High-B-Value Diffusion-Weighted MRI in Colorectal Cancer
Diffusion-weighted MRI (DW-MRI) is becoming increasingly important in the assessment of malignant tumors. It is generally accepted that DW-MRI enab...View More
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Novel Hydrogel Carriers for Anti-Cancer Drugs Offer New Hope for Cancer Treatment
Cancer therapy in recent times relies on the use of several drugs derived from biological sources including different bacteria and viruses, among o...View More
Allison Grey
Mysterious 'Nuclear Speckle' Structures inside Cells Enhance Gene Activity may Help Block Cancers
A team led by scientists at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania has illuminated the functions of mysterious structure...View More
Allison Grey
Study: Outcomes Similar for Robotic versus Conventional Bladder Cancer Surgery
Surgeons at 15 medical centres in the US have compared the outcomes of robotic surgery to traditional open surgery for bladder cancer. The 7-year R...View More
Allison Grey
FDA Approves Jelmyto (Mitomycin gel) for Urothelial Cancer
Urothelial carcinoma, also known as transitional cell carcinoma (TCC), is by far the most common type of bladder cancer. In fact, if you have bladd...View More
Allison Grey
Glioblastoma Nano medicine Crosses into Brain in Mice, Eradicates Recurring Brain Cancer
A new synthetic protein nanoparticle capable of slipping past the nearly impermeable blood-brain barrier in mice could deliver cancer-killing drugs...View More
Allison Grey
Type and Abundance of Mouth Bacteria Linked to Lung Cancer Risk in Non-Smokers
Fewer species and high numbers of particular types of bacteria seem to be linked to heightened risk, the findings indicate. Around one in four case...View More
Allison Grey
Few Young Adult Men Have Gotten the HPV Vaccine
The COVID-19 vaccine isn't having any trouble attracting suitors. But there's another, older model that's been mostly ignored by the yo...View More
Allison Grey
How oxygen radicals protect against cancer
Originally, oxygen radicals are reactive oxygen species, or ROS for short were considered to be exclusively harmful in the body. They are produced,...View More
Allison Grey
Artificial intelligence system may improve diagnosis of complicated metastatic cancers
In 1 to 2 percent of cancer cases, the primary site of tumor origin cannot be determined. Because many modern cancer therapeutics target primary tu...View More
Allison Grey
Process for eliminating unneeded cells may also protect against cancer
For all animals, eliminating some cells is a necessary part of embryonic development. Living cells are also naturally sloughed off in mature tissue...View More
Allison Grey
Major advance enables study of genetic mutations in any tissue
For the first time, scientists are able to study changes in the DNA of any human tissue, following the resolution of long-standing technical challe...View More
Allison Grey
Successful cancer therapy using artificial metalloenzymes to deliver drugs
One of the major problems with current cancer treatments is that their effects are not limited to cancerous cells in the body. The side effects of ...View More
Allison Grey
New technology makes tumor eliminate itself
A new technology developed by UZH researchers enables the body to produce therapeutic agents on demand at the exact location where they are needed....View More
Allison Grey
Study Links Second-hand Smoke during Pregnancy to Epigenetic Changes in Babies
Nearly a quarter of pregnant women say they've been around secondhand smoke -- in their homes, at work, around a friend or relative -- which, a...View More
Allison Grey
Low-Dose Aspirin does not seem to Improve Survival after Prostate Cancer Diagnosis
Low-dose aspirin use does not seem to reduce the overall risk for prostate cancer death at the population level. However, results for extended expo...View More
Allison Grey
New Genetic Marker Could Help Diagnose Aggressive Prostate Cancer
Scientists have discovered a link between certain genetic mutations, the aggressiveness of prostate cancer, risk of developing the disease and poor...View More
Allison Grey