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SCCA and Hawaii Pacific Health partner to help advance standard of cancer care in Hawaii

Seattle Cancer Care Alliance announced today the newest member of its national Affiliate Network, Hawaii Pacific Health. Anchored by four medical centers in Kapiolani, Pali Momi, Straub and Wilcox and over 70 locations statewide, Hawaii Pacific Health is one of Hawaii's largest health care providers and is partnered with the University of Hawaii Cancer Center as a member of the Hawaii Cancer Consortium.

8 Nov 2016

Biochemists create first atlas of DNA-binding molecules for use in precision medicine

Biochemists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have created the first atlas that maps where molecular tools that can switch genes on and off will bind to the human genome.

8 Nov 2016

UMass Amherst scientist wins 2016 Pearl Award for research on issues concerning endocrine disruptors

The Cornell Douglas Foundation, an environmental health and justice advocacy group based in Bethesda, Md., has named University of Massachusetts Amherst environmental health scientist Laura Vandenberg one of its 2016 Pearl Award winners in recognition of her "outstanding leadership in conducting critical research to identify and address the many issues concerning endocrine disruptors."

8 Nov 2016

Dermatologists offer tips to help men develop healthy skin care routines

When it comes to skin care, men have traditionally kept it simple. However, experts say more men are now pursuing healthier, younger-looking skin.

8 Nov 2016

U-M researchers successfully transplant lab-grown mini lungs into immunosuppressed mice

Researchers at the University of Michigan have transplanted lab-grown mini lungs into immunosuppressed mice where the structures were able to survive, grow and mature.

8 Nov 2016

UCL research finds mismatched light and temperature levels can break down body clock function

Body clock function can break down when light and temperature levels throughout the day are out of sync, finds new UCL research in fruit flies.

8 Nov 2016

Tight ‘social networks’ of physicians may help improve patient outcomes, study suggests

To get the best results for patients, it may pay for their doctors to heed the words of legendary University of Michigan football coach Bo Schembechler: the team, the team, the team.

8 Nov 2016

DNAtrix enters into license agreement with University of Florida to develop new oncolytic virus platform

DNAtrix, a clinical stage biotechnology company developing virus-driven immunotherapies for cancer, announced it has entered into an exclusive license agreement with the University of Florida, Gainesville to develop a novel oncolytic virus platform.

8 Nov 2016

Specialist receives nearly $2.8 million grant to determine effective treatment for perinatal brain injury

Barbara Stonestreet, MD, a neonatal-perinatal specialist at Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, a Care New England hospital, and professor of pediatrics at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, has received a five-year, nearly $2.8 million grant from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development for her research into determining the most effective strategies for the treatment of perinatal brain injury in full-term and premature infants.

8 Nov 2016

New study examines impact of country-level contextual factors on Human Resources for Health

A key component to achieving good patient outcomes in the healthcare world is having the right number and type of healthcare professionals with the right resources.

8 Nov 2016

SMU virologist receives NCI grant to advance research into how certain viruses cause cancers

SMU virologist and cancer researcher Robert L. Harrod has been awarded a $436,500 grant from the National Cancer Institute to further his lab's research into how certain viruses cause cancers in humans.

8 Nov 2016

Weight loss condition provides clues to why cancer immunotherapy may fail in many patients

A weight loss condition that affects patients with cancer has provided clues as to why cancer immunotherapy - a new approach to treating cancer by boosting a patient's immune system -- may fail in a substantial number of patients.

8 Nov 2016

Researchers find timing, duration of androgen exposure can influence genital defects in female mice

University of Florida researchers have identified cells targeted by a male hormone and found that an excess of that hormone at a specific time can cause genital defects in female mice.

8 Nov 2016

UTHealth study receives $1.9 million NIH grant to identify effective treatment for cocaine addiction

Identifying more effective treatment strategies tailored to individual responses for patients overcoming addiction to cocaine is the focus of a new clinical trial at McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

8 Nov 2016

Emotional and social quality of life can improve in last three months of life, research shows

An analysis of patients' physical, functional, emotional and social quality of life trajectories over the last 18 months of life as they live with serious illness shows that late life isn't all bad.

8 Nov 2016

New research explains how tumors may impair ability of the liver to respond to caloric deprivation

One of the worst cruelties of lethal cancer is the phenomenon called wasting, or in medical terms, cachexia (pronounced ka-CHEX-ia), in which a patient seems literally to diminish in bodily terms as the cancer ravages one or more internal organs.

8 Nov 2016

Researchers discover genetic alterations in autism gene that reduces brain activity

Scientists at McMaster University's Stem Cell and Cancer Research Institute in collaboration with Sick Children's Hospital have discovered genetic alterations in the gene DIXDC1 in individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD).

8 Nov 2016

UPCI scientists reveal how cancer cells hijack DNA repair pathways to stay alive

Research by scientists at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute has revealed how cancer cells hijack DNA repair pathways to prevent telomeres, the endcaps of chromosomes, from shortening, thus allowing the tumor to spread. The findings are published today in the journal Cell Reports.

8 Nov 2016

Tailored dose-dense chemotherapy does not improve breast cancer recurrence-free survival

Among women with high-risk early breast cancer, the use of tailored dose-dense chemotherapy compared with standard adjuvant chemotherapy did not result in a statistically significant improvement in breast cancer recurrence-free survival, and nonhematologic toxic effects were more frequent in the tailored dose-dense group, according to a study appearing in the November 8 issue of JAMA.

8 Nov 2016

Nutrient-fortified donor milk does not improve neurodevelopment in VLBW babies, study finds

Among very low-birth-weight (VLBW) infants, the use of supplemental donor milk compared with formula did not improve neurodevelopment at 18 months, according to a study appearing in the November 8 issue of JAMA.

8 Nov 2016

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SCCA and Hawaii Pacific Health partner to help advance standard of cancer care in Hawaii

Biochemists create first atlas of DNA-binding molecules for use in precision medicine

UMass Amherst scientist wins 2016 Pearl Award for research on issues concerning endocrine disruptors

Dermatologists offer tips to help men develop healthy skin care routines

U-M researchers successfully transplant lab-grown mini lungs into immunosuppressed mice

UCL research finds mismatched light and temperature levels can break down body clock function

Tight ‘social networks’ of physicians may help improve patient outcomes, study suggests

DNAtrix enters into license agreement with University of Florida to develop new oncolytic virus platform

Specialist receives nearly $2.8 million grant to determine effective treatment for perinatal brain injury

New study examines impact of country-level contextual factors on Human Resources for Health

SMU virologist receives NCI grant to advance research into how certain viruses cause cancers

Weight loss condition provides clues to why cancer immunotherapy may fail in many patients

Researchers find timing, duration of androgen exposure can influence genital defects in female mice

UTHealth study receives $1.9 million NIH grant to identify effective treatment for cocaine addiction

Emotional and social quality of life can improve in last three months of life, research shows

New research explains how tumors may impair ability of the liver to respond to caloric deprivation

Researchers discover genetic alterations in autism gene that reduces brain activity

UPCI scientists reveal how cancer cells hijack DNA repair pathways to stay alive

Tailored dose-dense chemotherapy does not improve breast cancer recurrence-free survival

Nutrient-fortified donor milk does not improve neurodevelopment in VLBW babies, study finds

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