The Wistar Institute assistant professor Filippo Veglia, Ph.D., and team, have discovered a key mechanism of how glioblastoma -; a serious and often fatal brain cancer -; suppresses the immune system so that the tumor can grow unimpeded by the body's defenses.
A man being detained by the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (DMH) was shot and killed by assisting Los Angeles Police Department officers after a harrowing ordeal in Koreatown on Thursday morning. According to an LAPD media release, the parents of the man – identified as 40-year-old Yong Yang – called the mental […]
For most smokers, quitting on the first attempt is likely to be unsuccessful, but a new study from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center found patients were more likely to quit if their cessation regimen was altered and doses were increased.
It's hard to believe, but it's been 21 years since the Old Man of the Mountain's fall. Do you remember where you were when you heard the heartbreaking news?