblastoma is the metabolic reprogramming of cancerous cells, resulting in uncontrolled cell proliferation, hypoxic conditions and angiogenesis.

27 Oct 2016

Researchers receive grant to investigate how gut microbiome influences breast cancer

Researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago and the University of Chicago have received a three-year, $900,000 Defense Department grant to investigate how the gut microbiome – the trillions of bacteria, viruses and other bugs that make our digestive systems their home – influences breast cancer.

26 Oct 2016

ACS and NCI jointly launch new online tool for cancer survivors

The American Cancer Society in collaboration with the National Cancer Institute has launched an online tool for cancer survivors.

26 Oct 2016

Study shows effect of vitamin E on pneumonia risk in older men may depend on lifestyles

Many people have been advised to take vitamin supplements to boost their immune systems.

26 Oct 2016

Researchers find link between estrogen levels in lung tissue and SMLA in postmenopausal women

Thanks to advances in medical imaging, the detection rate for synchronous multiple lung adenocarcinoma (SMLA) has been on the rise. Cases of SMLA in Japanese women have been on the rise despite having a national smoking rate of less than 10% in recent years.

26 Oct 2016

Scientists find new way to see where certain cancer drugs accumulate in the body

Nanomedicine has the potential to help personalize cancer treatments and reduce side effects of therapeutic drugs.

26 Oct 2016

Reducing contamination rates in urine samples: an interview with Prof. Frank Chinegwundoh MBE

Contamination is thought to be a significant problem. Depending on which study you look at, the rates of urine contamination can be 17% or upwards. The standard method of midstream urine collection is for the healthcare professional...

26 Oct 2016

Novel approach to analyzing brain structures may help predict progression of Alzheimer's disease

Use of a novel approach to analyzing brain structure that focuses on the shape rather than the size of particular features may allow identification of individuals in early presymptomatic stages of Alzheimer's disease.

26 Oct 2016

Researchers use new gene-editing system to hasten quest to cure HIV+ patients

Researchers at UC San Francisco and the academically affiliated Gladstone Institutes have used a newly developed gene-editing system to find gene mutations that make human immune cells resistant to HIV infection.

26 Oct 2016

WSU researchers identify potential new diagnostic tool for early detection of colorectal cancer

Scientists at Washington State University and Johns Hopkins Medical School have discovered a fast, noninvasive method that could lead to the early diagnosis of colorectal cancer.

25 Oct 2016

Terminally ill cancer patients more likely to have poor outcomes after surgery

Patients with disseminated advanced cancer who undergo surgery are far more likely to endure long hospital stays and readmissions, referrals to extended care facilities and death, UC Davis researchers have found.

25 Oct 2016

IU scientists find evidence for link between prostate cancer and Ewing's sarcoma

Medical researchers at Indiana University Bloomington have found evidence for a link between prostate cancer, which affects millions of men age 50 and older, and Ewing's sarcoma, a rare form of cancer that affects children and young adults.

25 Oct 2016

Scientists discover potential new target for protective vaccines against Chagas disease

Saint Louis University Center for Vaccine Development researchers have identified a potential new target for vaccines that activates a part of the immune system not previously known to be protective against Chagas disease, tuberculosis and AIDS, as well as other diseases.

25 Oct 2016

Immunotherapy drug approved by FDA as first-line treatment for non-small cell lung cancer

Pembrolizumab, an immunotherapy drug that was extensively evaluated by UCLA cancer researcher Dr. Edward Garon, has been approved by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration as first-line treatment for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

25 Oct 2016

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

Researchers find differences in the brain regions of children with Tourette's syndrome

Researchers identify existing drugs that appear to prevent aggressive subtype of pediatric brain tumors

Study reveals potential therapeutic targets for treating patients who carry IFNGR receptor mutation

New Penn Medicine study raises questions about NLR as biomarker for bladder cancer

Consortium develops new approach to understand causes of common cancers

Study reveals way to actively reverse anesthetic-induced unconsciousness

Research shows potential way to counteract glioblastoma growth by blocking PPARα receptor

Researchers receive grant to investigate how gut microbiome influences breast cancer

ACS and NCI jointly launch new online tool for cancer survivors

Study shows effect of vitamin E on pneumonia risk in older men may depend on lifestyles

Researchers find link between estrogen levels in lung tissue and SMLA in postmenopausal women

Scientists find new way to see where certain cancer drugs accumulate in the body

Reducing contamination rates in urine samples: an interview with Prof. Frank Chinegwundoh MBE

Novel approach to analyzing brain structures may help predict progression of Alzheimer's disease

Researchers use new gene-editing system to hasten quest to cure HIV+ patients

WSU researchers identify potential new diagnostic tool for early detection of colorectal cancer

Terminally ill cancer patients more likely to have poor outcomes after surgery

IU scientists find evidence for link between prostate cancer and Ewing's sarcoma

Scientists discover potential new target for protective vaccines against Chagas disease

Immunotherapy drug approved by FDA as first-line treatment for non-small cell lung cancer

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