July 8, 2016 — Researchers have identified a set of genes, including DNMT3A, that could potentially be used to predict clinical outcomes of patients who suffer from a type of Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) associated ...
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July 7, 2016 — Details of the first study by one of Europe's largest cancer centers assessing the clinical impact and feasibility of the ESMO Magnitude of Clinical Benefit Scale in a real-life context are now ...
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July 7, 2016 — A molecule which, for the last 20 years has been believed to be an indicator of good prognosis in tumors, has been shown to have a dark side, scientists ...
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July 7, 2016 — New findings suggest that mitochondrial stress alone can trigger the metabolic shifts that accompany tumor growth, working through a pathway that involves p53, a protein widely known to play multiple ...
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July 7, 2016 — Genetic testing in men with advanced prostate cancer could pick up a significant proportion whose disease may be caused by inherited mutations in genes involved in repairing DNA damage, a major new ...
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July 6, 2016 — Investigators have discovered the mechanism by which obesity increases inflammation and desmoplasia -- an accumulation of connective tissue -- in the most common form of pancreatic cancer and also ...
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July 6, 2016 — Scientists report they have used a genetic test that spots bits of cancer-related DNA circulating in the blood to accurately predict the likelihood of the disease's return in some -- but not all ...
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July 6, 2016 — The microRNA miR-19 helps budding adult brain cells stay on track, new research indicates. The findings pave the way toward a better understanding of how the adult brain controls the growth of new ...
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July 6, 2016 — New consensus guidelines have been released for the management of metastatic colorectal cancer that reflect an increasingly personalized approach to ...
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July 6, 2016 — Bacterial infections that don't respond to antibiotics are of rising concern, as is sepsis -- the immune system's last-ditch, failed attack on infection that ends up being lethal itself. ...
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July 6, 2016 — A new microfluidic device with implantable electrodes slows tumor progression while leaving healthy cells intact, report researchers. The device, about the size of a U.S. dollar coin, is designed to ...
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July 6, 2016 — Eph receptors and their partner proteins, the ephrins, are vital for intercellular communication. In the developing brain, they guide young neurons to the right partner cells by repulsion. They also ...
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July 6, 2016 — Precise predictions of whether a tumor is likely to spread would help clinicians and patients choose the best course of treatment. But current methods fall short of the precision needed. New research ...
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July 6, 2016 — Changes in benign tissues next to prostate tumors may provide an early warning for patients at higher risk for biochemical recurrence after a radical prostatectomy, a new study shows. If the ...
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July 6, 2016 — Cadherins are part of the protein family of adhesion molecules. Just like mortar between the bricks in a wall, they ensure that cells stay together, preventing them from breaking away and migrating ...
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July 5, 2016 — In the most comprehensive study of its kind, researchers report that most types of retroviruses have distinct, non-identical virus ...
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July 5, 2016 — Getting information to oncologists in an accessible, timely and readable manner at the point of care is crucial, say the authors of a new article. Their report and the ground rules laid out in it are ...
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July 5, 2016 — A collaborative effort by cancer researchers and chemists has resulted in the identification of a new drug target in leukemia and creation of a candidate drug that hits the target. More important, ...
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July 5, 2016 — Those who live 95 years or more are able to stave off age-related disease, with serious sickness compressed into only a few years late in life, a study of nearly 3,000 people has ...
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July 5, 2016 — Recognizing early stages of esophageal cancer is difficult because it can easily be missed. Medical researchers have now been working to develop a method to enable a computer to scan esophagus images ...
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