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U-M researchers reveal key gene that may provide potential target for cancer treatment

One of the mysteries in cancer biology is how one protein, TGF-beta, can both stop cancer from forming and encourage its aggressive growth.

6 Jan 2015

Adding radiation treatment to hormone therapy saves older men with prostate cancer

Adding radiation treatment to hormone therapy saves more lives among older men with locally advanced prostate therapy than hormone therapy alone, according to a new study in the Journal of Clinical Oncology this week from Penn Medicine researchers.

6 Jan 2015

Brazilian researchers find that nutrition education may help prevent reoccurrence of breast cancer

Breast cancer is the most frequent cause of death among women worldwide, and five-year survival rates are just 58.4% in Brazil, lower than in many other regions. In a new study, however, researchers from Federal University of Santa Catarina provided Brazilian breast cancer patients with nutrition education and found it could benefit patients and may help prevent reoccurrence of the cancer.

6 Jan 2015

Chronic hypertension increases glaucoma risk

A new study published in Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science has found that chronic (long term) hypertension increases a person's susceptibility to glaucoma. These results suggest that doctors should consider a patient's blood pressure levels in managing the potentially blinding eye disorder.

6 Jan 2015

Low alcohol consumption, plant-based diet reduce risk of obesity-related cancers

Low alcohol consumption and a plant-based diet, both healthy habits aligning with current cancer prevention guidelines, are associated with reducing the risk of obesity-related cancers, a New York University study shows.

6 Jan 2015

Men's eating habits associated with availability of healthy food outlets around home

Canadian men's eating habits are associated with the availability of healthy food sources in their residential neighbourhood but women's are not, according to researchers at the University of Montreal and its affiliated CHUM hospital.

6 Jan 2015

New findings may lay groundwork of novel treatment for people with Huntington's disease

By adjusting the levels of a key signaling protein, researchers improved motor function and brain abnormalities in experimental animals with a form of Huntington's disease, a severe neurodegenerative disorder.

5 Jan 2015

Holding breath during radiation therapy can reduce radiation exposure to the heart

Women who have breast cancer on their left side present a particular challenge to radiation oncologists. Studies have shown that the risk of heart disease is higher in this group of women after radiation treatment because it can be difficult to ensure that a sufficient dose of radiation is delivered to the left breast while adequately shielding the heart from exposure.

5 Jan 2015

Vitamin B counteracts levels of DDT in women who are more likely to get, stay pregnant

Women who have adequate levels of B vitamins in their bodies are more likely to get and stay pregnant even when they also have high levels of a common pesticide known to have detrimental reproductive effects, according to new Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health research.

5 Jan 2015

Study confirms safety of two measles-containing vaccines

A 12-year study of two measles-containing vaccines, published today in Pediatrics, found that seven main adverse outcomes were unlikely after either vaccine.

5 Jan 2015

Rich, educated, single males drink more in later life

A decade long research project into the drinking habits of over 45s has found that rich, educated, single males are at greatest risk of failing to cut their drinking habits in later life.

5 Jan 2015

Study: Placental cells may possibly treat damaged nerves

New findings suggest that placental cells may potentially treat damaged nerves possibly leading the way to new treatment for stroke patients.

5 Jan 2015

New study shows that menstrual cycle may have an effect on nicotine cravings

The menstrual cycle appears to have an effect on nicotine cravings, according to a new study by Adrianna Mendrek of the University of Montreal and its affiliated Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Montréal.

5 Jan 2015

Healthy Nordic diet reduces expression of inflammation-associated genes in adipose tissue

A Nordic study led by the Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition at the University of Eastern Finland discovered that the health-promoting Nordic diet reduces the expression of inflammation-associated genes in subcutaneous adipose tissue. In overweight persons, the expression of these genes reduced without weight loss.

5 Jan 2015

Luck is a key factor in cancer development

A statistical model that measures the proportion of cancers that develop as a result of random mutations occurring during cell division was published in Science today.

2 Jan 2015

Stress can trigger diabetes, depression and other autoimmune diseases

Stress is an ability of humans to fight or flee when faced with problems affecting the individual. By changes in the organism, adaptation to various physical conditions is achieved: burns, bruises, bleeding or psychosocial traumas.

2 Jan 2015

Fat cells below skin help protect from bacteria, say researchers

When it comes to skin infections, a healthy and robust immune response may depend greatly upon what lies beneath. In a new paper published in the January 2, 2015 issue of Science, researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine report the surprising discovery that fat cells below the skin help protect us from bacteria.

2 Jan 2015

Johns Hopkins scientists create statistical model to measure proportion of cancer incidence

Scientists from the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have created a statistical model that measures the proportion of cancer incidence, across many tissue types, caused mainly by random mutations that occur when stem cells divide.

2 Jan 2015

UT Southwestern researchers target cells' biological clock to kill cancer cells, shrink tumor growth

Cell biologists at UT Southwestern Medical Center have targeted telomeres with a small molecule called 6-thiodG that takes advantage of the cell's 'biological clock' to kill cancer cells and shrink tumor growth.

2 Jan 2015

Breast cancer risk for women with atypical hyperplasia greater than previously thought, study finds

Women with atypical hyperplasia of the breast have a higher risk of developing breast cancer than previously thought, a Mayo Clinic study has found. Results of the study appear in a special report on breast cancer in the New England Journal of Medicine.

2 Jan 2015

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U-M researchers reveal key gene that may provide potential target for cancer treatment

Adding radiation treatment to hormone therapy saves older men with prostate cancer

Brazilian researchers find that nutrition education may help prevent reoccurrence of breast cancer

Chronic hypertension increases glaucoma risk

Low alcohol consumption, plant-based diet reduce risk of obesity-related cancers

Men's eating habits associated with availability of healthy food outlets around home

New findings may lay groundwork of novel treatment for people with Huntington's disease

Holding breath during radiation therapy can reduce radiation exposure to the heart

Vitamin B counteracts levels of DDT in women who are more likely to get, stay pregnant

Study confirms safety of two measles-containing vaccines

Rich, educated, single males drink more in later life

Study: Placental cells may possibly treat damaged nerves

New study shows that menstrual cycle may have an effect on nicotine cravings

Healthy Nordic diet reduces expression of inflammation-associated genes in adipose tissue

Luck is a key factor in cancer development

Stress can trigger diabetes, depression and other autoimmune diseases

Fat cells below skin help protect from bacteria, say researchers

Johns Hopkins scientists create statistical model to measure proportion of cancer incidence

UT Southwestern researchers target cells' biological clock to kill cancer cells, shrink tumor growth

Breast cancer risk for women with atypical hyperplasia greater than previously thought, study finds

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