University of Colorado Denver
Doctors treat patients atop remote Andean peak through study of Acute Mountain Sickness
Working on a remote, barren peak in the Bolivian Andes, Ryan Paterson and his fellow emergency room doctors came face-to-face with everything from altitude sickness to appendicitis to complications of sickle ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 18, 2012 |
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Lack of oxygen in cancer cells leads to growth and metastasis
(Medical Xpress)—It seems as if a tumor deprived of oxygen would shrink. However, numerous studies have shown that tumor hypoxia, in which portions of the tumor have significantly low oxygen concentrations, ...
Cancer
Sep 13, 2012 |
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Parents' skin cancer concern doesn't keep kids inside
Pick your poison: sun exposure that leads to skin cancer or low physical activity that leads to obesity? In fact, a University of Colorado Cancer Center study published this week in the journal Preventing Ch ...
Cancer
Sep 06, 2012 |
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Rare genetic disease offers insight into common cancers
Fanconi anemia is a recessive genetic disorder affecting 1 in 350,000 babies, which leaves cells unable to repair damaged DNA. This lack of repair puts Fanconi anemia patients at high risk for developing ...
Cancer
Sep 04, 2012 |
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Study pinpoints malignant mesothelioma patients likely to benefit from drug pemetrexed
Previous studies have hypothesized that low levels of the enzyme thymidylate synthase (TS) likely mark patients who will benefit from the drug pemetrexed – but results have been inconclusive at best and at times contradictory. ...
Cancer
Aug 29, 2012 |
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Not all lung cancer patients who could benefit from crizotinib are identified by FDA-approved test
Break apart a couple worm-like chromosomes and they may reconnect with mismatched tips and tails – such is the case of the EML4-ALK fusion gene that creates 2-7 percent of lung cancers. Almost exactly a year ago, the FDA ...
Cancer
Aug 28, 2012 |
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Study identifies human melanoma stem cells
(Medical Xpress)—Cancer stem cells are defined by three abilities: differentiation, self-renewal and their ability to seed a tumor. These stem cells resist chemotherapy and many researchers posit their ...
Cancer
Aug 23, 2012 |
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Largest multistate study for autism launching second phase
The Centers for Disease Control has launched its second phase of a multistate study on autism and JFK Partners at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, the Colorado School of Public Health and the Colorado Department ...
Autism spectrum disorders
Aug 23, 2012 |
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Study shows long-term effects of radiation in pediatric cancer patients
For many pediatric cancer patients, total body irradiation (TBI) is a necessary part of treatment during bone marrow transplant– it's a key component of long term survival. But lengthened survival creates ...
Cancer
Aug 21, 2012 |
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Evolutionary increase in size of the human brain explained
Researchers have found what they believe is the key to understanding why the human brain is larger and more complex than that of other animals.
Genetics
Aug 16, 2012 |
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Enzalutamide adds five months survival in late-stage prostate cancer
Results of a phase III clinical trial of the drug Enzalutamide, published yesterday in the New England Journal of Medicine, show the drug extends life by an average five months in the most advanced stages of prostate cancer ...
Cancer
Aug 16, 2012 |
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A recipe for increased colorectal cancer screening rates
Screening for colorectal cancer (CRC) is cost-effective and saves lives by early detection. The ability to screen large numbers of individuals is especially important for states with tight health insurance budgets dealing ...
Cancer
Aug 14, 2012 |
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Chromosomal translocations point the way toward personalized cancer care
A broken chromosome is like an unmoored beansprout circling in search of attachment. If a cell tries to replicate itself with broken chromosomes, the cell will be killed and so it would very much like to find its lost end. ...
Cancer
Aug 13, 2012 |
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The making and unmaking of stem-like, aggressive breast cancer cells
Breast cancers that depend on the hormones estrogen and progesterone are susceptible to treatments targeting these hormones. Take away this dependence and you lose a valuable treatment option.
Cancer
Aug 09, 2012 |
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Adolescents in substance abuse programs report using other's med marijuana
A recent study by University of Colorado School of Medicine researchers shows that it is very common for adolescents in substance abuse treatment to use medical marijuana recommended to someone else (also known as "diverted" ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 08, 2012 |
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