'Phenotype switching' can make melanoma become metastatic, resistant to drugs
 | One of the challenges of understanding cancer is trying to determine the mechanisms that drive metastasis, or the process by which tumor cells are able to spread throughout the body. Researchers describe how melanoma tumors use "phenotype switching" -- changing their outward appearance -- can result in melanoma cells that are highly invasive and more resistant to therapy. |
Read More » New study finds spike in sugary drink consumption among California adolescents
 | While consumption of soda and other sugary drinks among young children in California is starting to decline, a new study released shows an alarming 8 percent spike among adolescents, the biggest consumers of these beverages. |
Read More » Challenges, opportunities for reducing antibiotic resistance in agricultural settings
 | Antibiotic resistant pathogens are an emerging, critical human health issue. The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared antibiotic resistance as a top health issue worldwide. Two million Americans are infected each year with diseases resistant to known antibiotics; between ten and fifteen thousand die. Interdisciplinary standards are needed for studying antibiotic resistance in agriculture to help rectify its wide-reaching problems. |
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