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UIC College of Dentistry awarded $10M federal grant to upgrade research facilities

The University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry has received a $10 million federal grant to transform its research facilities into a state-of-the-art clinical and translational research center.

23 Apr 2010

Nicotine poisoning linked to weight gain

A new study links nicotine poisoning with weight gain, and concludes tha active smokers, not only those who stop, put on more weight than non-smokers. After four years of analysis in the University of Navarra, those who put on least weight were those who had never smoked.

23 Apr 2010

PCFT helps in effectively targeting cytotoxic antifolates to tumors: Study

Scientists at the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute in Detroit today presented a poster at the American Association for Cancer Research's 101st Annual Meeting 2010 that details their novel study of molecules that use a tumor's acidic microenvironment to help them tailor chemotherapeutic agents to kill the tumor.

23 Apr 2010

Geron scientists highlight importance of telomerase inhibitor, GRN163L at AACR 2010

Geron Corporation today announced five presentations by Geron scientists and collaborators on the company's telomerase inhibitor, imetelstat sodium, including the drug's activity against cancer stem cells, at the 101st American Association for Cancer Research annual meeting held in Washington D.C.

23 Apr 2010

Essilorl's first-quarter 2010 consolidated revenues up 7.8%

Essilor International, the world leader in ophthalmic optics, today announced that consolidated revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2010 rose by 7.8% to EUR905.8 million, in line with stated objectives.

23 Apr 2010

Medical groups adopt stricter ethics code against conflicts of interest

The Associated Press: A new ethics code adopted by leading medical groups on Wednesday is supposed to keep the drug and medical device industry from having too much financial influence over medical practitioners. "It's the most sweeping move ever taken by the Council of Medical Specialty Societies to curb conflict of interest — a growing concern as private industry bankrolls a greater share of medical research.

23 Apr 2010

Scientists develop new way of modifying viruses to seek out and destroy cancer cells

CANCER RESEARCH UK scientists at the University of Leeds have developed a new way of modifying viruses to seek out and destroy cancer cells, according to research published in Gene Therapy today1 (Friday).

23 Apr 2010

Potential new early cancer detection method using engineered gold nanoparticles

University of Missouri School of Medicine scientists explain a potentially new early cancer detection and treatment method using nanoparticles created at MU in an article published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The article illustrates how engineered gold nanoparticles tied to a cancer-specific receptor could be targeted to tumor cells to treat prostate, breast or lung cancers in humans.

23 Apr 2010

Insufficient evidence on prostate cancer radiation treatment

Reuters: "There is not enough evidence to sort out the effect of various radiation treatments for prostate cancer patients, especially newer, so-called focused radiation, an advisory panel told the U.S. Medicare agency on Wednesday.

23 Apr 2010

Long-term monitoring of young leukaemia survivors necessary to identify declining lung health: Researchers

Children who have survived leukaemia may need to have regular monitoring to ensure their lungs remain healthy if they had a bone marrow transplantation during their treatment, US scientists have said.

23 Apr 2010

Detroit-area resident pleads guilty in fraudulent medical testing scheme

Detroit-area resident Melvin Young pleaded guilty today to engaging in a fraudulent medical testing scheme, announced the Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services (HHS).

23 Apr 2010

Travel Toward Wellness specializes in women's wellness travel for cancer survivors

Cancer survivors often describe their experience as a "journey." Now Nancy Parker, veteran corporate executive and breast cancer survivor, is taking other survivors on a more joyful journey. Her company, Travel Toward Wellness, is filling a unique travel niche, specializing in girlfriend getaways and women's wellness travel for cancer survivors.

23 Apr 2010

Better diagnostics in prostate cancer needed

A flurry of confusing research about the benefits of PSA testing has left many men and their physicians reticent to use a test that may be life-saving, says a panel of prostate cancer experts. The experts who gathered on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday agreed that PSA testing, while not cancer-specific, is one of the best available tools for early detection of a cancer that kills 27,000 American men each year.

23 Apr 2010

Researchers produce stem cells from eggs of aging mice for regenerative medicine

Researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center have created stem cells from the eggs of aging mice that could be used for reproductive purposes and regenerative medicine. The study, published in April issue of Aging Cell, found that even though the eggs from older females were slightly less efficient at making stem cells than those from younger females, the capacity to create stem cells was sustained.

23 Apr 2010

OXiGENE applies for voluntary delisting from SSE, continues to be listed on NASDAQ

OXiGENE, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapeutics to treat cancer and eye diseases, today announced that it has applied for the voluntary delisting of OXiGENE common shares from the Stockholm Stock Exchange (SSE). The company will continue to be listed on the NASDAQ Global Markets exchange.

23 Apr 2010

Transposagen Biopharmaceuticals announces new TGEM Rat Model product line

Transposagen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc., based in Lexington, KY, has announced today that it has added 170 genetically modified rats and related biomaterials to its database of laboratory rats with a genetic modification that can mimic a human disease. These animals are used by academic, pharmaceutical, and biotech scientists for drug discovery and development research and will be sold under Transposagen's new TGEM(TM) Rat Models brand.

23 Apr 2010

Genentech submits sBLA for Herceptin plus chemotherapy for advanced HER2-positive stomach cancer

Genentech, Inc., a wholly owned member of the Roche Group, announced today that the company submitted a supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Herceptin® (trastuzumab) plus chemotherapy in people with advanced, HER2-positive adenocarcinoma of the stomach, including gastroesophageal junction cancer.

23 Apr 2010

Waxman Foundation honors molecular biologist Alan Ashworth with the David T. Workman Memorial Award

Molecular biologist Alan Ashworth, Ph.D., FRS, the director of the Breakthrough Breast Cancer Research Centre at the Institute of Cancer Research in London will receive the David T. Workman Memorial Award on May 17. The two-year grant of $50,000 from the Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation will support Dr. Ashworth's work with PARP inhibitors in BRCA-mutated cancers.

23 Apr 2010

COSMOS project launched to investigate link between use of mobile phones and health problems

A new decades-long study launches today to investigate whether there is a link between the use of mobile phones and long-term health problems such as cancer.

23 Apr 2010

BSD-2000 Hyperthermia System combined with chemotherapy promising for children with high-risk tumors

BSD Medical Corporation today reported clinical study data showing that hyperthermia, using the BSD-2000 Hyperthermia System, combined with chemotherapy has the potential to improve control rate and long-term survival for the treatment of children with high-risk cancer who have a dismal prognosis.

23 Apr 2010

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UIC College of Dentistry awarded $10M federal grant to upgrade research facilities

Nicotine poisoning linked to weight gain

PCFT helps in effectively targeting cytotoxic antifolates to tumors: Study

Geron scientists highlight importance of telomerase inhibitor, GRN163L at AACR 2010

Essilorl's first-quarter 2010 consolidated revenues up 7.8%

Medical groups adopt stricter ethics code against conflicts of interest

Scientists develop new way of modifying viruses to seek out and destroy cancer cells

Potential new early cancer detection method using engineered gold nanoparticles

Insufficient evidence on prostate cancer radiation treatment

Long-term monitoring of young leukaemia survivors necessary to identify declining lung health: Researchers

Detroit-area resident pleads guilty in fraudulent medical testing scheme

Travel Toward Wellness specializes in women's wellness travel for cancer survivors

Better diagnostics in prostate cancer needed

Researchers produce stem cells from eggs of aging mice for regenerative medicine

OXiGENE applies for voluntary delisting from SSE, continues to be listed on NASDAQ

Transposagen Biopharmaceuticals announces new TGEM Rat Model product line

Genentech submits sBLA for Herceptin plus chemotherapy for advanced HER2-positive stomach cancer

Waxman Foundation honors molecular biologist Alan Ashworth with the David T. Workman Memorial Award

COSMOS project launched to investigate link between use of mobile phones and health problems

BSD-2000 Hyperthermia System combined with chemotherapy promising for children with high-risk tumors

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