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News Release 17-Jan-2020
University of Seville
This achievement will have applications in the pharmaceutical industry, such as in the preparation of biocompatible biosensors based in gold, which have already been shown to be effective in the detection of carcinogenic cells and tumour biomarkers.
Local activism can't be crushed, research finds. At most, it changes target
According to received wisdom, local activism against the establishment of industrial plants follows a cycle, with its highest intensity a short time after mobilization. If a firm stands, activism fades. New research by Fabrizio Perretti and Alessandro Piazza in Strategic Management Journal analyzes the American anti-nuclear movement and finds that the strategic decisions made by a firm affect both the evolution of activism in its own sector and the emergence of mobilization in other industries.
Strategic Management Journal
UMass Amherst researchers identify new mechanism involved in promoting breast cancer
A new approach to studying the effects of two common chemicals used in cosmetics and sunscreens found they can cause DNA damage in breast cells at surprisingly low concentrations, while the same dose did not harm cells without estrogen receptors.
Environmental Health Perspectives
NIH/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, US Department of Defense, Rays of Hope Center for Breast Cancer Research
Exposure to chemicals in drinking water associated with 5% of annual bladder cancer burden in Europe
Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal)
Macro study analyzes for the first time the presence and health impact of trihalomethanes in tap water in 26 European Union countries.
Elevated leukemia incidence is found in World Trade Center rescue and recovery workers
The Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Responders who worked at the World Trade Center site after the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, have an increased overall cancer incidence compared to the general population, particularly in thyroid cancer, prostate cancer, and, for the first time ever reported, leukemia, according to a Mount Sinai study published in JNCI Cancer Spectrum in January.
JNCI Cancer Spectrum
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health
Trace Metals in Leatherback Turtle Eggs May Harm Consumers
Leatherback turtle eggs in the Panamanian Caribbean may be harmful to the health of consumers, due to the concentrations of trace metals found in them. Increasing awareness among local doctors, health workers and the public about these risks may be beneficial for the conservation of this endangered species.
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Gas Natural Fenosa Panama (now Naturgy Panama), Secretaría Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación de Panamá.
News Release 8-Jan-2020
Researchers surprised by high levels of alcohol consumption among cancer survivors
New research in JNCCN -- Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, using data from NHIS to examine self-reported drinking habits among people reporting a cancer diagnosis, finds 56.5% were current drinkers, 34.9% exceeded moderate drinking levels, and 21% engaged in binge drinking.
JNCCN: Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network
Two drugs used in combination prove to be effective against most aggressive asbestos cancer in mice
Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas (CNIO)
Currently, there are few effective treatments for malignant mesothelioma, although it has been decades since it was found that the major risk factor is exposure to asbestos. The drugs identified by CNIO researchers are being tested on other types of cancer, which can speed up clinical trials for mesothelioma. The authors identified molecular markers that could be used to determine which patients could benefit most from this new therapy, provided that it is approved.
News Release 16-Dec-2019
PET/CT plays role in lung adenocarcinoma management
American Roentgen Ray Society
According to an article published in the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), FDG PET, combined with high-resolution CT, has value for predicting invasive histopathologic subtypes, but there was no significance for predicting invasive growth patterns of early lung adenocarcinoma.
National Natural Science Foundation for Young Scientists, 5th Phase 333 Talent Project Training Funds of Jiangsu Province, Science and Technology Planning Project of Changzhou
E-cigarettes significantly raise risk of chronic lung disease, first long-term study finds
University of California - San Francisco
E-cigarette use significantly increases a person's risk of developing chronic lung diseases, according to new UC San Francisco research, the first longitudinal study linking e-cigarettes to respiratory illness in a sample representative of the entire US adult population. The study also found that people who used e-cigarettes and also smoked tobacco -- by far the most common pattern among adult e-cigarette users -- were at an even higher risk of developing chronic lung disease than those who used either product alone.
American Journal of Preventive Medicine
NIH/National Institute of Drug Abuse, NIH/National Cancer Institute, Food and Drug Administration Center for Tobacco Products, NIH/National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, Food and Drug Administration Center for Tobacco Products, UCSF
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