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Iron-rich foods to prevent anemia could lower dementia risk
Aug 02, 2013
Researchers have discovered that low iron levels in blood and anemia could be linked to increased risks for dementia, according to a study published in the journal Neurology. Anemia occurs when the number of red blood cells or concentrations of hemoglobin, a protein inside red blood cells, are low... Read More
Afatinib shows benefits for EGFR mutation positive non-small cell lung cancer patients across various efficacy endpoints
Aug 02, 2013
Data from the LUX-Lung clinical trial programme, investigating afatinib* in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), have been published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology... Read More
Ancient viruses that function in early human development may play role in cancer
Aug 02, 2013
The St. Laurent Institute, a non-profit medical research institute focused on the systems biology of disease, today announced in a study published in the July edition of Genome Biology, that genetic matter, previously ignored by the scientific community, may play an important role in cancer... Read More
New signal stabilizes atherosclerotic plaques
Aug 02, 2013
Atherosclerosis is an inflammatory disease with accumulation of cholesterol in the vessel walls. The atherosclerotic plaque is built up throughout life and when it ruptures it leads to heart attack or stroke... Read More
Stem cell researchers produce new model of leukemia development
Aug 02, 2013
Eight years ago, two former Stanford University postdoctoral fellows, one of them still in California and the other at the Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) in Cambridge, began exchanging theories about why patients with leukemia stop producing healthy blood cells... Read More
The naked mole-rat's secret to staying cancer free
Aug 02, 2013
Mice and rats have long since been a standard animal model for cancer research, mainly due to their short lifespan of four years on average and high incidence of cancer. Naked mole rats however, are a mystery among mammals. This social tiny African subterranean rodent has a maximum lifespan exceeding 30 years and most surprisingly, is cancer-resistant... Read More
Oncos Therapeutics granted orphan drug designation for CGTG-102 in soft tissue sarcoma (STS) by FDA and EMA
Aug 02, 2013
Oncos Therapeutics Ltd, a private, clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the development and commercialization of targeted oncolytic immunotherapies for solid tumors, announced today that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and European Medicines Agency (EMA) have granted orphan drug designation for CGTG-102, a granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulatin... Read More
New therapy improves life span in melanoma patients with brain metastases, SLU researchers find
Aug 02, 2013
In a retrospective study, Saint Louis University researchers have found that patients with melanoma brain metastases can be treated with large doses of interleukin-2 (HD IL-2), a therapy that triggers the body's own immune system to destroy the cancer cells... Read More
Anemia link: iron-rich foods may ward off dementia
Aug 02, 2013
Researchers have discovered that low iron levels in blood and anemia could be linked to increased risks for dementia, according to a study published in the journal Neurology. Anemia occurs when the number of red blood cells or concentrations of hemoglobin, a protein inside red blood cells, are low... Read More
Virginia Tech researcher uses micro-fabricated blood vessels to study tumor growth and anti-angiogenic cancer therapy
Aug 02, 2013
Researchers have established a 3-D microfluidic system to study a biological process known as endothelial sprouting. This process represents an early step in new blood vessel growth called angiogenesis. Breakthroughs in an integrated understanding of angiogenesis will benefit researchers in broad biomedical fields, including cancer, vascular science, and tissue engineering... Read More
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