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Study shows how MCUR1 protein helps regulate movement of calcium into mitochondria

A team of scientists from Temple University School of Medicine and the University of Pennsylvania has moved another step closer to solving a decades-long mystery of how the all-important flow of calcium into the cell's power source, the mitochondria, is controlled.

26 Nov 2012

iCAD introduces VersaVue Enterprise 3.2.1 MR software

iCAD, Inc., an industry-leading provider of advanced image analysis, workflow solutions and radiation therapy for the identification and treatment of cancer, announced today it will launch VersaVue Enterprise 3.2.1, the latest release of the company's MR software solution that provides improvements in workflow efficiency and flexibility, at the annual conference of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) taking place in Chicago, November 25-30.

26 Nov 2012

mRNA vaccines offer protection against influenza A virus infections in various animal models

CureVac GmbH, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing a new class of therapies and vaccines based on mRNA, and the German Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institute (FLI), Germany, today announced that mRNA vaccines (RNActive) based on the company's RNA technology platform have the potential to provide effective protection against infectious diseases.

26 Nov 2012

New method can minimize number of missed cervical cancer cases

Routine smear tests have considerably reduced the number of cases of cervical cancer, but despite intensive screening 250 women in Sweden still die from the disease every year. Researchers at Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have developed new methods of minimising the number of missed cases and making diagnosis more reliable.

26 Nov 2012

Adolescent strength linked to early mortality risk

Muscle strength in adolescence is significantly associated with the likelihood for early death, reveal results from a large study of Swedish teenagers.

23 Nov 2012

Lymphopenia driven diseases and the orphan drug industry: an interview with Damian Marron, CEO of Cytheris

Lymphopenia is when you lack the T cells of your immune system. T cells are very important for controlling infection. Probably the most known cause of lymphopenia is HIV.

23 Nov 2012

Osteoporosis medication Aclasta now available on Canadian public drug plans

Osteoporosis Canada congratulates the Ontario government, the New Brunswick government, the Saskatchewan government and the British Columbia government for providing access to a new osteoporosis medication. Aclasta (zoledronic acid) is now available on public and private drug plans in Ontario, BC, SK, and NB meaning Canadians at high risk for fractures have access to increased treatment options.

23 Nov 2012

Researchers trace specific paths of chandelier cells during development into the cerebral cortex

The cerebral cortex of the human brain has been called "the crowning achievement of evolution." Ironically, it is so complex that even our greatest minds and most sophisticated science are only now beginning to understand how it organizes itself in early development, and how its many cell types function together as circuits.

23 Nov 2012

UPC teams conduct research in biomedical engineering to improve people's health

Systems to improve patient rehabilitation, methods that help detect diseases, and smart biomaterials for optimising treatments—scientific advances in the field of biomedical engineering are unstoppable. A number of leading UPC teams are carrying out research aimed at harnessing technology to improve people's health.

23 Nov 2012

Advances in genomic techniques help understand cancer at cellular and molecular level

Cancer is a complex disease and only thanks to advances in genomic techniques have researchers begun to understand, at a cellular and molecular level, the mechanisms which are disrupted in cancer cells. This knowledge is a key prerequisite for developing effective treatment strategies.

23 Nov 2012

New research provides unprecedented clarity to aging process

For the first time, scientists at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have defined key events that take place early in the process of cellular aging.

23 Nov 2012

Applied relaxation can help women with menopausal troubles

Women who have undergone group therapy and learned to relax have reduced their menopausal troubles by half, according to results of a study at Linköping University and Linköping University Hospital in Sweden.

22 Nov 2012

Tumors 'not always greatest mortality risk in RCC patients'

Patients with localized solid kidney tumors may be at greater risk for death from non-cancer-related causes before that from disease progression and cancer-related mortality, say US researchers who developed a comorbidity-based risk prediction model.

22 Nov 2012

Tumour burden predicts prognosis in mRCC

Tumor burden plays an independent prognostic and predictive role in metastatic renal cell carcinoma, a clinical trial shows.

22 Nov 2012

Bowel cancer and GIST patients could benefit from novel oral drug

Two phase 3 trials, published in The Lancet, have shown that a novel oral drug called regorafenib could offer survival benefits to people with bowel (colorectal) cancer or gastrointestinal stromal tumour (GIST) following failure of existing treatments.

22 Nov 2012

Factors influencing pain in head and neck cancer patients clarified

Individuals with head and neck cancer frequently report pain 1 year after diagnosis, despite being treated with analgesics, show US study results.

22 Nov 2012

Colorectal cancer patient siblings ‘deserve screening’

Colorectal cancer screening should be offered to the siblings of affected patients, recommends a team of researchers from Hong Kong.

22 Nov 2012

Second annual Dance To Conquer Cancer, Disco Days & Boogie Nights to take place on Mar. 3

The second annual Dance To Conquer Cancer, Disco Days & Boogie Nights, raising funds for the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, will take place on March 3, 2013, and will feature fitness guru Richard Simmons and three-time Grammy Award winners, the Pointer Sisters!

22 Nov 2012

TGF-betaR inhibitors may counter drug resistance in cancer patients with MED12 mutations

Cancer therapies often have short-lived benefits due to the emergence of genetic mutations that cause drug resistance. A key gene that determines resistance to a range of cancer drugs has been reported in a study published by Cell Press November 21st in the journal Cell.

22 Nov 2012

Coronary arteries largely arise from cells of the endocardium

During embryonic development, the all-important coronary arteries arise from cells previously considered incapable of producing them, according to scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University.

22 Nov 2012

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

Study shows how MCUR1 protein helps regulate movement of calcium into mitochondria

iCAD introduces VersaVue Enterprise 3.2.1 MR software

mRNA vaccines offer protection against influenza A virus infections in various animal models

New method can minimize number of missed cervical cancer cases

Adolescent strength linked to early mortality risk

Lymphopenia driven diseases and the orphan drug industry: an interview with Damian Marron, CEO of Cytheris

Osteoporosis medication Aclasta now available on Canadian public drug plans

Researchers trace specific paths of chandelier cells during development into the cerebral cortex

UPC teams conduct research in biomedical engineering to improve people's health

Advances in genomic techniques help understand cancer at cellular and molecular level

New research provides unprecedented clarity to aging process

Applied relaxation can help women with menopausal troubles

Tumors 'not always greatest mortality risk in RCC patients'

Tumour burden predicts prognosis in mRCC

Bowel cancer and GIST patients could benefit from novel oral drug

Factors influencing pain in head and neck cancer patients clarified

Colorectal cancer patient siblings ‘deserve screening’

Second annual Dance To Conquer Cancer, Disco Days & Boogie Nights to take place on Mar. 3

TGF-betaR inhibitors may counter drug resistance in cancer patients with MED12 mutations

Coronary arteries largely arise from cells of the endocardium

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