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Researchers uncover genetic cause of childhood leukemia
Sep 10, 2013
For the first time, a genetic link specific to risk of childhood leukemia has been identified, according to a team of researchers from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, University of Washington, and other institutions. The discovery was reported online in the journal Nature Genetics... Read More
Team IDs 2 pathways through which chromosomes are rearranged
Sep 10, 2013
Biologists reported in Nature that they have identified two pathways through which chromosomes are rearranged in mammalian cells. These types of changes are associated with some cancers and inherited disorders in people. "Our finding provides a target to prevent these rearrangements, so we could conceivably prevent cancer in some high-risk people," said senior author Edward P. (Paul) Hasty, D... Read More
New 'artificial nose' device can speed diagnosis of sepsis
Sep 10, 2013
Disease-causing bacteria stink - literally - and the odor released by some of the nastiest microbes has become the basis for a faster and simpler new way to diagnose blood infections and finger the specific microbe, scientists reported here today at the 246th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS), the world's largest scientific society... Read More
Florida coastal seaweed could help the body fend off cancers and inflammatory diseases
Sep 09, 2013
A new defense against prostate cancer, the most common cancer in men in the United States, may come from a seaweed found off the coast of Florida. University of Florida pharmacy researchers have screened various seaweeds with cancer-preventive potential and identified one that shows particular promise... Read More
Florida coastal seaweed could help the body fend off cancers and inflammatory diseases
Sep 09, 2013
A new defense against prostate cancer, the most common cancer in men in the United States, may come from a seaweed found off the coast of Florida. University of Florida pharmacy researchers have screened various seaweeds with cancer-preventive potential and identified one that shows particular promise... Read More
Pivotal study supports use of IMNOVID® - (pomalidomide) in patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma
Sep 09, 2013
The Lancet Oncology has published findings from a study, which showed that the new oral therapy IMNOVID® - (pomalidomide), used in combination with low-dose dexamethasone demonstrated a significant survival advantage over high-dose dexamethasone alone, in patients with relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma (rrMM)... Read More
AesRx anti-sickling drug AES-103 begins Phase 2 trial
Sep 09, 2013
AesRx, LLC, announced it has received regulatory and ethics committee approval for a Phase 2 clinical trial of its novel Aes-103 anti-sickling agent in patients with sickle cell disease (SCD). The Company plans for patient enrollment to start this month. This is the first Phase 2 trial of Aes-103 for SCD and as such marks an important milestone in the drug's development... Read More
Broccoli could be 'sunscreen against skin cancer'
Sep 09, 2013
There are numerous studies that suggest eating vegetables can provide certain health benefits. Now researchers say that broccoli may help to combat skin cancer, not by eating it, but by applying it directly to the skin... Read More
More younger women die of breast cancer, mammograms advised
Sep 09, 2013
The majority of deaths resulting from breast cancer occur in younger women who do not have regular mammograms, according to a study published in the journal Cancer. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there were more than 18.7 million mammograms ordered or provided throughout 2010... Read More
Clinical tool accurately classifies benign and malignant spots on lung scans of smokers
Sep 09, 2013
A Terry Fox Research Institute(TFRI)-led study has developed a new clinical risk calculator software that accurately classifies, nine out of ten times, which spots or lesions (nodules) are benign and malignant on an initial lung computed tomography (CT) scan among individuals at high risk for lung cancer... Read More
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