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Women living in walkable communities have low obesity rates: Research
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Obesity has been associated with an increased risk of 13 different forms of cancer in women, and physical activity, regardless of body size, reduces the risk of some of these malignancies
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Obesity rates lower among women who live in walkable neighbourhoods
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According to a new study living in a more walkable neighbourhood reduces the risk of obesity-related cancers in women, specifically postmenopausal breast cancer, but also ovarian cancer, endometrial cancer, and multiple myeloma.
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Genetics helps explain childhood cancer: Study
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The number of childhood cancer survivors in the United States is growing, with an overall survival rate of more than 85 per cent five years following diagnosis. Survivors, however, may still be at higher risk of a variety of health issues, including second malignancies.
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Breast cancer in the new millennium: How are things different now
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 27: As per Globocan 2021, breast cancer is the commonest cancer in men and women. Approximately 12% of all cancers are breast cancer and it causes 7% of all cancer related deaths. Its incidence is more common in developed worlds compared to low income and develop
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Stem cell therapy may lower progression of relapsing multiple sclerosis: S
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Autologous haematopoietic stem cell transplantation, or aHSCT for short, is typically used to treat blood cancers and involves collecting stem cells from the patient's own bone marrow or blood, followed by chemotherapy and antibody treatment
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Study shows how microdevices can be used to treat brain cancer
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The innovative device, which is the size and shape of a grain of rice, can perform hundreds of studies at the same time to examine the impact of novel treatments on some of the most difficult-to-treat brain tumours. Researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital, a founding member of the Mas
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Researchers devise new test to detect cervical cancers
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Scientists at the National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated Montefiore Einstein Cancer Centre (MECC) have devised a test for detecting a kind of cervical cancer that Pap tests frequently miss in potentially significant discoveries for cervical cancer screening
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Specific gene mutations accelerate growth of pancreatic tumours: Study
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The new study, which was released in Nature Communications, explains how specific gene mutations cause pancreatic cancer to proliferate uncontrollably by turning on a "super-enhancer" that activates other genes.
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Cardiorespiratory fitness associated with 40 per cent reduction in risk of
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A substantial long-term study published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine finds that having strong cardiorespiratory fitness while you're young is related to a 40 per cent lower risk of developing 9 specific cancers later in life, at least in men.
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Good cardiorespiratory fitness linked to 40 per cent decreased risk of 9 c
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A significant long-term study published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine reveals that good cardiorespiratory fitness when young is associated with a 40% decreased chance of acquiring 9 particular cancers later in life, at least in men.
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Study reveals how proteins drive growth of multiple cancer types
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Researchers have conducted an in-depth examination of the proteins responsible for cancer across a variety of tumour types, providing knowledge that cannot be determined only by genome sequencing
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Zumutor Biologics Inc announces FDA clearance of IND application of ZM008,
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Boston [US]/Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], August 11: Zumutor Biologics Inc "Zumutor", a Boston based biopharmaceutical company focused on developing unique novel therapeutics in immuno-oncology (I-O) today announces that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted the company's In
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