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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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NOV 28, 2015Immunology
The American Cancer Society predicts that over 40,000 women will die from breast cancer this year, and that's just i ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 25, 2015Clinical & Molecular DX
To predict breast cancer progression, doctors have turned to mathematics and computer programming. Using these unconvent ...NOV 25, 2015Videos
Researchers at the Mayo Clinic's Florida campus are trying to shut down cancer cell growth with MicroRNA proteins. While ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 25, 2015Neuroscience
A fruit fly is a pretty tiny bug. They buzz around old bananas making a buzzing pest of themselves and don’t offer ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 22, 2015Videos
Have scientists found a cancer-fighting algae that kills 90% of cancerous cells? Yes, and no. As the video explains, sci ...NOV 22, 2015Clinical & Molecular DX
A new way of treating cancer may come in the form of an injectable gel. The “biogel” was developed in lab of ...NOV 21, 2015Cardiology
Neurofibromin is an important protein found in all of your cells that naturally suppresses tumor formation and is an ant ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 21, 2015Clinical & Molecular DX
What happens when a nanoscience polymer expert, a biomedical engineer, and a couple of surgeons get together? Possibly a ...NOV 19, 2015Immunology
Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) has a long history of evading both the immune system and scientists trying to study how it ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 19, 2015Videos
While the conventional wisdom is that drugs are bad for you, there is a growing amount of information that marijuana isn ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 19, 2015Neuroscience
Is it Alzheimer’s disease? It’s hard to know if the deterioration of memory and other neurological symptoms ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 17, 2015Clinical & Molecular DX
In addition to ward off scurvy, is vitamin C also able to kill off cancer cells? That’s the latest claim from the ...NOV 16, 2015Neuroscience
The blood brain barrier, or BBB, is essentially the gatekeeper of the brain. Certain substances can pass through it, but ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 13, 2015Immunology
Natural killer (NK) cells are lymphocytes normally found in the body that play a role in inducing cell death in abnormal ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 11, 2015Immunology
A single signaling protein required for a successful immune attack against viral infections may be the key to improving ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 11, 2015Clinical & Molecular DX
Prenatal testing has been in practice for decades, helping doctors prepare women for the births of their babies. But unt ...NOV 09, 2015Neuroscience
The expression “Why don’t you grow a brain” is tossed around sometimes like an insult, but as it turns ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 05, 2015Cancer
A 41-year old man based out of Columbia has reportedly died of a strange type of cancer that doctors had a lot of troubl ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 02, 2015Immunology
B-cell leukemia occurs in 80-85 percent of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), a fast-growing cancer that ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 02, 2015Clinical & Molecular DX
In the battle against cancer, scientists may be one step closer to detonating the tumor base camp, literally. The resear ...NOV 01, 2015Clinical & Molecular DX
Gene-targeted and personalized therapy currently exists for a small handful of diseases, but that list may soon include ...OCT 24, 2015Immunology
"Patrolling monocytes" are white blood cells in the bloodstream that continuously check for cellular debris an ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 22, 2015Neuroscience
While any surgery that aims to remove cancerous tumors is risky, there is an increased amount of risk and caution when i ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 12, 2015Cancer
According to research published this month in Scientific Reports, specific types of migraines may be associated with the ...Written By: Sarah Hertrich
NOV 28, 2015
Immunology
The American Cancer Society predicts that over 40,000 women will die from breast cancer this year, and that's just i
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 25, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
To predict breast cancer progression, doctors have turned to mathematics and computer programming. Using these unconvent
...
NOV 25, 2015
Videos
Researchers at the Mayo Clinic's Florida campus are trying to shut down cancer cell growth with MicroRNA proteins. While
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 25, 2015
Neuroscience
A fruit fly is a pretty tiny bug. They buzz around old bananas making a buzzing pest of themselves and don’t offer
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 22, 2015
Videos
Have scientists found a cancer-fighting algae that kills 90% of cancerous cells? Yes, and no. As the video explains, sci
...
NOV 22, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
A new way of treating cancer may come in the form of an injectable gel. The “biogel” was developed in lab of
...
NOV 21, 2015
Cardiology
Neurofibromin is an important protein found in all of your cells that naturally suppresses tumor formation and is an ant
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 21, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
What happens when a nanoscience polymer expert, a biomedical engineer, and a couple of surgeons get together? Possibly a
...
NOV 19, 2015
Immunology
Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) has a long history of evading both the immune system and scientists trying to study how it
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 19, 2015
Videos
While the conventional wisdom is that drugs are bad for you, there is a growing amount of information that marijuana isn
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 19, 2015
Neuroscience
Is it Alzheimer’s disease? It’s hard to know if the deterioration of memory and other neurological symptoms
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 17, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
In addition to ward off scurvy, is vitamin C also able to kill off cancer cells? That’s the latest claim from the
...
NOV 16, 2015
Neuroscience
The blood brain barrier, or BBB, is essentially the gatekeeper of the brain. Certain substances can pass through it, but
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 13, 2015
Immunology
Natural killer (NK) cells are lymphocytes normally found in the body that play a role in inducing cell death in abnormal
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 11, 2015
Immunology
A single signaling protein required for a successful immune attack against viral infections may be the key to improving
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 11, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
Prenatal testing has been in practice for decades, helping doctors prepare women for the births of their babies. But unt
...
NOV 09, 2015
Neuroscience
The expression “Why don’t you grow a brain” is tossed around sometimes like an insult, but as it turns
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 05, 2015
Cancer
A 41-year old man based out of Columbia has reportedly died of a strange type of cancer that doctors had a lot of troubl
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 02, 2015
Immunology
B-cell leukemia occurs in 80-85 percent of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), a fast-growing cancer that
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 02, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
In the battle against cancer, scientists may be one step closer to detonating the tumor base camp, literally. The resear
...
NOV 01, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
Gene-targeted and personalized therapy currently exists for a small handful of diseases, but that list may soon include
...
OCT 24, 2015
Immunology
"Patrolling monocytes" are white blood cells in the bloodstream that continuously check for cellular debris an
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 22, 2015
Neuroscience
While any surgery that aims to remove cancerous tumors is risky, there is an increased amount of risk and caution when i
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 12, 2015
Cancer
According to research published this month in Scientific Reports, specific types of migraines may be associated with the
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich