Category: Medical Discoveries
Cancer
Research: Aging and Your Risk for Blood Cancer
Aging is the single biggest unavoidable risk factor for cancer. We know that. As people age, certain changes in blood forming stem cells may contribute to acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and possibly other blood…
Innovation
Gene Editing – We Can, But Should We?
A deeper look at the ethics of scientific breakthroughs. Stories of scientists manipulating genes have flooded news channels lately. With them come a steady stream of speculation on the potential…
Cancer
Prostate Cancer: What is the 4Kscore?
A test, known as the 4Kscore, could help from 30- to 58-percent of men avoid a prostate cancer biopsy altogether. It has been shown to reliably predict the likelihood of…