Lung Cancer
Lung Cancer: is a cancer that ignites in the lungs and most often exist in people who smoke. Two major types of lung cancer are non-small cell lung cancer and small cell lung cancer. The roots of lung cancer include smoking, secondhand smoke, exposure to certain toxins, and family history. The treatments vary but may include surgery, chemotherapy, targeted drug therapy, radiation therapy, and immunotherapy.
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NOV 08, 2019Health & Medicine
NOV 08, 2019The actual cost of e-cigarette usage continues to reveal itself as reports of lung injury cases and deaths continue to rise. Scientists are diligently work...WRITTEN BY: Tiffany DazetNOV 01, 2019Chemistry & Physics
NOV 01, 2019In a recent study, a group of biomedical researchers at Michigan State University developed a new platform for tweaking light-activated dyes that can enable diagnostic imaging, image-guided s...WRITTEN BY: Yin (Daniel) DuanOCT 31, 2019Genetics & Genomics
OCT 31, 2019An international team of scientists has now identified a process that plays a critical role in the growth of one part of neurons, the axon....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchOCT 29, 2019Health & Medicine
OCT 29, 2019Did you know one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime? October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, and we are raising awareness of one of the most common types of...WRITTEN BY: Liat Ben-SeniorOCT 25, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
OCT 25, 2019A molecular biomarker is discovered that improves diagnosing lung cancer and specializing treatment....WRITTEN BY: Carly BoydOCT 19, 2019Cancer
OCT 19, 2019E-cigarette use is on the rise and according to new research published in the journal Cancer Prevention Research, even short-term usage of e-cigs can be a ...WRITTEN BY: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 15, 2019Cancer
OCT 15, 2019Mesothelioma is a very rare kind of malignant tumor that is caused by inhaled asbestos fibers and forms in the lining of the lungs, abdomen or heart. While...WRITTEN BY: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 14, 2019Microbiology
OCT 14, 2019Valley fever primarily occurs in Arizona and California, and infects around 10,000 people every year....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchOCT 14, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
OCT 14, 2019New research findings, published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, are the first to suggest that the nonsteroidal anti-inf...WRITTEN BY: Nouran AminOCT 04, 2019Immunology
OCT 04, 2019How do CD8 T cells make it to the lungs to help in the fight against infection? Why don’t T cells remain longer in the lungs? How can science optimiz...WRITTEN BY: Kara MarkerOCT 01, 2019Genetics & Genomics
OCT 01, 2019A breast cancer drug is better at treating advanced prostate cancer in some men than current therapies, a clinical trial shows....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchSEP 24, 2019Cancer
SEP 24, 2019Can you imagine an electronic device that is capable of figuring out which lung cancer patients will respond best to immunotherapy? If so, now try to imagi...WRITTEN BY: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 18, 2019Cancer
SEP 18, 2019We have known for some time now that tomatoes are beneficial for our health. The carotenoid called lycopene in tomatoes contains high amounts of antioxidan...WRITTEN BY: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 20, 2019Cancer
AUG 20, 2019Did you know that dogs get lung cancer? New research published recently in the journal Clinical Cancer Research shows how dogs with cancer are benefiting f...WRITTEN BY: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 16, 2019Genetics & Genomics
AUG 16, 2019Addiction to cigarettes, or nicotine, is one of the most widely researched addictions in modern science. And this is no surprise. Over 1.1 billion people a...WRITTEN BY: Annie LennonAUG 11, 2019Clinical & Molecular DX
AUG 11, 2019Acute respiratory distress syndrome ARDS occurs when fluid builds up in the alveoli. These tiny elastics sacs, which are responsible for gaseous exchange i...WRITTEN BY: Abbie ArceAUG 11, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
AUG 11, 2019Cancer is most deadly when it metastasizes, which can happen after tumor-removal surgery. It's a serious challenge for many patients....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchAUG 08, 2019Earth & The Environment
AUG 08, 2019New research published in Environmental Research Letters reports that lowering New York’s air pollution levels has had drastically positive results....WRITTEN BY: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 28, 2019Genetics & Genomics
JUL 28, 2019Researchers at the Salk Institute have now learned why certain genetic mutations lead to cancer growth....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchJUL 21, 2019Cancer
JUL 21, 2019In a new study from Northwestern Medicine, researchers analyzed which types of cancer receive the most and least amounts of research funding. Their results...WRITTEN BY: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 19, 2019Cancer
JUL 19, 2019New research recently published in the journal iScience takes a deeper look into metastatic cancers, finding that a particular gene called mEAK-7 may play ...WRITTEN BY: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 16, 2019Cancer
JUL 16, 2019The efforts to overcome cancer’s ability to evolve and resist treatment take many forms and comprise a vital and active branch of contemporary cancer...WRITTEN BY: Julia TraversJUL 07, 2019Cancer
JUL 07, 2019Are you ready for some big, scary numbers? In 2015, 492,146 people between the ages of 16 and 84 died from cancer in the United States. That is equivalent ...WRITTEN BY: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 29, 2019Genetics & Genomics
JUN 29, 2019Smoke can linger and leave residues on clothes, hair and furniture, creating what's called thirdhand smoke....WRITTEN BY: Carmen Leitch
NOV 08, 2019
Health & Medicine
NOV 08, 2019
The actual cost of e-cigarette usage continues to reveal itself as reports of lung injury cases and deaths continue to rise. Scientists are diligently work...
WRITTEN BY:
Tiffany Dazet
NOV 01, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
NOV 01, 2019
In a recent study, a group of biomedical researchers at Michigan State University developed a new platform for tweaking light-activated dyes that can enable diagnostic imaging, image-guided s...
WRITTEN BY:
Yin (Daniel) Duan
OCT 31, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
OCT 31, 2019
An international team of scientists has now identified a process that plays a critical role in the growth of one part of neurons, the axon....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 29, 2019
Health & Medicine
OCT 29, 2019
Did you know one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime? October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, and we are raising awareness of one of the most common types of...
WRITTEN BY:
Liat Ben-Senior
OCT 25, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
OCT 25, 2019
A molecular biomarker is discovered that improves diagnosing lung cancer and specializing treatment....
WRITTEN BY:
Carly Boyd
OCT 19, 2019
Cancer
OCT 19, 2019
E-cigarette use is on the rise and according to new research published in the journal Cancer Prevention Research, even short-term usage of e-cigs can be a ...
WRITTEN BY:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 15, 2019
Cancer
OCT 15, 2019
Mesothelioma is a very rare kind of malignant tumor that is caused by inhaled asbestos fibers and forms in the lining of the lungs, abdomen or heart. While...
WRITTEN BY:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 14, 2019
Microbiology
OCT 14, 2019
Valley fever primarily occurs in Arizona and California, and infects around 10,000 people every year....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 14, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
OCT 14, 2019
New research findings, published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, are the first to suggest that the nonsteroidal anti-inf...
WRITTEN BY:
Nouran Amin
OCT 04, 2019
Immunology
OCT 04, 2019
How do CD8 T cells make it to the lungs to help in the fight against infection? Why don’t T cells remain longer in the lungs? How can science optimiz...
WRITTEN BY:
Kara Marker
OCT 01, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
OCT 01, 2019
A breast cancer drug is better at treating advanced prostate cancer in some men than current therapies, a clinical trial shows....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 24, 2019
Cancer
SEP 24, 2019
Can you imagine an electronic device that is capable of figuring out which lung cancer patients will respond best to immunotherapy? If so, now try to imagi...
WRITTEN BY:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 18, 2019
Cancer
SEP 18, 2019
We have known for some time now that tomatoes are beneficial for our health. The carotenoid called lycopene in tomatoes contains high amounts of antioxidan...
WRITTEN BY:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 20, 2019
Cancer
AUG 20, 2019
Did you know that dogs get lung cancer? New research published recently in the journal Clinical Cancer Research shows how dogs with cancer are benefiting f...
WRITTEN BY:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 16, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
AUG 16, 2019
Addiction to cigarettes, or nicotine, is one of the most widely researched addictions in modern science. And this is no surprise. Over 1.1 billion people a...
WRITTEN BY:
Annie Lennon
AUG 11, 2019
Clinical & Molecular DX
AUG 11, 2019
Acute respiratory distress syndrome ARDS occurs when fluid builds up in the alveoli. These tiny elastics sacs, which are responsible for gaseous exchange i...
WRITTEN BY:
Abbie Arce
AUG 11, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
AUG 11, 2019
Cancer is most deadly when it metastasizes, which can happen after tumor-removal surgery. It's a serious challenge for many patients....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 08, 2019
Earth & The Environment
AUG 08, 2019
New research published in Environmental Research Letters reports that lowering New York’s air pollution levels has had drastically positive results....
WRITTEN BY:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 28, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
JUL 28, 2019
Researchers at the Salk Institute have now learned why certain genetic mutations lead to cancer growth....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 21, 2019
Cancer
JUL 21, 2019
In a new study from Northwestern Medicine, researchers analyzed which types of cancer receive the most and least amounts of research funding. Their results...
WRITTEN BY:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 19, 2019
Cancer
JUL 19, 2019
New research recently published in the journal iScience takes a deeper look into metastatic cancers, finding that a particular gene called mEAK-7 may play ...
WRITTEN BY:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 16, 2019
Cancer
JUL 16, 2019
The efforts to overcome cancer’s ability to evolve and resist treatment take many forms and comprise a vital and active branch of contemporary cancer...
WRITTEN BY:
Julia Travers
JUL 07, 2019
Cancer
JUL 07, 2019
Are you ready for some big, scary numbers? In 2015, 492,146 people between the ages of 16 and 84 died from cancer in the United States. That is equivalent ...
WRITTEN BY:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 29, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
JUN 29, 2019
Smoke can linger and leave residues on clothes, hair and furniture, creating what's called thirdhand smoke....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch