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Breast density does not influence breast cancer death among breast cancer patients

The risk of dying from breast cancer was not related to high mammographic breast density in breast cancer patients, according to a study published August 20 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

Cancer created Aug 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Metabolic protein wields phosphate group to activate cancer-promoting genes

A metabolic protein that nourishes cancer cells also activates tumor-promoting genes by loosening part of the packaging that entwines DNA to make up chromosomes, a team led by scientists at The University of Texas MD Anderson ...

Cancer created Aug 16, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Modification of tumor suppressor affects sensitivity to potential GBM treatment

Despite years of research, glioblastoma, the most common and deadly brain cancer in adults, continues to outsmart treatments targeted to inhibit tumor growth.

Cancer created Aug 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Nanofibers may help treat heart attacks

(Medical Xpress) -- Cardiovascular diseases kill over 17 million people a year globally, according to the World Health Organization, and many more suffer heart attacks but recover. Even those who do recover are more prone ...

Cardiology created Aug 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

Why do infants get sick so often? Researchers reveal cell signaling prevents growth of essential immune cells

Researchers at the University of Michigan Health System are helping to quell parents' worry about why infants seem to get sick so often.

Immunology created Aug 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Disturbance during foetal period behind severe eye disease

(Medical Xpress) -- The congenital eye disease persistent foetal vasculature syndrome leads to bleeding, detached retina, and a cloudy lens. Now researchers at Uppsala University show in a model for the disease that it may ...

Ophthalmology created Aug 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study finds novel therapy that may prevent damage to the retina in diabetic eye diseases

Researchers at the University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center have identified a compound that could interrupt the chain of events that cause damage to the retina in diabetic retinopathy. The finding is significant because ...

Medical research created Jul 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

How chronic obstructive pulmonary disease increases risk of lung cancer

In addition to the well-known risk factor of smoking, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) increases lung cancer risk.

Cancer created Jul 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Retina transplantation improved by manipulating recipient retinal microenvironment

A research team in the United Kingdom has found that insulin-like growth factor (IGF1) impacts cell transplantation of photoreceptor precursors by manipulating the retinal recipient microenvironment, enabling better migration ...

Ophthalmology created Jul 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Metastatic breast cancer: Bevacizumab slows progression, but has no impact on survival

The cancer drug bevacizumab (Avastin) offers only a modest benefit in delaying disease progression in patients with advanced stage breast cancer, according to a systematic review by Cochrane researchers. The researchers assessed ...

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Better treatment for brain cancer revealed by new molecular insights

Nearly a third of adults with the most common type of brain cancer develop recurrent, invasive tumors after being treated with a drug called bevacizumab. The molecular underpinnings behind these detrimental effects have now ...

Cancer created Jul 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Decreasing cancer risk associated with inflammatory bowel disease

Inflammatory bowel disease is caused by chronic inflammation , which leads to damage of the intestinal epithelium.

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Zebrafish reveal promising mechanism for healing spinal cord injury

Scientists in Australia are studying the mechanisms of spinal cord repair in zebrafish, which unlike humans and other mammals can regenerate their spinal cord following injury. Their findings suggest a family of molecules ...

Genetics created Jul 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers make progress on early detection of resistance to colorectal cancer drugs

Mutations in a gene called KRAS are causally associated with acquired resistance to targeted therapies for colorectal cancers (CRC), according to new findings from EU-funded researchers from Italy and their ...

Cancer created Jun 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Grb2 protein holds powerful molecular signaling pathway in check

Once considered merely a passive link between proteins that matter, Grb2 - pronounced "grab2" - actually lives up to its nickname with its controlling grip on an important cell signaling pathway, scientists at The University ...

Medical research created Jun 22, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast