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Certain inherited DNA sequences may affect prognosis of bladder cancer patients

While patients diagnosed with bladder cancer usually face a favorable prognosis, many experience recurrence after treatment. Because frequent, painful screenings are needed to identify recurrences, the ablility to identify patients at high risk of recurrent cancer could help to improve quality of life for all bladder cancer patients.

29 Mar 2014

Viewpoints: Nothing 'magical' about 6 million enrollees; the high cost of hep C medicine

Big news this afternoon on the Affordable Care Act: The ACA exchange signups have reached the 6 million mark. With a few more days to go before the open sign-up period closes (well, sort of) it looks like the original 7 million estimate -- which the Congressional Budget Office had revised downward after the botched October roll-out of the federal exchange -- is going to be pretty close to the mark.

29 Mar 2014

New -7 million centre to lead research in manufacturing advanced chemical products

A new -7 million centre at the University of Leeds will lead UK research in manufacturing advanced chemical products. The Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Complex Particulate Products and Processes will fund 50 new research students in a field that has been targeted by the Government as a key growth area for the UK economy.

29 Mar 2014

$New instrument can conduct biological scans in fraction of time and cost of industry standard$

New instrument can conduct biological scans in fraction of time and cost of industry standard

Northeastern University professor of pharmaceutical sciences, Tania Konry, has developed a single instrument that can conduct a wide range of biological scans in a fraction of the time and cost of industry standard equipment. That's because it uses considerably less material and ultra-sensitive detection methods to do the same thing.

29 Mar 2014

BIDMC scientist wins Gairdner Award for landmark discovery in the field of angiogenesis

Harold F. Dvorak, MD, senior investigator in the Center for Vascular Biology Research at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and former chairman of BIDMC's Department of Pathology, is one of eight scientists to win the 2014 Canada Gairdner Awards, which recognize some of the most significant medical discoveries from around the world. Awarded by the Gairdner Foundation, based in Canada, the awards are considered among the most prestigious international awards in medical research.

29 Mar 2014

Two doses of HPV-16/18 AS04-adjuvanted vaccine Cervarix non-inferior to three-doses

A recent study in the journal Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, showed that two doses of the HPV-16/18 AS04-adjuvanted vaccine Cervarix (GlaxoSmithKline) are non-inferior to three-doses in the current schedule.

29 Mar 2014

New finding reinforces importance of developing healthy eating habits early in life

Women who ate a diet high in fresh fruits and vegetables as young adults were much less likely to have plaque build-up in their arteries 20 years later compared with those who consumed lower amounts of these foods, according to research to be presented at the American College of Cardiology's 63rd Annual Scientific Session.

29 Mar 2014

MD Anderson's Jim Allison honored with 2014 Canada Gairdner International Award

A Canadian institution that annually recognizes seminal medical discoveries selected cancer immunotherapy leader Jim Allison, Ph.D., chair and professor of Immunology at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, for one of its 2014 Canada Gairdner International Awards.

29 Mar 2014

Researchers develop potentially safer and more cost-effective therapeutics against West Nile virus

An international research group led by Arizona State University professor Qiang "Shawn" Chen has developed a new generation of potentially safer and more cost-effective therapeutics against West Nile virus and other pathogens.

29 Mar 2014

Physicians suspect that chemotherapy can accelerate aging process

Physicians have long suspected that chemotherapy can accelerate the aging process in patients treated for cancer. Using a test developed at UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center to determine molecular aging, UNC oncologists have directly measured the impact of anti-cancer chemotherapy drugs on biological aging.

29 Mar 2014

Research: Underweight puts people at highest risk of dying, just as obesity does

Being underweight puts people at highest risk of dying, just as obesity does, new research has found. The connection between being underweight and the higher risk of dying is true for both adults and fetuses.

29 Mar 2014

Rosa/KressWorks Foundation completes first milestone in development of Ewing's sarcoma PhysioPD Platform

Rosa & Co. LLC and the KressWorks Foundation are pleased to announce the completion of the Ewing's sarcoma PhysioMap®. Completion of the PhysioMap is the first milestone in the development of the Ewing's sarcoma PhysioPD Platform.

29 Mar 2014

Research findings offer insight into helping cancer patients assess treatment risk

UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers are developing a new predictive tool that could help patients with breast cancer and certain lung cancers decide whether follow-up treatments are likely to help.

28 Mar 2014

EC approves Roche's SC formulation of MabThera for common forms of non-Hodgkin lymphoma

Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. announced today that the European Commission has approved Roche's new subcutaneous (SC) formulation of MabThera (rituximab) for the treatment of patients with follicular lymphoma and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.

28 Mar 2014

Concerns over potential health risks of using e-cigarettes gaining momentum

With sales of electronic cigarettes, or "e-cigarettes," on the rise and expected to hit $1.5 billion this year, concerns over potential health risks of using the trendy devices are also gaining momentum and political clout. An article in Chemical & Engineering News, the weekly magazine of the American Chemical Society, delves into what scientists and regulators are doing about e-cigarettes, which are now being cleverly marketed under more appealing names such as hookah pens and vape pipes.

28 Mar 2014

State highlights: Parents of disabled kids blast Minnesota Gov.; N.Y. reins in tanning salon claims

A tearful mother, one of several who testified at a State Capitol press conference Wednesday to make an impassioned plea for a medical marijuana law, said that Gov. Mark Dayton had earlier suggested to her and others that they obtain the drug illegally.

28 Mar 2014

Researchers identify plant compounds that may support delivery of chemotherapy treatments

Researchers at Plant & Food Research have identified plant compounds present in carrots and parsley that may one day support more effective delivery of chemotherapy treatments.

28 Mar 2014

UT Southwestern professor honored with 2014 Norman Hackerman Award in Chemical Research

Dr. Benjamin P. Tu, associate professor of biochemistry at UT Southwestern Medical Center, was honored today with the 2014 Norman Hackerman Award in Chemical Research. Dr. Tu was recognized for innovative studies of once-unappreciated molecules that may someday improve treatments for cancer or conditions associated with aging.

28 Mar 2014

Discovery could lead to major breakthrough in breast and ovarian cancer

Cancer researchers at Queen's University Belfast have made a breakthrough which could signal new treatments for women at high risk of breast and ovarian cancer.

28 Mar 2014

Study: Sexual dysfunction common with lung cancer

Many lung cancer patients suffer difficulties with sexual expression and intimacy, yet for too long the topic has been ignored by doctors and researchers, experts have said at the 4th European Lung Cancer Conference (ELCC).

28 Mar 2014

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

Certain inherited DNA sequences may affect prognosis of bladder cancer patients

Viewpoints: Nothing 'magical' about 6 million enrollees; the high cost of hep C medicine

New -7 million centre to lead research in manufacturing advanced chemical products

New instrument can conduct biological scans in fraction of time and cost of industry standard

BIDMC scientist wins Gairdner Award for landmark discovery in the field of angiogenesis

Two doses of HPV-16/18 AS04-adjuvanted vaccine Cervarix non-inferior to three-doses

New finding reinforces importance of developing healthy eating habits early in life

MD Anderson's Jim Allison honored with 2014 Canada Gairdner International Award

Researchers develop potentially safer and more cost-effective therapeutics against West Nile virus

Physicians suspect that chemotherapy can accelerate aging process

Research: Underweight puts people at highest risk of dying, just as obesity does

Rosa/KressWorks Foundation completes first milestone in development of Ewing's sarcoma PhysioPD Platform

Research findings offer insight into helping cancer patients assess treatment risk

EC approves Roche's SC formulation of MabThera for common forms of non-Hodgkin lymphoma

Concerns over potential health risks of using e-cigarettes gaining momentum

State highlights: Parents of disabled kids blast Minnesota Gov.; N.Y. reins in tanning salon claims

Researchers identify plant compounds that may support delivery of chemotherapy treatments

UT Southwestern professor honored with 2014 Norman Hackerman Award in Chemical Research

Discovery could lead to major breakthrough in breast and ovarian cancer

Study: Sexual dysfunction common with lung cancer

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