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Genomic test may help guide treatment decisions for patients with recurrent prostate cancer

A commercially available genomic test may help oncologists better determine which patients with recurrent prostate cancer may benefit from hormone therapy, according to new research from the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and 15 other medical centers.

11 Feb 2021

Researchers develop new weapon to fight against resistant bacteria

Every day, people die from simple infections even though they have been treated with antibiotics. This is because more and more bacteria have become resistant to the types of antibiotics that doctors can prescribe.

10 Feb 2021

Study reveals why Black men with prostate cancer have greater survival benefits from immunotherapy

Black men die more often of prostate cancer yet, paradoxically, have greater survival benefits from immunotherapy treatment.

10 Feb 2021

Compound isolated from Ophiura sarsii can be used as an affordable drug for photodynamic therapy

An unusual biologically active porphyrin compound was isolated from seabed dweller Ophiura sarsii. The substance might be used as an affordable light-sensitive drug for innovative photodynamic therapy and for targeted treatment of triple-negative breast cancer and some other cancers.

8 Feb 2021

HKBU and CUHK jointly develop Spermine Risk Score for diagnosis of prostate cancer

Researchers from Hong Kong Baptist University and the Faculty of Medicine at The Chinese University of Hong Kong have jointly developed the Spermine Risk Score which, coupled with the use of a urine test, provides a non-invasive and more reliable method for the diagnosis of prostate cancer.

8 Feb 2021

Intensive BP lowering reduces cardiovascular risk in patients exposed to air pollution

Evidence suggests particulate matter is the air pollutant which poses the greatest threat to global health. Studies have shown that exposure to particulate matter smaller than 2.5 microns is associated with acute and chronic elevations in blood pressure (BP) as well as hypertension.

2 Feb 2021

Study evaluates the performance and acceptability of HPV self-sampling

A study led by Queen Mary University of London has compared the performance and acceptability of a urine test and four different vaginal self-sampling collection devices to detect high risk Human Papilloma Virus (HPV).

1 Feb 2021

Discovery offers novel possibilities to target drug-resistant HER2-positive cancers

SORLA is a protein trafficking receptor that has been mainly studied in neurons, but it also plays a role in cancer cells.

29 Jan 2021

SORLA protein promotes the growth of breast cancer brain metastasis

SORLA is a protein trafficking receptor that has been mainly studied in neurons, but it also plays a role in cancer cells.

29 Jan 2021

Researchers identify new strategy to protect offspring from prenatal stress

New research from the University of Iowa and University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center demonstrates that offspring can be protected from the effects of prenatal stress by administering a neuroprotective compound during pregnancy.

29 Jan 2021

Physicians receive Pfizer Prize for research on leukemia, cardiac arrhythmias

This year, four of a total of fifteen Pfizer Research Prizes have been awarded to physicians from the University of Bern and the Inselspital, University Hospital Bern.

28 Jan 2021

David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian receive Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Biology and Biomedicine

The BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Biology and Biomedicine has gone in this thirteenth edition to David Julius, from the University of California, San Francisco, and Ardem Patapoutian, from the Scripps Institute, La Jolla (United States), "for identifying the receptors that enable us to sense temperature, pain and pressure."

28 Jan 2021

Dramatic changes seen in delivery of radiotherapy treatments during coronavirus pandemic

Dramatic changes were seen in the delivery of radiotherapy treatments for cancer during the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic in England.

22 Jan 2021

New drug target valid for breast cancer as well as lymphoma

One more piece of the puzzle has fallen into place behind a new drug whose anti-cancer potential was developed at the University of Alberta and is set to begin human trials this year, thanks to newly published research.

21 Jan 2021

New technique can rapidly diagnose prostate cancer from urine

Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers among men. Patients are determined to have prostate cancer primarily based on PSA, a cancer factor in blood.

21 Jan 2021

Study finds genetic variants that increase the risk of bedwetting

In a large-scale study of Danish children and young people, researchers from Aarhus University have for the first time found genetic variants that increase the risk of nocturnal enuresis - commonly known as bedwetting or nighttime incontinence.

19 Jan 2021

New tests may help improve the selection of men considering prostate cancer surveillance

Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers are looking at ways to combine imaging and biomarkers to predict prostate cancer progression more accurately.

15 Jan 2021

New study can help determine effectiveness of chemotherapy in patients with bladder cancer

In patients with bladder cancer, chemotherapy effectiveness is partially determined by the body's immune system response to the malignancy. This is the conclusion of research conducted by a team of scientists from Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin and the Berlin Institute of Health.

15 Jan 2021

Researchers use urine test to identify and verify a patient's type of asthma

In a new study, researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have used a urine test to identify and verify a patient's type of asthma.

13 Jan 2021

Change in evidence-based guidelines for vasectomy may reduce number of follow-up tests

A change in evidence-based guidelines for vasectomy may have led to a reduction in the number of follow-up tests to confirm the procedure was successful, reports a study in Urology Practice®, an Official Journal of the American Urological Association (AUA). The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.

13 Jan 2021

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Genomic test may help guide treatment decisions for patients with recurrent prostate cancer

Researchers develop new weapon to fight against resistant bacteria

Study reveals why Black men with prostate cancer have greater survival benefits from immunotherapy

Compound isolated from Ophiura sarsii can be used as an affordable drug for photodynamic therapy

HKBU and CUHK jointly develop Spermine Risk Score for diagnosis of prostate cancer

Intensive BP lowering reduces cardiovascular risk in patients exposed to air pollution

Study evaluates the performance and acceptability of HPV self-sampling

Discovery offers novel possibilities to target drug-resistant HER2-positive cancers

SORLA protein promotes the growth of breast cancer brain metastasis

Researchers identify new strategy to protect offspring from prenatal stress

Physicians receive Pfizer Prize for research on leukemia, cardiac arrhythmias

David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian receive Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Biology and Biomedicine

Dramatic changes seen in delivery of radiotherapy treatments during coronavirus pandemic

New drug target valid for breast cancer as well as lymphoma

New technique can rapidly diagnose prostate cancer from urine

Study finds genetic variants that increase the risk of bedwetting

New tests may help improve the selection of men considering prostate cancer surveillance

New study can help determine effectiveness of chemotherapy in patients with bladder cancer

Researchers use urine test to identify and verify a patient's type of asthma

Change in evidence-based guidelines for vasectomy may reduce number of follow-up tests

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