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Researchers discover novel protein that governs metastasis and chemoresistance in pediatric bone cancer

Human osteosarcoma samples are hard to come by, making the disease difficult to study. However, K9 bone cancer is genetically indistinguishable from the human form of the disease, and over 10,000 canine patients develop the disease every year.

10 Apr 2013

New study shows combination therapy is effective in treating sarcoma tumors

Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center and colleagues at the University of South Florida have found that when given together, a two-drug combination acts synergistically in test animals modeled with sarcoma tumors.

10 Apr 2013

Tumors with excess copies of MYCN highly sensitive to BET bromodomain inhibitors, researchers find

An irregularity within many neuroblastoma cells may indicate whether a neuroblastoma tumor, a difficult-to-treat, early childhood cancer, is vulnerable to a new class of anti-cancer drugs known as BET bromodomain inhibitors, Dana-Farber/Children's Hospital Cancer Center scientists will report at the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research in Washington, April 6-10.

10 Apr 2013

Study: Non-traditional well-being risks can impact workers' productivity

In addition to health-related risk factors, some non-traditional "well-being risks" can have a significant impact on workers' productivity, reports a study in the April Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, official publication of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.

10 Apr 2013

AACR recognizes UT MD Anderson professor for contributions to cancer research

Guillermina "Gigi" Lozano, Ph.D., chair and professor in the Department of Genetics at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, is the recipient of the 16th annual Women in Cancer Research Charlotte Friend Memorial Lectureship awarded by The American Association for Cancer Research, recognizing her contributions to the field of cancer research and the advancement of women in science.

10 Apr 2013

Research shows UNC1062 blocks Mer survival signaling in melanoma cells

Collaborative research presented by the University of Colorado Cancer Center, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Harvard Medical School and the University of Pittsburgh, at the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Conference, shows that the protein receptor Mer is overexpressed in melanoma and that the investigational drug UNC1062 blocks Mer survival signaling in these cells, killing them.

10 Apr 2013

First Edition: April 10, 2013

Today's headlines include more details and analysis regarding President Barack Obama's budget plan and how it handles Medicare and other entitlement programs.

10 Apr 2013

Researchers develop new imaging system for mouse brain studies

Setting a mouse free to roam might alarm most people, but not so for nuclear imaging researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Johns Hopkins Medical School and the University of Maryland who have developed a new imaging system for mouse brain studies.

10 Apr 2013

GGA Software Services, Pfizer to present Indigo ELN at 2013 Bio-IT World Conference and Expo

GGA Software Services LLC, a leading provider of outsourced scientific informatics and software services to the life sciences industry, announced today that GGA and Pfizer will present Indigo ELN, the industry's leading open-source chemistry electronic laboratory notebook, at the 2013 Bio-IT World Conference and Expo in Boston, Massachusetts, on Wednesday, April 10, at 12:00 PM.

From Pfizer, Inc. 10 Apr 2013

Non-invasive battery recharger system for electronic implants

Ant-nio Abreu, a Sustainable Energy Systems PhD Student under the MIT Portugal Program, currently developing research work at LNEG (Laborat-rio Nacional de Energia e Geologia I.P.) has developed a non-invasive battery recharger system for electronic implants that allows a longer life for the internal implantable devices in the human body such as, pacemakers, defibrillators, electric heart, delaying considerable the usual customary surgery intervention for replacement.

10 Apr 2013

New research shows promise in creating chemical reactions necessary for pharmaceutical companies

Shaken, not stirred, is the essence of new research that's showing promise in creating the chemical reactions necessary for industries such as pharmaceutical companies, but eliminating the resulting waste from traditional methods.

10 Apr 2013

OECD DAC chair says wealthy countries becoming 'risk averse' in aid spending

"Aid to the poorest countries is dropping because donors are becoming more 'risk averse,' according to a senior official from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development," The Guardian reports, noting that "OECD figures last week showed that official development assistance from rich countries fell by four percent in real terms last year, following a dip in 2011."

10 Apr 2013

New book explores how faculty at academic health centers pursue, achieve success in research

The future of basic and translational research in health care depends on the ability of large, complex health science centers to educate, discover new answers to extremely complicated problems and operate for the public good.

10 Apr 2013

New study shows some women don't stick to recommended treatment for breast cancer

One-quarter of women who should take hormone-blocking therapies as part of their breast cancer treatment either do not start or do not complete the five-year course, according to a new study led by University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers.

10 Apr 2013

Continued support of Global Fund is worthy investment

Writing in the Huffington Post's "The Big Push" blog, Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, examines why the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is a good investment.

10 Apr 2013

Global Fund aims to raise $15B to fight infectious diseases in 2014-2016 period

"The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has set the target of raising $15 billion to help countries fight the three infectious diseases in the 2014-2016 period, its Executive Director Mark Dybul said ... on Monday," Xinhua reports.

10 Apr 2013

UC Riverside expert to give free lecture on waterborne diseases

When we turn on the tap to get a glass of water, we just assume that it is safe to drink. But is it really safe? And, what exactly is "safe"?

10 Apr 2013

Pope Francis's pledge to poor can translate into social action

Writing in a SciDev.Net feature article, journalist Imogen Mathers examines what the election of the new pope will mean for the development sector.

10 Apr 2013

Study finds Google searches for information about mental illnesses, problems follow seasonal patterns

A new study published in the May issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine finds that Google searches for information across all major mental illnesses and problems followed seasonal patterns, suggesting mental illness may be more strongly linked with seasonal patterns than previously thought.

10 Apr 2013

Lynch syndrome and cancer risk: an interview with Prof. Ellen Kampman, Wageningen University

Lynch syndrome is one of the inherited cancer syndromes characterized by the development of colorectal cancer, endometrial cancer and other cancers at an early age.

10 Apr 2013

Research News and Research

Researchers discover novel protein that governs metastasis and chemoresistance in pediatric bone cancer

New study shows combination therapy is effective in treating sarcoma tumors

Tumors with excess copies of MYCN highly sensitive to BET bromodomain inhibitors, researchers find

Study: Non-traditional well-being risks can impact workers' productivity

AACR recognizes UT MD Anderson professor for contributions to cancer research

Research shows UNC1062 blocks Mer survival signaling in melanoma cells

First Edition: April 10, 2013

Researchers develop new imaging system for mouse brain studies

GGA Software Services, Pfizer to present Indigo ELN at 2013 Bio-IT World Conference and Expo

Non-invasive battery recharger system for electronic implants

New research shows promise in creating chemical reactions necessary for pharmaceutical companies

OECD DAC chair says wealthy countries becoming 'risk averse' in aid spending

New book explores how faculty at academic health centers pursue, achieve success in research

New study shows some women don't stick to recommended treatment for breast cancer

Continued support of Global Fund is worthy investment

Global Fund aims to raise $15B to fight infectious diseases in 2014-2016 period

UC Riverside expert to give free lecture on waterborne diseases

Pope Francis's pledge to poor can translate into social action

Study finds Google searches for information about mental illnesses, problems follow seasonal patterns

Lynch syndrome and cancer risk: an interview with Prof. Ellen Kampman, Wageningen University

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