Industry News
New Drug Target Discovered For Metastatic Breast Cancer
Apr 16, 2013
Research led by Dr. Suresh Alahari, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, is the first to report that two specific tumor suppressor genes work in concert to inhibit the growth and spread of breast tumor cells to the lungs. The research is published online in the Journal of Biological Chemistry... Read More
Advances In Understanding Of Genetic Defects Underlying Childhood Low-Grade Gliomas
Apr 15, 2013
The St. Jude Children's Research Hospital - Washington University Pediatric Cancer Genome Project has identified mutations responsible for more than half of a subtype of childhood brain tumor that takes a high toll on patients. Researchers also found evidence the tumors are susceptible to drugs already in development... Read More
Toxins Released By Bacterial Infections And Venom Removed By Nanosponges
Apr 15, 2013
Engineers at the University of California, San Diego have invented a "nanosponge" capable of safely removing a broad class of dangerous toxins from the bloodstream - including toxins produced by MRSA, E. coli, poisonous snakes and bees. These nanosponges, which thus far have been studied in mice, can neutralize "pore-forming toxins," which destroy cells by poking holes in their cell membranes... Read More
Microwave Ablation Shows Promise For Relief Of Painful Bone And Soft-Tissue Tumors
Apr 15, 2013
First-of-its-kind research showed microwave ablation (MWA) therapy cut pain in half for patients with painful bone and soft-tissue tumors and took less time to complete than radiofrequency ablation. Pain relief lasted over 4 months on average and up to 15 months in some patients, according to results reported at the 29th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Pain Medicine... Read More
The Effects Of Opioids On Patients With Sickle Cell Disease
Apr 15, 2013
Researchers from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) sought to shed light on the biopsychosocial and spiritual effects of taking prescribed opioids to treat noncancer pain... Read More
Deadly Skin Cancer Treated With Naturally-Occurring Substance In Laboratory
Apr 15, 2013
For the first time, scientists have demonstrated the mechanism of action of gossypin, a naturally-occurring substance found in fruits and vegetables, as a treatment for melanoma, which causes the majority of deaths from skin cancer... Read More
The Continuing Challenges In Changing Behaviors That Increase Cancer Risk
Apr 15, 2013
An annual report from the American Cancer Society finds continuing challenges in changing behaviors and risk factors in order to reduce suffering and death from cancer... Read More
Molecular 'Superglue' Based On Flesh-Eating Bacteria
Apr 15, 2013
In a classic case of turning an enemy into a friend, scientists have engineered a protein from flesh-eating bacteria to act as a molecular "superglue" that promises to become a disease fighter... Read More
Rx Target Found For HPV, Hep C And Related Cancers
Apr 15, 2013
New discoveries by a team of scientists at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans for the first time reveal the inner workings of a master regulator that controls functions as diverse as the ability of nerve cells to "rewire" themselves in response to external stimuli and the mechanism by which certain viruses hijack normal cellular processes to facilitate their replication tha... Read More
Certain Types Of Papilloma Virus Might Actually Prevent Cervical Cancer: New Study
Apr 14, 2013
There are over 100 different types of human papilloma virus (HPV). Cervical cancer is known to be caused by infection with approximately 14 so-called "high-risk" types of this virus. Researchers from Manchester looked at the different types of HPV found in cervical smears and invasive cervical cancers from HIV positive and HIV negative women in Kenya... Read More
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