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Researchers develop wound-healing gel based on a substance produced by Trichoderma fungi

Researchers from the Department of Biochemistry of RUDN University developed a wound-healing gel based on a substance that is produced by Trichoderma fungi.

5 Dec 2020

Rice biochemist discovers hidden structure in essential metabolic machinery

In his first year of graduate school, Rice University biochemist Zachary Wright discovered something hidden inside a common piece of cellular machinery that's essential for all higher order life from yeast to humans.

5 Dec 2020

Digital breast tomosynthesis offers improved cancer detection and lower false negative rates

Breast cancer screening with digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) offers significant advantages over digital mammography, including improved cancer detection and lower false negative rates, according to a study published in Radiology.

4 Dec 2020

β-AR agonist therapy may prevent metastasis in oral squamous cell carcinoma

Affecting almost 600,000 people worldwide every year, and with only a 50% survival rate, oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is one of the more common and deadly forms of cancer.

4 Dec 2020

Researchers tie smoking to higher COVID-19 mortality in lower-middle-income countries

A team of researchers from the Epidemiology Department, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Indonesia, Depok, Indonesia, has found no correlations between adult male and female smoking prevalence with COVID-19 mortality across countries. In lower-middle-income countries, however, there is a link between adult male smoking prevalence with COVID-19-related death.

4 Dec 2020

Exhaled breath can aid in the diagnosis of cancer

The air we exhale contains information that can assist with the diagnosis of disease. Researchers at the Fraunhofer Project Hub for Microelectronic and Optical Systems for Biomedicine MEOS are now developing solutions designed to enable the analysis of breath gas for this purpose. Although their research focuses on the early detection of cancer, the same principle could also be applied to distinguish between COVID-19 and other respiratory diseases.

4 Dec 2020

Non-invasive MRI technology helps improve surgical decision-making in liver cancer care

A newly published study on patients with primary and secondary liver cancer shows how Perspectum’s non-invasive MRI technology can help predict those at increased risk of poor surgical outcomes, potentially reducing healthcare costs by shortening length of hospital stay.

4 Dec 2020

Intermediate embryonic stem cell type could lead to advances in regenerative medicine

A team led by UT Southwestern has derived a new "intermediate" embryonic stem cell type from multiple species that can contribute to chimeras and create precursors to sperm and eggs in a culture dish.

4 Dec 2020

ESMO honors 2020 recipients for advancing the field of oncology

The global coronavirus pandemic has disrupted cancer research, prevention and treatment to an extent never seen before. To sustain the development of medical knowledge and therapeutic progress for patients worldwide, particular attention must now be paid to the future of the discipline - and to the individuals who continue to work tirelessly to make it evolve.

4 Dec 2020

Low-dose CT for lung cancer screening offers more benefit than harm for heavy ex-smokers

For heavy (ex-)smokers, lung cancer screening using low-dose computed tomography (low-dose CT, LDCT) offers more benefit than harm: The procedure can save a number of people from dying of lung cancer; for some of them, it might also prolong overall survival.

3 Dec 2020

Mortality rates after cancer surgery appear to be improving for Black and White patients

Mortality rates after cancer surgery declined for Black as well as white patients during a recent ten-year period, although the mortality gap between the two groups did not narrow, according to new research by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard University investigators.

3 Dec 2020

Genetically engineered T cells can target, attack pathogenic T cells that cause Type 1 diabetes

A new study has found that a novel T cell genetically engineered by University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers is able to target and attack pathogenic T cells that cause Type 1 diabetes, which could lead to new immunotherapy treatments.

3 Dec 2020

New tool to predict breast cancer recurrences

A new tool combining traditional pathology with machine learning could predict which breast cancer patients actually need surgery.

3 Dec 2020

GoMo Health EarlyCare program nurtures prenatal, postnatal moms to address psychological health

GoMo Health and the Center for BrainHealth® at The University of Texas at Dallas have joined forces to incorporate the Center's research-backed strategies that enhance brain health and build resilience, into GoMo Health's evidence-based patient engagement platform.

3 Dec 2020

Study: Individualized treatment plans can benefit both COVID-19 patients, their caregivers

Returning home after a stay in the hospital and a skilled nursing facility is often overwhelming. New research from Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University shows that individualized treatment plans and instructions would be beneficial to both patients and their caregivers.

2 Dec 2020

Despite new CDC guidance, opioid prescription rates have not declined

Research from Saint Louis University finds that among patients at risk for opioid misuse, the odds of receiving a schedule II opioid for non-cancer pain were similar to those not at risk, despite new prescribing guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).

2 Dec 2020

Study links declines in working-class jobs to suicide, deaths of despair

Declines in blue-collar jobs may have left some working-class men frustrated by unmet job expectations and more likely to suffer an early death by suicide or drug poisoning, according to a study led by sociologists at The University of Texas at Austin.

2 Dec 2020

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

Researchers develop wound-healing gel based on a substance produced by Trichoderma fungi

Rice biochemist discovers hidden structure in essential metabolic machinery

Digital breast tomosynthesis offers improved cancer detection and lower false negative rates

β-AR agonist therapy may prevent metastasis in oral squamous cell carcinoma

Researchers tie smoking to higher COVID-19 mortality in lower-middle-income countries

Exhaled breath can aid in the diagnosis of cancer

Non-invasive MRI technology helps improve surgical decision-making in liver cancer care

Intermediate embryonic stem cell type could lead to advances in regenerative medicine

ESMO honors 2020 recipients for advancing the field of oncology

Low-dose CT for lung cancer screening offers more benefit than harm for heavy ex-smokers

Mortality rates after cancer surgery appear to be improving for Black and White patients

Genetically engineered T cells can target, attack pathogenic T cells that cause Type 1 diabetes

New tool to predict breast cancer recurrences

GoMo Health EarlyCare program nurtures prenatal, postnatal moms to address psychological health

Study: Individualized treatment plans can benefit both COVID-19 patients, their caregivers

Despite new CDC guidance, opioid prescription rates have not declined

Study links declines in working-class jobs to suicide, deaths of despair

Combination of exercise and mindfulness training can help alleviate fatigue in cancer survivors

Surprising discovery reveals new target for aggressive lung adenocarcinoma

Brexit offers opportunities to strengthen UK's tobacco control measures

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