Cancer News and Research

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Researchers rejuvenate mice’s blood by reversing blood-producing stem cells

The blood of young and old people differs. In an article published recently in the scientific journal Blood, a research group at Lund University in Sweden explain how they have succeeded in rejuvenating the blood of mice by reversing, or re-programming, the stem cells that produce blood.

25 Mar 2013

New site launched to improve health, wellbeing of U.S. Latinos

Saludify.com, a site designed to provide Latinos with daily news and content to live a better life and improve their health, launched today. With a mission to improve the health and wellbeing of U.S. Latinos, Saludify is providing accurate, convenient and culturally relevant content that goes beyond what's found in mainstream media.

25 Mar 2013

arGEN-X advances ARGX-112 into formal preclinical development

arGEN-X, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company specialized in the discovery and development of highly differentiated human monoclonal antibody therapeutics, announces that it has progressed ARGX-112, its fourth therapeutic candidate, into formal preclinical development.

25 Mar 2013

Scientists develop new chemo drug that fights cancer without impacting fertility

A new gentler chemotherapy drug in the form of nanoparticles has been designed by Northwestern Medicine- scientists to be less toxic to a young woman's fertility but extra tough on cancer. This is the first cancer drug tested while in development for its effect on fertility using a novel in vitro test.

25 Mar 2013

Study shows why certain drugs that interact with serotonin receptors have harmful effects

A team including scientists from The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI), the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the Chinese Academy of Sciences has determined and analyzed the high-resolution atomic structures of two kinds of human serotonin receptor.

25 Mar 2013

MIT biology professor named Pew's Biomedical Researcher of the Month

Biologist Mary Gehring, Ph.D. is The Pew Charitable Trusts' featured biomedical researcher of the month for her creative research on epigenetics in plants.

25 Mar 2013

Scientists identify potential treatment for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Investigators at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) have unlocked another piece of the puzzle surrounding idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, an often fatal lung disease with no cure and no effective treatments.

25 Mar 2013

Researchers expand hematopoietic stem cells for bone marrow transplantation

More than 50,000 stem cell transplants are performed each year worldwide. A research team led by Weill Cornell Medical College investigators may have solved a major issue of expanding adult hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) outside the human body for clinical use in bone marrow transplantation -- a critical step towards producing a large supply of blood stem cells needed to restore a healthy blood system.

25 Mar 2013

Research may offer clues to why esophageal adenocarcinomas rates have increased rapidly

During the past 30 years, the number of patients with cancers that originate near the junction of the esophagus and stomach has increased approximately 600 percent in the United States. The first extensive probe of the DNA of these esophageal adenocarcinomas has revealed that many share a distinctive mix-up of letters of the genetic code, and found more than 20 mutated genes that had not previously been linked to the disease.

25 Mar 2013

Researchers develop new device to battle against secondhand tobacco smoke

Dartmouth researchers have taken an important step in the ongoing battle against secondhand tobacco smoke. They have pioneered the development of a breakthrough device that can immediately detect the presence of secondhand smoke and even third-hand smoke.

25 Mar 2013

Protein with key job in muscle function moonlights in nucleus to help regulate genes

A key building block of life, actin is one of the most abundant and highly conserved proteins in eukaryotic cells.

25 Mar 2013

Study reveals role of SNX27 protein in brain function

What is it about the extra chromosome inherited in Down syndrome-chromosome 21-that alters brain and body development? Researchers at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute have new evidence that points to a protein called sorting nexin 27, or SNX27.

25 Mar 2013

Moderated discussion on progress toward learning health system

The American Society of Clinical Oncology and the Conquer Cancer Foundation invite you to a moderated discussion of progress toward a "learning health system" that will transform cancer care and speed the search for cures.

25 Mar 2013

Women, girls around the world at risk from inefficient cookstoves

"For mothers around the world, preparing the family meal is a daily ritual and an act of love. But it's also a grave risk for approximately three billion people who cook with open fires and inefficient stoves that burn solid fuels such as wood, animal and agricultural waste, and coal," Kathy Calvin, CEO of the United Nations Foundation, writes in the Huffington Post's "Global Motherhood" blog.

25 Mar 2013

Colonoscopies are number one way to discover pre-cancerous growths, SLU gastroenterologist says

According to the American Cancer Society, our lifetime risk of developing colorectal cancer is about 1 in 20. This March, join Saint Louis University to share the message that prevention can stop colorectal cancer before it starts and help us change these odds.

25 Mar 2013

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

Researchers rejuvenate mice’s blood by reversing blood-producing stem cells

New site launched to improve health, wellbeing of U.S. Latinos

arGEN-X advances ARGX-112 into formal preclinical development

Scientists develop new chemo drug that fights cancer without impacting fertility

Study shows why certain drugs that interact with serotonin receptors have harmful effects

MIT biology professor named Pew's Biomedical Researcher of the Month

Scientists identify potential treatment for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Researchers expand hematopoietic stem cells for bone marrow transplantation

Research may offer clues to why esophageal adenocarcinomas rates have increased rapidly

Researchers develop new device to battle against secondhand tobacco smoke

Protein with key job in muscle function moonlights in nucleus to help regulate genes

Study reveals role of SNX27 protein in brain function

Moderated discussion on progress toward learning health system

Women, girls around the world at risk from inefficient cookstoves

Colonoscopies are number one way to discover pre-cancerous growths, SLU gastroenterologist says

Researchers identify patterns of mutations in early stage node negative lung adenocarcinoma

Study: Hospital culture is major driver of use of intravenous blood clot filtering devices

Research roundup: Number of nurses linked to NICU infections; Comparing Medicare budget plans

Researchers identify a new approach for treating brain metastases associated with lung cancer

Experts say age, ethnicity and genetics play a critical role in the development of prostate cancer

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