Cancer Research

Make A Deposit At The 'Ethical Tissue' Bank

The University of Bradford has unveiled a new ‘Ethical Tissue’ bank to provide UK biomedical researchers access to a wider range of human tissue and tissue products. The bank will operate on a not-for-profit basis and will provide access to human tissue an ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 27 2008 - 11:30am

Optofluidic Technology Yields Microscope Without Lenses- The Size Of A Fingertip

Tired of your bulky microscope? Researchers at the California Institute of Technology have developed a super-compact high-resolution microscope, small enough to fit on a finger tip. This "microscopic microscope" operates without lenses but has th ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 28 2008 - 11:07pm

First Web 2.0 Summit 'Web Meets World' Auction Benefits Charity

SAN FRANCISCO, July 30 /PRNewswire/--- Lance Armstrong to Participate in Live Auction ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jul 30 2008 - 3:30pm

Genmab And GlaxoSmithKline Announce Positive Top-Line Results In Ofatumumab Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Pivotal Study

COPENHAGEN, July 31 /PRNewswire/--- Summary: Phase III Pivotal Study of Ofatumumab in Refractory CLL Meets Primary Endpoint Genmab A/S (OMX: GEN) and GlaxoSmithKline (LSE and NYSE: GSK) announced today positive top-line results from an interim analysis of ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jul 31 2008 - 11:30am

Too Much Estrogen Impairs Cognitive Functions

University of Illinois researchers writing in the journal Behavioral Neuroscience report this week that chronic exposure to estradiol, the main estrogen in the body, diminishes some cognitive functions. Rats exposed to a steady dose of estradiol were impai ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 31 2008 - 11:56pm

The Latest Technology May Not Have Transformed Your Health, But It Has Changed Science

New advances in DNA sequencing technology have been receiving a lot of press, but mostly in the context of how DNA sequencing is going to make personalized medicine possible. Your physician will some day be able to prescribe drugs and give you advice on di ...

Article - Michael White - Aug 2 2008 - 12:14pm

Study Shows Playing Video Games Can Change Behavior, Biology

REDWOOD CITY, California, August 4 /PRNewswire/--- Pediatrics publishes data on Re-Mission(TM) video game showing young cancer patients who played the game took their medications more consistently Video games are among the most popular entertainment media ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Aug 4 2008 - 7:30am

Media Violence And Children- Too Much, Says New Study

Dartmouth researchers writing in the journal Pediatrics have documented what they say are alarming numbers of young adolescents (age 10-14) who are exposed to graphic violence in movies rated R for violence. They found that these extremely violent movies w ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 4 2008 - 11:09am

High Dose Vitamin C Reduced Mouse Brain Tumors By 50 Percent

High-dose injections of vitamin C, also known as ascorbate or ascorbic acid, reduced tumor weight and growth rate by about 50 percent in mouse models of brain, ovarian, and pancreatic cancers, researchers from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) report ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 4 2008 - 4:57pm

PHOTO ADVISORY-- Gwyneth Paltrow Announced As EIF Ambassador To Saks Fifth Avenue's 2008 KEY TO THE CURE Campaign

New York, August 4 /PRNewswire/-- Editors are advised that an updated photo is available to accompany the news release, NYW052, Gwyneth Paltrow Announced as EIF Ambassador to Saks Fifth Avenue's 2008 KEY TO THE CURE Campaign, issued Wednesday, July 3 ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Aug 4 2008 - 5:30pm