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FAU researchers identify endogenous process that controls reproduction of cardiac muscle cells

Heart failure is the most common cause of death worldwide. The main reason for this is that damage to the human heart causes cardiac muscle cells to die, which in turn leads to reduced heart function and death. However, this is not the case for zebrafish or amphibians. If their hearts become damaged and cardiac muscle cells die, their remaining cardiac muscle cells can reproduce, allowing the heart to regenerate.

7 Aug 2015

Newcastle University awarded £5M for drug development research

Cancer Research UK's Drug Discovery Committee has today (Friday) awarded Newcastle University's Northern Institute of Cancer Research £5M to bring more cancer drugs to clinical trials.

7 Aug 2015

Scientists develop biosensor to measure abnormal activity of cell 'fuel' carrier

To be able to function, cell mitochondria import "fuel" using a carrier, the Mitochondrial Pyruvate Carrier (MPC). In order to determine whether the MPC is still functional in malignant cells, the team of Professor Jean-Claude Martinou, at the University of Geneva, Switzerland, has just developed a biosensor to measure its live activity.

7 Aug 2015

Researchers develop new technology to track DNA-protein binding in live cells

Researchers have developed a new technology that precisely marks where groups of regulatory proteins called transcription factors bind DNA in the nuclei of live cells.

7 Aug 2015

LA BioMed researcher launches study to examine medication adherence among patients with dialysis

Taking medications as prescribed is challenging for many patients, and following doctors' orders regarding medication often varies over time and among different patients. The consequences of failing to follow the prescribed medication regimen range from mild to life-threatening, depending on the medication and the illness or condition being treated.

7 Aug 2015

WPI awarded NIH grant to explore ways to turn genetic tables against cancer

Taking aim at the fundamental biology of cancer cells, the National Institutes of Health has awarded $747,000 to Worcester Polytechnic Institute for a three-year research project to explore the molecular mechanisms associated with the genetic mutations and chromosome instability observed in all cancer cells.

7 Aug 2015

Lund University researchers discovered 'main switch' that regulates cell invaginations

Lack of microinvaginations in the cell membrane, caveolae, can cause serious diseases such as lipodystrophy and muscular dystrophy. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have now discovered a "main switch" that regulates the formation of these invaginations.

7 Aug 2015

UC Davis study finds higher survival rates for women diagnosed with ovarian cancer

Combing data collected on thousands of California ovarian cancer patients, UC Davis researchers have determined that almost one-third survived at least 10 years after diagnosis.

7 Aug 2015

Eating spicy food regularly may help us live longer

People who consume spicy foods regularly throughout the week have a 14% lower risk of death than people who eat them less than once a week, suggests a study of Chinese individuals.

6 Aug 2015

Celsion reports updated results from HEAT Study of ThermoDox in patients with primary liver cancer

Celsion Corporation, an oncology drug development company, today announced updated results from its retrospective analysis of the Company's 701-patient HEAT Study of ThermoDox, Celsion's proprietary heat-activated liposomal encapsulation of doxorubicin in combination with radiofrequency ablation (RFA) in primary liver cancer, also known as hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

6 Aug 2015

Mesothelioma.us posts exhaustive list of companies involved with asbestos manufacturing

Mesothelioma.us, an online resource filled with educational articles for people who have been diagnosed with mesothelioma, has just posted an exhaustive list of the hundreds of companies that have manufactured asbestos.

6 Aug 2015

Modern living could lead to 'hidden' epidemic of neurological brain disease

Modern living could be responsible for an 'almost epidemic' increase in neurological brain disease, according to new research from Bournemouth University.

6 Aug 2015

Antiva raises $16 million in Series B financing to advance antiviral compound through Phase 1 clinical trials

Antiva Biosciences, Inc. (formerly Hera Therapeutics), a biopharmaceutical company developing antiviral therapeutics, today announced that it has raised $16 million in a Series B financing, its first institutional round.

6 Aug 2015

Report: Florida falling short on policies to prevent, fight cancer

Florida is falling short when it comes to supporting policies and passing legislation to prevent and reduce suffering and death from cancer. According to the latest edition of How Do You Measure Up?: A Progress Report on State Legislative Activity to Reduce Cancer Incidence and Mortality, Florida did not measure up to policy recommendations in any of the nine issue areas ranked.

6 Aug 2015

Heptares, AstraZeneca sign licensing agreement to develop and commercialise immuno-oncology treatments

Heptares Therapeutics, the clinical-stage GPCR structure-guided drug discovery and development company and wholly-owned subsidiary of Sosei Group Corporation, is pleased to announce that it has entered into a licensing agreement with AstraZeneca under which AstraZeneca will acquire exclusive global rights to develop, manufacture and commercialise the adenosine A2A receptor antagonist, HTL-1071, a small molecule immuno-oncology candidate, and potential additional A2A receptor-blocking compounds.

6 Aug 2015

Lightpoint Medical receives R01 grant from US National Cancer Institute

Lightpoint Medical, an innovative medical device company specializing in imaging technologies announced today that it has received an R01 grant of $2.6M million from the US National Cancer Institute. The funding will support clinical trials of Lightpoint's EnLight™ molecular imaging technology in lymph node cancer and a range of gynecologic cancers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

6 Aug 2015

Discovery may lead to new ways to diagnose, treat brain cancer

Researchers at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute have uncovered a link between the genomes of cells originating in the neural crest and development of tumors — a discovery that could lead to new ways to diagnose and treat cancer.

6 Aug 2015

Penn researchers identify major genetic factor that keeps moles in non-cancerous, no-growth state

Moles are benign tumors found on the skin of almost every adult. Scientists have known for years that a mutation in the BRAF gene makes them start growing, but until now haven't understood why they stop. Now, researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have identified a major genetic factor that keeps moles in their usual non-cancerous, no-growth state.

6 Aug 2015

Clinical study shows two-drug combination can prolong survival in men with metastatic prostate cancer

Newly diagnosed patients with metastatic, hormone-sensitive prostate cancer gained a dramatic survival benefit when started on two drugs simultaneously, rather than delaying the second drug until the cancer began to worsen, according to results of a clinical trial led by a Dana-Farber Cancer Institute scientist.

6 Aug 2015

Genetic test may help identify better treatment option for HER2-positive breast cancer patients

A genetic test for PIK3CA mutations may help to identify patients with HER2-positive breast cancer who are less likely to benefit from combination anti-HER2 therapy, according to a study published in The Oncologist on August 5, 2015.

6 Aug 2015

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

FAU researchers identify endogenous process that controls reproduction of cardiac muscle cells

Newcastle University awarded £5M for drug development research

Scientists develop biosensor to measure abnormal activity of cell 'fuel' carrier

Researchers develop new technology to track DNA-protein binding in live cells

LA BioMed researcher launches study to examine medication adherence among patients with dialysis

WPI awarded NIH grant to explore ways to turn genetic tables against cancer

Lund University researchers discovered 'main switch' that regulates cell invaginations

UC Davis study finds higher survival rates for women diagnosed with ovarian cancer

Eating spicy food regularly may help us live longer

Celsion reports updated results from HEAT Study of ThermoDox in patients with primary liver cancer

Mesothelioma.us posts exhaustive list of companies involved with asbestos manufacturing

Modern living could lead to 'hidden' epidemic of neurological brain disease

Antiva raises $16 million in Series B financing to advance antiviral compound through Phase 1 clinical trials

Report: Florida falling short on policies to prevent, fight cancer

Heptares, AstraZeneca sign licensing agreement to develop and commercialise immuno-oncology treatments

Lightpoint Medical receives R01 grant from US National Cancer Institute

Discovery may lead to new ways to diagnose, treat brain cancer

Penn researchers identify major genetic factor that keeps moles in non-cancerous, no-growth state

Clinical study shows two-drug combination can prolong survival in men with metastatic prostate cancer

Genetic test may help identify better treatment option for HER2-positive breast cancer patients

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