Caffeine doesn’t affect breast cancer risk for postmenopausal women

A new study finds no association between consuming caffeine in tea or coffee and invasive breast cancer in postmenopausal women.

David Hill-Buffalo • futurity
Sept. 28, 2021 ~6 min

Antidepressants slow cancer growth in mice

When combined with immunotherapy, some antidepressants stopped the growth of pancreatic and colon cancers in mice. In some cases tumors even disappeared.

Kurt Bodenmueller-U. Zurich • futurity
Sept. 28, 2021 ~5 min


Having family with colorectal cancer boosts your risk

Early screening may benefit first, second-, and even third-degree relatives of someone diagnosed with colorectal cancer.

David Hill-Buffalo • futurity
Sept. 14, 2021 ~5 min

Is your water safe? New method could tell

Current approaches to keeping drinking water safe and clean are falling short, researchers say. They've got a new idea about how to do things better.

Lisa Ercolano-Johns Hopkins • futurity
Sept. 7, 2021 ~6 min

Glioblastoma drug for dogs may work for people

A glioblastoma treatment for dogs could be useful in treating the aggressive brain cancer in humans, a new study shows.

Jennifer Gauntt - Texas A&M • futurity
Sept. 1, 2021 ~5 min

Text messages get young people to avoid sunburn

Text messages may be a good way to get younger people to remember sunscreen and avoid sunburn, researchers find. The strategy could cut skin cancer rates.

U. Queensland • futurity
Aug. 2, 2021 ~4 min

Rural young people have higher odds of late cancer diagnosis

Distance from the hospital ups the odds of a young adult or adolescent receiving a late-stage cancer diagnosis, research finds.

Neil Schoenherr-WUSTL • futurity
July 20, 2021 ~3 min

‘Inflammatory aging clock’ predicts risk of illness and frailty

A new method beats the number of birthday candles on your cake in predicting your risk for the illness, frailty, and decline that come with aging.

Bruce Goldman-Stanford • futurity
July 19, 2021 ~10 min


Personal weight management boosts recovery after endometrial cancer

New research digs into weight perceptions among long-term endometrial cancer survivors and what weight control methods women used.

U. Queensland • futurity
July 19, 2021 ~4 min

Protein blocks tumor cells spreading via bloodstream

Researchers have discovered that a specialized protein known as TRPM7 can stop tumor cells from spreading through the bloodstream.

Johns Hopkins University • futurity
July 15, 2021 ~7 min

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