The incidence of early-onset colorectal cancer has increased by nearly 50 percent in the last 30 years. A University of Colorado Cancer Center study presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting in Chicago aimed to iden ...
A new colorectal cancer vaccine showed positive results in phase 1 clinical trial to demonstrate that the approach is safe. The patients treated had no signs of serious adverse events ...
But when something comes along that badly injures enough of those cells—such as a liver-damaging overdose of pain medicine—this vital work can come to a screeching halt. With few good treatment options available, mo ...
The study, led by Queen Mary University of London and Barts Health NHS Trust, is funded with £2m from a Medical Research Council and National Institute for Health Research partnership, and will be recruiting patients from centers in Cambridge, Edinbu ...
Duke researchers have identified a key fork in the road for the way the liver metabolism deals with carbohydrates, fats, and protein. They say it could be a promising new target for combating the pandemics of fatty liver disease and prediabetes. The ...
Use of an artificial pancreas is associated with better control of blood sugar levels for people with type 1 diabetes compared with standard treatment, finds a review of the available evidence published by The BMJ today. The findings show that artif ...
Immunologists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have discovered that a protein called NLRC3 plays a central role in inhibiting colon cells from becoming cancerous. The study, led by Thirumala-Devi Kanneganti, Ph.D., a mem ...
Scientists from Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore) have successfully used dead bacteria to kill colorectal cancer cells. Harvesting the Clostridium sporogenes bacteria found commonly in soil, the NTU team was able to harness the bacteri ...