Oncology & Cancer
Dementia tied to hormone-blocking prostate cancer treatment
Alzheimer's disease may be a risk for older prostate cancer patients given hormone-blocking treatment, a large, U.S. government-funded analysis found.
Jul 5, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Study identifies causes of cancer
A team of Yale-led researchers can now quantify the factors causing changes in the DNA that contribute most to cancer growth in tumors of most major tumor types.
Apr 27, 2022
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Surgery
Castration of men was based on knowledge of the female body
Many men know that benign prostate enlargement can affect their quality of life. The prostate, normally the size of a walnut, can swell up, causing pain and a need to urinate frequently. Today there is a range of treatment ...
Dec 10, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Statins starve cancer cells to death
More than 35 million Americans take statin drugs daily to lower their blood cholesterol levels. Now, in experiments with human cells in the laboratory, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine have added to growing evidence ...
Mar 12, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
New blood test for prostate cancer is highly-accurate and avoids invasive biopsies
A new and simple blood test has been found to efficiently and accurately detect the presence of aggressive prostate cancer, according to research by Queen Mary University of London.
Sep 10, 2019
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Genetics
1 in 25 carries a genotype that is associated with a shortened lifespan, according to scientists
Scientists at deCODE genetics have published a study on actionable genotypes detected in the Icelandic population and their association with lifespan. The results of this study are among the things that have motivated the ...
Nov 8, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
World-first discovery paves way to new cancer treatment
Australian researchers have discovered a new way to target an aggressive childhood cancer, neuroblastoma, one of the most common and dangerous cancers in young children.
Mar 26, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Body fat distribution linked to higher risk of aggressive prostate cancer
In the first prospective study of directly measured body fat distribution and prostate cancer risk, investigators found that higher levels of abdominal and thigh fat are associated with an increased risk of aggressive prostate ...
Jun 10, 2019
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Changes in the eye may offer early warning for Alzheimer's disease
Some say the eyes are the windows to the soul, but new findings from researchers at the Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute suggest they may offer insight into the mind as well. Their new proof-of-principle study shows how ...
Mar 17, 2021
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Medical research
First clinical guidance on anal sex after prostate cancer
UK doctors and surgeons have formulated what is probably the world's first clinical guidance on anal sex before, during, and after diagnosis and treatment for prostate cancer. This consensus guideline, which is aimed at clinicians ...
Jun 10, 2019
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