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M. D. Anderson researchers discover mechanism that helps glioblastomas evade immune attack

Cancer-initiating cells that launch glioblastoma multiforme, the most lethal type of brain tumor, also suppress an immune system attack on the disease, scientists from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center report in a paper featured on the cover of the Jan. 15 issue of Clinical Cancer Research.

18 Jan 2010

New findings may yield novel therapies for chronic neurodegenerative diseases

We all have at one time or another experienced the typical signs of an infection: the fever, the listlessness, the lack of appetite. They are orchestrated by the brain in response to circulating cytokines, the signaling molecules of the immune system. But just how cytokines' reach extends beyond the almost impenetrable blood-brain barrier has been the topic of much dispute.

18 Jan 2010

Androgen replacement therapy may ward off heart damage, says study

A man's male hormones may ward off heart damage by helping vessels around the heart regenerate, suggest Australian researchers in a report posted January 13 in the Journal of Experimental Medicine (www.jem.org).

18 Jan 2010

Bevacizumab drug shows promise to slow tumor growth in lung cancer patients

Phase II study results of the agent ASA404 showed promise in patients with either squamous or non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

13 Jan 2010

New hand-held device eliminates technical challenges involved in imaging progressive ROP in infants

Using a hand-held spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) imaging device, researchers have obtained high-resolution retinal scans of premature infants with progressive retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), according to a report in this month's Archives of Ophthalmology.

12 Jan 2010

PDGFR's role in new blood vessel formation may explain cardiovascular side effects

A growth factor that is a common target of cancer drugs also plays an important role in the heart's response to stress, researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center report online this week in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.

12 Jan 2010

Researchers discover new ways for treatment of cancer

Researchers at the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet have discovered a new way of blocking the formation of blood vessels and halting the growth of tumours in mice. A substance that exploits this mechanism could be developed into a new treatment for cancer.

12 Jan 2010

Specialized software provides 3D images of individual patients' livers

Odysseus has developed systems to construct 3D images of individual patients' livers, with their tumours or other pathologies, from MRI or CT-scans. The reconstructions can be transmitted to external experts in any location, for consultation in real time just before surgery.

8 Jan 2010

National survey reveals many Canadians understand risk of colon cancer, but are not taking action

A new national survey reveals that while almost all Canadians understand the importance of getting checked for colon cancer, most have not had a screening test and are confused about how and when it should happen.

8 Jan 2010

Laureate Pharma and Iconic Therapeutics complete manufacturing hI-con1 recombinant Fc-Factor VII fusion protein

Laureate Pharma, Inc., a full-service biopharmaceutical development and protein production company specializing in the development and GMP manufacture of monoclonal antibodies, fusion proteins and other therapeutic protein products, and Iconic Therapeutics, a company focused on the development of treatments for wet adult macular degeneration (wet AMD) and other ophthalmic diseases, today announced the completion of the manufacture of the first GMP lot of hI-con1(TM) recombinant Fc-Factor VII fusion protein.

8 Jan 2010

UCLA: Metformin can be used to treat patients with diabetes and advanced heart failure

A new study has shown that metformin, a drug often used in the treatment of diabetes mellitus, is safe for use in treating patients who have both diabetes and advanced heart failure.

7 Jan 2010

High or low blood calcium levels linked to increased risk of premature death in kidney disease patients

Abnormally high or low blood calcium levels are linked to an increased chance of premature death in non-dialysis kidney disease patients, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN).

7 Jan 2010

High blood pressure drugs may be useful in preventing and treating diabetic retinopathy

Scientists in Massachusetts are reporting new evidence that certain high blood pressure drugs may be useful in preventing and treating diabetic retinopathy, the leading cause of vision loss in people with diabetes. The study, the largest to date on proteins in the retina, could lead to new ways to prevent or treat the sight-threatening disease, they say.

7 Jan 2010

MSU researcher discovers link between diabetes and bone marrow nerve damage

A research team led by a Michigan State University professor has discovered a link between diabetes and bone marrow nerve damage that may help treat one of the disease's most common and potentially blindness-causing complications.

7 Jan 2010

Jumpstart and Portal Capital invest $500,000 in TheraVasc for PAD drug

JumpStart Inc., the Northeast Ohio venture development organization that accelerates the progress of high growth early-stage businesses, and Portal Capital, a Cleveland-based private equity firm investing in life science companies, each announce an investment commitment of $250,000 in TheraVasc Inc., for a total commitment of $500,000. The

6 Jan 2010

Neuronal protein could be a promising anti-cancer target

By lowering the level of a neuronal protein, researchers halted the growth of blood vessels that tumors rely on for survival. The findings are reported online in the Journal of Experimental Medicine (www.jem.org) on Jan. 4.

5 Jan 2010

Highlights of January 2010 'Ophthalmology'

This month's Ophthalmology, the journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, includes a research review of the effects of Vitamins C and E and magnesium on diabetic retinopathy and findings from the first large study of vision problems in Hispanic and African-American infants and young children.

5 Jan 2010

"Nanoworms" and doxorubicin loaded hollow nanoparticles to fight cancer

A team of researchers in California and Massachusetts has developed a "cocktail" of different nanometer-sized particles that work in concert within the bloodstream to locate, adhere to and kill cancerous tumors.

5 Jan 2010

Protein interaction linked to AMD

Researchers at University College London say they have gleaned a key insight into the molecular beginnings of age-related macular degeneration, the No. 1 cause of vision loss in the elderly, by determining how two key proteins interact to naturally prevent the onset of the condition.

5 Jan 2010

A 'cocktail' to kill cancerous tumors

5 Jan 2010

Blood Vessels News and Research

M. D. Anderson researchers discover mechanism that helps glioblastomas evade immune attack

New findings may yield novel therapies for chronic neurodegenerative diseases

Androgen replacement therapy may ward off heart damage, says study

Bevacizumab drug shows promise to slow tumor growth in lung cancer patients

New hand-held device eliminates technical challenges involved in imaging progressive ROP in infants

PDGFR's role in new blood vessel formation may explain cardiovascular side effects

Researchers discover new ways for treatment of cancer

Specialized software provides 3D images of individual patients' livers

National survey reveals many Canadians understand risk of colon cancer, but are not taking action

Laureate Pharma and Iconic Therapeutics complete manufacturing hI-con1 recombinant Fc-Factor VII fusion protein

UCLA: Metformin can be used to treat patients with diabetes and advanced heart failure

High or low blood calcium levels linked to increased risk of premature death in kidney disease patients

High blood pressure drugs may be useful in preventing and treating diabetic retinopathy

MSU researcher discovers link between diabetes and bone marrow nerve damage

Jumpstart and Portal Capital invest $500,000 in TheraVasc for PAD drug

Neuronal protein could be a promising anti-cancer target

Highlights of January 2010 'Ophthalmology'

"Nanoworms" and doxorubicin loaded hollow nanoparticles to fight cancer

Protein interaction linked to AMD

A 'cocktail' to kill cancerous tumors

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