Cancer Research

ImmunoVaccine Technologies Patents DepoVax(TM) Vaccine Platform

HALIFAX, England and NOVA SCOTIA, Canada, April 30 /PRNewswire/-- ImmunoVaccine Technologies Inc. (IVT), a vaccine development company, unveiled today its DepoVax(TM) platform, a novel depot vaccine delivery system used to increase the efficacy and streng ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Apr 30 2008 - 12:30pm

Want To Be Sexy To Female Jumping Spiders? Woo Them With Ultraviolet B Rays

In a series of mate choice experiments with Phintella vittata (the Chinese jumping spider), a group researchers has found that female spiders would rather mate with males that reflect ultraviolet B (UVB) rays than those that do not. This is the first evide ...

Article - News Staff - May 1 2008 - 1:33pm

TORONTO, Canada, May 1 /PRNewswire/-- A biosimilar protein that can be used to treat neutropenia (a side effect of cancer chemotherapy) is to be developed by Apotex Inc. of Canada in collaboration with Intas Biopharmaceuticals Limited (IBPL) of India. Neu ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - May 1 2008 - 5:32pm

McSleepy- The World's First Automated Anesthesia System

Researchers at McGill University and the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) have performed the world’s first totally automated administration of an anesthetic. Nicknamed “McSleepy,” the new system developed by the researchers administers drugs for gene ...

Article - News Staff - May 1 2008 - 10:17pm

Cloning Major Cancer Players: Researchers Pull Kinases Out Of Their Genomes

'Clone' is an odd term culturally. Thanks to science fiction on one side and ethical hysteria on the other, people tend to overstate the meaning of it. Back before genomes, to 'clone a gene' was to basically discover it- it meant you fo ...

Article - News Staff - May 2 2008 - 2:57pm

Nix'ing Autophagy Can Help With Anemia

A process of self-digestion called autophagy prompts the maturation of red blood cells. Without a protein called Nix, the cells would not effectively rid themselves of organelles called mitochondria and consequently become short-lived, leading to anemia, s ...

Article - News Staff - May 4 2008 - 6:41pm

Alcoholism In Post-World War II Women Matched Men

Cross-sectional studies, which collect information at a single point in time, generally find that young Americans report having more lifetime alcohol problems than older Americans, despite having had less time to develop these problems. But these studies a ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 30 2008 - 10:00am

IClin Solutions Launch New Therapy For Cancer Treatment

MALMO, Sweden, May 5 /PRNewswire/-- iClin Solutions, a supplier of intelligent solutions for cancer treatment, today announced the launch of Electro Chemo Therapy- ECT- and the first treatment using the Cliniporator in Sweden. The treatment was performed ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - May 5 2008 - 2:30am

Unique Three-Year Data Demonstrating Long-Term Efficacy And Safety Of Raptiva(R) In The Treatment Of Psoriasis Published In The

GENEVA, Switzerland, May 5 /PRNewswire/--- Longest Continuous-Treatment Prospective Study of a Biological Therapy for Psoriasis Final results of the first three-year prospective efficacy and safety study in moderate-to-severe chronic plaque psoriasis were ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - May 5 2008 - 4:30am

Oncolytics Biotech Inc. Announces Details Of 2008 Annual Shareholder Meeting

CALGARY, Canada, May 5 /PRNewswire/-- Oncolytics Biotech Inc. (TSX: ONC, NASDAQ: ONCY) announced today that its 2008 Annual and Special Meeting of the Shareholders will be held on Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. (ET) at the Yale Club of New York City, ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - May 5 2008 - 7:32am