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Tuesday, 06 January 2009 |
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Medical Research News Scientists have found a new way of accurately measuring the success of experimental cancer drugs, according to a study published in Cancer Research. |
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Tuesday, 06 January 2009 |
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Medical Research News Scientists have revealed for the first time that cancer cells can reverse a process which irrevocably commits normal cells to die, in a study published in the British Journal of Cancer. |
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Tuesday, 06 January 2009 |
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Medical Research News Researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have developed a versatile mouse model of glioblastoma-the most regular and deadly brain cancer in humans-that nearly resembles the development and progression of human brain tumors that arise naturally. |
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Tuesday, 06 January 2009 |
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Women's Health News New research in mice and five independent collections of human breast tumors has enabled National Cancer Institute (NCI) scientists to affirm that genes for factors contributing to susceptibility for breast cancer metastasis can be inherited. |
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Tuesday, 06 January 2009 |
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Medical Research News One of the present handicaps of cancer treatments is the problem of aiming these treatments at destroying malignant cells without killing healthful cells in the process. |
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Tuesday, 06 January 2009 |
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Women's Health News A new epidemiological study has found that among women who have never used menopausal hormone therapy, obese women are at an increased risk of developing ovarian cancer compared with women of normal weight. |
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Tuesday, 06 January 2009 |
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Women's Health News A team of researchers at Princeton University and The Cancer Institute of New Jersey has identified a long-sought gene that is fatefully switched on in 30 to 40 percent of all breast cancer patients, spreading the disease, resisting traditional chemotherapies and eventually... |
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Tuesday, 06 January 2009 |
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Drug Trials Cylene Pharmaceuticals announced today that it has initiated a Phase I clinical trial of its oral CK2 protein kinase inhibitor, CX-4945, in patients with enhanced solid tumors, Castleman's disease, or multiple myeloma. |
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Monday, 05 January 2009 |
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Women's Health News A new epidemiological study has found that among women who have never used menopausal hormone therapy, obese women are at an increased risk of developing ovarian cancer compared with women of normal weight. |
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Friday, 02 January 2009 |
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Medical Research News Women who took beta carotene or vitamin C or E or a combination of the supplements had a alike risk of cancer as women who did not take the supplements, according to data from a randomized controlled trial in the December 30 online issue of the Journal of the National Cancer... |
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Friday, 02 January 2009 |
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Medical Condition News A new online item for calculating colorectal cancer risk in men and women age 50 or older was launched today, based on a new risk-assessment model developed by researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health. |
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Friday, 02 January 2009 |
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Medical Research News While examining patterns of DNA modification in lung cancer, a team of international researchers has discovered what they say is a surprising new mechanism. |
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Friday, 02 January 2009 |
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Medical Research News A research team from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine has identified a protein assembled by cancerous lung epithelial cells that enhances metastasis by stimulating the activity of inflammatory cells. |
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Friday, 02 January 2009 |
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Medical Research News "New blood" can revitalize a company or a sports team. Recent research by Tel Aviv University finds that young blood does a body valuable as well, specially when it comes to fighting cancer.The TAU researchers, led by Prof. |
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Friday, 02 January 2009 |
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Medical Research News An extract from grape seeds forces laboratory leukemia cells to commit cell suicide, according to researchers from the University of Kentucky.They found that within 24 hours, 76 percent of leukemia cells had died after being exposed to the extract. |
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Wednesday, 31 December 2008 |
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Women's Health News Obesity affects health in several ways, but new research shows fatness can have minimal impact on ovarian cancer survival. |
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Wednesday, 31 December 2008 |
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Medical Research News New research in an animal model suggests that a diet high in inorganic phosphates, which are found in a variety of processed foods including meats, cheeses, beverages, and bakery products, might speed growth of lung cancer tumors and may even contribute to the development of... |
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Wednesday, 31 December 2008 |
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Medical Research News UC Davis Cancer Center researchers report today the discovery of a molecule that targets glioblastoma, a greatly deadly form of cancer. |
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Monday, 29 December 2008 |
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Miscellaneous News Smokers determined to quit the habit have been advised to wait until after the New Year before lastly butting out. |
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Monday, 29 December 2008 |
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Miscellaneous News Even though millions of smokers will resolve to 'butt out' on January 1st, experts say many will be still be smoking on Valentine's Day. |
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Monday, 29 December 2008 |
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Medical Procedure News Bowel cancer screening is predicted to save over 2 and a half thousand lives every year in the UK by 2025, according to new research published in the Journal of Medical Screening*. |
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Monday, 29 December 2008 |
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Devices/Technology A new barcode chip developed by a multi-institutional team of investigators promises to revolutionize diagnostic medical testing. |
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Monday, 29 December 2008 |
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Pharmaceutical News The U.S. Food and Drug Administration lately agreed the injectable drug degarelix, the first new drug in several years for prostate cancer. Degarelix is intended to treat patients with enhanced prostate cancer. |
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Monday, 29 December 2008 |
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Medical Science News The detection of cancer-associated proteins, or biomarkers, in blood samples is a potentially powerful item for early diagnosis of cancer and monitoring of cancer treatment. |
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Monday, 29 December 2008 |
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Medical Science News One of the key steps in the development of any drug or imaging agent intended for human use is measurement of the adsorption, metabolism, and excretion of the drug. |
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Monday, 29 December 2008 |
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Medical Science News Given that cancer is a disease caused by gene mutations, cancer researchers have been striving to develop gene therapies aimed at correcting these mutations. |
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Monday, 29 December 2008 |
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Miscellaneous News In the run up to the New Year's Eve festivities a scientist in Britain has chosen an opportune moment to warn revellers that drinking alcohol, even in relatively little amounts, can increase a tipplers risk of developing cancer. |
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Monday, 29 December 2008 |
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Drug Trials Researchers in the U.S. have discovered a new cancer drug which effectively treats transplant rejections.The researchers from the University of Cincinnati (UC) say the new therapy for transplant patients, targets the antibody-producing plasma cells that can cause organ rejection. |
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Tuesday, 23 December 2008 |
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Child Health News A baby girl about to be born in Britain will be the first to have been screened for a breast cancer causing gene.The baby's mother, is thanks to give birth soon to the first British baby to have been screened to be free of a gene which can cause breast cancer. |
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Tuesday, 23 December 2008 |
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Medical Condition News According to the newest info cancer is on the increase in Australia.In a report by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare on cancer statistics for 2008 new cancer cases are expected to increase by over 3,000 cases per year. |
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