Deceased Researcher Keeps Nobel Prize For Immune System Activation Discoveries
Last Friday, the Nobel Committee for Physiology or Medicine announced that the 2011 Nobel Prize is being awarded to three researchers for their groundbreaking work on human immune systems and...
View ArticleNew gene mutation linked to pancreatic cancer
According to a new study published in the journal of the American Association for Cancer research, a mutation in the ataxia telangiectasia mutated (ATM) gene may increase the hereditary risk for...
View ArticleGenetic pancreatic cancer risk discovery could lead to better screening
Mutations in the ataxia telangiectasia mutated (ATM) gene may increase the risk for pancreatic cancer, according to new data. Researchers used the latest sequencing, including whole genome and whole...
View ArticleNew method to treat prostate and pancreatic cancer with lasers
Laser light in combination with certain drugs – known as photodynamic therapy – can destroy cancer tumors. But, this method is currently used mostly to cure skin cancer. The reason that internal...
View ArticleDrug combination destroys pancreatic cancer cells
Cancer Research UK scientists have revealed how a combination of two very different drugs -- currently being tested in clinical trials -- amplifies the destruction of pancreatic cancer cells,...
View ArticleMedical Nova Weekly: Top five trends for 2/20-2/24
Here's the weekly roundup of medical innovation trends and developments that are making headlines! Women have increased risk of in-hospital death following a heart attack New research shows that...
View ArticleNew pancreatic cancer treatment targets fast-replicating cancer cells while...
A new drug developed to treat pancreatic cancer, called rigosertib, allows the cancer cells to rush through replication and then stops them in their tracks, in the middle of the mitotic (M) phase....
View ArticleScientists break through pancreas cancer treatment barrier
Pancreas cancer tumors spread quickly and are resistant to treatment, making them very deadly. Their resistance to chemotherapy stems in part from a unique biological barrier the tumor builds around...
View ArticleNew treatment could destroy inoperable pancreatic tumors
The results of a study presented at the the Society of Interventional Radiology’s 37th Annual Scientific Meeting show that a new procedure could be used to treat pancreatic cancer tumors. Irreversible...
View ArticlePotential new treatment for pancreatic cancer
Scientists have found a promising new target for drugs to treat aggressive pancreatic cancer, according to a study published in Nature. Researchers from Cancer Research UK’s Cambridge Research...
View ArticlePancreatic cancer biomarker identified
No reliable method for early diagnosis of pancreatic cancer has been developed. Pancreatic cancer, or pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), is amongst the top cause of cancer deaths. Researchers at...
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