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FDA approves MENTOR MemoryShape Breast Implants

Mentor Worldwide LLC, the U.S. market leader in breast aesthetics, today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved MENTOR MemoryShape Breast Implants, providing new options for women looking for a more natural shape and youthful feel from breast enhancement or reconstruction surgery.

15 Jun 2013

In unanimous decision, Supreme Court justices rule genes can't be patented

The decision was applauded by many researchers and drew speculation that it could likely boost patient care. Meanwhile, the stock of Myriad Genetics tumbled after the court's finding invalidated the company's hold on testing for two breast cancer genes.

15 Jun 2013

Dosimetry based on 3-D medical images estimates possible dose for targeted RIT in blood cancer patients

Outcomes can be bleak for non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), a cancer that develops in the white blood cells of the immune system. Accurate estimation of radiation absorbed dose in radioimmunotherapy (RIT) based on state-of-the-art 3D imaging could lead to more personalized and effective treatments to improve patients' chances of living longer without progression of their cancer, say researchers at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging's 2013 Annual Meeting.

15 Jun 2013

Researchers uncover DNA damage checkpoint used by cells to monitor oxidatively damaged DNA

In current health lore, antioxidants are all the rage, as "everybody knows" that reducing the amount of "reactive oxygen species" -- cell-damaging molecules that are byproducts of cellular metabolism -- is critical to staying healthy. What everyone doesn't know is that our bodies already have a complex set of processes built into our cells that handle these harmful byproducts of living and repair the damage they cause.

15 Jun 2013

HandsFree system helps analyze next generation sequencing data

In the early 1990s, an international effort was launched by the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Institutes of Health to sequence the human genome. The project took 13 years, involved many scientists in several countries, and cost $2.7 billion (in FY 1991) dollars.

15 Jun 2013

Overlake Medical Center offers bronchial thermoplasty for patients with severe asthma

Overlake Medical Center in Bellevue is now the only hospital in King County offering bronchial thermoplasty to patients suffering from severe asthma, giving them a non-medicated, proven way to control their asthma symptoms and resulting in 32 percent fewer severe asthma attacks.

15 Jun 2013

AIFA approves pricing and reimbursement conditions for InterMune's Esbriet

InterMune, Inc. today announced that the Board of the Italian Drug Agency has approved the pricing and reimbursement conditions for Esbriet (pirfenidone), and that the agreement has been published in the Official Gazette, the official journal of the government of Italy.

15 Jun 2013

Gulf War illness may have two distinct forms, study says

Researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center say their new work suggests that Gulf War illness may have two distinct forms depending on which brain regions have atrophied. Their study of Gulf War veterans, published online today in PLOS ONE, may help explain why clinicians have consistently encountered veterans with different symptoms and complaints.

15 Jun 2013

MemoryShape Breast Implants receive FDA approval

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the MemoryShape Breast Implant to increase breast size (augmentation) for use in women at least 22 years old and to rebuild breast tissue (reconstruction) in women of any age.

15 Jun 2013

Abnormal metabolic pathway drives cancer-cell growth in glioblastoma subtype

A study led by researchers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC - James) has identified an abnormal metabolic pathway that drives cancer-cell growth in a particular glioblastoma subtype. The finding might lead to new therapies for a subset of patients with glioblastoma, the most common and lethal form of brain cancer.

14 Jun 2013

Ottawa researchers say advanced mathematical modeling can be used to fight against cancer

Here's a good reason to pay attention in math class. Nature Communications has published a paper from Ottawa researchers today, outlining how advanced mathematical modelling can be used in the fight against cancer.

14 Jun 2013

Adults formerly treated for childhood cancer have chronic health problems

In an analysis that included more than 1,700 adult survivors of childhood cancer, researchers found a very high percentage of survivors with 1 or more chronic health conditions, with an estimated cumulative prevalence of any chronic health condition of 95 percent at age 45 years, according to a study in the June 12 issue of JAMA.

14 Jun 2013

Gene variants may predict which women are most likely to benefit from breast cancer therapy

In women at high risk for breast cancer, a long-term drug treatment can cut the risk of developing the disease in half. Researchers supported by the National Institutes of Health have now identified two gene variants that may predict which women are most likely to benefit from this therapy—and which should avoid it.

14 Jun 2013

Researchers are one step closer to treating type 1 diabetes

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a way to trigger reproduction in the laboratory of clusters of human cells that make insulin, potentially removing a significant obstacle to transplanting the cells as a treatment for patients with type 1 diabetes.

14 Jun 2013

Johns Hopkins scientists receive grants to research on genome-based test for cancer

An anonymous donor has given $500,000 to conduct large-scale clinical trials and laboratory research on the "PapGene" test, a genomic-based screening test that detects ovarian and endometrial cancers in cervical fluid.

14 Jun 2013

More restrictive policies can prevent teen smoking, says study

States that want to reduce rates of adult smoking may consider implementing stringent tobacco restrictions on teens, suggests a new study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

14 Jun 2013

Acrolein offers potential tool to reduce symptoms of spinal cord injuries and multiple sclerosis

A medical test previously developed to measure a toxin found in tobacco smokers has been adapted to measure the same toxin in people suffering from spinal cord injuries and multiple sclerosis, offering a potential tool to reduce symptoms.

14 Jun 2013

Protein expressed during embryogenesis is responsible for cancer metastasis

A protein used by embryo cells during early development, and recently found in many different types of cancer, apparently serves as a switch regulating the spread of cancer, known as metastasis, report researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center in the June 15, 2013 issue of the journal Cancer Research.

14 Jun 2013

First Edition: June 14, 2013

Today's headlines includes reports about how, after months of battle, Arizona lawmakers endorsed a Medicaid expansion plan backed by Gov. Jan Brewer.

14 Jun 2013

Pew funds early-career scientists researching the basis of perplexing health problems

Twenty-two of the nation's most enterprising researchers were named Pew Scholars in the Biomedical Sciences by The Pew Charitable Trusts today. The scholarships provide flexible funding to early-career scientists researching the basis of perplexing health problems such as diabetes, autism, Parkinson's disease, and cancer.

14 Jun 2013

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Latest Cancer News and Research

FDA approves MENTOR MemoryShape Breast Implants

In unanimous decision, Supreme Court justices rule genes can't be patented

Dosimetry based on 3-D medical images estimates possible dose for targeted RIT in blood cancer patients

Researchers uncover DNA damage checkpoint used by cells to monitor oxidatively damaged DNA

HandsFree system helps analyze next generation sequencing data

Overlake Medical Center offers bronchial thermoplasty for patients with severe asthma

AIFA approves pricing and reimbursement conditions for InterMune's Esbriet

Gulf War illness may have two distinct forms, study says

MemoryShape Breast Implants receive FDA approval

Abnormal metabolic pathway drives cancer-cell growth in glioblastoma subtype

Ottawa researchers say advanced mathematical modeling can be used to fight against cancer

Adults formerly treated for childhood cancer have chronic health problems

Gene variants may predict which women are most likely to benefit from breast cancer therapy

Researchers are one step closer to treating type 1 diabetes

Johns Hopkins scientists receive grants to research on genome-based test for cancer

More restrictive policies can prevent teen smoking, says study

Acrolein offers potential tool to reduce symptoms of spinal cord injuries and multiple sclerosis

Protein expressed during embryogenesis is responsible for cancer metastasis

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