Oncology & Cancer

Evolution of brain tumor classification

For more than a century, pathologists have classified and graded brain tumors, examining samples under a microscope and looking for telltale signs of tumor class and biological aggressiveness such as cell morphology, cell ...

Medical research

Unusual partners aid blood vessel growth

Insufficient oxygen to an area like the heart or legs, called hypoxia, is a cue to our bodies to make more blood vessels, and scientists have found some unusual partners are key to making that happen.

Ophthalmology

High-tech eye drop research targets corneal damage

New research has laid the groundwork for a long-lasting eye drop to treat corneal neovascularisation (CoNV), a condition which affects more than a million people globally each year.

Medical research

Spiny mice can repair damaged cardiac tissue

Spiny mice, known for their unique ability to regrow lost skin, may also be able to preserve injured cardiac tissue according to a new study conducted by a research team from the University of Kentucky College of Medicine ...

Oncology & Cancer

A pair of proteins control the supply lines that feed cancer cells

In human cancer cell and mouse studies, researchers from Johns Hopkins Medicine have found that a set of proteins work in tandem to build supply lines that deliver oxygen and nutrients to tumors, enabling them to survive ...

Cardiology

Can damaged hearts heal themselves?

New research has found measuring a protein that forms to create new blood vessels after a heart attack or unstable angina, and determining the protein's genetics, could potentially help to predict long-term survival, specifically ...

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