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Terumo BCT has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a labeling change, extending the storage of platelets in plasma from five days to seven days, as well...
Engineering a permanent solution to genetic diseases
8/11/2015
In his mind, Basil Hubbard can already picture a new world of therapeutic treatments for millions of patients just over the horizon.
Scripps Florida scientists determine how antibiotic gains cancer-killing sulfur atoms
8/11/2015
In a discovery with implications for future drug design, scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have shown an unprecedented mechanism for how a natural...
Argos Therapeutics Inc., an immuno-oncology company focused on the development and commercialization of fully individualized immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer based on the Arcelis®...
Cancer protein may spark new vaccine for hard to treat form of breast cancer
8/11/2015
Scientists have identified a potential 'therapeutic target' for a form of breast cancer which is particularly difficult to treat, according to new research.
Poor survival among colorectal cancer patients tied to biomarker CSN6
8/11/2015
A protein called CSN6 has been found to be correlated with poor survival among patients with colorectal cancer, according to a study at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
Scientists present review of liposomes: A basis for drugs of the future
8/11/2015
An international group of scientists, including Vladimir Chupin, head of the Biophysics Section at MIPT, and Vladimir Torchilin (Northeastern University, the USA), one of the world's leading experts...
Researchers develop advanced cell screening technology for cancer immunotherapy
8/11/2015
University of Houston-led work could extend the breakthrough therapy to more cancer patientsResearchers have created a new method for screening cells used in immunotherapy cancer treatments...
miR-7 suppresses stomach cancer
8/11/2015
A study in The Journal of Cell Biology reveals that the microRNA miR-7 suppresses gastric (stomach) cancer by inhibiting a key signaling pathway, and that this protective mechanism is compromised by...
New computational method predicts genes likely to be causal in disease
8/11/2015
PrediXcan method improves detection genes linked to disease and traits of interestA new computational method developed by scientists from the University of Chicago improves the detection of genes...