Archive: 10/11/2014
Collaboration yields new methods to treat tumors with antennas
A conversation with a University of Wisconsin-Madison neurosurgeon prompted two engineering researchers to challenge a commonly held idea about tumor ablation, and as a result, they're now working to commercialize a new technology ...
Nov 10, 2014
Cigars expose smokers to harmful, cancer-causing agents
The levels of several toxic substances are elevated in cigar smokers, and for at least one potent cancer-causing agent, comparable to the levels found in cigarette smokers, according to a study published in Cancer Epidemiology, ...
Nov 10, 2014
Study shows more "quit" stimulus needed on cigarette packs
New research from the University of Otago, published recently in the prestigious BMJ-owned journal Tobacco Control, suggests tobacco plain packaging would be enhanced by clearer and more visually striking Quitline information.
Nov 10, 2014
Discovery could lead to better head and neck cancer therapies
UCLA scientists have discovered that a protein usually linked to rare neurological disorders is also associated with head and neck cancer in people who are infected with the human papilloma virus. And when that protein is ...
Nov 10, 2014
A balloon for obesity: an option between medication and surgery?
For many struggling with obesity, taking one of the newly approved prescription medications for weight loss (marketed as Qsymia, Belviq and Contrave) feels like climbing a mountain with a walking cane - it's a little help, ...
Nov 10, 2014