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NewsTwo pioneers first women to get top research prize
Two doctors engaged in RNA research--Dr. Joan Steitz, Ph.D., and Dr. Elizabeth Blackburn, Ph.D.--became the first women to win the prestigious Albany Medical Center Prize, one of the richest awards Read more...
Researchers flag new cancer therapy that guards p53
Scientists in Scotland say that they have identified a chemical group that can protect the p53 gene, a guardian against cancer tumors which is damaged or turned off in most cancer cases. They believe Read more...
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Stem Cell Research California's StemCyte will open a facility in New Jersey and hire 12 people to do stem cell research work. The company was drawn to the state with $589,000 in state grants. Read more...
Group launches $1B program to study cancer triggers
An international consortium of researchers has launched a billion-dollar effort to map every way that changes in DNA contributes to the development of tumors. The newly launched International Cancer Read more...
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Research Technology An article in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease presents a detailed characterization of a new drug discovery tool for Alzheimer's disease. It demonstrates that an abnormal form Read more...
Merck KGaA budgets $1.58B for drug R&D
With about 40 drug development projects in the pipeline, Germany's Merck KGaA says it will spend about €1 billion ($1.58 billion) on drug research this year. That R&D budget represents Read more...
Nanoparticle program delivers anti-cancer therapy
A research team at Washington University in St. Louis has combined a nanoparticle platform used in imaging growing blood vessels and combined it with the fungal drug fumagillin to create a new Read more...
Two therapeutic targets identified for metastasis
Scientists at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City have identified the molecular process by which breast cancer cells spread to other tissue during metastasis. A signaling Read more...
Researcher nabs $1M Gotham Prize for cancer idea
A professor at the California Institute of Technology is walking away with the $1 million Read more...
FDA's Pazdur in the middle of intense debate
The argument over the FDA's role in regulating cancer therapies often comes down to one man: Dr. Richard Pazdur, a veteran oncologist and chief of the agency's oncology office. Patient groups and Read more...
| Press ReleasesPRESS RELEASE: Cancer-resistant mouse discovered Cancer-resistant mouse discovered LEXINGTON, Ky. (November 27, 2007) − A mouse resistant to cancer, even highly-aggressive types, has been created by researchers at the University of Kentucky. The Read more... PRESS RELEASE: Genes That Both Extend Life And Protect Against Cancer Identified Genes That Both Extend Life And Protect Against Cancer Identified A person is 100 times more likely to get cancer at age 65 than at age 35. But new research reported today in the journal Read more... |
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