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Scientists to discuss the possibility of predicting evolution at scientific conference in Portugal

Is it possible to predict the evolution of the influenza virus? Or how rapidly bacteria evolve resistance to antibiotics? Or even how cancer cells spread inside a human being? These are some of the main topics of discussion that bring together renowned scientists from all over the world at the scientific conference "Forecasting evolution?" held at the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (FCG; Portugal) from 8th to 11th July.

3 Jul 2015

DTC genetic testing has negative consequences in children

A woman coping with the burden of familial breast cancer can't help but wonder if her young daughter will suffer the same fate. Has she inherited the same disease-causing mutation? Is it best to be prepared for the future, or to wait? During the last decade, genetic tests have been through a sea change, both in their availability and the technologies behind them. Today there are at least 34 companies that offer direct to consumer (DTC) DNA testing, some of which return health results. And now it is possible to sequence someone's entire genetic code for the price of a laptop.

3 Jul 2015

New study finds that cancer survivors who smoke have more barriers to quitting

Cancer survivors who smoke report fewer negative opinions about smoking, have more barriers to quitting, and are around other smokers more often than survivors who had quit before or after their diagnosis, according to a new study appearing in Psycho-Oncology.

3 Jul 2015

SAGE, SingHealth partner to publish Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare journal

SAGE and SingHealth have today announced a new partnership to publish SingHealth's flagship journal, Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare, as of September 2015. The journal will remain owned by SingHealth but will be published by SAGE.

3 Jul 2015

European Nanomedicine Characterization Lab aims to bring safe, efficient nano-therapeutics to patients

Empa, the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, is part of the European Nanomedicine Characterization Laboratory, a European project funded by the EU framework program «Horizon 2020.

2 Jul 2015

FDA accepts Adaptimmune’s IND application for MAGE-A10 T therapeutic candidate to combat NSCLC

Adaptimmune Therapeutics plc, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the use of T-cell therapy to treat cancer, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has accepted the Company's investigational new drug (IND) application for autologous genetically modified T-cells expressing enhanced T cell receptors specific for MAGE A10 (MAGE-A10 T) in patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer, and that the IND is now active.

2 Jul 2015

Paclitaxel-fostamatinib combination therapy may reduce size of ovarian cancer cells

Working in cell cultures and mice, researchers at Johns Hopkins have found that an experimental drug called fostamatinib combined with the chemotherapy drug paclitaxel may overcome ovarian cancer cells' resistance to paclitaxel.

2 Jul 2015

Study demonstrates the important role of placebo effect in medical care

The "placebo effect" is often described as events that occur when patients show improvement from treatments that contain no active ingredients.

2 Jul 2015

Study finds link between citrus fruit consumption and melanoma risk

A new analysis of two long-term studies has revealed a potential association between malignant melanoma risk and frequent consumption of grapefruit and oranges. The study found that compared with people who consumed these fruits less than twice a week, those who had them at least 1.6 times a day were at a 36% higher risk of developing melanoma.

2 Jul 2015

Avexxin concludes second phase I/IIA study in patients suffering from mild-to-moderate psoriasis

Avexxin AS, a therapeutic company focusing on the discovery and development of novel small molecule therapeutics for patients suffering from chronic inflammatory conditions, announces the completion of a second phase I/IIa study showing Proof-of-Concept in man.

2 Jul 2015

Mortality rates vary depending on socioeconomic differences among areas in Europe

For a number of years now, scientific literature has questioned whether mortality rates depend on socioeconomic differences among the population. Recently, a new study carried out in 15 European cities - including Barcelona and Madrid - detected inequalities for the majority of causes, concluding that higher levels of poverty are associated with higher mortality rates and there is a great deal of variation among areas.

2 Jul 2015

Scientists identify mechanism that reveals why stem cells undergo self-renewing divisions

UT Southwestern Medical Center scientists collaborating with University of Michigan researchers have found a previously unidentified mechanism that helps explain why stem cells undergo self-renewing divisions but their offspring do not.

2 Jul 2015

Researchers make significant progress in improving survival of adult patients with low-grade gliomas

Using clinical data collected over the past decade through a U.S. cancer registry, researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine demonstrated that significant strides have been made in improving the survival of adult patients with low-grade gliomas, a slow-growing yet deadly form of primary brain cancer.

2 Jul 2015

Penn State Health, CHI complete transfer of St. Joseph Regional Health Network ownership

Penn State Health and Catholic Health Initiatives have completed the transfer of ownership of CHI's affiliate, St. Joseph Regional Health Network (St. Joseph) in Reading, Pa., to Penn State Health.

2 Jul 2015

NDSU researcher awarded $1.35 million research grant to develop targeted treatment for colorectal cancer

A researcher at North Dakota State University, Fargo, is receiving a four-year $1.35 million research project grant from the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health to develop a targeted treatment for colorectal cancer.

2 Jul 2015

SENRI Trial: NK1 antagonists may prevent emesis in patients treated with oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy

The SENRI trial has opened the window to evaluate NK1 antagonists for emesis prevention in patients taking oxaliplatin chemotherapy, antiemetics expert and ESMO spokesperson Fausto Roila said, putting into perspective the results of a Japanese study presented today at the ESMO 17th World Congress on Gastrointestinal Cancer 2015 in Barcelona.

2 Jul 2015

Experts call for healthy lifestyle initiatives to combat non-communicable diseases

A group of the world's top doctors and scientists working in cardiology and preventive medicine have issued a call to action to tackle the global problem of deaths from non-communicable diseases (NCDs), such as heart problems, diabetes and cancer, through healthy lifestyle initiatives.

2 Jul 2015

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

Scientists to discuss the possibility of predicting evolution at scientific conference in Portugal

DTC genetic testing has negative consequences in children

New study finds that cancer survivors who smoke have more barriers to quitting

SAGE, SingHealth partner to publish Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare journal

European Nanomedicine Characterization Lab aims to bring safe, efficient nano-therapeutics to patients

FDA accepts Adaptimmune’s IND application for MAGE-A10 T therapeutic candidate to combat NSCLC

Paclitaxel-fostamatinib combination therapy may reduce size of ovarian cancer cells

Study demonstrates the important role of placebo effect in medical care

Study finds link between citrus fruit consumption and melanoma risk

Avexxin concludes second phase I/IIA study in patients suffering from mild-to-moderate psoriasis

Mortality rates vary depending on socioeconomic differences among areas in Europe

Scientists identify mechanism that reveals why stem cells undergo self-renewing divisions

Researchers make significant progress in improving survival of adult patients with low-grade gliomas

Penn State Health, CHI complete transfer of St. Joseph Regional Health Network ownership

NDSU researcher awarded $1.35 million research grant to develop targeted treatment for colorectal cancer

SENRI Trial: NK1 antagonists may prevent emesis in patients treated with oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy

Experts call for healthy lifestyle initiatives to combat non-communicable diseases

BIDMC leaders urge hospitals to eliminate emotional harms that damage patients’ dignity

Cancer Council Queensland urges women to be breast aware between scheduled screenings

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