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.
An innovative test developed by researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center has the potential to improve prostate cancer detection. It is ... Read more
Clearing how a normal and healthy cell becomes cancerous is one of the keys to beat cancer. Understanding the underlying mechanisms behind this ... Read more
Recently, there has been an emphasis on prostate cancer chemoprevention: agents that prevent the progression of prostate cancer. A team of scientists led by ... Read more
A new therapy revealed synergism between an engineered “cancer terminator virus” and an experimental drug that aims to destroy primary and metastatic prostate ... Read more
Results announced recently at The International Liver CongressTM 2015 revealed that patients affected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) had significantly high cancer rates when compared to ... Read more
GenSpera, Inc. recently announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued the company United States Patent Number 8,957,016. This ... Read more
Recent results of a controlled, randomized clinical trial comparing the use of permanent radioactive implants (brachytherapy) with external beam, dose-escalated radiotherapy in individuals suffering with prostate ... Read more
A recent study developed by researchers in the Humanitas Clinical and Research Centre in Milan showed that rigorously training two three-year old German ... Read more
Two studies recently published in the Journal of Cancer Survivorship emphasize the benefits of exercise in cancer survivors. As the studies found, 3 or more ... Read more
Augmenix, Inc. recently announced that the FDA has approved the SpaceOAR System, the first product in the US receiving clearance as a spacer that protects ... Read more
