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Tumor mutation load in patient's biopsy varies by age and type of cancer

A team of investigators led by researchers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center has found that the tumor mutation load, or TML, in a patient's cancer biopsy varied by age and the type of cancer, along with several other factors.

18 May 2017

Researchers identify DNA repair deficiency in many types of solid tumors

A new investigation of more than 48,000 stored tumor samples finds evidence of a key deficiency in a repair mechanism designed to keep DNA from being mutated and causing cancer.

18 May 2017

Regular exercise and good diet could reduce risk of disease recurrence, death in colon cancer patients

Colon cancer patients who have a healthy body weight, exercise regularly and eat a diet high in whole grains, fruits and vegetables have a significantly lower risk of cancer recurrence or death, according to a research team led by UC San Francisco investigators.

18 May 2017

Study finds early diagnostic MRI to be cost-effective method for detecting prostate cancer

A diagnostic MRI followed by one of three MRI-guided biopsy strategies is a cost-effective method to detect prostate cancer, according to a new study out of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center.

17 May 2017

Studies show harmful links between use of e-cigarettes and bladder cancer risk

Data being presented at the 112th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Urological Association shows harmful links between the use of e-cigarettes and bladder cancer risk, and associates the intensity of smoking traditional cigarettes to a higher risk of mortality among bladder cancer patients

17 May 2017

Scientists develop world's first smartphone app to collect large data for people with MS

What if a single smartphone app could help solve the enigma of multiple sclerosis and move new treatments ahead at lightning speed? That was the bold idea that led Keck Medicine of USC neurologist Daniel Pelletier, MD, professor of neurology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC and division chief of the Neuro-Immunology and USC Multiple Sclerosis Center, to develop myMS, the world's first smartphone app capable of collecting large amounts of clinical, imaging and genetic data for people with MS. Enrollment is now underway for a pilot study of the app.

16 May 2017

Researchers develop simple urine-based test for rapid and accurate detection of Zika virus

There is no vaccine. No medication. And, no quick, reliable test for Zika virus … until now. Babies born with the virus often have lifelong, devastating birth defects.

15 May 2017

New IsoPSA assay detects prostate cancer more precisely than current tests

A team of researchers from Cleveland Clinic, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, Kaiser Permanente Northwest, and other clinical sites have demonstrated that a new blood test known as IsoPSA detects prostate cancer more precisely than current tests in two crucial measures - distinguishing cancer from benign conditions, and identifying patients with high-risk disease.

15 May 2017

Precise delivery of HDR brachytherapy provides good quality of life to prostate cancer patients

Doctors have found that treating prostate cancer with a single, high dose of radiation delivered precisely to the site of the tumor results in good quality of life and fewer trips to the hospital, with adverse side effects that are no worse than if the radiation treatment had been given in several lower doses.

8 May 2017

Advancing safety in healthcare products

True benefit from healthcare products requires an unrelenting focus on patient- and consumer-centered safety, a principle that is at the heart of J&J’s Credo and is embodied in the mission of the Office of the Chief Medical Officer (OCMO).

From Johnson & Johnson 5 May 2017

Molecular mechanism reprograms tumor cells to drive treatment resistance in advanced prostate cancer

Columbia University Medical Center researchers have discovered a molecular mechanism that reprograms tumor cells in patients with advanced prostate cancer, reducing their response to anti-androgen therapy.

4 May 2017

Research findings reveal new approach to prevent age-related obesity

The function and distribution of adipose tissue in the body change during the course of life. Beige fat cells, a special type of adipocytes, have the capability to use energy reserves - fatty deposits - by generating heat in a process known as thermogenesis.

4 May 2017

Heart failure patients have higher risk of death than people with common cancers

A study led by Keele University, in collaboration with the Universities of Aberdeen and Manchester, shows that men and women suffering from heart failure have a higher risk of death than people with most common types of cancer.

4 May 2017

Study finds worse survival rates for heart failure despite advances in treatment

A new analysis finds that, despite advances in care, men and women with a diagnosis of heart failure continue to have worse survival rates than patients with certain common cancers.

4 May 2017

Research sheds new light on surprising link between blood sugar and brain cancers

New research further illuminates the surprising relationship between blood sugar and brain tumors and could begin to shed light on how certain cancers develop.

3 May 2017

Pioneering catheter insertion kit unveiled at the American Urology Association (AUA)

Pioneering technology showcased at AUA offers clinicians a safer, more controlled technique.

3 May 2017

Stereotactic radiation provides effective, noninvasive treatment option for kidney cancer patients

Kidney cancer patients may soon have an alternative to traditional treatments, new research at UT Southwestern Medical Center's Kidney Cancer Program of the Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center shows.

2 May 2017

Study shows thinning of gray matter in the brains of patients with bipolar disorder

A new study has found brain abnormalities in people with bipolar disorder. In the largest MRI study to date on patients with bipolar disorder, a global consortium published new research showing that people with the condition have differences in the brain regions that control inhibition and emotion.

2 May 2017

Combination therapy may be effective option for treating some women with ovarian cancer

Researchers have been trying to understand why up to 85 percent of women experience recurrence of high-grade serous ovarian cancer -- the most common subtype of ovarian cancer -- after standard treatment with the chemotherapy drug carboplatin.

2 May 2017

Scientists use rooster testes to shed light on how germ cells fight viruses

Our bodies are constantly under siege by foreign invaders; viruses, bacteria and parasites that want to infiltrate our cells.

27 Apr 2017

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Tumor mutation load in patient's biopsy varies by age and type of cancer

Researchers identify DNA repair deficiency in many types of solid tumors

Regular exercise and good diet could reduce risk of disease recurrence, death in colon cancer patients

Study finds early diagnostic MRI to be cost-effective method for detecting prostate cancer

Studies show harmful links between use of e-cigarettes and bladder cancer risk

Scientists develop world's first smartphone app to collect large data for people with MS

Researchers develop simple urine-based test for rapid and accurate detection of Zika virus

New IsoPSA assay detects prostate cancer more precisely than current tests

Precise delivery of HDR brachytherapy provides good quality of life to prostate cancer patients

Advancing safety in healthcare products

Molecular mechanism reprograms tumor cells to drive treatment resistance in advanced prostate cancer

Research findings reveal new approach to prevent age-related obesity

Heart failure patients have higher risk of death than people with common cancers

Study finds worse survival rates for heart failure despite advances in treatment

Research sheds new light on surprising link between blood sugar and brain cancers

Pioneering catheter insertion kit unveiled at the American Urology Association (AUA)

Stereotactic radiation provides effective, noninvasive treatment option for kidney cancer patients

Study shows thinning of gray matter in the brains of patients with bipolar disorder

Combination therapy may be effective option for treating some women with ovarian cancer

Scientists use rooster testes to shed light on how germ cells fight viruses

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