Cancer Research

Epstein-Barr Virus Protein Linked To Cancer

Researchers at the University of Toronto have shown that the EBNA1 protein of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) disrupts structures in the nucleus of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) cells, thereby interfering with cellular processes that normally prevent cancer deve ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 2 2008 - 10:07pm

Cancer Research UK Launches Viral Campaign For Breast Cancer Awareness Month

LONDON, October 3 /PRNewswire/-- Leading brand communications agency, Ogilvy Group UK, this week launches a campaign for its client Cancer Research UK to tie in with Breast Cancer Awareness Month (BCAM) which runs from 1st to 31st October. To view the Mul ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Oct 3 2008 - 2:33am

Oncalis AG Licenses PI3K Inhibitors From ChemDiv Inc.

SCHLIEREN, Switzerland, LAUSANNE, Switzerland and SAN DIEGO, October 6 /PRNewswire/-- Oncalis AG (Oncalis), a privately-owned Swiss biotechnology company, and ChemDiv Inc. (ChemDiv), a privately-owned, California-based discovery services company announced ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Oct 6 2008 - 7:30am

Seahorse Bioscience Announces The XF96 Extracellular Flux Analyzer For Cellular Bioenergetics

BILLERICA, Massachusetts, October 6 /PRNewswire/--- Novel technology opens the door to the understanding of and possible treatments for obesity, diabetes, ageing and cancer Seahorse Bioscience today announced the release of the first ever analytical instr ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Oct 6 2008 - 10:34am

Flow Cytometry- Fighting Cancer One Cell At A Time

New research suggests that the identification and examination of key cell signaling events required for initiation and progression of cancer might be best accomplished at the single cell level. The research in Cancer Cell may lead to better diagnosis and t ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 6 2008 - 11:37am

Nobel Prize To HPV Researcher Highlights Importance Of Cervical Cancer Screening And Prevention

VENLO, Netherlands, October 6 /PRNewswire/--- QIAGEN's HPV testing technologies are a successful commercialization of the Nobel Prize in Medicine winner's research ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Oct 6 2008 - 4:34pm

Stem Cells For Healing Damaged Hearts? Inconclusive, Says Review

Recent studies indicate that infusing hearts with stem cells taken from bone marrow could improve cardiac function after myocardial infarction- tissue damage that results from a heart attack. But in a recent systematic review, Cochrane Researchers conclude ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 7 2008 - 4:34pm

Acai Berries: Super Food Or Hype?

Chances are that if you've even stepped near a health foods store in the past few months, you've heard tales of an amazing imported fruit claimed to be one of the greatest super-foods of our time; the Brazilian Acai/Açaí (ah-sigh-ee) berry. Rich ...

Article - Ashley Cox - Sep 8 2010 - 6:55pm

Bavarian Nordic Announces Positive Mature Phase II Results From Newly Acquired Prostate Cancer Vaccine

KVISTGÅRD, Denmark, October 7 /PRNewswire/--- 125 Patient, Prospective Randomized Placebo-Controlled Phase II Study Shows Statistically Significant Improved Overall Survival KVISTGÅRD, Denmark, October 7 /PRNewswire/-- Bavarian Nordic has now evaluated th ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Oct 7 2008 - 1:30am

Fluoride Is Hazardous To Health, Studies Show

Even small amounts of fluoride consumed from tap water can damage your bones, teeth, brain, disrupt your thyroid function, lower IQ and/or cause cancer, according to evidence revealed in a groundbreaking 2006 National Research Council (NRC) fluoride report ...

Article - Carol Kopf - Oct 7 2008 - 11:56am