Dog detects thyroid cancer in human urine with almost 90% accuracy, study finds
3/09/2015
Canine scent detection may be a noninvasive, inexpensive diagnostic technique for thyroid cancer, a new study claims, after a dog was able to detect the disease in human urine.
FDA approves first biosimilar product Zarxio
3/09/2015
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Zarxio (filgrastim-sndz), the first biosimilar product approved in the United States.
Effect of follow-up of MGUS on survival in patients with multiple myeloma
3/09/2015
Patients with multiple myeloma (MM) appear to have better survival if they are found to have monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) first, the state that precedes MM and which is...
PlasmaTech Biopharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company advancing protein biologic therapies and oncology supportive care products, announced today that enrollment has begun in a clinical...
Trends of 21-gene recurrence score assay use in older patients with breast cancer
3/09/2015
A genetic test for patients with breast cancer that helps to predict the risk of developing metastatic disease and the expected benefits of chemotherapy has been adopted quickly into clinical...
University of Leicester-led study reveals how dietary phosphate can increase heart disease risk
3/09/2015
A new study has found that high phosphate levels can cause a stress signal inside the cells that line blood vessels, leading to the release of microparticles that promote the formation of blood...
In vivo CRISPR-Cas9 screen sheds light on cancer metastasis and tumor evolution
3/09/2015
Genome-scale study points to drivers of tumor evolution and metastasis, provides roadmap for future in vivo Cas9 screensFor the first time, CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technology has been employed...
Energetic immune cells are vital for fighting disease
3/09/2015
A good immune system relies on a key 'energy producing' protein in immune cells to develop immunity to vaccines and disease, an international team of scientists has found.
Magnetic material attracts attention for cancer therapy
3/09/2015
An extraordinary self-regulating heating effect that can be achieved in a particular type of magnetic material may open the doors to a new strategy for hyperthermia cancer treatment.
Cell powerhouse sequencing technology provides deeper look at inherited disease risk
3/09/2015
A new sequencing technique may provide a clearer picture of how genes in mitochondria, the "powerhouses" that turn sugar into energy in human cells, shape each person's inherited risk for diabetes...