by Institute of Cancer Research Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Scientists have discovered why breast cancer cells that have spread to the lungs may “wake up” following years of sleep, forming incurable secondary tumors. Their research reveals the mechanism that triggers this breast cancer “time bomb”—and suggests a strategy to defuse it. Patients with estrogen receptor positive (ER+) breast cancer—the most...
by Dipali Pathak, Baylor College of Medicine Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain As the weather cools down around the country, more people are taking the opportunity to enjoy outdoor activities. Whether it’s camping, hiking or hunting, an infectious diseases expert at Baylor College of Medicine gives tips on how to prevent tick bites this fall. “There...
INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE INDIANAPOLIS – Ten IU School of Medicine researchers out of a team of 11 scientists, are responsible for the findings of a new study they conducted to investigate alternative ways to treat kidney infections. Their work, which is published in the high-quality research journal Nature Communications, examined how to utilize...
UNIVERSITY OF BASEL Metastases can develop in the body even years after apparently successful cancer treatment. They originate from cancer cells that migrated from the original tumor to other organs, and which can lie there inactive for a considerable time. Researchers have now discovered how these “sleeping cells” are kept dormant and how they wake up and...
by Rush University Medical Center A blood clot forming in the carotid artery. Credit: copyright American Heart Association It’s telling that although stroke is the third leading cause of death for women in the U.S., and that twice as many women die of stroke than of breast cancer, most women aren’t aware of these facts. As...
Listeria are bacteria that cause a dangerous foodborne illness called listeriosis. Eating food contaminated with Listeria can cause serious illness, especially in pregnant people and those with weakened immune systems. According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), listeriosis has a 20–30% mortality rate. However, it is rare in comparison with other foodborne illnesses, such as Salmonella....
