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New skin cancer drug brings hope

A new drug for the dreaded cancer melanoma is in the horizon. It is called Vemurafenib. This is a class of drug that cancer researchers are applauding today at the American Society of Clinical Oncology's annual meeting in Chicago.

5 Jun 2011

MRSA found in cow’s milk

Scientists have discovered a new strain of the drug-resistant germ known as MRSA in cow’s milk and some evidence that the animals could be a source of the infection in humans.

5 Jun 2011

DFG to form new collaborative research centers as of 1 July 2011

The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) will establish 21 new Collaborative Research Centres (CRCs) as of 1 July 2011. This was decided by the relevant Grants Committee at its spring meeting in Bonn.

4 Jun 2011

Results from HSPPC-96 Phase 2 study against recurrent gliobastoma presented at ASCO 2011

In data presented at The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, cancer researchers found that the brain tumor vaccine HSPPC-96 for treating recurrent gliobastoma (GBM) has a favorable safety profile and extends survival by two to three times more than the current median survival rate.

4 Jun 2011

GW researchers demonstrate Mta1 gene's role in survival of schistosomes

By using mice lacking a crucial gene that controls the process of chromatin remodeling of cytokines including those responsible for inflammation and comparing them to normal wild type mice with the gene, researchers at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences have shown that the gene, Mta1, is essential for the parasite Schistosoma haematobium to establish a productive infection and survival in the host.

4 Jun 2011

From the legislatures: Calif. Assembly passes rate regulation bill; Wis. lawmakers vote to raise health costs for new firefighters, police

The state Assembly approved a bill Thursday that would give state regulators the power to reject or modify excessive health insurance premium increases similar to the way auto and homeowner insurance is regulated in California. Lawmakers voted 47-28 to approve the measure after Republican legislators walked off the floor in protest. AB52 now moves to the state Senate.

4 Jun 2011

Peptide vaccine, Interleukin-2 show promise for patients with metastatic melanoma

For patients with advanced melanoma, which is the most lethal type of skin cancer, the results of a large clinical trial show that a vaccine combined with the immune-boosting drug Interleukin-2 can improve response rate and progression-free survival.

4 Jun 2011

Enzyme Research journal publishes new peer-reviewed article involving Protandim

LifeVantage Corporation, the maker of Protandim, a clinically demonstrated, science-based therapy for the reduction of oxidative stress by the synergistic activation of Nrf2, announced today that a new peer-reviewed review article involving Protandim was published in the scientific journal Enzyme Research.

4 Jun 2011

FSU assistant professor unlocks mysteries of KSHV infection

In the early days of the AIDS epidemic, a once-rare form of cancer known as Kaposi's sarcoma emerged as a frequent harbinger of HIV. Its stigma was best illustrated by Tom Hanks, who portrayed a gay man trying to conceal the cancerous skin lesions from his co-workers in the 1993 movie "Philadelphia."

4 Jun 2011

Study to determine how vitamin D affects cardiac structure, functions in blacks with hypertension

A Wayne State University School of Medicine physician researcher has received a $1.9 million National Institutes of Health grant to study the role of vitamin D in halting and reducing subclinical cardiac damage in African-Americans suffering from high blood pressure.

3 Jun 2011

Itraconazol may keep prostate cancer from worsening and delay need for chemotherapy in men

The oral antifungal drug itraconazole, most commonly used to treat nail fungus, may keep prostate cancer from worsening and delay the need for chemotherapy in men with advanced disease.

3 Jun 2011

UV-screening sunglasses, contact lenses can protect eyes from aging and disease

Most of us know that UV-blocking sunscreen protects the skin from aging and disease but we don't realize that UV-screening sunglasses and contact lenses can protect eyes from aging and disease, according to a national American Optometric Association survey.

2 Jun 2011

Viewpoints: More on Medicare's 'hard choices'; elderly and anti-psychotics; Calif. insurance rate hikes

Unless we make hard decisions now, in less than a decade every dollar of federal revenue will go to covering the costs of Medicare, Social Security and interest payments on our debt. ... I admire Congressman Paul Ryan's honest attempt to save Medicare.

2 Jun 2011

Wireless near-infrared spectroscopy can effectively detect bladder disease in children

A cell phone-sized, wireless near-infrared device is as reliable as the current "gold standard" invasive tests in determining bladder disease, according to a study by researchers at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver Coastal Health and the Child & Family Research Institute (CFRI).

1 Jun 2011

Surgeons minimize amputation rate among patients injured in Haitian earthquake

A team of plastic and orthopedic surgeons achieved a high success rate in limb salvage—minimizing the need for amputations—among patients injured in last year's devastating earthquake in Haiti, reports a study in the June issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).

1 Jun 2011

Facelift incision with no-neck-scar approach safe and effective for thyroid patients

A facelift incision and robotics can help surgeons safely remove a portion of a diseased thyroid from some patients without the characteristic neck scar.

1 Jun 2011

Ashland agrees to acquire ISP

Ashland Inc. and International Specialty Products Inc. today announced that Ashland has agreed to acquire privately owned ISP, a global specialty chemical manufacturer of innovative functional ingredients and technologies.

31 May 2011

New imaging method using fluorescent nanotubes can peer clearly into living mouse's innards

Developing drugs to combat or cure human disease often involves a phase of testing with mice, so being able to peer clearly into a living mouse's innards has real value.

30 May 2011

Scientists add four proteins to skin cells to create functional neurons

The New York Stem Cell Foundation - a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing cures for major diseases through stem cell research - today applauded the announcement by Stanford University scientists, led by NYSCF - Robertson Investigator Dr. Marius Wernig, that they directly converted skin cells of humans into functional neurons.

27 May 2011

Researchers convert human skin cells directly into functional neurons within four to five weeks

Human skin cells can be converted directly into functional neurons in a period of four to five weeks with the addition of just four proteins, according to a study by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine.

27 May 2011

Skin News and Research

New skin cancer drug brings hope

MRSA found in cow’s milk

DFG to form new collaborative research centers as of 1 July 2011

Results from HSPPC-96 Phase 2 study against recurrent gliobastoma presented at ASCO 2011

GW researchers demonstrate Mta1 gene's role in survival of schistosomes

From the legislatures: Calif. Assembly passes rate regulation bill; Wis. lawmakers vote to raise health costs for new firefighters, police

Peptide vaccine, Interleukin-2 show promise for patients with metastatic melanoma

Enzyme Research journal publishes new peer-reviewed article involving Protandim

FSU assistant professor unlocks mysteries of KSHV infection

Study to determine how vitamin D affects cardiac structure, functions in blacks with hypertension

Itraconazol may keep prostate cancer from worsening and delay need for chemotherapy in men

UV-screening sunglasses, contact lenses can protect eyes from aging and disease

Viewpoints: More on Medicare's 'hard choices'; elderly and anti-psychotics; Calif. insurance rate hikes

Wireless near-infrared spectroscopy can effectively detect bladder disease in children

Surgeons minimize amputation rate among patients injured in Haitian earthquake

Facelift incision with no-neck-scar approach safe and effective for thyroid patients

Ashland agrees to acquire ISP

New imaging method using fluorescent nanotubes can peer clearly into living mouse's innards

Scientists add four proteins to skin cells to create functional neurons

Researchers convert human skin cells directly into functional neurons within four to five weeks

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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