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Scientists discover important new biomarker that could improve HER2 targeted cancer treatments

Scientists from the School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, Trinity College Dublin have made a significant discovery of a new biomarker which may help overcome resistance to newer and more targeted anti-cancer drugs, such as Herceptin, for HER2 positive cancers. These findings may also help the early identification of patients who will benefit more from these treatments.

11 Jun 2014

New biometric wearable devices use scattered light to monitor glucose levels and pulse

Monitoring a patient's vital signs and other physiological parameters is a standard part of medical care, but, increasingly, health and fitness-minded individuals are looking for ways to easily keep their own tabs on these measurements. Enter the biometric watch.

11 Jun 2014

New self-assembling nanoparticle arrays can form highly ordered thin film in 1 minute

The days of self-assembling nanoparticles taking hours to form a film over a microscopic-sized wafer are over. Researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)'s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have devised a technique whereby self-assembling nanoparticle arrays can form a highly ordered thin film over macroscopic distances in one minute.

10 Jun 2014

Research on viral RNA may help scientists develop treatments against infectious diseases

In an article published in the scientific journal Nature, a University of Colorado School of Medicine researcher and colleagues explain how RNA molecules found in certain viruses mimic the shape of other molecules as part of a strategy to 'hijack' the cell and make more viruses.

10 Jun 2014

Groundbreaking molecular imaging agent developed to trace advanced prostate cancer

Anti-androgen hormonal therapy, also called chemical castration, can be an important defense against further disease progression for patients with prostate cancer that has traveled and grown in other areas, or metastasized-but some cases simply do not respond to this treatment.

10 Jun 2014

Researchers solve structure of key protein that drives DNA copying in plasmids

Staph infections that become resistant to multiple antibiotics don't happen because the bacteria themselves adapt to the drugs, but because of a kind of genetic parasite they carry called a plasmid that helps its host survive the antibiotics.

10 Jun 2014

New findings on cellular signaling offer potential implications ranging from agriculture to cancer research

A team of researchers studying a flowering plant has zeroed in on the way cells manage external signals about prevailing conditions, a capability that is essential for cells to survive in a fluctuating environment.

9 Jun 2014

Actinium's Chairman to discuss role of alpha-particle radiopharmaceuticals at SNMMI Annual Meeting

Actinium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Actinium" or "the Company"), a biopharmaceutical company developing innovative targeted payload immunotherapeutics for the treatment of advanced cancers, today announced that Actinium's Clinical Advisory Board Chairman Joseph Jurcic, MD will participate in an upcoming panel discussion highlighting the role of Actinium's alpha-particle radiopharmaceuticals in the treatment of leukemia patients.

9 Jun 2014

Scientists develop new molecule for monitoring drug concentration

Monitoring the drug concentration in patients is critical for effective treatment, especially in cases of cancer, heart disease, epilepsy and immunosuppression after organ transplants.

9 Jun 2014

Tiny molecule may provide marker for depression

Levels of a small molecule found only in humans and in other primates are lower in the brains of depressed individuals, according to researchers at McGill University and the Douglas Institute.

9 Jun 2014

New feature film highlights the poignancy of post-traumatic stress disorder

Principle photography has wrapped on the black and white feature film The Rowboat, starring Adam Scarimbolo (A Guide To Recognizing Your Saints, The Sopranos), and Faust Checho (Welcome To New York, Proxy).

6 Jun 2014

Rice, MD Anderson researchers refine technique for attacking hard-to-reach tumors

Short, customized carbon nanotubes have the potential to deliver drugs to pancreatic cancer cells and destroy them from within, according to researchers at Rice University and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

6 Jun 2014

Advanced Cancer Therapeutics begins clinical trials of PFK-158 small molecule therapeutic candidate

Advanced Cancer Therapeutics, a privately held company dedicated to bringing new anti-cancer therapies to market, announced today (June 4) that it has begun clinical trials of PFK-158, a small molecule therapeutic candidate that inactivates a novel cancer metabolism target never before examined in human clinical trials.

5 Jun 2014

FCVB 2014 to feature cutting edge research in basic cardiovascular science

Cutting edge research in basic cardiovascular science will be presented at Frontiers in CardioVascular Biology (FCVB) 2014, held 4-6 July at the Palau de Congressos de Catalunya in Barcelona, Spain.

5 Jun 2014

New gene involved in Parkinson's disease, find researchers

A team of UCLA researchers has identified a new gene involved in Parkinson's disease, a finding that may one day provide a target for a new drug to prevent and potentially even cure the debilitating neurological disorder.

5 Jun 2014

Researchers find way to prevent nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Studying mice, researchers have found a way to prevent nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, the most common cause of chronic liver disease worldwide.

4 Jun 2014

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals opens new monoclonal antibody manufacturing facility in Switzerland

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals S.A (GPSA), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Limited, India (GPL), announced the opening of its new cGMP compliant monoclonal antibody manufacturing facility in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. T

4 Jun 2014

Brown University researchers develop new biochip sensor to measure glucose levels in saliva

Researchers from Brown University have developed a new biochip sensor that can selectively measure concentrations of glucose in a complex solution similar to human saliva. The advance is an important step toward a device that would enable people with diabetes to test their glucose levels without drawing blood.

4 Jun 2014

Cornell researchers take new approach to screening aggressive cancer cells

Not all cancer cells are created equal - some stay put in the primary tumor, while others move and invade elsewhere. A major goal for cancer research is predicting which cells will metastasize, and why.

4 Jun 2014

Polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (PJIA): an interview with Dr. Kramer, VP, Immunology and Infectious Diseases Medical Unit, Genentech

Polyarticular Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (PJIA) is a type of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA), a group of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) diseases that manifests in multiple ways in children.

3 Jun 2014

Molecule News and Research

Scientists discover important new biomarker that could improve HER2 targeted cancer treatments

New biometric wearable devices use scattered light to monitor glucose levels and pulse

New self-assembling nanoparticle arrays can form highly ordered thin film in 1 minute

Research on viral RNA may help scientists develop treatments against infectious diseases

Groundbreaking molecular imaging agent developed to trace advanced prostate cancer

Researchers solve structure of key protein that drives DNA copying in plasmids

New findings on cellular signaling offer potential implications ranging from agriculture to cancer research

Actinium's Chairman to discuss role of alpha-particle radiopharmaceuticals at SNMMI Annual Meeting

Scientists develop new molecule for monitoring drug concentration

Tiny molecule may provide marker for depression

New feature film highlights the poignancy of post-traumatic stress disorder

Rice, MD Anderson researchers refine technique for attacking hard-to-reach tumors

Advanced Cancer Therapeutics begins clinical trials of PFK-158 small molecule therapeutic candidate

FCVB 2014 to feature cutting edge research in basic cardiovascular science

New gene involved in Parkinson's disease, find researchers

Researchers find way to prevent nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals opens new monoclonal antibody manufacturing facility in Switzerland

Brown University researchers develop new biochip sensor to measure glucose levels in saliva

Cornell researchers take new approach to screening aggressive cancer cells

Polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (PJIA): an interview with Dr. Kramer, VP, Immunology and Infectious Diseases Medical Unit, Genentech

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Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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