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Joslin gets NIH grant to study potential treatment for kidney disease in people with diabetes

The National Institutes of Health awarded Joslin Diabetes Center $24.3 million to fund a clinical trial to study a potential treatment for kidney disease in people with type 1 diabetes.

27 Sep 2013

Icotinib matches gefitinib in NSCLC second or third line

Icotinib has been found to be noninferior to gefitinib in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer, according to reports from the phase III Chinese double-blind ICOGEN study.

26 Sep 2013

Chronic bronchitis linked to poor asthma outcomes

Researchers have found that chronic bronchitis is associated with worse clinical outcomes in asthma, particularly among smokers.

26 Sep 2013

VolitionRx enters into distribution agreement with Active Motif for NuQ product line

VolitionRx Limited, a life sciences company focused on developing blood-based diagnostic tests for different types of cancer, today entered into an agreement with Active Motif, a leading provider of kits and reagents to enable epigenetics research.

26 Sep 2013

Results of NovaRx's Lucanix Phase III trial in non-small cell lung cancer to be presented at ESMO 2013

NovaRx Corporation announced that the detailed results from the randomized Phase III trial of Lucanix (belagenpumatucel-L) post-frontline maintenance therapy in non-small cell lung cancer will be presented at the European Society for Medical Oncology 2013 annual meeting in Amsterdam.

26 Sep 2013

Scientists develop model to study the behavior of embryonic tissue

A team of scientists, including M. Lisa Manning, assistant professor of physics in Syracuse University's College of Arts and Sciences, has developed a model for studying tissue-specifically how it organizes into organs and layers during embryonic development.

26 Sep 2013

Researchers find out origin of "brown" fat cells that could impact in battling obesity

In ongoing research aimed at battling obesity, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have deciphered how new fat cells are formed in energy-storing fat pads.

26 Sep 2013

New animal model may help study immune responses to H. pylori infection

Researchers at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech have developed a new large animal model to study how the immune system interacts with the stomach bacterium Helicobacter pylori, the leading cause of peptic ulcer disease.

26 Sep 2013

Research shows commonly prescribed statin medicines can adversely affect cognitive function

New research that looked at whether two commonly prescribed statin medicines, used to lower low-density lipoprotein (LDL) or 'bad cholesterol' levels in the blood, can adversely affect cognitive function has found that one of the drugs tested caused memory impairment in rats.

26 Sep 2013

Researchers identify existence of precursor cells in early prostate cancers

A team of cancer researchers at the University of California, San Diego has identified the existence of precursor cells in early prostate cancers. These cells are resistant to androgen-deprivation therapy, and may drive the subsequent emergence of recurrent or metastatic prostate cancer.

26 Sep 2013

MIT engineers develop nanoparticles that deliver cancer vaccines to lungs

Many viruses and bacteria infect humans through mucosal surfaces, such as those in the lungs, gastrointestinal tract and reproductive tract. To help fight these pathogens, scientists are working on vaccines that can establish a front line of defense at mucosal surfaces.

26 Sep 2013

Targeting cell-division cycle may lead to improved outcomes for patients with medulloblastoma

A new experimental approach to treating a type of brain cancer called medulloblastoma has been developed by researchers at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute (Sanford-Burnham).

26 Sep 2013

Copenhagen researchers gain insight in molecular mechanisms behind breast cancer metastasis

Researchers at University of Copenhagen have gained more insight into the molecular mechanisms of importance for, for example, cancer cell growth and metastasis. The research objective is improved and more targeted drugs. The findings have just been published in the scientific journal Molecular Cell.

26 Sep 2013

Spanish scientists discover melatonin consumption helps control weight gain

Melatonin is a natural hormone segregated by the body and melatonin levels generally increase in the dark at night. It is also found in fruit and vegetables like mustard, Goji berries, almonds, sunflower seeds, cardamom, fennel, coriander and cherries.

26 Sep 2013

Scientist receives £58,000 from Alzheimer's Research UK to study chemical signals in AD

A University of Southampton scientist has just been awarded more than £58,000 by Alzheimer's Research UK to study chemical signals in the brain in Alzheimer's disease. The research will study the chemical signals that control learning and memory in an attempt to understand more about Alzheimer's and search for new treatments.

26 Sep 2013

Amgen Plans R&D Center In China

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25 Sep 2013

NCI Re-Ups Biomarker Strategies’ SBIR Award For Melanoma Cdx

BioMarker Strategies received a $1.5 million SBIR award to develop a pathway-based companion diagnostic test to facilitate the selection of optimal therapy for patients with melanoma. This award was preceded by an NCI award of $200,000 almost two years ago in September 2011.

25 Sep 2013

New research leads to better understanding of what happens during heart failure

New research from Western University (London, Canada) is leading to a better understanding of what happens during heart failure; knowledge that could lead to better therapeutics or a more accurate predictor of risk.

25 Sep 2013

Stem cell lines are ideal research tools for designing models to understand disease progression

Scientists from King's College London have announced that 16 human embryonic stem (hES) cell lines have been approved by the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) and placed on their Stem Cell Registry, making them freely available for federally-funded research in the USA.

25 Sep 2013

UCSF inaugurates new endowment of PhD education programs in basic sciences

Sequoia Capital Chairman Sir Michael Moritz, KBE, and his wife, Harriet Heyman, in collaboration with UC San Francisco, have kicked off a new endowment with a $60 million contribution to ensure the future of PhD education programs in the basic sciences.

25 Sep 2013

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Joslin gets NIH grant to study potential treatment for kidney disease in people with diabetes

Icotinib matches gefitinib in NSCLC second or third line

Chronic bronchitis linked to poor asthma outcomes

VolitionRx enters into distribution agreement with Active Motif for NuQ product line

Results of NovaRx's Lucanix Phase III trial in non-small cell lung cancer to be presented at ESMO 2013

Scientists develop model to study the behavior of embryonic tissue

Researchers find out origin of "brown" fat cells that could impact in battling obesity

New animal model may help study immune responses to H. pylori infection

Research shows commonly prescribed statin medicines can adversely affect cognitive function

Researchers identify existence of precursor cells in early prostate cancers

MIT engineers develop nanoparticles that deliver cancer vaccines to lungs

Targeting cell-division cycle may lead to improved outcomes for patients with medulloblastoma

Copenhagen researchers gain insight in molecular mechanisms behind breast cancer metastasis

Spanish scientists discover melatonin consumption helps control weight gain

Scientist receives £58,000 from Alzheimer's Research UK to study chemical signals in AD

Amgen Plans R&D Center In China

NCI Re-Ups Biomarker Strategies’ SBIR Award For Melanoma Cdx

New research leads to better understanding of what happens during heart failure

Stem cell lines are ideal research tools for designing models to understand disease progression

UCSF inaugurates new endowment of PhD education programs in basic sciences

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