In the current online issue of PLoS ONE, researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine say...
It is not primary tumors that are responsible for the majority of cancer deaths, but rather their metastases. Physiologists and...
Alzheimer's plaques in PET brain scans identify future cognitive decline DURHAM, N.C. – Among patients with mild or no cognitive impairment,...
Computed tomographic colonography (CTC), also known as virtual colonoscopy, administered without laxatives is as accurate as conventional colonoscopy in detecting...
Colonoscopy may be preferable to sigmoidoscopy for these populations Newswise — New York, NY (May 3, 2012) — Blacks and Hispanics...
Newswise — NEW ORLEANS – Use of a new drug to detect the beta-amyloid plaques in the brain that are...
Newswise — NEW YORK CITY (April 12, 2012) -- Anal cancer is on the rise among HIV-positive women, according to a...
Newswise — (NEW YORK, NY, April 12, 2012) —Maintaining the right level of sugar in the blood is the responsibility...
Newswise — April 11 2012— Mayo Clinic in Florida will be one of the first health care institutions in the United States...
CORAL GABLES, FL (April 11, 2012)--On warm days, the beach seems an ideal destination for family rest and relaxation. Who...
Newswise — (MEMPHIS, Tenn. – April 11, 2012) An international study found that bone marrow transplants are not the best option...
Scientists have long believed that vitamin D, which is naturally absorbed from sunlight, has an important role in the functioning...
The new molecules could lead to unique treatments for obesity, diabetes, high cholesterol, and sleep disorders JUPITER, FL -- Scientists from...
Newswise — Breast cancer patients treated with intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) instead of standard whole breast irradiation (WBI) have...
Newswise — SAN DIEGO, March 28, 2012 Research was presented at a meeting of the American Chemical Society — A new...
Newswise — BOSTON—A report from the nation’s leading cancer organizations shows rates of death in the United States from all...
Newswise — PHILADELPHIA — Dietary cadmium, a toxic metal widely dispersed in the environment and found in many farm fertilizers,...
Newswise — NEW YORK, March 14, 2012 – A new study by researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center reveals that...
Newswise — SEATTLE – Declines in cigarette smoking among Americans since the mid-1950s – particularly since tobacco-control policies and interventions...
AURORA, Colo. -- As scientists continue making breakthroughs in personalized cancer treatment, delivering those therapies in the most cost effective...
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – March 7, 2012 – Researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center have demonstrated that cancer of the...
Newswise — 3/09/2012 - Newark is one of six locations in the United States that are the focus of a...
Newswise — 3/9/2012 — A common sexually transmitted bacterial infection more than doubles the risk of HIV infection in African...
The National Institutes of Health has launched two multi-site clinical trials to evaluate treatments for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. One will...
LOS ANGELES – Drinking red wine in moderation may reduce one of the risk factors for breast cancer, providing a...
SAN ANTONIO — Breast cancer survivors who carry the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genetic mutation are at high risk for developing...
SAN ANTONIO — Despite the benefits, only a small minority of women, regardless of age, are opting for immediate reconstructive...
An independent panel convened this week by the National Institutes of Health has concluded that many men with localized, low-risk...
SAN ANTONIO -- Obese patients with early-stage HER2-positive breast cancer may have worse outcomes than patients who are normal weight...
BOSTON – Prostate cancer screening that combines an adjusted blood test with other factors including the size of the gland,...