Posts by: Marta Figueiredo

Marta Figueiredo

Marta Figueiredo holds a BSc in Biology and a MSc in Evolutionary and Developmental Biology from the University of Lisbon, Portugal. She is currently finishing her PhD in Biomedical Sciences at the University of Lisbon, where she focused her research on the role of several signalling pathways in thymus and parathyroid glands embryonic development.

October 3, 2018October 3, 2018

Potential Effects of Thousands of Mutations in BRCA1 Gene Analyzed by Researchers

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Researchers have analyzed the effects of nearly 4,000 mutations deliberately induced into the BRCA1 gene, one of the genes that increases the likelihood of developing breast cancer and ovarian ... Read more

September 21, 2018

Machine-learning Technique May Speed Identifying ER-positive Breast Cancers

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Researchers have developed a technique that showed potential to identify estrogen receptor (ER)-positive breast cancers much faster and easier than current methods, potentially speeding a patient’s diagnosis and advancing ... Read more

September 10, 2018

Eating Broccoli Sprouts While Pregnant May Help Prevent Breast Cancer in Child Decades Later, Mouse Study Shows

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Eating a diet rich in broccoli sprouts during pregnancy may help prevent breast cancer later in the child’s life — a preventive measure that may be even more effective than ... Read more

August 3, 2018

New Technique Can Spot Breast Tumors Other Methods Might Miss

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Researchers, funded by the European Union, have developed a technique to spot breast tumors that are difficult to detect and diagnose, and are frequently missed by current technology. Breast ... Read more

July 30, 2018

Eating More Fruits and Vegetables May Reduce Risk of Breast Cancer, Study Suggests

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Women who eat several servings of fruits and vegetables a day have a lower risk of having breast cancer — especially the aggressive subtypes — according to a large ... Read more

July 18, 2018

Regular Stretching Found to Impair Breast Cancer Growth in Mouse Study

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Daily stretching reduces tumor growth and improves the immune and inflammatory responses in mice with breast cancer, according to researchers. Their study, “Stretching Reduces Tumor Growth in a Mouse Breast ... Read more

July 16, 2018

Trial Testing Need for Radiotherapy in HER2-Positive Breast Cancer Enrolling Patients

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Researchers at The University of Kansas Cancer Center have launched a clinical trial evaluating the need for radiation therapy after surgical removal of an aggressive type of breast cancer ... Read more

June 22, 2018June 22, 2018

Clinical Trial of Tamoxifen-based Gel in Reducing Breast Density Recruiting in US, EU

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The ability of a gel containing a tamoxifen-byproduct to reduce breast density — associated with an increased risk of breast cancer — is now being evaluated in a recruiting ... Read more

June 20, 2018

Most Women with Early Breast Cancer Can Forgo Chemotherapy, Large Trial Finds

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Seventy percent of women with the most common form of early breast cancer can avoid chemotherapy after surgery, according to a landmark Phase 3 clinical trial. The trial’s results, ... Read more

May 23, 2018

Imagion’s Breast Cancer Detection Method Using Magnetic Nanoparticles Moving into Clinical Trials

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Imagion Biosystems‘ experimental breast cancer detection method — involving magnetic nanoparticles that stick to breast cancer cells — will be tested in a clinical trial later this year, according ... Read more

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