Archive: 13/07/2015

Cancer discovery links experimental vaccine and biological treatment

A new study at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has linked two seemingly unrelated cancer treatments that are both now being tested in clinical trials.

Jul 13, 2015

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Cancers caught during screening colonoscopy are more survivable

Patients whose colorectal cancer (CRC) is detected during a screening colonoscopy are likely to survive longer than those who wait until they have symptoms before having the test, according to a study in the July issue of ...

Jul 13, 2015

Antioxidants help treat skin-picking disorder in mice, researcher says

Two antioxidant supplements are effective in treating skin-picking disorder in mice, according to a study led by a Stanford University School of Medicine researcher.

Jul 13, 2015

UB researcher explores first-responders' role in end-of-life calls

Paramedics and emergency medical technicians (EMTs) are trained to save lives. But they sometimes enter situations where a dying patient's end-of-life wishes contradict their professional code.

Jul 13, 2015

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Fat fish illuminate human obesity: Binge-eating cavefish share mutated gene with some obese people

Blind cavefish that have adapted to annual cycles of starvation and binge-eating have mutations in the gene MC4R, the same gene that is mutated in certain obese people with insatiable appetites, according to a new study led ...

Jul 13, 2015

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Is upward mobility bad for your health?

Youth from low-income families who succeed academically and socially may actually pay a price—with their health—according to a new Northwestern University study.

Jul 13, 2015

Nutrients turn on key tumor signaling molecule, fueling resistance to cancer therapy, study shows

Tumors can leverage glucose and another nutrient, acetate, to resist targeted therapies directed at specific cellular molecules, according to Ludwig Cancer Research scientists studying glioblastoma, a deadly brain cancer.

Jul 13, 2015

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Ebola patients' escape spreads alarm in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone said Monday it had launched an emergency operation to prevent a serious spread of Ebola after two patients escaped for several hours from a treatment centre.

Jul 13, 2015