Isaura Santos graduated with a BS in Cell and Molecular Biology from Universidade Nova de Lisboa and a MA in Communication, Culture and Information Technologies from University Institute of Lisbon (ISCTE-IUL). Her professional interests include science communication, public awareness of science and communication of science through entertainment.
A research project conducted at the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy and the UA Cancer Center suggests that a substance present in cinnamon can ... Read more
Engineers from the University of California at San Diego (UCSD) and MIT devised a new strategy to detect cancer that has metastasized to the liver ... Read more
Roche recently announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its cobas KRAS Mutation Test to be used for diagnostic purposes. ... Read more
According to an international study published in Nature Communications conducted by scientists at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, African-Americans and Africans who swapped ... Read more
Researchers have developed the podocalyxin antibody, demonstrating that it slows both tumor growth and spread by comparing cancer metastases with control samples. These findings were recently published ... Read more
A multinational collaboration between the University of Southern California, Lizzia Raffaghello at the G. Gaslini Institute in Italy and the laboratories of Alessio Nencioni ... Read more
A novel function in a previously known gene may help cells divide normally, but its absence might cause tumors, particularly in colon cancer. ... Read more
A recent study showed that middle aged men with high fitness levels have lower risks of developing colorectal cancer. Further, higher fitness levels ... Read more
A recent study showed that the anti-diabetic drug metformin and vitamin D3 are promising for colorectal cancer prevention. The study was published in the Cancer ... Read more
The “Getting to Zero” meeting was recently convened by the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Center for GI Innovation and Technology where best practices to ... Read more
Researchers at the Regenstrief Institute have developed and tested a precise system that can track colonoscopy quality and appropriate procedure intervals, ... Read more
A recent study published in Cancer provides important insights into how family members and cancer patients make decisions together relative to treatment options. This information might help physicians ... Read more
Oncolytics Biotech Inc. recently announced it completed patient enrollment in its randomized Phase 2 study of Reolysin to treat patients suffering with metastatic or advanced colorectal ... Read more
A group of cancer researchers from Keck Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC) have managed to trace the origins of colorectal ... Read more
A group of researchers from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute published a report stating that the “Western Diet,” high in red meat, refined grains, fatty products and ... Read more
Due to the medical advances in chemotherapy and the diverse biological agents available for managing metastatic colorectal cancer, patients are undergoing less tumor removal surgery, according ... Read more
Researchers from the Institut Curie, Paris, suggest that carcinoma-associated fibroblasts (CAF) and cancer cells may cooperate in the process of cancer ... Read more
A new global Phase 3 clinical study to treat patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC), has enrolled its first patient, as announced ... Read more
Researchers from the Thomas Jefferson University have recently published a study in the Cancer, Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention journal titled “The Paracrine Hormone for ... Read more
