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Genomic sequencing: Canadians' preferences for receiving incidental findings about genetic conditions picked up during testing
Mar 09, 2015
Although many people value receiving information about incidental findings identified from genomic sequencing, not everyone wants to know about genetic conditions regardless of potential health... Read More
Dog detects thyroid cancer in human urine with almost 90% accuracy, study finds
Mar 09, 2015
Canine scent detection may be a noninvasive, inexpensive diagnostic technique for thyroid cancer, a new study claims, after a dog was able to detect the disease in human urine. Read More
FDA approves first biosimilar product Zarxio
Mar 09, 2015
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Zarxio (filgrastim-sndz), the first biosimilar product approved in the United States. Read More
Effect of follow-up of MGUS on survival in patients with multiple myeloma
Mar 09, 2015
Patients with multiple myeloma (MM) appear to have better survival if they are found to have monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) first, the state that precedes MM and which is... Read More
Breast cancer: PlasmaTech Biopharmaceuticals' announces initiation of enrollment of MuGard trial for Afinitor - related stomatitis
Mar 09, 2015
PlasmaTech Biopharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company advancing protein biologic therapies and oncology supportive care products, announced today that enrollment has begun in a clinical... Read More
Trends of 21-gene recurrence score assay use in older patients with breast cancer
Mar 09, 2015
A genetic test for patients with breast cancer that helps to predict the risk of developing metastatic disease and the expected benefits of chemotherapy has been adopted quickly into clinical... Read More
University of Leicester-led study reveals how dietary phosphate can increase heart disease risk
Mar 09, 2015
A new study has found that high phosphate levels can cause a stress signal inside the cells that line blood vessels, leading to the release of microparticles that promote the formation of blood... Read More
In vivo CRISPR-Cas9 screen sheds light on cancer metastasis and tumor evolution
Mar 09, 2015
Genome-scale study points to drivers of tumor evolution and metastasis, provides roadmap for future in vivo Cas9 screensFor the first time, CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technology has been employed... Read More
Energetic immune cells are vital for fighting disease
Mar 09, 2015
A good immune system relies on a key 'energy producing' protein in immune cells to develop immunity to vaccines and disease, an international team of scientists has found. Read More
Magnetic material attracts attention for cancer therapy
Mar 09, 2015
An extraordinary self-regulating heating effect that can be achieved in a particular type of magnetic material may open the doors to a new strategy for hyperthermia cancer treatment. Read More
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