Discovery Of Protein That Fuels Inflammation In Pancreatic And Breast Tumors
2/22/2011
Separate studies published online on February 21 in the Journal of Experimental Medicine identify a protein that drives tumor-promoting inflammation in pancreatic and breast tumors. Inflammatory reactions come in several flavors - Th1 and Th2, for example - each classified according to the proteins, or cytokines, that predominate...
Skin Cancer Risk Ignored By Relatives Of Melanoma Patients
2/22/2011
It is well known that sunbathing increases the risk of skin cancer and that this risk is increased in people with a family history of melanoma. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Public Health shows that young people in this 'at risk' group are still ignoring sun safety advice...
ADVANCELL , an emerging biopharmaceutical company, announced positive results from a clinical study conducted with Acadra (Acadesine) in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) patients resistant to current therapies. The company also announced promising non-clinical results in Multiple Myeloma (MM), Mantle Cell Lymphoma (MCL) and other lymphoproliferative disorders...
Scientists Bioengineer A Protein To Fight Leukemia
2/22/2011
Scientists at the Children's Center for Cancer and Blood Diseases and The Saban Research Institute of Children's Hospital Los Angeles announced a breakthrough discovery in understanding how the body fights leukemia...
March Is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
2/22/2011
The Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ) is making experts available to discuss risk factors, treatment and prevention options surrounding colorectal cancer. According to the American Cancer Society, nearly 143,000 new cases of the disease were diagnosed in the United States last year with about 4,430 new cases in New Jersey...
Inflammatory Bowel Disease More Than Doubles Potentially Fatal Blood Clot Risk
2/22/2011
Inflammatory bowel disease more than doubles the risk of a potentially fatal blood clot in the legs or lungs (VTE), reveals research published online in the journal Gut. Inflammatory bowel disease is an umbrella term used to include Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis...
Genzyme Corporation (NASDAQ: GENZ) announced three-year follow-up data from patients enrolled in the phase 2 clinical trial for its investigational oral therapy for Gaucher disease type 1 known as eliglustat tartrate. Sustained or further improvements were observed across all endpoints, including bone disease, at the three-year timepoint...
Canadian Cancer Society Applauds Health Canada's Release Of New Cigarette Package Warnings
2/21/2011
Health Canada released a set of new picture health warnings for cigarette and little cigar packages. The new labels include 16 warnings that will cover 75 per cent of the package front and back, eight additional messages to be printed inside the package (or on an insert), and four toxic emission messages for the side panel...
University of Rochester optics professor Jannick Rolland has developed an optical technology that provides unprecedented images under the skin's surface. The aim of the technology is to detect and examine skin lesions to determine whether they are benign or cancerous without having to cut the suspected tumor out of the skin and analyze it in the lab...
Rotator Cuff Healing Not Improved By Specialized Blood Plasma Treatment
2/21/2011
Improving healing after a rotator cuff tendon repair is an ongoing problem for orthopaedic surgeons world-wide. Researchers, presenting a study at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's Specialty Day in San Diego found that one of the latest tools for healing injuries, platelet-rich plasma (PRP), does not make a big difference...