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New clinical trial uses aggressive treatment method for patients with pancreas cancer

Pancreas cancer remains one of the deadliest cancers worldwide. In the United States, it accounts for only three percent of all diagnosed cancers but it causes almost seven percent of all cancer deaths. A pancreas cancer diagnosis often comes after age 50 and after the cancer has spread, making it difficult to remove surgically.

4 Nov 2015

Two SLU researchers collaborate to reduce infant mortality rates

Two Saint Louis University researchers are collaborating to reduce infant mortality rates while improving health care services to pregnant women and new mothers.

4 Nov 2015

Chemotherapy treatment can contribute to long-term neurocognitive deficits in pediatric brain tumor survivors

More children are surviving malignant brain tumors than in the past, thanks to the use of intense treatments using platinum-based chemotherapy (cisplatin and high-dose carboplatin). Unfortunately, the therapy has a known side effect of permanent hearing loss, resulting from damage to the inner ear.

4 Nov 2015

UCSD researchers suggest that cancer-related mutations common in patients with low blood counts

Patients with unexplained low blood counts and abnormally mutated cells who do not fit the diagnostic criteria for recognized blood cancers should be described as having clonal cytopenias of undetermined significance (CCUS), suggest University of California, San Diego School of Medicine researchers in a recent paper published in the journal Blood.

4 Nov 2015

Research shows link between absence of RB protein and long-term survival rates in lung cancer patients

November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month, highlighting the number one cause of cancer-related death in North America. While prognosis for the most common form, adenocarcinoma, has remained poor, new research has shown a link between the absence of a specific protein and improved patient outcomes.

4 Nov 2015

Samumed to present preclinical and clinical data on Wnt pathway for OA treatment at ACR 2015

Samumed, LLC, a leader in tissue regeneration, announced today that it will present preclinical and clinical data on a small molecule modulator of the Wnt pathway (SM04690, an investigational new drug) for potential disease modifying treatment of osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee at 2015 American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting.

4 Nov 2015

Innovative immunotherapy clinical trial underway at The University of Kansas Cancer Center

A novel immunotherapy clinical trial underway now at The University of Kansas Cancer Center has enrolled the first patients in the world to receive what many doctors and researchers believe is the future of cancer treatment.

4 Nov 2015

Surgical startup seeks funding to build virtual reality training library

Medical Realities, a pioneering medical training startup, today announced that it is raising £400,000 in new investment to improve surgical education by creating a series of virtual and augmented reality training tutorials.

4 Nov 2015

Denator forms a new Scientific Advisory Board

Denator AB has announced that a new external expert advisory board has been formed. Karsten Fjärstedt, recently appointed as CEO comments, “It is a great honor for me to be entrusted to lead Denator forward in this new phase of development. With a pipeline of new exciting business opportunities and a strong Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) I am looking forward to realizing the full potential of the company technology”.

3 Nov 2015

Standing one-quarter of the day linked to reduced likelihood of obesity

Standing for at least one-quarter of the day has been linked to lower odds of obesity in a new study led by the American Cancer Society in collaboration with The Cooper Institute, the University of Texas, and the University of Georgia.

3 Nov 2015

Researchers explore effects of hypoglycemia on cardiovascular autonomic control

Past studies have shown an association between strict control of blood sugar and increased mortality. These studies have also suggested that a consequence of this strict control is low blood sugar (called hypoglycemia), which may have adverse effects on the heart.

3 Nov 2015

Lab experiment leads researchers to major red blood cell discovery

A bizarre result of a routine lab experiment has led researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine to an unexpected new way to trigger the production of red blood cells. This could represent a significant step forward in the battle against anemia, benefitting people with diabetes, people with kidney disease or cancer, and older people for whom anemia can become a chronic problem.

3 Nov 2015

Deaths from avoidable risk factors: an interview with Dr Ali Mokdad, IHME

The study showed that about thirty percent to maybe half of the leading causes of death in the world are preventable. These are risk factors that you could manage and thus you could prevent a lot of premature deaths.

3 Nov 2015

Expert proposes new solution to current gridlock over regulation of dietary supplements

A former principal deputy commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is proposing a solution to the current gridlock over the regulation of dietary supplements: Focus less on whether these vitamins, minerals and herbal extracts actually do what they claim and instead take important steps to improve their safety.

3 Nov 2015

Researchers find rise in state-level obesity-related health care costs

Nearly 11 percent or $8 billion of the cost to treat severe obesity was paid for by Medicaid in 2013, ranging from a low of $5 million in Wyoming to $1.3 billion in California. Research led by Y. Claire Wang, ScD, associate professor of Health Policy and Management at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health, predicts these costs will only grow as Medicaid eligibility is extended to more people following the implementation of the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion.

3 Nov 2015

Researchers develop biochemical trick that can extend lifespan of peptides

Researchers at University of the Pacific have developed a biochemical trick that can significantly extend the lifespan of peptides, smaller cousins of proteins. The finding opens up new possibilities for creating peptides to treat cancer, infertility and other conditions.

3 Nov 2015

Scientists identify protein that helps map brain tumours

Scientists have discovered a protein that helps map the edge of brain tumours more clearly so they show up on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans, according to new research presented at the National Cancer Research Institute Cancer Conference in Liverpool today.

3 Nov 2015

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

New clinical trial uses aggressive treatment method for patients with pancreas cancer

Two SLU researchers collaborate to reduce infant mortality rates

Chemotherapy treatment can contribute to long-term neurocognitive deficits in pediatric brain tumor survivors

UCSD researchers suggest that cancer-related mutations common in patients with low blood counts

Research shows link between absence of RB protein and long-term survival rates in lung cancer patients

Samumed to present preclinical and clinical data on Wnt pathway for OA treatment at ACR 2015

Innovative immunotherapy clinical trial underway at The University of Kansas Cancer Center

Surgical startup seeks funding to build virtual reality training library

Denator forms a new Scientific Advisory Board

Standing one-quarter of the day linked to reduced likelihood of obesity

Researchers explore effects of hypoglycemia on cardiovascular autonomic control

Lab experiment leads researchers to major red blood cell discovery

Deaths from avoidable risk factors: an interview with Dr Ali Mokdad, IHME

Expert proposes new solution to current gridlock over regulation of dietary supplements

Researchers find rise in state-level obesity-related health care costs

Researchers develop biochemical trick that can extend lifespan of peptides

Scientists identify protein that helps map brain tumours

Study identifies potential new approaches to curing parasitic diseases

Duke University mathematicians developing ways to help doctors predict tumor growth

New peptide-based hydrogel could one day facilitate microsurgery

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