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CMV-based vaccine provides long-lasting protective immunity against Ebola virus

A cytomegalovirus (CMV)-based vaccine provides long-lasting protective immunity against Ebola virus, and has potential for development as a disseminating vaccine strategy to prevent ebolavirus infection of wild African ape populations.

25 Mar 2015

DNA samples collected from tampons may help detect endometrial cancer

Researchers at Mayo Clinic have shown that it is possible to detect endometrial cancer using tumor DNA picked up by ordinary tampons. The new approach specifically examines DNA samples from vaginal secretions for the presence of chemical "off" switches — known as methylation — that can disable genes that normally keep cancer in check.

25 Mar 2015

Study confirms strong association between diabetes and later stage breast cancer

Diabetes is associated with more advanced stage breast cancer, according to a new study by the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) and Women's College Hospital.

25 Mar 2015

Experimental drug that attacks brain tumor cells passes early tests

An experimental drug that attacks brain tumor tissue by crippling the cells' energy source called the mitochondria has passed early tests in animal models and human tissue cultures, say Houston Methodist scientists.

25 Mar 2015

2015 Minds Matter event raises funds to support brain tumor research

One day in 2009, Maria Nijim's father got behind the wheel of his car and realized he couldn't see out of one eye. An MRI showed a tumor and then surgery confirmed a devastating diagnosis – glioblastoma – the most aggressive type of brain tumor.

25 Mar 2015

Duke researchers develop new model to study why some HPV infections go away and others progress

For people infected with the human papilloma virus (HPV), the likelihood of clearing the infection and avoiding HPV-related cancer may depend less on the body's disease-fighting arsenal than has been generally assumed.

25 Mar 2015

First randomized, controlled trial of pharmacotherapy in PCD patients now in place

Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is a rare, genetic respiratory tract disorder leading to progressive pulmonary dysfunction. It exhibits many problems typical for orphan diseases: delayed diagnosis, limited evidence-based knowledge etc. The European Union is funding BESTCILIA (Better Experimental Screening and Treatment for Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia) to introduce uniform guidelines for PCD treatment and diagnosis across Europe.

25 Mar 2015

New imaging technique could give precise information about structures inside tissues, cells

One infrared scan can give pathologists a window into the structures and molecules inside tissues and cells, enabling fast and broad diagnostic assessments, thanks to an imaging technique developed by University of Illinois researchers and clinical partners.

25 Mar 2015

Discovery opens door to possible new ways to break transmission cycle of schistosomiasis

Researchers at Oregon State University have discovered a group of genes in one species of snail that provide a natural resistance to the flatworm parasite that causes schistosomiasis, and opens the door to possible new drugs or ways to break the transmission cycle of this debilitating disease.

25 Mar 2015

Cancer Research UK, EPSRC partner to fund multidisciplinary cancer research projects

Cancer Research UK has partnered with the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, to co-fund multidisciplinary research projects.

25 Mar 2015

Cepheid's Xpert Ebola diagnostic test granted FDA Emergency Use Authorization

Cepheid today announced it has received Emergency Use Authorization from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration for Xpert Ebola, a molecular diagnostic test for Ebola Zaire Virus that delivers results in less than two hours.

25 Mar 2015

TPU's submission of Docetaxel Injection Concentrate, Non-Alcohol Formula NDA acknowledged by FDA

Teikoku Pharma USA announced today that it has submitted a 505(b)(2) New Drug Application (NDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for Docetaxel Injection Concentrate, Non-Alcohol Formula on February 26, 2015 and received an acknowledgment of the receipt from FDA.

25 Mar 2015

Laboratory criteria for CML deep molecular response reviewed

Laboratory recommendations for the detection and measurement of a deep response to chronic myeloid leukaemia treatment have been developed as part of the European Treatment and Outcome Study for CML.

24 Mar 2015

ItpkB enzyme regulates stem cells function to prevent cancer, anemia

Stem cells can generate any type of cell in the body, but they are inactive most of the time--and for good reason. When stem cells become too active and divide too often, they risk acquiring cell damage and mutations.

24 Mar 2015

Newly discovered bodily process may explain fetal brain bleeds

A newly discovered bodily process in mice may explain why some human fetuses who have different antigens than their mothers suffer life-threatening brain bleeds, according to a new study.

24 Mar 2015

Cancer-specific mortality lower in Asian Americans than non-Hispanic whites, shows study

Numerous studies have documented racial differences in deaths from cancer among non-Hispanic whites and African Americans, but little has been known about survival outcomes for Asian Americans who have been diagnosed with cancer, until now.

24 Mar 2015

Researchers find Pom1 protein regulates different processes of cell growth and division

Investigators from Dartmouth's Norris Cotton Cancer Center led by James Moseley, PhD have found that the protein Pom1 possesses the ability to modify different sets of proteins to coordinate the processes of cell growth and division.

24 Mar 2015

Rigontec raises €4.8 million in second closing of Series A financing round

Rigontec GmbH, a privately held biopharmaceutical company developing RNA-based immunotherapeutics for the treatment of cancer and viral diseases, today announces it has raised €4.8 million in a second closing of its Series A financing round from Forbion Capital Partners, a Dutch life-sciences venture capital firm, and Sunstone Capital, a Copenhagen based venture capital investor.

24 Mar 2015

Myriad announces Prolaris® test biopsy results from EMPATHY-P study at European Association of Urology annual meeting

Myriad Genetics, Inc. (NASDAQ: MYGN) today announced that results from the EMPATHY-P clinical study of Prolaris in patients newly diagnosed with prostate cancer will be highlighted at the 30th Annual Congress of the European Association of Urology.

24 Mar 2015

New report highlights the need for disclosing Alzheimer's diagnosis to patients

The Alzheimer's Association's 2015 Alzheimer's Disease Facts and Figures report, released today, found that only 45 percent of people with Alzheimer's disease or their caregivers say they were told the diagnosis by their doctor.

24 Mar 2015

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Latest Cancer News and Research

CMV-based vaccine provides long-lasting protective immunity against Ebola virus

DNA samples collected from tampons may help detect endometrial cancer

Study confirms strong association between diabetes and later stage breast cancer

Experimental drug that attacks brain tumor cells passes early tests

2015 Minds Matter event raises funds to support brain tumor research

Duke researchers develop new model to study why some HPV infections go away and others progress

First randomized, controlled trial of pharmacotherapy in PCD patients now in place

New imaging technique could give precise information about structures inside tissues, cells

Discovery opens door to possible new ways to break transmission cycle of schistosomiasis

Cancer Research UK, EPSRC partner to fund multidisciplinary cancer research projects

Cepheid's Xpert Ebola diagnostic test granted FDA Emergency Use Authorization

TPU's submission of Docetaxel Injection Concentrate, Non-Alcohol Formula NDA acknowledged by FDA

Laboratory criteria for CML deep molecular response reviewed

ItpkB enzyme regulates stem cells function to prevent cancer, anemia

Newly discovered bodily process may explain fetal brain bleeds

Cancer-specific mortality lower in Asian Americans than non-Hispanic whites, shows study

Researchers find Pom1 protein regulates different processes of cell growth and division

Rigontec raises €4.8 million in second closing of Series A financing round

Myriad announces Prolaris® test biopsy results from EMPATHY-P study at European Association of Urology annual meeting

New report highlights the need for disclosing Alzheimer's diagnosis to patients

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