A team at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has successfully installed the world’s most powerful transmission electron microscope. TEAM 0.5, as the device is known, produces high contrast images with half-angstrom, or half a 10-billionth of a meter, resolution. The state-of-the-art microscope continuously adjusts and corrects spherical aberrations so scientists can study detailed 3D images [...]

Scientists at the University of Washington have developed a tiny, inexpensive camera small enough to be placed inside a pill and swallowed. The new technology could allow doctors to easily spot signs of early esophageal cancer — without the use of sedation. Thanks to increased awareness and better diagnostic tools, rates for many cancers in [...]

The US Food and Drug Administration and Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals are withdrawing liquid Leukine® (sargramostim) from US markets after receiving reports the new formula causes patients to faint. Leukine® is prescribed to fight infection in adult acute myelogenous leukemia patients who’ve undergone induction chemotherapy and others experiencing bone marrow transplant graft failure. The withdrawal specifically [...]

The US population is aging, well-publicized statistics indicate mammograms save lives, and convenient screening locations continue to pop up everywhere — so why are more and more American women over 50 putting off routine mammograms? A study conducted by Brown University and Harvard University suggests money is one reason. Medical professionals have been successfully using [...]

Researchers from the University of Minnesota and Duke University have discovered how specific proteins regulate genes responsible for turning cancer cells on or off in women with breast and ovarian cancers. To arrive at their finding, the team studied 408 breast cancer patients and 153 ovarian cancer patients. Their investigation revealed that increased activity in [...]

Researchers from the McCormick School of Engineering at Northwestern University have developed a new technique for separating DNA which helps make the DNA sequencing process faster and less expensive. McCormick’s innovative method brings scientists one step closer to a long sought-after goal — an affordable test that quickly determines an individual’s predisposition to cancer and [...]

For the first time, 10 organizations belonging to the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) are collaborating to offer board certification in one area: hospice and palliative medicine. Core requirements and board examinations for the new ABMS hospice and palliative care certificate are currently being co-developed by 10 separate ABMS member boards specializing in anesthesiology, [...]

A study of children involved in cancer treatments and other trials indicates most of them are willing to put themselves in harm’s way to further research projects and charitable causes, even if the activities wouldn’t benefit them personally. To arrive at the findings, scientists from the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center and the National [...]

Research conducted by scientists from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) and the Cancer Therapy and Research Center (CTRC) could soon reduce risks for women needing radiation-based medical tests or cancer treatments while they’re pregnant. Current radiation-based tests and treatments for cancer rely on sophisticated computer models which determine the precise doses of radiation to be [...]

Research conducted at the US Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory has produced some surprising information about the activities of proteins. Their discoveries could offer cancer researchers important new clues about how these crucial molecules interact with oncology drugs and other medicines. For over one hundred years, standard models of protein behavior have portrayed them [...]