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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: 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...

ALSO NOTED: Stem cells can treat irregular heartbeats; Gene removal reverses angiogenesis;Research points to powerful impact of

admin — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 06:59:58 -0400

Stem Cell Research Researchers have found that adding stem cells with pacemaker genes into heart cells grown in a dish can create a regular beating pattern--an approach that may one day offer a new Read more...

ALSO NOTED: UCLA lab furthers ESC research; Researchers create liver cells from stem cells;

admin — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 06:59:58 -0500

Stem Cell Research A lab in UCLA has become the first in California to create skin cells that are indistinguishable from ESCs. "Our findings are an important step toward manipulating differentiated Read more...

A new strategy for fighting melanoma

admin — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 06:59:59 -0500

The notion that cancer stem cells are responsible for much of the worst damage associated with the disease took another step forward with the release of a new study from Harvard Medical School that Read more...

ALSO NOTED: Disgraced scientist applies for research funds; Cats genetically altered to glow in the dark;

admin — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 06:59:58 -0500

Stem Cell Research Hwang Woo-suk, the disgraced South Korean scientist, wants to get back into stem cell research. He's a member of a research team that has applied for government funds to back new Read more...

Cancer stem cells needed for metastatic growth

admin — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 06:59:59 -0400

Researchers from Ludwig-Maximilians-University in Munich have determined that cancer stem cells govern metastasis in pancreatic cancer as well as making tumors resistant to chemotherapy. Patrick Read more...

Fat bubbles used to deliver chemo

admin — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 06:59:59 -0400

Tiny fat bubbles can be used to deliver powerful chemotherapy drugs to the site of tumors. Investigators at Duke University have been injecting chemotherapy into fat liposomes and injecting them Read more...

MediGene advances viral approach to treating cancer

admin — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 06:59:59 -0400

Germany's MediGene grabbed the headlines at a conference in Switzerland recently with new efficacy data from a Phase I/II trial of a genetically engineered herpes virus designed to kill cancer cells. Read more...

Aveo designs better mice to trap better therapies

admin — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 06:59:59 -0400

Cambridge, MA-based Aveo Pharmaceuticals says it's developed a better mouse model for cancer tumors that will give it a big advantage in the race to develop new cancer therapies. But Aveo says this Read more...