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University of Texas at Dallas to offer new opportunities for doctoral students in mathematics, statistics

Expertise in mathematical sciences is playing an increasingly important role in professions beyond the classroom and academia, from aiding energy exploration and tracking disease outbreaks to creating high-tech simulations for the automotive, defense and aerospace industries.

26 Sep 2015

Common IBD therapeutic target may protect against intestinal inflammation

Investigators at Children's Hospital Los Angeles have found that a common therapeutic target for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) may actually protect against intestinal inflammation by inhibiting pathogenic T-cells. This discovery, reported in the October 2015 issue of Gastroenterology, could lead to new treatment options for the 65 percent of individuals with IBD who do not respond or become resistant to anti-TNF medications.

26 Sep 2015

Creating a new paradigm for management of yeast infections

Yeasts are unicellular microorganisms classified within the Fungi kingdom. They are well known for their use in baking, winemaking and beer brewing fermentation, but some species of yeast are opportunistic pathogens that can cause infections in humans. "Today, yeast infections are poorly understood, difficult to diagnose, and are becoming increasingly frequent and serious, affecting over 300 million people worldwide.

26 Sep 2015

Keck School of Medicine of USC researcher wins first Hearst Fellowship

Albert D. Kim, Ph.D., a postdoctoral fellow at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at the University of Southern California, is the first Keck School of Medicine of USC researcher to win a Hearst Fellowship for his work investigating how to turn stem cells into nephrons, the functional units of the kidney.

26 Sep 2015

Radical surgery associated with overall survival benefits among patients with advanced throat cancer

Patients with cancers of the mid- and lower throat may have higher survival rates if their initial treatment includes surgery, according to new research presented to the 2015 European Cancer Congress today (Saturday).

26 Sep 2015

EUROCARE 5 study shows large variations in blood cancer patients' survival in Europe

Comparisons of cancer patients' survival and care in Europe up to 2007 show that although more patients are surviving for at least five years after diagnosis, there are large variations between countries, which are particularly significant in cancers of the blood.

26 Sep 2015

Patients with advanced kidney cancer benefit from cabozantinib treatment

Patients with advanced kidney cancer live for nearly twice as long without their disease progressing if they are treated with cabozantinib, a drug that inhibits the action of tyrosine kinases - enzymes that function as an "on" or "off" switch in many cellular processes, including cancer.

26 Sep 2015

NIH-supported study explores effects of substance use on adolescent brain development

The National Institutes of Health today awarded 13 grants to research institutions around the country as part of a landmark study about the effects of adolescent substance use on the developing brain.

26 Sep 2015

Dried plum diet may help reduce colon cancer risk

Researchers from Texas A&M University and the University of North Carolina have shown a diet containing dried plums can positively affect microbiota, also referred to as gut bacteria, throughout the colon, helping reduce the risk of colon cancer.

26 Sep 2015

Smokers who have COPD may face increased risk of getting small cell lung cancer

Smokers who have chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD) may face nearly twice the risk of getting small cell lung cancer (SCLC)--the deadliest form of lung cancer--than smokers who don't have COPD, according to a large worldwide study led by researchers at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

26 Sep 2015

Immune checkpoint inhibitor increases survival in patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma

For the first time, an immune checkpoint inhibitor has been proven to increase survival among patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC), a patient population for whom treatment options are currently limited.

26 Sep 2015

Scientists identify different CRISPR system with potential to advance genetic engineering

A team including the scientist who first harnessed the revolutionary CRISPR-Cas9 system for mammalian genome editing has now identified a different CRISPR system with the potential for even simpler and more precise genome engineering.

26 Sep 2015

New Kaiser Permanente study finds small decline in obesity rates among young people in Southern California

A new study from Kaiser Permanente found a small but significant decline in the percentage of young people who are overweight and obese in Southern California. The decline was seen across all ages, races and ethnicities, but was less pronounced in girls, adolescents, Hispanic and black children, according to the results published today in The Journal of Pediatrics.

26 Sep 2015

Amgen gets positive CHMP opinions for Kyprolis (carfilzomib) and BLINCYTO (blinatumomab)

"We are pleased to receive positive CHMP opinions for Kyprolis and BLINCYTO as this is an important step in providing new treatment options for patients in Europe with rare forms of cancer," said Sean E. Harper, M.D., executive vice president of Research and Development at Amgen.

25 Sep 2015

CUMC's Laboratory of Personalized Genomic Medicine granted approval for Columbia Combined Cancer Panel

The Laboratory of Personalized Genomic Medicine at Columbia University Medical Center has been granted full approval by the New York State Department of Health for the Columbia Combined Cancer Panel, (CCCP). This panel queries 467 cancer-related genes and was designed in collaboration with Columbia University Medical Center oncologists.

25 Sep 2015

Fungi research may lead to cheaper anti-cancer drugs for humans

Cheaper anti-cancer drugs for humans might ultimately stem from a new study by University of Guelph scientists into a kind of microbial "bandage" that protects yew trees from disease-causing fungi.

25 Sep 2015

DNA nanostructures provide novel applications in molecular medicine

Researchers from Aalto University have published an article in the recent Trends in Biotechnology journal. The article discusses how DNA molecules can be assembled into tailored and complex nanostructures, and further, how these structures can find uses in therapeutics and bionanotechnological applications.

25 Sep 2015

UCSF researchers develop molecular 'on switch' that allows control over the actions of T cells

UC San Francisco researchers have engineered a molecular "on switch" that allows tight control over the actions of T cells, immune system cells that have shown great potential as therapies for cancer. The innovation lays the groundwork for sharply reducing severe, sometimes deadly side effects that have been a significant hurdle to advancing T cell-based treatments.

25 Sep 2015

EKF’s new Altair 240 revealed to UK audience at IBMS 2015

EKF, announces the UK launch of the Altair™ 240 clinical chemistry analyser at the Institute of Biomedical Science Congress 2015 in Birmingham.

From EKF Diagnostics 24 Sep 2015

Adult survivors of childhood posterior fossa brain tumors have low working memory

Adult survivors of childhood brain tumors have lower working memory performance compared to healthy adults, according to researchers at Georgia State University and Emory University.

24 Sep 2015

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

University of Texas at Dallas to offer new opportunities for doctoral students in mathematics, statistics

Common IBD therapeutic target may protect against intestinal inflammation

Creating a new paradigm for management of yeast infections

Keck School of Medicine of USC researcher wins first Hearst Fellowship

Radical surgery associated with overall survival benefits among patients with advanced throat cancer

EUROCARE 5 study shows large variations in blood cancer patients' survival in Europe

Patients with advanced kidney cancer benefit from cabozantinib treatment

NIH-supported study explores effects of substance use on adolescent brain development

Dried plum diet may help reduce colon cancer risk

Smokers who have COPD may face increased risk of getting small cell lung cancer

Immune checkpoint inhibitor increases survival in patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma

Scientists identify different CRISPR system with potential to advance genetic engineering

New Kaiser Permanente study finds small decline in obesity rates among young people in Southern California

Amgen gets positive CHMP opinions for Kyprolis (carfilzomib) and BLINCYTO (blinatumomab)

CUMC's Laboratory of Personalized Genomic Medicine granted approval for Columbia Combined Cancer Panel

Fungi research may lead to cheaper anti-cancer drugs for humans

DNA nanostructures provide novel applications in molecular medicine

UCSF researchers develop molecular 'on switch' that allows control over the actions of T cells

EKF’s new Altair 240 revealed to UK audience at IBMS 2015

Adult survivors of childhood posterior fossa brain tumors have low working memory

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