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World's first method for continuous purification of valuable antibodies
3/20/2015
Step forward in fight against canceracib researcher Nikolaus Hammerschmidt is shown working at a continuous reactor in lab scale.
WSU researchers show how fatty acids can fight prostate cancer
3/20/2015
Mechanism points way to more effective drug treatmentWashington State University researchers have found a mechanism by which omega-3 fatty acids inhibit the growth and spread of prostate cancer...
Early recall rates decline after second round of lung cancer screening
3/20/2015
The German Lung Cancer Screening Intervention Trial (LUSI) shows that the early repeat scan rate for suspicious findings decreased by more than 80% with the second and subsequent low-dose computed...
Structure of genetic messenger molecules reveals key role in diseases
3/20/2015
3-D structure of messenger molecules determine their stability and efficiency inside cellsMessenger RNAs (mRNA) are linear molecules that contain instructions for producing the proteins that keep...
New drug 'halts disease progression' in patients with hard-to-treat Hodgkin lymphoma
3/20/2015
Brentuximab vedotin proved effective in stopping disease progression in patients with hard-to-treat Hodgkin lymphoma when administered straight after stem cell transplantation.
3-D snapshot of protein highlights potential drug target for breast cancer
3/20/2015
The genome of a cell is under constant attack, suffering DNA damage that requires an army of repair mechanisms to keep the cell healthy and alive.
Dangerous leukemia cells can be forced to mature into harmless immune cells, say scientists
3/19/2015
As sometimes happens in science, a chance observation in the lab led scientists to find a way to make dangerous leukemia cells mature into harmless macrophages.
In the week that the standardised tobacco packaging regulations passed into law, the UK Department of Health has been recognised as an International Tobacco Control Leader by the American Cancer...
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia, with Indigenous Australians 70% more likely to die from lung cancer than...
Tumour determination in bowel cancer: blood test replaces surgery
3/19/2015
A new study at the MedUni Vienna's Comprehensive Cancer Center (CCC) is assessing patients with metastasised bowel cancer to determine whether it is possible to characterise tumour and better...