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Idera to present data from Phase 2 trial of IMO-3100 in patients with psoriasis at IID 2013

Idera Pharmaceuticals today announced presentation of data from its randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 2 trial that showed improvements from baseline of up to 90% in Psoriasis Area Severity Index scores in patients with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis following four weeks of treatment with the Toll-like Receptor antagonist IMO-3100.

8 May 2013

Clinical guide on endometrial assessment in peri and postmenopausal women published in Maturitas

Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, announced today the publication of a clinical guide by the European Menopause and Andropause Society in the journal Maturitas on endometrial assessment in peri and postmenopausal women with summary recommendations.

8 May 2013

New guidelines to help health care professionals improve care near the end of life

People with chronic or life-threatening illnesses often experience problems with their care, including confusion and conflict over how to make good decisions, poor communication with care providers, inadequate pain and symptom relief, and treatments with little or no benefit. Poor care decreases patients' quality of life, increases family stress, and adds cost but not value to health care, often with heartbreaking financial consequences for families.

8 May 2013

Study shows turning up few microRNAs may offer much anti-breast-cancer activity

A University of Colorado Cancer Center study recently published in the journal Cell Death & Disease shows that turning up a few microRNAs a little may offer as much anti-breast-cancer activity as turning up one microRNA a lot - and without the unwanted side effects.

8 May 2013

UCLA research: Subway not much healthier alternative than McDonald's for adolescents

Subway may promote itself as the "healthy" fast food restaurant, but it might not be a much healthier alternative than McDonald's for adolescents, according to new UCLA research.

8 May 2013

Testing Stat5 gene amplification in prostate cancer patients could provide powerful therapy: Study

An international group of investigators, led by researchers at Thomas Jefferson University's Kimmel Cancer Center, have solved the mystery of why a substantial percentage of castrate-resistant metastatic prostate cancer cells contain abnormally high levels of the pro-growth protein Stat5.

8 May 2013

New study examines treatment delays in black women with breast cancer

Black women with breast cancer were found to be three times more likely than their white counterparts to delay treatment for more than 90 days - a time delay associated with increased deaths from the disease, according to a new study led by researchers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center.

8 May 2013

New guidelines for radiation therapy after prostatectomy

Based on a major effort co-led by Richard Valicenti, UC Davis Department of Radiation Oncology Professor and Chair, the nation's leading urological and radiation oncology organizations today announced a new guideline for radiation therapy after prostatectomy.

8 May 2013

Research discovery may lead to effective new treatments for neurodegenerative disease

UCLA researchers led by Drs. Peiyee Lee and Richard Gatti at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research have used induced pluripotent stem cells to advance disease-in-a-dish modeling of a rare genetic disorder, Ataxia Telangiectasia.

8 May 2013

Clinical data of cabozantinib to be presented at ASCO meeting

Exelixis, Inc. announced today that cabozantinib will be the subject of nine separate data presentations at the upcoming 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.

8 May 2013

Advances in lung cancer treatment have major impact on short- and long-term outcomes

The American College of Chest Physicians third edition of evidence-based lung cancer guidelines, Diagnosis and Management of Lung Cancer, 3rd ed: American College of Chest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines, recommends offering low-dose computed tomography scanning for lung cancer screening to people with a significant risk of lung cancer due to age and smoking history.

8 May 2013

Feds move to tighten oversight of tanning beds

Federal health regulators moved to tighten oversight of tanning beds and said people younger than age 18 shouldn't use the beds at all.

8 May 2013

New skin cancer drug successfully tested in humans

A new class of drug targeting skin cancer's genetic material has been successfully tested in humans for the first time, opening the way to new treatments for a range of conditions from skin cancers to eye diseases.

8 May 2013

Isis begins clinical study of ISIS-STAT3 in patients with metastatic liver cancer

Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced the initiation of a Phase 1b/2a clinical study of ISIS-STAT3Rx in patients with advanced metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

7 May 2013

Study says influenza immunization is safe in children with IBD

Influenza immunization rates in children with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are low despite its safety according to a new study by researchers at the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES), Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO), the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI), and the University of Ottawa.

7 May 2013

FDA warns over the use of sunlamp products that cause skin cancer

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a proposed order that, if finalized, would reclassify sunlamp products and require labeling to include a recommendation designed to warn young people not to use these devices.

7 May 2013

New gene implicated in Parkinson can delay onset of aging, extend life span

UCLA life scientists have identified a gene previously implicated in Parkinson's disease that can delay the onset of aging and extend the healthy life span of fruit flies. The research, they say, could have important implications for aging and disease in humans.

7 May 2013

TSRI announces five-year agreement with Janssen to research on influenza virus

The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) today announced a five-year agreement with Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Janssen) to collaborate on focused research projects in the infectious disease area, with the initial project targeting the influenza virus.

7 May 2013

AADA urges FDA to prohibit the use and sale of indoor tanning devices for minors

The American Academy of Dermatology Association (AADA) is pleased that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed changes to its regulation of tanning beds, including a strong recommendation against the use of tanning beds by minors under the age of 18.

7 May 2013

Scientists halt tumour development through genetic manipulation of cytoskeleton in fly tissues

Cancer is a complex disease, in which cells undergo a series of alterations, including changes in their architecture; an increase in their ability to divide, to survive and to invade new tissues or metastasis.

7 May 2013

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

Idera to present data from Phase 2 trial of IMO-3100 in patients with psoriasis at IID 2013

Clinical guide on endometrial assessment in peri and postmenopausal women published in Maturitas

New guidelines to help health care professionals improve care near the end of life

Study shows turning up few microRNAs may offer much anti-breast-cancer activity

UCLA research: Subway not much healthier alternative than McDonald's for adolescents

Testing Stat5 gene amplification in prostate cancer patients could provide powerful therapy: Study

New study examines treatment delays in black women with breast cancer

New guidelines for radiation therapy after prostatectomy

Research discovery may lead to effective new treatments for neurodegenerative disease

Clinical data of cabozantinib to be presented at ASCO meeting

Advances in lung cancer treatment have major impact on short- and long-term outcomes

Feds move to tighten oversight of tanning beds

New skin cancer drug successfully tested in humans

Isis begins clinical study of ISIS-STAT3 in patients with metastatic liver cancer

Study says influenza immunization is safe in children with IBD

FDA warns over the use of sunlamp products that cause skin cancer

New gene implicated in Parkinson can delay onset of aging, extend life span

TSRI announces five-year agreement with Janssen to research on influenza virus

AADA urges FDA to prohibit the use and sale of indoor tanning devices for minors

Scientists halt tumour development through genetic manipulation of cytoskeleton in fly tissues

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