ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center have discovered two cancer-spurring gene rearrangements that...
People who are alcohol-dependent and who also carry a particular variant of a gene run an increased risk of premature...
October 25 2011 More patients with ovarian carcinoma carry cancer-predisposing mutations, and in more genes, than previously thought. A rapid experimental method...
Wednesday, October 26, 2011 Contact:NIAAA Press Office 301-443-3860 NIH grant will help translate addiction research into practice A new grant will help establish...
Released: 10/18/2011 11:00 AM EDT Source: American College of Surgeons (ACS) New findings show an increase in postmastectomy breast reconstruction, and that...
Released: 10/17/2011 8:00 AM EDT Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Newswise — The proportion of children who used a...
Released: 10/10/2011 9:00 AM Source: Thomas Jefferson University Newswise — (PHILADELPHIA) – Beth Moore can now keep up with her children. The...
October 26 2011 Newswise — Delivering anticancer drugs into breast ducts via the nipple is highly effective in animal models of...
One of the causes of resistance to cancer treatment in children is now beginning to be elucidated. Acute lymphoblastic leukemia...
ROCHESTER, Minn. - Estrogen may prevent strokes in premature or early menopausal women, Mayo Clinic researchers say. Their findings challenge...
Men who took 400 international units (I.U.) of vitamin E daily had more prostate cancers compared to men who took...
HOUSTON - Women with high-grade ovarian cancer live longer and respond better to platinum-based chemotherapy when their tumors have BRCA2...
AUGUSTA, Ga. – A compound isolated from a wild, poisonous mushroom growing in a Southwest China forest appears to help...
Early detection and diagnosis of open angle glaucoma important so that treatment can be used in the early stages of...
A chemical component of the marijuana plant could prevent the onset of pain associated with drugs used in chemo therapy,...
Treating women with early stage breast cancer with a combination of chemotherapy and the molecularly targeted drug Herceptin significantly increases...
A large study of the daughters of women who had been given DES, the first synthetic form of estrogen, during...
New Rochelle, NY, October 5, 2011 -- A possible new target for breast cancer therapy comes from the discovery that...
Release Date: 10/03/2011 Interactive video games, already known to improve motor function in recovering stroke patients, appear to safely enhance physical...
Release Date: 10/03/2011 Johns Hopkins-led research suggests levels of certain fats in blood might predict rate of cognitive decline. A team of...
It's no secret that women often gain weight as they get older. The sex hormone estrogen has an important, if...
Patients who are fed more calories while in intensive care have lower mortality rates than those who receive less of...
In a study of complication rates following prostate biopsy among Medicare beneficiaries, Johns Hopkins researchers have found a significant rise...
BOSTON (September 22, 2011) -- Identifying the cellular origins of breast cancer might lead to earlier diagnosis and more efficient...
Frontotemporal dementia and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease -- two fatal neurodegenerative disease with distinct symptoms...
Knowledge about the biological origin of diseases like schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and other psychiatric conditions is critical to improving diagnosis...
Medical researchers at the University of Leeds have come a step closer to understanding how to stop breast cancers from...
Fewer immigrant women receive mammograms than native-born American women, according to Penn State researchers, who note that more immigrant women...
Ovarian cancer is one of the most frequent forms of cancer that affect women. As tumors can initially grow unchecked...
In Spain, 5-year survival following breast cancer diagnosis is more than 83%. Around 66% suffer fatigue following treatment. A Spanish...