Two gene mutations drive adrenal cancer
Two different genetic mutations cooperate to induce adrenal cancer, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center and University of Sao Paulo in Brazil.
Cancer
Sep 10, 2012 |
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Biopsies may overlook esophagus disease—Study reveals limitations in detecting allergic disorder
University of Utah engineers mapped white blood cells called eonsinophils and showed an existing diagnostic method may overlook an elusive digestive disorder that causes swelling in the esophagus and painful ...
Immunology
Sep 06, 2012 |
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Mutation ID'd in Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia
(HealthDay)—MYD88 L265P is a common, recurring mutation in patients with Waldenström's macroglobulinemia, according to a study published in the Aug. 30 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
Cancer
Aug 30, 2012 |
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Tumor cells' inner workings predict cancer progression
Using a new assay method to study tumor cells, researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center have found evidence of clonal evolution in chronic ...
Cancer
Jul 27, 2012 |
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Failing metal hip implants could be releasing genotoxic material
(Medical Xpress) -- Scientists have discovered that the inflammation in the surrounding tissue of patients with failing chromium-cobalt metal-on-metal (MOM) implants is caused by the release of The Cobalt ...
Medical research
Jul 04, 2012 |
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Giant raft of data to help us understand disease
Scientists at the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research at the University of Copenhagen have used a new method to assemble a massive catalogue of data on proteins. This gives them unprecedented insight into ...
Medical research
Jun 28, 2012 |
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Musical brain patterns could help predict epileptic seizures
The research led by Newcastle University's Dr Mark Cunningham and Professor Miles Whittington and supported by the Dr Hadwen Trust for Humane Research, indicates a novel electrical bio-marker in humans.
Neuroscience
Jun 15, 2012 |
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Virtual slides reveal disease in 3D
(Medical Xpress) -- Computing experts and medical researchers at the University of Leeds have developed a fast, easy-to-use way of studying tissue samples in 3D using ‘virtual’ microscope slides.
Medical research
Apr 23, 2012 |
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Promising developments in early diagnosis and treatment of mesothelioma
New results presented at 3rd European Lung Cancer Conference in Geneva, Switzerland show important steps being made to improve the diagnosis and treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma, an aggressive cancer of the outer ...
Cancer
Apr 18, 2012 |
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HIV raises anal cancer risk in women, study says
(HealthDay) -- Women with HIV are at increased risk for anal cancer, a new study finds.
HIV & AIDS
Apr 16, 2012 |
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'Brain-only' mutation causes epileptic brain size disorder
Scientists have discovered a mutation limited to brain tissue that causes hemimegalencephaly (HMG), a condition where one half of the brain is enlarged and dysfunctional, leading to intellectual disability and severe epilepsy. ...
Neuroscience
Apr 11, 2012 |
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Researchers search public databases, flag novel gene's key role in type 2 diabetes
Using computational methods, Stanford University School of Medicine investigators have strongly implicated a novel gene in the triggering of type-2 diabetes. Their experiments in lab mice and in human blood and tissue samples ...
Genetics
Apr 09, 2012 |
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Researcher's microdissection device hits the market to fight cancer
A new device designed to more effectively produce DNA samples for genetic testing from slide-mounted tissue samples is better equipped than most models on the market to help in the diagnosis and treatment ...
Cancer
Mar 29, 2012 |
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Photoacoustics technique detects small number of cancer cells
Researchers have developed multiple techniques and procedures to detect cancer cells during the earliest stages of the disease or after treatment. But one of the major limitations of these technologies is their inability ...
Cancer
Mar 27, 2012 |
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Immune system implicated in prematurity complication
Despite advances in neonatal care, necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) – the most common gastrointestinal emergency in premature infants – continues to be a deadly disease.
Immunology
Mar 19, 2012 |
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