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Tumor
Tumor: is an abnormal mass of tissue that may be solid or fluid-filled. A tumor is not the same as cancer. Although, some tumors can develop into cancers. A tumor is a kind of lump or swelling and does not necessarily pose a health threat.
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JUL 17, 2017Cancer
Scientists are putting a target on cancer’s back, and immune cells are being trained to track down and kill that t ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 17, 2017Cancer
For a long time, scientists noticed that tumors secrete factors that suggest there were viruses present inside the tumor ...JUL 17, 2017Cardiology
A decade after terrorists attacked the World Trade Center towers in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington D.C. on ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 16, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
NF2 affects thousands of people. New research could help bring treatment to those patients.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 14, 2017Microbiology
Streptococcus gallolyticus (Sg) is a Gram-positive, opportunistic pathogen that can cause bacteremia and endocarditis in ...Written By: Kerry EvansJUL 14, 2017Videos
Salmonella is a dangerous bacteria that is often food borne and can kill you. It also seems to have anti-cancer abilitie ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 12, 2017Cancer
According to a new international study, men and women have different immune responses to bipolar disorder. The findings ...JUL 12, 2017Cardiology
Age and fat have an unfortunate synergistic effect on inflammation that makes the blood vessel path from lungs to heart ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 11, 2017Health & Medicine
Scientists on the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have designed two new drug candidates to targe ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)JUL 11, 2017Health & Medicine
Three-quarters of all breast cancer tumors are driven by the hormone estrogen. These tumors are frequently treated with ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)JUL 11, 2017Health & Medicine
Even in remission, cancer looms. Former cancer patients and their doctors are always on alert for metastatic tumors. Now ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)JUL 11, 2017Health & Medicine
Despite intense resear ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)JUL 10, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
In a rare scientific double-whammy, two groups of scientists independently found that targeted, personalized vaccines st ...JUL 10, 2017Cancer
Scientists have long known about the link between an unhealthy diet high in fat, and colorectal cancer. But the biologic ...JUL 10, 2017Cardiology
A new treatment option for cancer, a Plk1 inhibitor called volasertib, is especially promising for leukemia patients. Un ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 10, 2017Neuroscience
In the field of neuroscience, it could be said that imaging is everything. Being able to look inside the brain at struct ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 08, 2017Cancer
The cooling cap device that limits hair loss during chemotherapy just scored another thumbs up from the FDA. The regulat ...JUL 07, 2017Videos
Liquid biopsies, that is the process of looking for cancer biomarkers in blood, are part of the ongoing research into de ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 06, 2017Cardiology
The marine invertebrate Botryllus schlosseri - AKA the star ascidian - has more in common with humans that you&rs ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 06, 2017Cancer
For the first time, scientists have captured on film cancer metastasis at the single-cell level in a mouse. "O ...JUN 30, 2017Cancer
In cancer research, identifying the patients who do not need aggressive treatment is just as important as identifying th ...JUN 29, 2017Cancer
Most cancers kill by invading distant parts of the body where treatment is more difficult to reach. But cancer’s a ...JUN 29, 2017Chemistry & Physics
During its annual member meeting in June the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, an international body th ...Written By: Daniel DuanJUN 28, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers are getting an unprecedented look at tumors and organs - when the cells have been removed.Written By: Carmen Leitch
JUL 17, 2017
Cancer
Scientists are putting a target on cancer’s back, and immune cells are being trained to track down and kill that t
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 17, 2017
Cancer
For a long time, scientists noticed that tumors secrete factors that suggest there were viruses present inside the tumor
...
JUL 17, 2017
Cardiology
A decade after terrorists attacked the World Trade Center towers in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington D.C. on
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 16, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
NF2 affects thousands of people. New research could help bring treatment to those patients.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 14, 2017
Microbiology
Streptococcus gallolyticus (Sg) is a Gram-positive, opportunistic pathogen that can cause bacteremia and endocarditis in
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JUL 14, 2017
Videos
Salmonella is a dangerous bacteria that is often food borne and can kill you. It also seems to have anti-cancer abilitie
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 12, 2017
Cancer
According to a new international study, men and women have different immune responses to bipolar disorder. The findings
...
JUL 12, 2017
Cardiology
Age and fat have an unfortunate synergistic effect on inflammation that makes the blood vessel path from lungs to heart
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 11, 2017
Health & Medicine
Scientists on the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have designed two new drug candidates to targe
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
JUL 11, 2017
Health & Medicine
Three-quarters of all breast cancer tumors are driven by the hormone estrogen. These tumors are frequently treated with
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
JUL 11, 2017
Health & Medicine
Even in remission, cancer looms. Former cancer patients and their doctors are always on alert for metastatic tumors. Now
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
JUL 11, 2017
Health & Medicine
Despite intense resear
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
JUL 10, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
In a rare scientific double-whammy, two groups of scientists independently found that targeted, personalized vaccines st
...
JUL 10, 2017
Cancer
Scientists have long known about the link between an unhealthy diet high in fat, and colorectal cancer. But the biologic
...
JUL 10, 2017
Cardiology
A new treatment option for cancer, a Plk1 inhibitor called volasertib, is especially promising for leukemia patients. Un
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 10, 2017
Neuroscience
In the field of neuroscience, it could be said that imaging is everything. Being able to look inside the brain at struct
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 08, 2017
Cancer
The cooling cap device that limits hair loss during chemotherapy just scored another thumbs up from the FDA. The regulat
...
JUL 07, 2017
Videos
Liquid biopsies, that is the process of looking for cancer biomarkers in blood, are part of the ongoing research into de
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 06, 2017
Cardiology
The marine invertebrate Botryllus schlosseri - AKA the star ascidian - has more in common with humans that you&rs
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 06, 2017
Cancer
For the first time, scientists have captured on film cancer metastasis at the single-cell level in a mouse. "O
...
JUN 30, 2017
Cancer
In cancer research, identifying the patients who do not need aggressive treatment is just as important as identifying th
...
JUN 29, 2017
Cancer
Most cancers kill by invading distant parts of the body where treatment is more difficult to reach. But cancer’s a
...
JUN 29, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
During its annual member meeting in June the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, an international body th
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JUN 28, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers are getting an unprecedented look at tumors and organs - when the cells have been removed.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch