Articles Tagged “Cancer”
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Testing the effectiveness of new pharmaceuticals may get faster
Testing the effectiveness of new pharmaceuticals may get faster thanks to a new technique incorporating quantum dots developed at the University of Central Florida. Some drug testing can take a decade or more, but UCF…
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People doing sedentary work can have serious consequences on health
Study published in the Italian daily La Repubblica, and conducted by the American Cancer Society, on the disadvantages of sedentary work, shows that six hours spent sitting in front of a computer, can have serious…
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Metformin treatment protection against endometrial cancer
Research led by Warwick Medical School at the University of Warwick has found that metformin, a drug treatment used to treat diabetes and also in women with polycystic vary syndrome (PCOS), may potentially provide protection…
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An 8 mm implant could detect cancer and heart attacks
In the United States nearly half of deaths are caused by cancer or heart attacks. To try to reduce this huge number, Professor Michael Cima and his team at MIT have developed an implantable sensor…
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IRX Therapeutics Announces New Research Collaboration
IRX Therapeutics, a developer of immune therapies to make cancer treatments better, announced today it has signed a research collaboration agreement with one of the world’s leading research-based pharmaceutical companies. In this collaboration, tumor specimens…
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Markedly Higher Vitamin D Intake Needed to Reduce Cancer Risk, Researchers Say
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Creighton University School of Medicine in Omaha have reported that markedly higher intake of vitamin D is needed to reach blood levels that…
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Certain Cancer Therapies’ Success Depends on Presence of Immune Cell, Mouse Study Shows
The defense mechanisms may play a vital role in ensuring the prosperity of certain kinds of cancer therapies, according to new research by researchers in the Stanford University School of drugs. The study showed treatments…
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Drug caused dramatic shrinkage of the patient’s rare, aggressive type of soft-tissue cancer
A brand new oral drug caused dramatic shrinkage of the patient’s rare, aggressive type of soft-tissue cancer which was driven by an abnormally activated protein, physician-scientists from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute report within the Oct. 28…
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L’Oreal Fellowship winner tries to understand breast cancer
A desire to understand how breast cancer starts has seen Walter and Eliza Hall Institute researcher Dr Marie-Liesse Asselin-Labat today win one of three 2010 L’Oreal Australia For Women in Science Fellowships. Dr Asselin-Labat, a…
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Cancer of the lung risk specifically substantial for cardiovascular system and liver transplant recipients
Cardiovascular system and liver transplant recipients are in especially substantial risk of developing cancer of the lung after receiving the donated organ, researchers report at the 2nd European Cancer of the lung Conference. They’re advising…