Archive: 18/10/2013
Researchers identify how 'phenotype switching' can make melanoma become metastatic and resistant to drugs
(Medical Xpress)—One of the challenges of understanding cancer is trying to determine the mechanisms that drive metastasis, or the process by which tumor cells are able to spread throughout the body. In order to investigate ...
Oct 18, 2013
Skid row cancer study has implications for treatment today, researcher says
An ethically dubious medical research study from the 1950s and 60s, known as the "Bowery series," foreshadowed and shared commonalities with prostate cancer screening and treatment measures as they are carried out today, ...
Oct 18, 2013
When scared goes beyond Halloween: Phobias are fears that overwhelm, affect behavior
What started out as a quiet evening at home last fall turned into a nightmare when Orianah Fast discovered an intruder in her Grand Forks, N.D., apartment.
Oct 18, 2013
Costume contact lenses pose dangers
Wearing cosmetic contact lenses might seem like a nice way to finish off a good Halloween costume, but they can cause serious eye injury, according to an association of ophthalmologists.
Oct 18, 2013