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Time Will Tell Whether Google Glass Ends up Being a Commercial Flop
Aug 18, 2014Time will tell whether Google Glass ends up being a commercial flop. Its real potential, however, might just be in medicine. Google Glass is already making its way into operating rooms and ambulance cabs. Recently, MedEx Ambulance ...
Tags: Google Glass, Health, Medicine
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Time Will Tell Whether Google Glass Ends up Being a Commercial Flop
Aug 18, 2014Time will tell whether Google Glass ends up being a commercial flop. Its real potential, however, might just be in medicine. Google Glass is already making its way into operating rooms and ambulance cabs. Recently, MedEx Ambulance ...
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FDA Raising Cancer Concerns Over How Robotic Hysterectomies Are Performed.
Apr 23, 2014Intuitive Surgical stock fell 11.5% in value on Wednesday after a disappointing quarterly earnings report and the FDA raising cancer concerns over how robotic hysterectomies are performed. The Sunnyvale, CA–based maker of da Vinci ...
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8.7 Million Pounds of Meat Processed by Rancho Feeding Corporation in Petaluma,
Mar 4, 2014Many people are wondering why 8.7 million pounds of meat processed by Rancho Feeding Corporation in Petaluma,CA,were recalled and the slaughterhouse subsequently closed. Could it be an inspector shortage?An inspector-veterinarian ...
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Small Non-Coding RNAs Can Be Used to Predict
Mar 3, 2014Small non-coding RNAs can be used to predict if individuals have breast cancer conclude researchers who contribute to The Cancer Genome Atlas project. The results, which are published in EMBO reports, indicate that differences in the levels ...
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A New Combination MRI-Ultrasound Imaging System Can Result in Fewer Biopsies
Feb 26, 2014A new combination MRI-ultrasound imaging system can result in fewer biopsies and better treatment decisions for prostate cancer patients. The technology, called UroNav®, fuses images from magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with ...
Tags: MRI, PSA blood, Prostate Cancer, aggressive tumor, Loyola
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MIT Chemical Engineers Designed Nanoparticle That Can Deliver Snippets of Genetic Material
Feb 26, 2014Inspired by tiny particles that carry cholesterol through the body, MIT chemical engineers have designed nanoparticles that can deliver snippets of genetic material that turn off disease-causing genes. This approach, known as RNA ...
Tags: RNA, MIT, Gene Silencing, Nanoparticle
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New Surgical Guidelines Would Reduce Unnecessary Breast Surgeries
Feb 25, 2014New surgical guidelines announced today by the Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO) and the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) have the potential to significantly reduce unnecessary breast surgeries, improve patient outcomes and ...
Tags: SSO, ASTRO, AIS, Peggy Johnson
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Dormant Prostate Cancer Cells Found in Bone Tissue Can Be Reawakened
Feb 25, 2014Researchers in the Cedars-Sinai Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute discovered in pre-clinical models that dormant prostate cancer cells found in bone tissue can be reawakened, causing metastasis to other parts of the body. ...
Tags: Prostate Cancer Cells, reawakened, preventing the spread of disease
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Smokers and Other People at High Risk for Lung Cancer Could Make Matters Worse
Feb 8, 2014Smokers and other people at high risk for lung cancer could make matters worse if they take antioxidant supplements, a new study of rodents suggests. Antioxidants appear to accelerate cancer progression by short-circuiting one of the ...
Tags: antioxidants, health, Cancer
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Folic Acid Supplements Promoted The Growth of Existing Breast Cancer in Rats
Jan 23, 2014Folic acid supplements at levels consumed by breast cancer patients and survivors in North America promoted the growth of existing breast cancer in rats, new research found. The role of folate, a B vitamin, and its synthetic form, folic ...
Tags: Role of Folate, pregnant
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A Pair of Common Tests Might Help Colorectal Cancer Patients
Jan 15, 2014A pair of common tests might help colorectal cancer patients who have undergone surgery remain cancer-free, British researchers say. Both a standard CT scan and a blood test known as CEA (carcinoembryonic antigen) improved doctors' ...
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The U.S. Death Rate From Cancer Declined Steadily Since The Peak of 1991 to 2010
Jan 11, 2014The U.S. death rate from cancer declined steadily since the peak of 1991 to 2010 -- 20 percent for men and women combined, researchers say. American Cancer Society statistics found death rates from 1991 to 2010 declined more than 50 ...
Tags: Health, Medicine, Cancer Death Rates, Cancer
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A Ludwig Cancer Research Study Has Uncovered a Phenomenon
Jan 10, 2014A Ludwig Cancer Research study has uncovered a phenomenon that alters prevailing views of how the genome is expressed to make and sustain the life of mammals. Published in the journal Science, the paper helps explain why genetically ...
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Immunocore Entered Into an Oncology Collaboration and Licensing Agreement with MedImmune
Jan 9, 2014Immunocore Limited, the Oxford-based biotechnology company developing novel biological drugs to treat cancer and viral disease, today announced that it has entered into an oncology research collaboration and licensing agreement with ...
Tags: Immunocore, oncology research, collaboration and licensing agreement