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Cardio or weights first? A kinesiologist explains how to optimize the order of your exercise routine

Cardio or weights first? A kinesiologist explains how to optimize the order of your exercise routine

by Randal Claytor,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainWhen you enter the gym, which way should you head first? Toward the treadmills and spin studio to get your sweat on with a cardio sessi

Cardio or weights first? A kinesiologist explains how to optimize the order of your exercise routine

by Randal Claytor,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainWhen you enter the gym, which way should you head first? Toward the treadmills and spin studio to get your sweat on with a cardio sessi
Recruitment mechanism discovered for cancer-associated fibroblasts in common lung cancer

Recruitment mechanism discovered for cancer-associated fibroblasts in common lung cancer

byUniversity of BarcelonaGenetic models to mimic SMAD2/3 alterations in patient-derived ADC-TAFs and SCC-TAFs. a–c, Fold SMAD3 (a) and SMAD2 (b) mRNA and corresponding ratio (c) in primary lung

Recruitment mechanism discovered for cancer-associated fibroblasts in common lung cancer

byUniversity of BarcelonaGenetic models to mimic SMAD2/3 alterations in patient-derived ADC-TAFs and SCC-TAFs. a–c, Fold SMAD3 (a) and SMAD2 (b) mRNA and corresponding ratio (c) in primary lung
Cancer Gene Census paves the way for improvements in personalised medicine

Cancer Gene Census paves the way for improvements in personalised medicine

byWellcome Trust Sanger InstituteCredit: Wellcome Trust Sanger InstituteResearchers at the Wellcome Sanger Institute have created the first comprehensive summary of all genes known to be involve

Cancer Gene Census paves the way for improvements in personalised medicine

byWellcome Trust Sanger InstituteCredit: Wellcome Trust Sanger InstituteResearchers at the Wellcome Sanger Institute have created the first comprehensive summary of all genes known to be involve
Australia has potential to reduce lung cancer deaths, major international clinical trials show

Australia has potential to reduce lung cancer deaths, major international clinical trials show

by Cancer CouncilCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new study by the Daffodil Center, published in theBritish Journal of Cancer, has strengthened the economic case for a targeted lung cancer scr

Australia has potential to reduce lung cancer deaths, major international clinical trials show

by Cancer CouncilCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new study by the Daffodil Center, published in theBritish Journal of Cancer, has strengthened the economic case for a targeted lung cancer scr
Estrogen Receptor Mutation Prospects in Endometrial Cancer Treatment

Estrogen Receptor Mutation Prospects in Endometrial Cancer Treatment

byHemalatha Manikandanon August 22, 2023Inhibiting CDK9, a protein that works withestrogen receptors, was effective at minimizing the proliferation ofendometrial cancerce

Estrogen Receptor Mutation Prospects in Endometrial Cancer Treatment

byHemalatha Manikandanon August 22, 2023Inhibiting CDK9, a protein that works withestrogen receptors, was effective at minimizing the proliferation ofendometrial cancerce
Affordable Care Act led to improved treatment of colorectal cancer among young adults

Affordable Care Act led to improved treatment of colorectal cancer among young adults

byAmerican Cancer SocietyCredit: CC0 Public DomainAn Affordable Care Act provision that allowed young adults to be covered under their parents' insurance led to a shift to earlier-stage diag

Affordable Care Act led to improved treatment of colorectal cancer among young adults

byAmerican Cancer SocietyCredit: CC0 Public DomainAn Affordable Care Act provision that allowed young adults to be covered under their parents' insurance led to a shift to earlier-stage diag
New radiation treatment for brain cancer offers better preservation of cognitive function

New radiation treatment for brain cancer offers better preservation of cognitive function

by Joe Dangor,Mayo ClinicCredit: Mayo ClinicWhen it comes to radiation therapy to treat brain cancer, hippocampal-avoidance whole-brain radiotherapy in conjunction with the drug memantine better

New radiation treatment for brain cancer offers better preservation of cognitive function

by Joe Dangor,Mayo ClinicCredit: Mayo ClinicWhen it comes to radiation therapy to treat brain cancer, hippocampal-avoidance whole-brain radiotherapy in conjunction with the drug memantine better
Noninvasive Test Shows Promise in Early Bladder Cancer Diagnosis

Noninvasive Test Shows Promise in Early Bladder Cancer Diagnosis

byColleen Fleisson August 15, 2023A new molecular diagnostic method that identifies primary bladder cancer in patients who observe blood in their urine (hematuria) could expediteblad

Noninvasive Test Shows Promise in Early Bladder Cancer Diagnosis

byColleen Fleisson August 15, 2023A new molecular diagnostic method that identifies primary bladder cancer in patients who observe blood in their urine (hematuria) could expediteblad
Two cancer-causing genes work together to promote metastasis

Two cancer-causing genes work together to promote metastasis

byeLifeCredit: CC0 Public DomainCancer-promoting genes MYC and TWIST1 co-opt immune system cells to enable cancer cells to spread, but blocking a key step in this process can help prevent the di

Two cancer-causing genes work together to promote metastasis

byeLifeCredit: CC0 Public DomainCancer-promoting genes MYC and TWIST1 co-opt immune system cells to enable cancer cells to spread, but blocking a key step in this process can help prevent the di
Is the next big step in cancer therapy personalized vaccines?

Is the next big step in cancer therapy personalized vaccines?

byUniversity of California - San DiegoEzra Cohen, MD, UC San Diego Health physician scientist, administered the first-of-its-kind personalized cancer vaccine to Tamara Strauss, while Aaron Mille

Is the next big step in cancer therapy personalized vaccines?

byUniversity of California - San DiegoEzra Cohen, MD, UC San Diego Health physician scientist, administered the first-of-its-kind personalized cancer vaccine to Tamara Strauss, while Aaron Mille
Myths, ignorance persist around lung cancer: Poll

Myths, ignorance persist around lung cancer: Poll

by Dennis ThompsonLung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States, but doctors have had access to a screening tool for nearly a decade that can catch it for early treatment.Unfo

Myths, ignorance persist around lung cancer: Poll

by Dennis ThompsonLung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States, but doctors have had access to a screening tool for nearly a decade that can catch it for early treatment.Unfo