New targets for therapy identified for chronic lymphocytic leukemia
12/10/2014
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is among the most frequent leukemias affecting adults in Western countries.
Robotic surgery can now treat previously inoperable tumors
12/10/2014
Head and neck cancer tumors previously unreachable can be treated with a groundbreaking new surgery method that is also minimally invasive.
Scientists chart spinal circuitry responsible for chronic pain
12/10/2014
Findings could lead to new therapeutics for disorders such as fibromyalgia and phantom limb painPain typically has a clear cause - but not always.
Injectable, self-assembling structures 'could fight cancer'
12/09/2014
Harvard researchers report success in using self-assembling, biodegradable mesoporous silica rods - loaded with immune system-triggering drugs - to treat disease in mice.
Age-linked gene changes underlie therapy-related leukemia in cancer patients
12/09/2014
New study finds - contrary to current thinking - a leukemia that can follow cancer treatment is linked to age-related gene mutations in cells that resist treatment then multiply.
Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a clinical stage company and leader in the growing field of cancer metabolism-based therapeutics, has announced the initiation of a Phase I clinical trial...
Scottish Medicines Consortium says 'yes' to new blood cancer drug
12/09/2014
From 8 December 2014, patients in Scotland with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) could benefit from Gazyvaro, which has been given the green light by the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) for...
Study offers future hope for tackling signs of ageing
12/09/2014
A new advance in biomedical research at the University of Leicester could have potential in the future to assist with tackling diseases and conditions associated with ageing - as well as in...
World's largest collection of deprioritised pharma compounds opens to researchers
12/09/2014
A collection of 68 deprioritised pharmaceutical compounds1 is being made available to academic researchers through a partnership between the Medical Research Council (MRC) and seven global drug...
Cancer Research UK, the Union for International Cancer Control, the US National Cancer Institute, and Cancer Council Australia, today formally united to further research into evidence-based tobacco...