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• Eribulin and body mass in metastatic breast cancer: News from the hardest front of the battle
• Site of inflammatory bowel disease crucial: Genetic similarity suggests Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis form a continuum of subtypes in the bowel
• For lung cancer patients, IMRT associated with lesser side effects, better tolerance of chemotherapy, compared to conventional radiation therapy
• Premature birth appears to weaken brain connections
• Scientists close in on a blood test for Alzheimer's disease
• Nuclear transport problems linked to ALS and FTD
• Childhood infections associated with increased risk of early heart attack
• Pacemakers identify atrial fibrillation and enable initiation of stroke prevention
• Sniffing and gasping can prevent fainting
• Metabolism may keep cancer cells in check
• New gene discovery linked to heightened risk of bowel cancer recurrence and shorter survival
• Newly identified biomarker may help predict colon cancer progression, personalize therapy
• Statins help prevent acute kidney injury through key cellular protein
• Researchers propose novel solution to HIV prevention
• Researchers identify gene that increases risk of sudden death in patients with mild epilepsy
• Weight discrimination is linked to increased risk of mortality, say researchers
• Higher volume mammography facilities better for screening
• Vitamin D, calcium intake does not reduce colorectal polyps
• New synthetic offers a better glimpse into diabetes and the aging process
• Screen of human genome reveals set of genes essential for cellular viability

Eribulin and body mass in metastatic breast cancer: News from the hardest front of the battle Posted: 18 Oct 2015 07:32 PM PDT New research has brought metastatic breast cancer to the attention of the cancer research community when considering the drug Eribulin in relation to body mass, say Italian researchers.

Site of inflammatory bowel disease crucial: Genetic similarity suggests Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis form a continuum of subtypes in the bowel Posted: 18 Oct 2015 07:30 PM PDT A new understanding of inflammatory bowel diseases has been prompted by the analysis of genetic and clinical data from more than 30,000 patients. This study reveals that genetic factors affect the location of the inflammation in the gut, with implications for diagnosis and treatment of patients.

For lung cancer patients, IMRT associated with lesser side effects, better tolerance of chemotherapy, compared to conventional radiation therapy Posted: 18 Oct 2015 07:30 PM PDT An analysis of an international, cooperative-led trial of patients with locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer has shown that those who received intensity modulated radiation therapy had less severe lung toxicity and were able to better tolerate their chemotherapy, compared to patients who received 3-D conformal radiation therapy.

Premature birth appears to weaken brain connections Posted: 18 Oct 2015 10:25 AM PDT Babies born prematurely face an increased risk of neurological and psychiatric problems that may be due to weakened connections in brain networks linked to attention, communication and the processing of emotions, according to new research.

Scientists close in on a blood test for Alzheimer's disease Posted: 18 Oct 2015 04:56 AM PDT Researchers are nearing development of a blood test that can accurately detect the presence of Alzheimer's disease, which would give physicians an opportunity to intervene at the earliest, most treatable stage.

Nuclear transport problems linked to ALS and FTD Posted: 17 Oct 2015 12:23 PM PDT Three teams of scientists supported by the showed that a genetic mutation linked to some forms of ALS and FTD may destroy neurons by disrupting the movement of materials in and out of the cell's nucleus, or command center. The results provide a possible strategy for treating the two diseases.

Childhood infections associated with increased risk of early heart attack Posted: 17 Oct 2015 12:22 PM PDT Infections in childhood are associated with an increased risk of early heart attacks, according to new research. Unhealthy lifestyles in adulthood appear to compound the risk of early heart attack.

Pacemakers identify atrial fibrillation and enable initiation of stroke prevention Posted: 17 Oct 2015 12:22 PM PDT Pacemakers identify atrial fibrillation and enable initiation of anticoagulation to prevent strokes, according to new research.

Sniffing and gasping can prevent fainting Posted: 17 Oct 2015 12:22 PM PDT Sniffing and gasping can prevent fainting, reveals new research.

Metabolism may keep cancer cells in check Posted: 16 Oct 2015 10:53 AM PDT Researchers have found that a long-known tumor suppressor, whose mechanism of holding cell growth in check has remained murky for over 40 years, works in part by keeping the cell's energy metabolism behaving in grown-up fashion.

New gene discovery linked to heightened risk of bowel cancer recurrence and shorter survival Posted: 15 Oct 2015 06:18 PM PDT Scientists have discovered a new gene linked to an increased risk of bowel cancer recurrence and shortened survival.

Newly identified biomarker may help predict colon cancer progression, personalize therapy Posted: 15 Oct 2015 06:18 PM PDT Researchers have identified a small RNA molecule that appears to enable certain colorectal cancers to become especially aggressive, resistant to treatment and likely to migrate and invade normal tissue. Findings suggest that detecting high levels of the molecule -- SNORA42 -- in patient tissues could serve as a 'biomarker' to help clinicians determine which patients might benefit from more aggressive therapy against the disease.

Statins help prevent acute kidney injury through key cellular protein Posted: 15 Oct 2015 03:38 PM PDT Researchers have discovered that statins can help prevent kidney injury, and they've uncovered how the drugs exert their protective effect.

Researchers propose novel solution to HIV prevention Posted: 15 Oct 2015 03:34 PM PDT Enemas are commonly used by men who have sex with men (MSM) and transwomen (TW) before sexual intercourse. But these groups are vulnerable to HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) because enemas can seriously damage the thin tissue lining the rectum. A research group that worked recently with Peruvian MSM and TW proposes a rectal microbicide formulated as an enema to prevent HIV and possibly other STIs.

Researchers identify gene that increases risk of sudden death in patients with mild epilepsy Posted: 15 Oct 2015 02:08 PM PDT A gene mutation that increases the risk of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) in patients with mild forms of the disease has been discovered by a group of researchers.

Weight discrimination is linked to increased risk of mortality, say researchers Posted: 15 Oct 2015 01:09 PM PDT People who report being subjected to weight discrimination also have a greater risk of dying, say researchers, not because they may be overweight, but because of the apparent effects of the discrimination.

Higher volume mammography facilities better for screening Posted: 15 Oct 2015 01:07 PM PDT Women who visit mammography facilities with higher total interpretive volumes are more likely to benefit from screening, according to a new study. Research shows such facilities are significantly more likely to diagnose invasive tumors with good prognoses.

Vitamin D, calcium intake does not reduce colorectal polyps Posted: 15 Oct 2015 01:07 PM PDT A large, randomized study at 11 U.S. hospitals has found that vitamin D and calcium supplements fail to protect against developing colorectal cancer.

New synthetic offers a better glimpse into diabetes and the aging process Posted: 15 Oct 2015 11:48 AM PDT A synthetic process will allow researchers to study a key molecule involved in diabetes, inflammation, and human aging.

Screen of human genome reveals set of genes essential for cellular viability Posted: 15 Oct 2015 11:47 AM PDT Using two complementary analytical approaches, scientists have, for the first time, identified the universe of genes in the human genome essential for the survival and proliferation of human cell lines or cultured human cells.

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