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Oncology
Oncology: a branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer. A medical professional who practices oncology is an oncologist. It includes medical oncology (the use of chemotherapy, hormone therapy, and other drugs to treat cancer), radiation oncology (the use of radiation therapy to treat cancer), and surgical oncology (the use of surgery and other procedures to treat cancer).
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NOV 28, 2016Cancer
Image Credit: Getty Images An experimental drug appears to pack a one-two punch against some prostate cancers, significa ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)NOV 21, 2016Cancer
Scientists at the University of Leeds announced the discovery of a virus that can kill liver cancer cells. The virus is ...NOV 12, 2016Cancer
Gold is precious in more ways than one. In the fight against cancer, gold nanoparticles allowed scientists to trace the ...NOV 04, 2016Cancer
Seeking to unravel the mysteries surrounding ovarian cancer development, researchers at the University of Michigan ident ...NOV 04, 2016Videos
High school is definitely more academically rigorous than it has been in the past, but one group of high school students ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 24, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
The blood-brain barrier is a formidable defense for the protection of one of the most critical organs in the body &ndash ...OCT 24, 2016Cancer
In the world of drug development, finding new uses for old drugs seems like the ideal situation. But the road to repurpo ...OCT 19, 2016Cancer
Head and neck cancers that are metastatic or resistant to cisplatin are notoriously aggressive. The prognosis for patien ...OCT 18, 2016Space & Astronomy
Without a doubt it’s of high interest to land human beings on the red planet for the first time. Space agencies ar ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 04, 2016Cancer
Robotic surgery sounds like the stuff of science fiction, but reality is quickly catching up. In particular, a system ca ...SEP 19, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
In the past year, biomedical engineers have created lab-grown heart cells, retinal nerve cells, and even vocal cords tha ...SEP 18, 2016Cancer
For men with early stage prostate cancer, opting for active surveillance may result in the same survival benefits as inv ...SEP 14, 2016Cancer
In researching how the breast clears out cells after the milk supply is finished, scientists at the University of Sheffi ...SEP 08, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Stuff in our world is made up of matter, composed of atoms, which means that everything is basically a chemical. But som ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 05, 2016Cancer
Bone marrow transplant patients face many challenges. Even after the success of the transplant procedure, doctors observ ...AUG 19, 2016Videos
While it is not common, breast cancer in males does occur. Estimates are that for every 100-200 women diagnosed with bre ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 18, 2016Cancer
Faced with low nutrients and starvation, pancreatic cancer doesn’t back down. In fact, scientists have found that ...AUG 02, 2016Immunology
LA JOLLA, CA – August 2, 2016 – A new study, led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI), rev ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)JUL 26, 2016Cancer
Colon cancer is the third most common non-skin cancer type in the U.S. Now researchers say they have gained a huge advan ...JUL 18, 2016Immunology
"This study makes it clear that resveratrol does cause the immune systems of dogs to change, but the changes it cau ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JUL 01, 2016Videos
While the news about immunotherapy drugs and the almost miraculous results Jimmy Carter had using Keytruda is mostly pos ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 16, 2016Videos
Deciding when to stop cancer treatment is an agonizing decision and one every patient makes in their own way. While the ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 07, 2016Immunology
There’s a newfound hope in immunotherapies for cancer, and it’s a drug called nivolumab. On the market under ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 07, 2016Microbiology
There’s no such thing as sterile. That’s my opinion, at least. Researchers from the University of North Caro ...Written By: Kerry Evans
NOV 28, 2016
Cancer
Image Credit: Getty Images An experimental drug appears to pack a one-two punch against some prostate cancers, significa
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
NOV 21, 2016
Cancer
Scientists at the University of Leeds announced the discovery of a virus that can kill liver cancer cells. The virus is
...
NOV 12, 2016
Cancer
Gold is precious in more ways than one. In the fight against cancer, gold nanoparticles allowed scientists to trace the
...
NOV 04, 2016
Cancer
Seeking to unravel the mysteries surrounding ovarian cancer development, researchers at the University of Michigan ident
...
NOV 04, 2016
Videos
High school is definitely more academically rigorous than it has been in the past, but one group of high school students
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 24, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
The blood-brain barrier is a formidable defense for the protection of one of the most critical organs in the body &ndash
...
OCT 24, 2016
Cancer
In the world of drug development, finding new uses for old drugs seems like the ideal situation. But the road to repurpo
...
OCT 19, 2016
Cancer
Head and neck cancers that are metastatic or resistant to cisplatin are notoriously aggressive. The prognosis for patien
...
OCT 18, 2016
Space & Astronomy
Without a doubt it’s of high interest to land human beings on the red planet for the first time. Space agencies ar
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 04, 2016
Cancer
Robotic surgery sounds like the stuff of science fiction, but reality is quickly catching up. In particular, a system ca
...
SEP 19, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
In the past year, biomedical engineers have created lab-grown heart cells, retinal nerve cells, and even vocal cords tha
...
SEP 18, 2016
Cancer
For men with early stage prostate cancer, opting for active surveillance may result in the same survival benefits as inv
...
SEP 14, 2016
Cancer
In researching how the breast clears out cells after the milk supply is finished, scientists at the University of Sheffi
...
SEP 08, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Stuff in our world is made up of matter, composed of atoms, which means that everything is basically a chemical. But som
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 05, 2016
Cancer
Bone marrow transplant patients face many challenges. Even after the success of the transplant procedure, doctors observ
...
AUG 19, 2016
Videos
While it is not common, breast cancer in males does occur. Estimates are that for every 100-200 women diagnosed with bre
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 18, 2016
Cancer
Faced with low nutrients and starvation, pancreatic cancer doesn’t back down. In fact, scientists have found that
...
AUG 02, 2016
Immunology
LA JOLLA, CA – August 2, 2016 – A new study, led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI), rev
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
JUL 26, 2016
Cancer
Colon cancer is the third most common non-skin cancer type in the U.S. Now researchers say they have gained a huge advan
...
JUL 18, 2016
Immunology
"This study makes it clear that resveratrol does cause the immune systems of dogs to change, but the changes it cau
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JUL 01, 2016
Videos
While the news about immunotherapy drugs and the almost miraculous results Jimmy Carter had using Keytruda is mostly pos
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 16, 2016
Videos
Deciding when to stop cancer treatment is an agonizing decision and one every patient makes in their own way. While the
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 07, 2016
Immunology
There’s a newfound hope in immunotherapies for cancer, and it’s a drug called nivolumab. On the market under
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 07, 2016
Microbiology
There’s no such thing as sterile. That’s my opinion, at least. Researchers from the University of North Caro
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans