Cancer

Two pioneers first women to get top research prize

admin — Tue, 06 May 2008 06:59:59 -0400

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

admin — Tue, 06 May 2008 06:59:59 -0400

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...

ALSO NOTED: StemCyte to open NJ facility; Cornell researchers win million-dollar grant;

admin — Tue, 06 May 2008 06:59:58 -0400

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

admin — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:59:59 -0400

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...

ALSO NOTED: Genetic mutation explains beta blocker failure; CytImmune lauded for nanotech research;New adult stem cell center;

admin — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:59:58 -0400

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

admin — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 06:59:59 -0400

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

admin — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 06:59:59 -0400

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

admin — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 06:59:59 -0400

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

admin — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 07:59:59 -0400

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

admin — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 07:59:59 -0400

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...