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Findings provide a step towards personalized cancer therapy

Oxford University researchers have found the Achilles heel of certain cancer cells - mutations in a gene called SETD2. Their findings will be presented to the National Cancer Research Institute conference in Liverpool this Monday (2 Nov 15).

2 Nov 2015

Around 20% of ethnic school girls not vaccinated against HPV

Around 20 per cent of girls from ethnic minority backgrounds are not being vaccinated against the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) because they feel they don't need to have it, according to a Cancer Research UK survey presented today at the National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) Cancer Conference in Liverpool*.

2 Nov 2015

Covered California kicks off advertising campaign to encourage enrollment in affordable health insurance

Kicking off a 38-stop bus tour of hospitals, clinics and storefronts where Californians can enroll in affordable health insurance, Covered California began spotlighting iconic buildings and hundreds of enrollment locations across the state today.

31 Oct 2015

Researchers develop cancer-killing 'grenades’

Researchers have developed cancer drug-packed 'grenades' armed with heat sensitive triggers, allowing for treatment to be targeted directly at tumours, according to two studies due to be presented at the National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) Cancer Conference in Liverpool.

31 Oct 2015

Rise-N-Shine offers new energy tablet that makes people feel energized in early morning

Rise-N-Shine, a nutritional supplement company, helps you rise earlier this Daylight Savings Time with its energy tablet, Wake Up On Time.

31 Oct 2015

Future Science OA accepted for indexing on Database of Open Access Journals

Future Science OA, the inaugural gold open access journal from Future Science Group, has demonstrated its quality and commitment to openness in being accepted for indexing by the Database of Open Access Journals (DOAJ). In addition, it has been awarded the DOAJ seal, which is awarded to those journals that achieve a high level of openness, adhere to best publishing practice and have high publishing standards.

31 Oct 2015

Researchers use strain-gauge plethysmography system to assess cerebral outflow in microgravity

On Earth, blood flows down from a person's brain back toward the heart thanks in part to gravity, but very little is known about how this flow happens in microgravity.

31 Oct 2015

New method helps study chaotic genomes of cancer cells more precisely than ever before

Scientists of the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine of the University of Luxembourg have developed a method for analysing the genome of cancer cells more precisely than ever before.

31 Oct 2015

Moderately vigorous physical activity reduces risk of falls in older men

Moderately vigorous physical activity (MVPA) is good for all older men, and according to new research conducted at University College London (UK), it also reduces the risk of falls in some over-70s. One third of men aged 70-90 years have trouble getting about outdoors.

31 Oct 2015

Key protein controls stem cell properties that could make them useful in regenerative medicine

A key protein controls stem cell properties that could make them more useful in regenerative medicine, according to a study led by Mount Sinai researchers and published online today in the journal Cell Stem Cell.

31 Oct 2015

Unique funding opportunity seeks countermeasures to protect healthy tissue from radiation exposure

Small U.S.-based companies developing countermeasures to protect healthy tissue from the effects of radiation exposures may be eligible for a unique funding opportunity offered through the National Space Biomedical Research Institute. NSBRI's Industry Forum is soliciting applications for its Space Medical and Related Technologies Commercialization Assistance Program (SMARTCAP).

31 Oct 2015

Rotation model provides explanation of ligand activation mechanism of dimeric receptors

"This 'rotation model', which made the cover of BioEssays, represents a true paradigm shift in the membrane receptor field," stated Prof. Pierre De Meyts, a renowned researcher of insulin and receptor binding for almost half a century and one of the reviewers of the paper by Prof. Ichiro Maruyama, the head of the Information Processing Biology Unit at Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University.

31 Oct 2015

Resistance to CD19 CAR T-cell therapy can be caused by CD19 splicing alterations

Resistance to CD19 CAR T-cell therapy, a type of immunotherapy that yields long-lasting remissions in many patients with B-cell leukemia, can be caused by CD19 splicing alterations, leading to loss of certain parts of the CD19 protein that are recognized by the CAR T cells.

31 Oct 2015

Research News and Research

Findings provide a step towards personalized cancer therapy

Around 20% of ethnic school girls not vaccinated against HPV

Covered California kicks off advertising campaign to encourage enrollment in affordable health insurance

Researchers develop cancer-killing 'grenades’

Rise-N-Shine offers new energy tablet that makes people feel energized in early morning

Future Science OA accepted for indexing on Database of Open Access Journals

Researchers use strain-gauge plethysmography system to assess cerebral outflow in microgravity

New method helps study chaotic genomes of cancer cells more precisely than ever before

Moderately vigorous physical activity reduces risk of falls in older men

Key protein controls stem cell properties that could make them useful in regenerative medicine

Unique funding opportunity seeks countermeasures to protect healthy tissue from radiation exposure

Rotation model provides explanation of ligand activation mechanism of dimeric receptors

Resistance to CD19 CAR T-cell therapy can be caused by CD19 splicing alterations

New research may offer strategies for developing toxoplasma-inactivated vaccine

BMJ launches new online publishing portal in China

Obese women who lose weight during pregnancy have healthier babies, save health care costs

Loughborough University's lab-in-a-briefcase may boost cancer detection rates in developing countries

Scientists look through evolutionary lens to gain clearer picture of health, disease

Hormone decline provides window into men's parenting skills

New practice guidelines for compulsory treatment of mentally ill patients

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