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Hematuria is a symptom that, when present, triggers a series of diagnostic assumptions requiring a number of important investigations to clarify its origin. The first task is to get a description of the urine color: there is a significant difference between orange-red, brown-red, or bright red. The medical history and the physical examination are very important, while the “the three...read

March 22, 2009 – Philadelphia, PA) -- The clinically approved AIDS drug ABC (Abacavir) can reduce proliferation and induce differentiation of human medulloblastoma cells through the downregulation of telomerase activity, which may make it an effective therapeutic strategy for the treatment of the highly malignant primary brain tumors, according to research published in the International Journal...read

March 22, 2009 – Philadelphia, PA) -- The clinically approved AIDS drug ABC (Abacavir) can reduce proliferation and induce differentiation of human medulloblastoma cells through the downregulation of telomerase activity, which may make it an effective therapeutic strategy for the treatment of the highly malignant primary brain tumors, according to research published in the International Journal...read

(March 22, 2009 – Philadelphia, PA) -- The clinically approved AIDS drug ABC (Abacavir) can reduce proliferation and induce differentiation of human medulloblastoma cells through the downregulation of telomerase activity, which may make it an effective therapeutic strategy for the treatment of the highly malignant primary brain tumors, according to research published in the International...read

(March 22, 2009 – Philadelphia, PA) -- The clinically approved AIDS drug ABC (Abacavir) can reduce proliferation and induce differentiation of human medulloblastoma cells through the downregulation of telomerase activity, which may make it an effective therapeutic strategy for the treatment of the highly malignant primary brain tumors, according to research published in the International...read

The tumor suppressor gene pRb2/p130 may provide the first independent prognostic biomarker in cases of soft tissue sarcoma (STS), according to an international collaboration of researchers, including scientists at the Sbarro Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine at the College of Science and Technology at Temple University in Philadelphia, PA, the Department of Human Pathology and...read

Women with gynecological cancers must be treated in hospital centers of excellence, otherwise the risk of being subjected to sub-optimal treatments can significantly result in a negative effect on the outcome. This is confirmed by a recent search of the National Institute of Tumors in Milan which took into account a significant sample of 500 patients treated at the center of Milan after having...read

Women with gynecological cancers must be treated in hospital centers of excellence, otherwise the risk of being subjected to sub-optimal treatments can significantly result in a negative effect on the outcome. This is confirmed by a recent search of the National Institute of Tumors in Milan which took into account a significant sample of 500 patients treated at the center of Milan after having...read

Pain is an "epidemic" that hinders the full expression of life to millions of people, both in European countries and, even more, in the Mediterranean countries with lesser health-power. The World Health Organization indicates that pain is one of the main causes for which medical attention is requested, and represents a serious public health problem (1-3). Defeating pain therefore allows people...read

Chromium (Cr) is a transition element that exhibits three possible states: metallic stable, trivalent and hexavalent. While the trivalent form is characterized by a relatively low toxicity and is considered an essential nutrient, hexavalent chromium, present in several compounds of industrial origin (including chrome and thiols), is considered highly toxic, and on the basis of experimental and...read

Introduction The management of SCLC has been recently improved and survival rates are 15-25% at 2 years among patients with limited stage and 0-3% among those with extensive disease. The median overall survival with the combination chemotherapy is 14 to 16 months for patients with limited disease and 8 to 11 months for those with extensive disease. Most controlled clinical trials of SCLC define...read

Src (short for sarcoma) is a family of proto-oncogenic tyrosine kinases active in many cancer tumors, including medulloblastoma, the most common malignant cancer in children. Src represents one of the most promising targets for cancer therapy. A recent study shows that pyrazolo-[3,4-d]–pyrimidine-derivatives, designed to target Src, may be effective in interfering with the cell cycle and...read

Gene Src (short for sarcoma) is part of a family of proto-oncogenic tyrosine kinases active in many tumors, including medulloblastoma, the most common malignant cancer in children. Src represents one of the most promising targets for cancer therapy. A recent study shows that pyrazolo-[3,4-d]–pyrimidine-derivatives, designed to target Src, may be effective in interfering with the cell cycle and...read

Colorectal tumors are the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States and represent a major threat in Italy, but, fortunately, good screening can yield a survival of 90 percent for cancer of the colon, and 80 percent for cancer of the rectum. All this is possible, and starts with a good conversation between the patient and the general practitioner, who more than anyone else...read

The Institute of Biosciences for Human Health of the Human Health Foundation Onlus of Spoleto (HHF), Foundation for Human Health, based in Spoleto and Terni, opened in Terni, in the Maratta location (via Bartocci 9 / B) on June 7. Some years ago, two professionals coming from completely different areas of work, met and discussed at length, and afterwards created, a completely innovative project...read

The Institute of Biosciences for Human Health of the Human Health Foundation Onlus of Spoleto (HHF), Foundation for Human Health, based in Spoleto and Terni, opened in Terni, in the Maratta location (via Bartocci 9 / B) on June 7. Some years ago, two professionals coming from completely different areas of work, met and discussed at length, and afterwards created, a completely innovative project...read