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Overexpression of PEA-15 protein shrinks breast cancer tumors

Overexpression of PEA-15, which binds and drags an oncoprotein out of the cell nucleus where it fuels cancer growth, steeply reduced breast cancer tumors in a preclinical experiment, researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center reported at the 100th annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research.

20 Apr 2009

Grouping muscles to make controlling limbs easier

With more than 30 muscles in your arm, controlling movement -- whether it's grasping a glass or throwing a baseball -- is a complex task that potentially takes into account thousands of variables.

20 Apr 2009

Healthcare reform should start with paying evidence-based financial incentives to doctors

Healthcare Reform should start with "evidence-based reimbursement", structuring physician payment incentives around existing empirical evidence of clinical benefit, which would improve quality and reduce the cost of healthcare, says a commentary written by two cardiologists and published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes .

20 Apr 2009

Genetic source of rare cancer pleuropulmonary blastoma discovered

The search for the cause of an inherited form of a rare, aggressive childhood lung cancer has uncovered important information about how the cancer develops and potentially sheds light on the development of other cancers.

20 Apr 2009

Fulvestrant influences the effects of chemotherapy drugs on breast cancer cells

Researchers from The Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ) are converging on Denver for the 100th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) to share their findings on a combined treatment targeting breast cancer that is stimulated by the hormone estrogen (estrogen receptive positive).

20 Apr 2009

First noninvasive technique to accurately predict mutations in human brain tumors

Donald O'Rourke, MD, Associate Professor of Neurosurgery at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and colleagues, were able to accurately predict the specific genetic mutation that caused brain cancer in a group of patients studied using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

20 Apr 2009

Genetic variations in inflammation pathway may predict risk of invasive bladder cancer

Genetic variations in the inflammation pathway may predict who would respond to Bacillus-Calmette-Guerin (BCG) treatment and who might experience a recurrence among patients with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer, according to data presented at the American Association for Cancer Research 100th Annual Meeting 2009.

20 Apr 2009

Nanoparticle delivery of a fully functioning copy of P53 tumor suppressor gene

Dr. Esther Chang describes the most recent developments in human trials of the first systemic, non-viral, tumor-targeted, nanoparticle method designed to restore normal gene function to tumor cells while completely bypassing normal tissue April 21 at an American Association of Anatomists (AAA) scientific session at Experimental Biology 2009 in New Orleans.

20 Apr 2009

Research examines the way distraction affects consumers' product decisions

Remember when the answer to a big question came to you in the shower?

20 Apr 2009

Effect of 18F-FDG PET/CT in esophageal cancer patients with early recurrence lesions

In the initial staging of esophageal cancer, preoperative PET scan may be useful in detecting additional cases of metastatic disease before costly and toxic definitive therapy.

20 Apr 2009

Discovery of key processes in the brain that control perception of emotional events

Research performed by Nicole Lauzon and Dr. Steven Laviolette of the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry at The University of Western Ontario has found key processes in the brain that control the emotional significance of our experiences and how we form memories of them.

20 Apr 2009

Statins may be useful in patients with tamoxifen-resistant breast cancer

Breast cancer cells in the laboratory that don't respond to tamoxifen may be producing high amounts of cholesterol in order to provide a kind of shield against the drug, say researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC).

20 Apr 2009

Consumers of all ages drinking more lower-calorie beverages

At Experimental Biology 2009, Dr. Maureen Storey, senior vice president of science policy for the American Beverage Association, today briefed colleagues on her new analysis indicating that consumers of all ages are drinking more lower-calorie beverages than they did several years ago.

20 Apr 2009

Research News and Research

Overexpression of PEA-15 protein shrinks breast cancer tumors

Grouping muscles to make controlling limbs easier

Healthcare reform should start with paying evidence-based financial incentives to doctors

Genetic source of rare cancer pleuropulmonary blastoma discovered

Fulvestrant influences the effects of chemotherapy drugs on breast cancer cells

First noninvasive technique to accurately predict mutations in human brain tumors

Genetic variations in inflammation pathway may predict risk of invasive bladder cancer

Nanoparticle delivery of a fully functioning copy of P53 tumor suppressor gene

Research examines the way distraction affects consumers' product decisions

Effect of 18F-FDG PET/CT in esophageal cancer patients with early recurrence lesions

Discovery of key processes in the brain that control perception of emotional events

Statins may be useful in patients with tamoxifen-resistant breast cancer

Consumers of all ages drinking more lower-calorie beverages

Kingston University research aims to improve 'chemo' treatment for cancer sufferers

Study shows alcohol consumption does not affect how men judge the age of a women

Bowel cancer screening to be considered from age 25 for high risk group

Healthy choices: Some efforts to control eating may backfire

Eggs for breakfast help manage hunger and calorie consumption

Study looks at effect of transcatheter arterial chemoembolization on liver function

$1.4 million raised to support local cancer care, research at Wilmot

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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