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Cornell University, MSKCC jointly open new $10 million Center of Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence

Cornell University, in partnership with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, is opening a new $10 million Center of Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence that brings together scientists, engineers, biologists and physicians to develop and translate new cancer care applications based on nanotechnology.

30 Sep 2015

OncoGenex meets target enrollment in apatorsen Phase 2 trial

OncoGenex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that Borealis-2, an investigator-sponsored, randomized Phase 2 trial, has met its target enrollment of 200 patients. Designed to evaluate apatorsen in combination with docetaxel in patients with advanced or metastatic bladder cancer who have disease progression following first-line platinum-based chemotherapy, Borealis-2 is sponsored by Hoosier Oncology Group and is being conducted at 27 sites across the United States.

30 Sep 2015

VA Hospital performs first successful heated chemotherapy bath on a patient with mesothelioma

Nationalmesotheliomaclaims.com, a comprehensive website that provides people with mesothelioma and their families with in-depth information and free resources about the disease, is excited to report that a VA Hospital in Roxbury, MA has just performed the first successful heated chemotherapy bath.

30 Sep 2015

Researchers reveal how varied genetic background influences tumour differences

Researchers from Uppsala University, Sweden, and the Broad Institute, USA, have identified both similarities and differences between a single tumour type in multiple dogs breeds; a finding they believe parallels the situation in the cancer of human patients.

30 Sep 2015

Novel portable device counts white blood cells in real time

A novel way to count white blood cells without a blood test, simply by applying a small device on the fingertip, is being developed by a team of young bioengineers. The technology, that combines an optical sensor with algorithms, has already three prototypes on the go and is specially designed to be used on chemotherapy patients, who could know their immune system levels in real time. It could also serve to detect serious infections.

30 Sep 2015

Obesity more common among less educated people in rich countries

In rich countries, obesity is more common among the lower educated, whilst in poor countries, obesity is more common among the higher educated. This was shown in a new study from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, which confirms earlier research.

30 Sep 2015

Risks of water intoxication increase as outdoor endurance recreation grows in popularity

While emphasis is often placed on keeping athletes and outdoor enthusiasts properly hydrated, too much water can be just as dangerous. Exercise-associated hyponatremia (EAH), also known as water intoxication, results in an extreme, and potentially fatal, sodium imbalance.

30 Sep 2015

New Cerebral Aneurysm and AVMs modules broaden scope of NeuroVascular Quality Initiative

The Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery and M2S, a leading clinical registry provider, are pleased to announce the launch of the new Cerebral Aneurysm module for the NeuroVascular Quality Initiative (NVQI®), and the planned launch for the Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformations (AVMs) module in early October.

30 Sep 2015

New study finds that serum miRNA profiles change as myeloma progresses

Virtually all patients who develop myeloma have an asymptomatic disease called monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) in the years before the onset of myeloma. The five-year relative survival rate for myeloma is 69% for patients diagnosed with stage I or localized disease, compared with 45% for patients with advanced cancer.

30 Sep 2015

Leading cancer researchers address eight 'big questions'

Leading cancer researchers address eight of the "big questions" facing the field as part of the inaugural issue of Trends in Cancer, published by Cell Press.

30 Sep 2015

Brain prosthesis may help individuals suffering from memory loss

Researchers at USC and Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center have developed a brain prosthesis that is designed to help individuals suffering from memory loss.

30 Sep 2015

New, unique method to measure shopping addiction

A group of researchers at the Faculty of Psychology at the University of Bergen (UiB) have developed a new and unique method to measure shopping addiction: The Bergen Shopping Addiction Scale.

30 Sep 2015

Saint Louis University receives NIH grant to investigate development of new drugs to treat bone diseases

David Griggs, Ph.D., director of biology at Saint Louis University's Center for World Health & Medicine, has received a $1 million R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health to investigate the development of what could be a new class of drugs to treat bone diseases.

30 Sep 2015

New study identifies inflammatory lung disease as risk factor for insulin resistance, diabetes

Numerous studies have identified obesity and poor diet as risk factors for insulin resistance and diabetes. A new study adds another risk factor to the list: inflammatory lung disease. Published in the American Journal of Physiology—Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, the study reports that inflammation in the lungs is enough to induce the body-wide inflammation that can lead to insulin resistance.

30 Sep 2015

University of Michigan-led team performs first kidney transplants in Ethiopia

A University of Michigan-led team performed the first kidney transplants in Ethiopia last week, after spending more than two years to help establish a transplant center in the African country.

30 Sep 2015

Better support can improve shopping experience for individuals with intellectual disabilities

Better support can greatly improve the supermarket shopping experience for people with intellectual (learning) disabilities, a study by an independent self-advocacy group reveals.

30 Sep 2015

'Housing First' approach may not reduce obesity problems for homeless people with mental illness

The "Housing First" approach of giving homeless people with mental illness a place to live without any preconditions such as sobriety or enrollment in a psychiatric treatment program has many benefits. But losing weight isn't one of them.

30 Sep 2015

Researchers develop a technique that uses platelet membranes to coat anticancer drugs

Researchers have for the first time developed a technique that coats anticancer drugs in membranes made from a patient's own platelets, allowing the drugs to last longer in the body and attack both primary cancer tumors and the circulating tumor cells that can cause a cancer to metastasize. The work was tested successfully in an animal model.

30 Sep 2015

Collaborative approach may speed discovery of new preventive treatments for Alzheimer's disease

The future success of Alzheimer's prevention research could depend on the ability of researchers from different clinical trials to build collaborative relationships that facilitate the sharing of information, resources and expertise that may speed the discovery of new preventive treatments, according to leading Alzheimer's researchers who published a Perspectives article, "CAP--advancing the evaluation of preclinical Alzheimer disease treatments," online today in Nature Reviews Neurology.

30 Sep 2015

Study explores how the human brain contributes to success

Discoveries about how the human brain contributes to our success - both as a species and as individuals - are among the first fruit of projects funded under the National Institutes of Health BRAIN Initiative program as well as the Human Connectome Project.

30 Sep 2015

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Cornell University, MSKCC jointly open new $10 million Center of Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence

OncoGenex meets target enrollment in apatorsen Phase 2 trial

VA Hospital performs first successful heated chemotherapy bath on a patient with mesothelioma

Researchers reveal how varied genetic background influences tumour differences

Novel portable device counts white blood cells in real time

Obesity more common among less educated people in rich countries

Risks of water intoxication increase as outdoor endurance recreation grows in popularity

New Cerebral Aneurysm and AVMs modules broaden scope of NeuroVascular Quality Initiative

New study finds that serum miRNA profiles change as myeloma progresses

Leading cancer researchers address eight 'big questions'

Brain prosthesis may help individuals suffering from memory loss

New, unique method to measure shopping addiction

Saint Louis University receives NIH grant to investigate development of new drugs to treat bone diseases

New study identifies inflammatory lung disease as risk factor for insulin resistance, diabetes

University of Michigan-led team performs first kidney transplants in Ethiopia

Better support can improve shopping experience for individuals with intellectual disabilities

'Housing First' approach may not reduce obesity problems for homeless people with mental illness

Researchers develop a technique that uses platelet membranes to coat anticancer drugs

Collaborative approach may speed discovery of new preventive treatments for Alzheimer's disease

Study explores how the human brain contributes to success

Advancing Motor Neuron Disease Diagnosis with Non-Invasive Ultrasound and AI

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

Fourier 80: bringing benchtop NMR systems to the laboratory

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