Archive: 26/02/2014

Online trolls and cyberstalkers aren't the same

The recent death of television personality Charlotte Dawson and the possible role that online abuse played in her struggles with depression shows how damaging this behaviour can be.

Feb 26, 2014

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Lyme disease identified in Bay Area ticks, and it isn't alone

Finding evidence of Lyme disease in the San Francisco Bay Area didn't surprise a team of researchers, although it may be news to many doctors in the region. But identifying another tick-borne pathogen that causes relapsing ...

Feb 26, 2014

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Protein linked to invasive spread of triple-negative breast cancer may lead to targeted therapies

Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is one of the most aggressive forms of the disease and affects almost one in seven of the 1.5 million women diagnosed with breast cancer worldwide each year. TNBC tumors are missing three ...

Feb 26, 2014

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Recurrent but rare mutations might underlie cancer growth

A potential new gene mutation that might drive lung cancer development and growth has been identified by researchers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard ...

Feb 26, 2014

Tumour expression of leptin associated with chemotherapy resistance

Patients with the most common type of oesophageal cancer are less likely to respond to chemotherapy when their tumours are high in a protein called leptin, according to research published in the British Journal of Cancer.

Feb 26, 2014

Scientists uncover two micro mechanisms that regulate immune system

A Keck Medicine of USC-led team of microbiologists has identified previously unknown interactions between critical proteins in the human immune response system, uncovering two independent regulatory mechanisms that keep the ...

Feb 26, 2014

Simple waiting room test can help diagnose depression and anxiety

A new study in General Hospital Psychiatry finds patients visiting the hospital for a variety of ailments can be easily screened for depression and anxiety as they wait for care, information that can then be sent immediately ...

Feb 26, 2014

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Reproductive coercion, intimate partner violence prevalent

Enough women experience reproductive coercion – male behavior to control contraception and pregnancy outcomes – that a research team now recommends health care providers address the subjects with their patients and tailor ...

Feb 26, 2014