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Study opens new possibilities of tailoring radiopharmaceutical treatment to neuroendocrine cancer patients

A simple blood draw can provide physicians with valuable information that can determine if peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) is likely to be effective in a patient with neuroendocrine cancer.

7 Apr 2023

Is preserved vegetable consumption associated with mortality?

Researchers evaluated the association between the consumption of preserved vegetables and mortality.

7 Apr 2023

Is mRNA decoding in humans structurally and kinetically distinct from bacteria?

Researchers examined molecular-level differences in ribosomal translational fidelity between humans and bacteria.

7 Apr 2023

No-cost preventive services are now in jeopardy. Here’s what you need to know.

When a federal judge in Texas declared unconstitutional a popular part of the Affordable Care Act that ensures no-cost preventive care for certain services, such as screening exams for conditions such as diabetes, hepatitis, and certain cancers, it left a lot of people with a lot of questions.

7 Apr 2023

High inflation and housing costs force many Americans to delay needed care

At a health-screening event in Sarasota, Florida, people gathered in a parking lot and waited their turn for blood pressure or diabetes checks.

7 Apr 2023

General Awareness Gaps and Affordability Concerns Revealed with State of Colorectal Cancer Awareness Report

From BGI Genomics 7 Apr 2023

Epidural electrical stimulation stabilizes blood pressure in patients suffering from spinal cord injury

An implant that delivers electrical stimulation to a select group of spinal neurons can treat dangerously low blood pressure in people with spinal cord injuries, addressing an often "invisible" consequence of paralysis.

7 Apr 2023

Chemists discover novel, highly effective anticancer agents with tridimensional structures

A research team co-led by chemists from City University of Hong Kong recently discovered novel, highly effective anticancer agents with tridimensional structures, which have high anticancer activity, low toxicity and the ability to overcome drug resistance in cancer cells.

7 Apr 2023

Virginia Tech to study the regulation of genes responsible for cannabinoid biosynthesis

Industrial cultivation of hemp is seeing a massive expansion in the United States due to new federal laws and consumer demand.

6 Apr 2023

Broccoli intake protects the small intestine lining, inhibits development of disease

Broccoli is known to be beneficial to our health. For example, research has shown that increased consumption of the cruciferous vegetable decreases incidences of cancer and type 2 diabetes.

6 Apr 2023

Specific proteins in the blood may help predict which COVID-19 patients may become critically ill

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified specific proteins that may help predict which COVID-19 patients may need to be placed on ventilators to breathe and which are most likely to die of the virus.

6 Apr 2023

Improving cancer awareness among the rural American Indian communities

Phyllis Nassi, MSW, associate director of research and science, special populations, directs the American Indian program at Huntsman Cancer Institute and recently received the 2023 American Association for Cancer Research Distinguished Public Service Award for Exceptional Leadership in Cancer Advocacy.

6 Apr 2023

$1 million NIH grant to support UTEP's transformative pancreatic cancer research

The University of Texas at El Paso will undertake potentially transformative research on how specific risk factors promote pancreatic cancer development with support from a $1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health's National Cancer Institute.

6 Apr 2023

Experts urge the reduction of added sugars to around six teaspoons a day

Experts recommend reducing consumption of added ("free") sugars to around six teaspoons a day and limiting sugar-sweetened drinks to less than one serving a week after a comprehensive evidence review published by The BMJ today.

6 Apr 2023

What makes blackberries a superfood?

Researchers look at the phytochemical components of blackberries.

6 Apr 2023

How nanomedicine is revolutionizing care for cardiovascular disease

Researchers review recent advancements in nanomedicine treatment options for cardiovascular disease.

6 Apr 2023

Phase 2 study shows safety and efficacy of new drug in men with high-risk prostate cancers

A new drug, a monoclonal antibody known as enoblituzumab, is safe in men with aggressive prostate cancer and may induce clinical activity against cancer throughout the body, according to a phase 2 study led by investigators at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and its Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy.

6 Apr 2023

Combinatorial biomarker predicts response to immunotherapy in kidney cancer patients

The number of immune cells in and around kidney tumors, the amount of dead cancer tissue, and mutations to a tumor suppressor gene called PBRM1 form a biomarker signature that can predict — before treatment begins — how well patients with kidney cancer will respond to immunotherapy, according to new research directed by investigators at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and its Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy.

6 Apr 2023

Researchers discover and characterize a novel protein involved in tumor suppression mechanism

Understanding how cancer develops is critical for designing effective, personalized cancer therapies. Researchers have known for years that cancer begins with mutations in certain types of genes.

6 Apr 2023

Study examines the causal role of insomnia symptoms on 11,409 health related-symptoms

Researchers performed Mendelian randomization phenome-wide association study of insomnia symptoms using 11,409 outcome variables.

6 Apr 2023

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

Study opens new possibilities of tailoring radiopharmaceutical treatment to neuroendocrine cancer patients

Is preserved vegetable consumption associated with mortality?

Is mRNA decoding in humans structurally and kinetically distinct from bacteria?

No-cost preventive services are now in jeopardy. Here’s what you need to know.

High inflation and housing costs force many Americans to delay needed care

General Awareness Gaps and Affordability Concerns Revealed with State of Colorectal Cancer Awareness Report

Epidural electrical stimulation stabilizes blood pressure in patients suffering from spinal cord injury

Chemists discover novel, highly effective anticancer agents with tridimensional structures

Virginia Tech to study the regulation of genes responsible for cannabinoid biosynthesis

Broccoli intake protects the small intestine lining, inhibits development of disease

Specific proteins in the blood may help predict which COVID-19 patients may become critically ill

Improving cancer awareness among the rural American Indian communities

$1 million NIH grant to support UTEP's transformative pancreatic cancer research

Experts urge the reduction of added sugars to around six teaspoons a day

What makes blackberries a superfood?

How nanomedicine is revolutionizing care for cardiovascular disease

Phase 2 study shows safety and efficacy of new drug in men with high-risk prostate cancers

Combinatorial biomarker predicts response to immunotherapy in kidney cancer patients

Researchers discover and characterize a novel protein involved in tumor suppression mechanism

Study examines the causal role of insomnia symptoms on 11,409 health related-symptoms

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