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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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SEP 30, 2016Cancer
Tiny non-coding RNA molecules are now being marshaled against breast cancer. In a recent report, scientists at the Massa ...SEP 29, 2016Cardiology
Statin drugs are approved by the FDA to lower LDL cholesterol, so-called “bad cholesterol,” as a treatment f ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 28, 2016Immunology
A diet high in fat from specific sources is uniquely responsible for contributing to intestinal cancer through promoting ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 28, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Every cell in our body contains DNA, and that genomic material is critical to our health. One threat to the double stran ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 27, 2016Immunology
Scientists from Stanford University accidentally discovered a new cancer treatment, and it’s got all of the anti-c ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 27, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
“Come in, Mr. Smith. The computer is ready for your diagnosis now.” This could conceivably be in store for b ...SEP 26, 2016Cancer
Everyone knows sleep is important. Getting a good night’s sleep resets your brain, allows for efficient cell repai ...Written By: Jennifer EllisSEP 26, 2016Cancer
A new microfluidic chip can pick out any cancer cell of choice obtained from liquid biopsy to perform single cell analys ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)SEP 23, 2016Immunology
Depending on if they function correctly or not, regulatory T cells (T regs) can either help or hurt. Scientists from the ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 23, 2016Cancer
Earlier this week, I reported that scientists discovered how some cancers apparently switched off their sweet tooth to b ...SEP 23, 2016Microbiology
Holy magnetic bacteria, Batman! Researchers at the Polytechnique Montreal NanoRobotics Laboratory want to use magnetic b ...Written By: Kerry EvansSEP 22, 2016Videos
When scientists speak about particle accelerators it's usually in reference to quantum physics, space applications or ot ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 20, 2016Cancer
Cancer has an insatiable appetite for the body’s nutrients. Most of the time, sugar is its preferred source of ene ...SEP 20, 2016Cancer
Brain cancer surgery is an especially dicey operation when it involves removing a piece of the skull and exposing the br ...SEP 18, 2016Cancer
For men with early stage prostate cancer, opting for active surveillance may result in the same survival benefits as inv ...SEP 16, 2016Microbiology
Listeria gets a pretty bad rap. And I’ll be honest, it probably deserves it. This is what happens when you are one ...Written By: Kerry EvansSEP 15, 2016Videos
Pancreatic cancer is one of the most difficult cancers to treat. It's aggressive and spreads quickly. It's also pretty s ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 14, 2016Cardiology
Aspirin's Effects on Cardiovascular Disease and Colon CancerWritten By: Jennifer EllisSEP 14, 2016Cancer
DNA mutations that cause mutations get a lot of press. But problems with RNA and proteins can also lead to cancer. Shedd ...SEP 13, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Errors in DNA methylation are often found to be causative in different types of cancer, but scientists still do not know ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 12, 2016Cancer
A drug that’s currently under testing in people has been found to kill melanoma cells, even the treatment-resistan ...SEP 12, 2016Microbiology
Researchers at MIT have created a new device that allows for the measurement of the growth rate of many individual cells ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 09, 2016Cancer
For people who love spicy foods, a different type of spice – in the form of ginger – could counter the cance ...SEP 09, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Chinese herbal medicines have been used to treat various ailments for centuries. Some appear to be completely bogus (sna ...
SEP 30, 2016
Cancer
Tiny non-coding RNA molecules are now being marshaled against breast cancer. In a recent report, scientists at the Massa
...
SEP 29, 2016
Cardiology
Statin drugs are approved by the FDA to lower LDL cholesterol, so-called “bad cholesterol,” as a treatment f
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 28, 2016
Immunology
A diet high in fat from specific sources is uniquely responsible for contributing to intestinal cancer through promoting
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 28, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Every cell in our body contains DNA, and that genomic material is critical to our health. One threat to the double stran
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 27, 2016
Immunology
Scientists from Stanford University accidentally discovered a new cancer treatment, and it’s got all of the anti-c
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 27, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
“Come in, Mr. Smith. The computer is ready for your diagnosis now.” This could conceivably be in store for b
...
SEP 26, 2016
Cancer
Everyone knows sleep is important. Getting a good night’s sleep resets your brain, allows for efficient cell repai
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
SEP 26, 2016
Cancer
A new microfluidic chip can pick out any cancer cell of choice obtained from liquid biopsy to perform single cell analys
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
SEP 23, 2016
Immunology
Depending on if they function correctly or not, regulatory T cells (T regs) can either help or hurt. Scientists from the
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 23, 2016
Cancer
Earlier this week, I reported that scientists discovered how some cancers apparently switched off their sweet tooth to b
...
SEP 23, 2016
Microbiology
Holy magnetic bacteria, Batman! Researchers at the Polytechnique Montreal NanoRobotics Laboratory want to use magnetic b
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
SEP 22, 2016
Videos
When scientists speak about particle accelerators it's usually in reference to quantum physics, space applications or ot
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 20, 2016
Cancer
Cancer has an insatiable appetite for the body’s nutrients. Most of the time, sugar is its preferred source of ene
...
SEP 20, 2016
Cancer
Brain cancer surgery is an especially dicey operation when it involves removing a piece of the skull and exposing the br
...
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 16, 2016
Microbiology
Listeria gets a pretty bad rap. And I’ll be honest, it probably deserves it. This is what happens when you are one
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
SEP 15, 2016
Videos
Pancreatic cancer is one of the most difficult cancers to treat. It's aggressive and spreads quickly. It's also pretty s
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 14, 2016
Cardiology
Aspirin's Effects on Cardiovascular Disease and Colon Cancer
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
SEP 14, 2016
Cancer
DNA mutations that cause mutations get a lot of press. But problems with RNA and proteins can also lead to cancer. Shedd
...
SEP 13, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Errors in DNA methylation are often found to be causative in different types of cancer, but scientists still do not know
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 12, 2016
Cancer
A drug that’s currently under testing in people has been found to kill melanoma cells, even the treatment-resistan
...
SEP 12, 2016
Microbiology
Researchers at MIT have created a new device that allows for the measurement of the growth rate of many individual cells
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 09, 2016
Cancer
For people who love spicy foods, a different type of spice – in the form of ginger – could counter the cance
...
SEP 09, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Chinese herbal medicines have been used to treat various ailments for centuries. Some appear to be completely bogus (sna
...