Indiana University-(ENEWSPF)- An Indiana University study that exposed older veterans with stroke to yoga produced "exciting" results as researchers explore whether this popular mind-body practice can help stroke victims cope with their increased risk for painful and even deadly falls. The pilot study involved 19 men and one woman, average[Read More…]

Salt Lake City-(ENEWSPF)- In a clinical trial that included nearly 80,000 women, those who received ovarian cancer screening did not have a reduced risk of death from ovarian cancer compared to women who received usual care, but did have an increase in invasive medical procedures and associated harms as a[Read More…]

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Among various genetic mutations for individuals with Lynch syndrome, a hereditary cancer syndrome that carries a high risk of colon cancer and an above-normal risk of other cancers, researchers have identified mutations associated with a lower cancer risk and mutations associated with an increased risk for ovarian and[Read More…]

Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 6, 2011.  An experimental drug, cediranib, may benefit patients with a rare, slow-growing cancer called alveolar soft part sarcoma (ASPS), according to results from a clinical trial. The trial, carried out by scientists at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, showed that[Read More…]

Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–June 6, 2011. On the heels of an April Appellate Court ruling that allowed the government to support stem cell research, U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) hosted a symposium on medical research at Northwestern University’s Robert H. Lurie Medical Research Center. “The potential of stem cell research to cure Alzheimer’s, cancer[Read More…]