Technique developed to reverse engineer cells may lead to therapeutic targets for disease
4/22/2014
Consider the marvel of the embryo. It begins as a glob of identical cells that change shape and function as they multiply to become the cells of our lungs, muscles, nerves and all the other...
Dedicated immune cells defend a single organ
4/22/2014
Scientists have uncovered a new way the immune system may fight cancers and viral infections. The finding could aid efforts to use immune cells to treat illness.
Revolutionary clinical trial aims to advance lung cancer treatment
4/21/2014
Cancer Research UK is partnering with pharmaceutical companies AstraZeneca and Pfizer to create a pioneering clinical trial for patients with advanced lung cancer - marking a new era of research...
DNA looping damage tied to HPV cancer
4/21/2014
It's long been known that certain strains of human papillomavirus (HPV) cause cancer.
HPV vaccine benefits HIV-positive women
4/21/2014
HIV-positive women respond well to a vaccine against the human papillomavirus (HPV), even when their immune system is struggling, according to newly published results of an international clinical...
Research represents novel approach to lessening impact of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's
4/21/2014
A class of drugs developed to treat immune-related conditions and cancer - including one currently in clinical trials for glioblastoma and other tumors - eliminates neural inflammation associated...
BMI associated with breast cancer, not whether you are pear or apple shaped
4/21/2014
A study of predominantly white women finds a larger waist circumference is associated with higher risk of postmenopausal breast cancer, but not beyond its contribution to BMI.
Celldex Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLDX) has announced that final data from its Phase 1 study of CDX-1401 in solid tumors, including long-term patient follow-up, have been published in Science...
New nanoparticle created for cancer therapy
4/20/2014
A University of Texas at Arlington physicist working to create a luminescent nanoparticle to use in security-related radiation detection may have instead happened upon an advance in photodynamic...
Chronic inflammation may be linked to aggressive prostate cancer
4/18/2014
The presence of chronic inflammation in benign prostate tissue was associated with high-grade, or aggressive, prostate cancer, and this association was found even in those with low...