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Novel concept for HIV and cancer vaccines
2/05/2015

An experimental trial has shown success by inducing serum in mice and has been highly neutralizing towards those ailments.

Affordable funding increase can save three million lives per year from cancer in low- and middle-income countries by 2030
2/05/2015

On World Cancer Day 2015, leading global public health experts from the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) announce that millions of lives can be saved through affordable increases in...

FDA approves Ibrance for postmenopausal women with advanced breast cancer
2/05/2015

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted accelerated approval to Ibrance (palbociclib) to treat advanced (metastatic) breast cancer.

Study compares effectiveness of different transfusion strategies for severe trauma
2/05/2015

Among patients with severe trauma and major bleeding, those who received a transfusion of a balanced ratio of plasma, platelets, and red blood cells (RBCs) were more likely to have their bleeding...

Innovative new app for clinical skin cancer diagnosis launches 
on World Cancer Day 2015
2/05/2015

On World Cancer Day 2015, general practitioners, physicians and dermatologists in the United States, United Kingdom and Australia are being asked for their feedback during the advanced trial phase...

New research shows almost 2.4 million Aussie adults sunburnt on summer weekends
2/05/2015

New research released by Cancer Council on World Cancer Day (4 Feb) shows that approximately 430,000 more Australian adults are getting sunburnt on the weekend than they were four years ago...

Study compares effectiveness of different transfusion strategies for severe trauma
2/05/2015

Among patients with severe trauma and major bleeding, those who received a transfusion of a balanced ratio of plasma, platelets, and red blood cells (RBCs) were more likely to have their bleeding...

Glioblastoma: Study ties 3 genes to radiation resistance in recurrent tumors
2/05/2015

A new study identifies three genes that together enable a lethal form of brain cancer to recur and progress after radiation therapy.

Study sheds new light on aggressive cancer in children
2/05/2015

A new study involving researchers at The University of Nottingham has revealed how children with an aggressive cancer predisposition syndrome experience a never before seen flood of mutations in...

Study sheds new light on aggressive cancer in children
2/05/2015

A new study involving researchers at The University of Nottingham has revealed how children with an aggressive cancer predisposition syndrome experience a never before seen flood of mutations in...