Cancer Research

Cancer Research: Why Raf Sometimes Doesn't Switch Off

Cellular processes, such as when to multiply, are often regulated by switches that control the frequency and timing of interactions between proteins. North Carolina State University scientists have discovered the way in which a specific protein-protein int ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 12 2007 - 1:03pm

Discovery: The Chemical Switch Behind Circadian Rhythms

Circadian rhythms are the body’s intrinsic time-tracking system, which anticipates environmental changes and adapts to the appropriate time of day. They regulate a host of body functions, from sleep patterns and hormonal control to metabolism and behavior. ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 12 2007 - 3:12pm

Discovery: Multipotent Progenitor Is The Great-Granddaddy Of Human Blood Cells

Researcher at Stanford have isolated the multipotent progenitor, the great-grandparent of all the cells of the blood, and say this is the first offspring of the much-studied blood-forming stem cell that resides in the bone marrow and gives rise to all cell ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 12 2007 - 3:37pm

Merck Serono Announces Initiation Of Phase II/III Clinical Trial Of Atacicept In Lupus Nephritis

GENEVA, Switzerland, December 13 /PRNewswire/--- Trial Will Evaluate Safety and Efficacy of Atacicept in Lupus Nephritis and is Intended to Support Marketing Authorizations Merck Serono, a division of Merck KGaA, and its partner ZymoGenetics, Inc. (NASDAQ ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Dec 13 2007 - 2:30am

Merck Serono Announces Support Of The Michael J. Fox Foundation For Parkinson's Research

GENEVA, Switzerland, December 13 /PRNewswire/--- Merck Serono Will Fund a US$2 Million Initiative to Drive Treatments for Parkinson's Disease-Related Cognitive Dysfunction and Mood Disorders Merck Serono, a division of Merck KGaA of Darmstadt, German ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Dec 13 2007 - 5:30am

Crowdsourcing Chemistry Proposal

I recently submitted a Letter of Intent for the NSF Cyber-Enabled Discovery and Innovation competition. Kevin Owens is a co-PI and will assist with the laboratory automation component. ChemSpider will contribute the database support. The pre-proposal is du ...

Article - Jean-Claude Bradley - Dec 13 2007 - 4:09pm

MammaPrint(R) Breast Cancer Test Validated In Lymph Node-Positive Breast Cancer Patients

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, December 13 /PRNewswire/--- Results to be presented at San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium Agendia BV, world leader in the rapidly evolving field of molecular diagnostics, announced today that an independent international consortiu ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Dec 13 2007 - 6:30pm

Some Cancer Cells Spread Because The Female Immune System Perceives Them As Sperm

Sugar-based markers on human sperm cells which may prevent them from being attacked by the female immune system could provide a vital clue to how some cancers spread in the human body, according to new research published in the Journal of Biological Chemis ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 13 2007 - 8:34pm

Study Shows MammaPrint(R) Breast Cancer Test Provides Benefits To Patients From Personalized Treatment Regimen

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, December 14 /PRNewswire/--- New Lancet Oncology publication provides important insights on the use of MammaPrint(R) Breast Cancer Prognosis Test in clinical practice New research demonstrates that the MammaPrint(R) breast cance ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Dec 14 2007 - 10:30am

Solving The Mystery Of Complex Evolution With A Limited Number Of Genes

Single-cell organisms were already in existence 500 million years ago, with several thousand genes providing different cellular functions. Further developments seemed dependent on producing even more genes. If so, a highly developed organism like a human s ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 14 2007 - 11:01am