Genetic Sequencing Of The Most Common Bladder Cancer
8/16/2011
In an article published online in Nature Genetics, a University of Colorado Cancer Center team in partnership with universities in China and Denmark reports the first genetic sequencing of urothelial (transitional) carcinoma, the most prevalent type of bladder cancer...
Protein JAK Makes Cancer Cells Contract, So They Can Squeeze Out Of A Tumor
8/15/2011
JAK, a protein, makes a cancer cell contract, which allows them to squeeze through small spaces and spread beyond the tumor and into other parts of the body, researchers from The Institute of Cancer Research, London, INSERM, France, and the University of Nice, France, wrote in the journal Cancer Cell...
Potentially Lethal Side Effect Of Stem Cell Therapy May Be Eliminated By Stanford Discovery
8/15/2011
Like fine chefs, scientists are seemingly approaching a day when they will be able to make nearly any type of tissue from human embryonic stem cells. You need nerves or pancreas, bone or skin? With the right combination of growth factors, skill and patience, a laboratory tissue culture dish promises to yield therapeutic wonders...
Could some women who naturally produce excess aromatase in their breasts have an increased risk of developing breast cancer? Results of a new animal study suggests that may be the case, say researchers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, a part of Georgetown University Medical Center...
First Genetic Sequencing Of Urothelial (Transitional) Carcinoma
8/15/2011
In an article published online in Nature Genetics, a University of Colorado Cancer Center team in partnership with universities in China and Denmark reports the first genetic sequencing of urothelial (transitional) carcinoma, the most prevalent type of bladder cancer...
Dual-Action Protein Developed At Stanford Better Restricts Blood Vessel Formation, Researchers Say
8/15/2011
Cancer needs blood. In fact, some cancer medications work solely to slow or prevent cancer cells from creating new capillaries, choking off their much-needed blood and nutrient supply to halt the growth of tumors. In a paper published online Aug...
Common Class Of Pain Drugs Reduces Severity Of Postpartum Breast Cancers
8/15/2011
Published online on Aug. 7, 2011, the journal Nature Medicine reports that non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs including ibuprofen reduce the severity of postpartum breast cancers in animal models...
Stem Cell Mobilization Therapy Found To Be Safe For Bone Marrow Donors
8/15/2011
According to a study published in Blood, the Journal of the American Society of Hematology (ASH), researchers have reported that administration of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF), a drug that releases stem cells from the bone marrow into the blood, is unlikely to put healthy stem cell donors at risk for later development of abnormalities involving loss or gains ...
Pharmacist-Directed Anticoagulation Service Improves Care Coordination
8/14/2011
A pharmacist-directed anticoagulation service improves the coordination of care from the hospital to an outpatient clinic for patients treated with the anticoagulant drug warfarin, according to a Henry Ford Hospital study...
China Medical Technologies, Inc. (the "Company") (Nasdaq: CMED), a leading China-based advanced in-vitro diagnostic ("IVD") company, announced that it has received approvals for its prostate cancer FISH detection kit and Topoisomerase 2-alpha ("TOP2A") FISH detection kit from the State Food and Drug Administration (the "SFDA") of the People's Republic of China...