Scientists identify genetic errors in 12 major cancer types
10/18/2013
Examining 12 major types of cancer, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified 127 repeatedly mutated genes that appear to drive the development and progression of a range of tumors in the body. The discovery sets the stage for devising new diagnostic tools and more personalized cancer treatments. The research, published Oct...
Every woman's right: Breast Reconstruction Awareness (BRA) Day marked with team approach
10/18/2013
Thousands of board certified plastic surgeons, including the plastic surgeon who performed Angelina Jolie's breast reconstruction, are joining forces with breast centers, support groups and breast cancer survivors to send a powerful message...
Hormones in BRCA gene carriers 'explain cancer risk'
10/18/2013
A new study suggests that abnormal levels of female hormones in the bloodstream may be a reason why women with faulty BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes are more likely to develop breast and ovarian cancer over other cancers...
Potential rapid bedside blood test for sepsis
10/17/2013
Researchers are hopeful they have discovered a biomarker or biological footprint for sepsis that could form the basis of a rapid bedside blood test that returns results within 2 hours instead of the 2 days required by current diagnostics. The team, led by King's College London in the UK, reports the discovery in the latest online issue of the journal PLOS ONE...
Potential rapid bedside blood test for sepsis
10/17/2013
Researchers are hopeful they have discovered a biomarker or biological footprint for sepsis that could form the basis of a rapid bedside blood test that returns results within 2 hours instead of the 2 days required by current diagnostics. The team, led by King's College London in the UK, reports the discovery in the latest online issue of the journal PLOS ONE...
Cabbage compound protects healthy tissue from radiation damage
10/17/2013
A team of US researchers has discovered that an anti-cancer compound present in cruciferous vegetables, such as cabbage, cauliflower and broccoli, also protects rodents from lethal doses of radiation...
Anti-cancer virus activated by drug
10/17/2013
Parvoviruses cause no harm in humans, but they can attack and kill cancer cells. Since 1992, scientists at the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) have been studying these viruses with the aim of developing a viral therapy to treat glioblastomas, a type of aggressively growing brain cancer...
MicroRNAs tackle cancer metastasis
10/17/2013
A class of molecules called microRNAs may offer cancer patients two ways to combat their disease. Researchers at Princeton University have found that microRNAs - small bits of genetic material capable of repressing the expression of certain genes - may serve as both therapeutic targets and predictors of metastasis, or a cancer's spread from its initial site to other parts of the body...
Anti-cancer virus activated by drug
10/17/2013
Parvoviruses cause no harm in humans, but they can attack and kill cancer cells. Since 1992, scientists at the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) have been studying these viruses with the aim of developing a viral therapy to treat glioblastomas, a type of aggressively growing brain cancer...
The EMA's Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) has completed its review of HES solutions following an assessment of new information and commitments from companies for additional studies and risk minimisation activities...