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Reseach reveals genomic similarities between breast cancer, ovarian cancers

One subtype of breast cancer shares many genetic features with high-grade serous ovarian cancer, a cancer that is very difficult to treat, according to researchers supported by the National Institutes of ...

Cancer created Sep 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Cell biologists describes mechanism by which some people may be more susceptible to colon cancer

An international research team led by cell biologists at the University of California, Riverside has uncovered a new insight into colon cancer, the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United ...

Cancer created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers find fly receptor neurons able to communicate without synapse connections

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at Yale University have found that neural receptors in a fly's antenna are able to communicate with one another despite a lack of synaptic connections. They suggest in their ...

Neuroscience created Nov 22, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 2 | with audio podcast report

Genomic study shows colon and rectal tumors constitute a single type of cancer

The pattern of genomic alterations in colon and rectal tissues is the same regardless of anatomic location or origin within the colon or the rectum, leading researchers to conclude that these two cancer types ...

Cancer created Jul 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Autism scientists seek more brains to aid research

(AP)—Autism scientists are seeking more brain samples for research.

Autism spectrum disorders created May 02, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Pertactin-negative Bordetella pertussis identified in U.S.

(HealthDay)—Pertactin-negative variants of Bordetella pertussis have been identified in the United States; and children who receive diphtheria-tetanus-whole-cell pertussis (DTwP) priming have lower report ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Feb 07, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New gene test detects early mouth cancer risk

Researchers from Queen Mary, University of London have developed a new gene test that can detect pre-cancerous cells in patients with benign-looking mouth lesions. The test could potentially allow at-risk patients to receive ...

Cancer created Oct 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study of human specimen collections in the US offers first look at their huge diversity

Biobanks are organizations that collect, store and share human specimens (e.g., blood, solid tissues, hair) for research purposes. The rise of the human genome project and of large-scale genetics studies ...

Genetics created Jan 28, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Self-collection and HPV DNA testing could be an effective cervical cancer screening

Human papillomavirus (HPV) testing of self-collected specimens may be a more effective way to screen for cervical cancer in low-resource settings compared to visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA) and liquid-based cytology ...

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Scripps physicians call for change in cancer tissue handling

Genetic sequencing technology is altering the way cancer is diagnosed and treated, but traditional specimen handling methods threaten to slow that progress.

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Organizing human specimen collections: Getting the best out of biobanks

The diversity of biobanks, collections of human specimens from a variety of sources, raises questions about the best way to manage and govern them, finds a study published in BioMed Central's open access journal Genome Me ...

Genetics created Jan 24, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Trends presented from two years of haiti cholera epidemic

(HealthDay)—During the first two years of the cholera epidemic in Haiti, the cumulative attack rate was 6.1 percent, with a consistent downward trend seen in cumulative case fatality rates, according to ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 10, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Treating intestinal E. coli infection with antibiotic may reduce duration of bacterial carriage

In the E coli outbreak in Germany in May 2011, treatment with azithromycin was associated with a lower frequency of long-term carriage of the bacteria and shorter duration of shedding of the bacteria in stool specimens, accord ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Antimicrobial resistance up in K. pneumoniae isolates

(HealthDay)—Klebsiella pneumoniae (K. pneumoniae) isolates from U.S. inpatients are becoming increasingly resistant to antimicrobial agents, according to a study published in the January issue of Emerging I ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Dec 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Europe tackles ethics of biobanks

Collections of human biological samples used in medical research should be governed by clear rules that safeguard ethics while advancing knowledge, scientists said Wednesday at a Council of Europe symposium.

Other created Jun 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0