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Secret of aging skin may lie in glycan and micronutrient creams

For decades, dermatologists have been researching the genetic cause of aging skin so that the perfect antidote could be developed. When examining genes and proteins, a difference between younger and older looking skin has not been found.

7 Aug 2014

Idera collaborates with TMA to advance new potential treatment approach for myositis

Idera Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing nucleic acid therapeutics for patients with cancer and rare diseases, and The Myositis Association (TMA), the only nonprofit organization dedicated to solely serving all patients with inflammatory myopathies, today announced a collaboration to advance a new potential treatment approach for polymyositis and dermatomyositis known as Toll-like receptor (TLR) antagonism.

7 Aug 2014

Study: Nervous system and stress affect inflammatory skin conditions

Anyone who's had a pimple form right before an important event may wonder if stress caused the break out.

7 Aug 2014

Weight loss improves physical health, but takes toll on mental health

Weight loss significantly improves physical health but effects on mental health are less straightforward, finds new UCL research funded by Cancer Research UK.

7 Aug 2014

CTBC Bank donates $200,000 to Huntsman Cancer Foundation

CTBC Bank (USA) and its parent company CTBC Financial Holdings have donated $200,000 as a global partner to the Huntsman Cancer Foundation, which kicks off its new annual Championship for Cancer Research fundraiser.

7 Aug 2014

Prostate cancer screening could cut deaths by one fifth

Routine screening for prostate cancer could reduce the number of people who die from the illness by around a fifth, according to findings from a major European trial.

7 Aug 2014

Studies link meals consumed at fast-food and full-service restaurants with higher caloric intake

For adults, eating at both fast-food and full-service restaurants is associated with significant increases in the intake of calories, sugar, saturated fat, and sodium, according to a new study.

7 Aug 2014

Oncolytics Biotech announces financial results and operational highlights for second quarter 2014

Oncolytics Biotech Inc. today announced its financial results and operational highlights for the second quarter ended June 30, 2014.

7 Aug 2014

Celsion announces financial results for second quarter ended 2014

Celsion Corporation, an oncology drug development company, today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2014.

7 Aug 2014

New Cardio-Oncology Program to keep hearts beating strong throughout breast cancer treatments

Hearts are at risk when fighting against breast cancer - due to toxic side effects of common treatments like chemotherapy and radiation therapy.

7 Aug 2014

Access Pharmaceuticals enters into exclusive license agreement with Norgine

ACCESS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., an emerging biopharmaceutical company, today announced that it had entered into an exclusive license agreement with Norgine B.V., a leading independent European specialty pharmaceutical company, for the commercialization of MuGard in Europe.

7 Aug 2014

New analysis outlines risks and benefits of taking aspirin to reduce risk of cancer

A new analysis published today outlines the risks and benefits of taking aspirin to reduce the risk of cancer.

7 Aug 2014

Mutations in CTR9 gene cause rare cases of Wilms tumour in children

Mutations in a gene that helps regulate when genes are switched on and off in cells have been found to cause rare cases of Wilms tumour, the most common kidney cancer occurring in children.

7 Aug 2014

Study sheds light on genetic alterations that may contribute to luminal B breast cancer

Researchers from the Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center at Baylor College of Medicine have uncovered new information about the genetic alterations that may contribute to the development of a subtype breast cancer typically associated with more aggressive forms of the disease and higher recurrence rates.

7 Aug 2014

Gut microbiome analysis has potential to be a new tool for noninvasive colorectal cancer screening

Analysis of the gut microbiome more successfully distinguished healthy individuals from those with precancerous adenomatous polyps and those with invasive colorectal cancer compared with assessment of clinical risk factors and fecal occult blood testing, according to data published in Cancer Prevention Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.

7 Aug 2014

African Americans less likely to engage in CRC screening in VA healthcare system

According to researchers in California, African Americans' participation in colorectal cancer screening is low and the use of colonoscopy infrequent despite similar access to care across races in a Veterans Affairs healthcare system.

7 Aug 2014

Discovery lays groundwork for new class of antibiotics for Staphylococcus aureus infections

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have discovered an enzyme that regulates production of the toxins that contribute to potentially life-threatening Staphylococcus aureus infections. The study recently appeared in the scientific journal the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

7 Aug 2014

Hand-held photoacoustic microscopy may change the way doctors treat, diagnose melanoma

A new hand-held device that uses lasers and sound waves may change the way doctors treat and diagnose melanoma, according to a team of researchers from Washington University in St. Louis.

7 Aug 2014

Viewpoints: Higher costs don't mean better health quality; states and the uninsured

The good news about health care spending continues. In the first nine months of this fiscal year, Medicare spending increased only 1.2 percent in nominal terms, and for 2014, it's now projected to be $1,000 lower per beneficiary than the Congressional Budget Office said it would be as recently as 2010. Even the Medicare trustees are starting to recognize that something big may be happening. In evaluating the recent deceleration, however, a crucial question remains: Can slower cost growth continue without harming the quality of outcomes? (Peter R. Orszag, 8/5).

7 Aug 2014

UH Case Medical Center implants new type of cochlear device in patients with hearing problem

University Hospitals Case Medical Center is the first in Cleveland to implant a new type of cochlear device for adults who have lost the high frequency range of their hearing, but have retained the low frequencies with or without a hearing aid.

7 Aug 2014

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

Secret of aging skin may lie in glycan and micronutrient creams

Idera collaborates with TMA to advance new potential treatment approach for myositis

Study: Nervous system and stress affect inflammatory skin conditions

Weight loss improves physical health, but takes toll on mental health

CTBC Bank donates $200,000 to Huntsman Cancer Foundation

Prostate cancer screening could cut deaths by one fifth

Studies link meals consumed at fast-food and full-service restaurants with higher caloric intake

Oncolytics Biotech announces financial results and operational highlights for second quarter 2014

Celsion announces financial results for second quarter ended 2014

New Cardio-Oncology Program to keep hearts beating strong throughout breast cancer treatments

Access Pharmaceuticals enters into exclusive license agreement with Norgine

New analysis outlines risks and benefits of taking aspirin to reduce risk of cancer

Mutations in CTR9 gene cause rare cases of Wilms tumour in children

Study sheds light on genetic alterations that may contribute to luminal B breast cancer

Gut microbiome analysis has potential to be a new tool for noninvasive colorectal cancer screening

African Americans less likely to engage in CRC screening in VA healthcare system

Discovery lays groundwork for new class of antibiotics for Staphylococcus aureus infections

Hand-held photoacoustic microscopy may change the way doctors treat, diagnose melanoma

Viewpoints: Higher costs don't mean better health quality; states and the uninsured

UH Case Medical Center implants new type of cochlear device in patients with hearing problem

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