Cancer Research

Is This Tiny Fungus Crystal The Missing Link In Evolution?

The crystal structure of a molecule from a primitive fungus has served as a time machine to show researchers more about the evolution of life from the simple to the complex. By studying the three-dimensional version of the fungus protein bound to an RNA mo ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 2 2008 - 7:48pm

Hydrogen Peroxide May Even Keep Cells Healthy

Hydrogen peroxide, the same mild acid that many people use to disinfectant their kitchens or treat cuts and abrasions, is also produced by the body to keep cells healthy. Now, researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine have solved how part of ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 5 2008 - 9:30am

Oncolytics Biotech Inc. Announces Filing Of Phase 1/2 Clinical Trial With REOLYSIN(R)

CALGARY, Canada, January 3 /PRNewswire/-- Oncolytics Biotech Inc. ("Oncolytics") (TSX:ONC, NASDAQ:ONCY) announced today that the U.S. National Cancer Institute (NCI) has filed a protocol with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a Pha ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jan 3 2008 - 2:30am

Helsinn And MGI Pharma Announce SNDA For Aloxi Capsules Accepted For Review By U.S. FDA

LUGANO, Switzerland, January 3 /PRNewswire/-- Helsinn Healthcare S.A., Switzerland, a privately owned pharmaceutical group and its partner, MGI Pharma (Nasdaq: MOGN), a biopharmaceutical company focused in oncology and acute care, today announced that a s ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jan 3 2008 - 12:30pm

Gene Therapy And Alcoholism

Just as the risk of developing alcoholism is strongly influenced by genetic factors, mutations in gene coding – such as the aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH2*2) allele – also appear to protect against the risk. Scientists have only just begun to apply gene-the ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 3 2008 - 7:25pm

How To Grow A New Head: The Amazing Regenerative Powers Of Planaria

Planarians have fascinated centuries of biologists by their amazing powers of regeneration. If you decapitate a planarian, the body can grow a new head, and the head can grow a new body. In fact, if you cut out a very tiny chunk from the side of a planaria ...

Article - Michael White - Jan 4 2008 - 9:52pm

Free Issue Of Chronic Illness Magazine Discusses Childhood Cancer Success Stories

A diagnosis of childhood cancer 50 years ago meant almost certain death. Now, because of scientific advances, the majority of newly diagnosed children can expect to survive. ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 6 2008 - 7:30am

SalL: Cancer-Fighting Enzyme Is Discovered By... Oceanographers

You may not think of oceanography when it comes to cancer research but an unexpected discovery in marine biomedical laboratories at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography has led to information on how a marine organism creates a natural product currently ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 5 2008 - 4:06pm

Have Kids, Get Prostate Cancer- Unless You Have A Lot Of Them

A new study from Danish researchers has found that childless men have a lower risk of developing prostate cancer than fathers, and that, paradoxically, the more children a father has, the lower the risk of the disease. The study appears in the February 15, ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 4 2009 - 12:29pm

DermTech And Stiefel Laboratories, Inc. Begin Feasibility Study To Discover Genes Involved In Acne

LA JOLLA, California, January 7 /PRNewswire/-- DermTech, Inc., a biotechnology company developing molecular diagnostics for the early detection of melanoma and other diseases, announced that it has entered into an agreement with Stiefel Laboratories, Inc. ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jan 7 2008 - 8:30am