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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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OCT 04, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Small cell cancers often have poor prognoses.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 26, 2018Cancer
More than 2,500 Americans are diagnosed with mesothelioma cancer each year. The cancer is rare but very serious - most p ...SEP 11, 2018Cannabis Sciences
A recent report published in the journal Breathe by scientists in the UK suggests that chronic marijuana smoking may not ...Written By: Amy LoriauxSEP 11, 2018Health & Medicine
September 11, 2001, is a date that is seared in the memory of thousands, if not millions of people nationwide. From vict ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 06, 2018Microbiology
Scientists want to know more about how the microbes we carry in and on us are related to cancer development.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 04, 2018Immunology
Development of damaging white blood cells occurs during Tuberculosis infection leading to a maladaptive immune response.Written By: Caitlin WilliamsAUG 31, 2018Health & Medicine
The use of E-cigarettes, or vape pens, has skyrocketed among young people. Despite federal laws that mandate customers b ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 30, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Traditional tools often focus on one aspect of a cell, but a new technique can assay the expression of 1000s of genes in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 29, 2018Cannabis Sciences
It was first believed that marijuana smoke is less harmful to you than smoke from tobacco cigarettes, but what if that&r ...Written By: Amanda KahlAUG 26, 2018Cardiology
Regular use of e-cigarettes shows similar risk of heart attack compared to conventional cigarettes, use of both doubles ...Written By: Caitlin WilliamsAUG 22, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has now approved a pharmDx assay called ‘Dako PD-L1 IHC 22C3’ by Agi ...Written By: Nouran AminAUG 15, 2018Cancer
Learning from history and what changes have been made will continue to help drive cancer controls for the future.Written By: Mauri BrueggemanAUG 10, 2018Immunology
Cancer cells release PD-L1 containing exosomes that circulate in the blood and stop T cells before they can reach tumors ...Written By: Caitlin WilliamsAUG 08, 2018Immunology
Chemotherapy drug Doxorubicin disrupts metabolism that controls immune responses in the heart leading to heart toxicity.Written By: Caitlin WilliamsAUG 07, 2018Cardiology
Despite advertisements to the contrary, hookah smoking has been linked to adverse health effects including increase arte ...Written By: Caitlin WilliamsAUG 06, 2018Cardiology
Low levels of air pollution can cause heart remodeling similar to early stages of heart failure.Written By: Caitlin WilliamsJUL 30, 2018Cancer
England's NHS Cancer Patient Experience Survey shows some cancers take longer for GPs to recognize.Written By: Mauri BrueggemanJUL 26, 2018Cardiology
The use of e-cigarettes can increase blood pressure and heart rate up to 45 minutes after vaping, which may be linked to ...Written By: Caitlin WilliamsJUL 24, 2018Cancer
A new drug and new drug class have been approved by the FDA for relapsed or refractory AML patients with an IDH1 mutatio ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanJUL 18, 2018Immunology
Use of Checkpoint Blockade Immunotherapy increases survival rates in Melanoma Brain Metastases patients, with a 4-year s ...Written By: Caitlin WilliamsJUL 17, 2018Cancer
A new subtype of small cell lung cancer is reported to account for potentially 20% of small cell lung cancers diagnosed; ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanJUL 09, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Small cell lung cancer is an aggressive type that can be fatal; there were few treatments for the disease. That may have ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 27, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
New research study is bringing hope to cancer patients undergoing the early stages of the disease, published in the jour ...Written By: Nouran AminJUN 26, 2018Cancer
A new article from Nature Communications published on June 18, 2018 now outlines a newly discovered connection between i ...Written By: Mauri Brueggeman
OCT 04, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Small cell cancers often have poor prognoses.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 26, 2018
Cancer
More than 2,500 Americans are diagnosed with mesothelioma cancer each year. The cancer is rare but very serious - most p
...
SEP 11, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
A recent report published in the journal Breathe by scientists in the UK suggests that chronic marijuana smoking may not
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
SEP 11, 2018
Health & Medicine
September 11, 2001, is a date that is seared in the memory of thousands, if not millions of people nationwide. From vict
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 06, 2018
Microbiology
Scientists want to know more about how the microbes we carry in and on us are related to cancer development.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 04, 2018
Immunology
Development of damaging white blood cells occurs during Tuberculosis infection leading to a maladaptive immune response.
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
AUG 31, 2018
Health & Medicine
The use of E-cigarettes, or vape pens, has skyrocketed among young people. Despite federal laws that mandate customers b
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 30, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Traditional tools often focus on one aspect of a cell, but a new technique can assay the expression of 1000s of genes in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 29, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
It was first believed that marijuana smoke is less harmful to you than smoke from tobacco cigarettes, but what if that&r
...
Written By:
Amanda Kahl
AUG 26, 2018
Cardiology
Regular use of e-cigarettes shows similar risk of heart attack compared to conventional cigarettes, use of both doubles
...
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
AUG 22, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has now approved a pharmDx assay called ‘Dako PD-L1 IHC 22C3’ by Agi
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
AUG 15, 2018
Cancer
Learning from history and what changes have been made will continue to help drive cancer controls for the future.
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
AUG 10, 2018
Immunology
Cancer cells release PD-L1 containing exosomes that circulate in the blood and stop T cells before they can reach tumors
...
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
AUG 08, 2018
Immunology
Chemotherapy drug Doxorubicin disrupts metabolism that controls immune responses in the heart leading to heart toxicity.
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
AUG 07, 2018
Cardiology
Despite advertisements to the contrary, hookah smoking has been linked to adverse health effects including increase arte
...
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
AUG 06, 2018
Cardiology
Low levels of air pollution can cause heart remodeling similar to early stages of heart failure.
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
JUL 30, 2018
Cancer
England's NHS Cancer Patient Experience Survey shows some cancers take longer for GPs to recognize.
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
JUL 26, 2018
Cardiology
The use of e-cigarettes can increase blood pressure and heart rate up to 45 minutes after vaping, which may be linked to
...
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
JUL 24, 2018
Cancer
A new drug and new drug class have been approved by the FDA for relapsed or refractory AML patients with an IDH1 mutatio
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
JUL 18, 2018
Immunology
Use of Checkpoint Blockade Immunotherapy increases survival rates in Melanoma Brain Metastases patients, with a 4-year s
...
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
JUL 17, 2018
Cancer
A new subtype of small cell lung cancer is reported to account for potentially 20% of small cell lung cancers diagnosed;
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
JUL 09, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Small cell lung cancer is an aggressive type that can be fatal; there were few treatments for the disease. That may have
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 27, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
New research study is bringing hope to cancer patients undergoing the early stages of the disease, published in the jour
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 26, 2018
Cancer
A new article from Nature Communications published on June 18, 2018 now outlines a newly discovered connection between i
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman