Cancer Research

A Diaphanous Control During Embryo Formation

A gene called Diaphanous (or Dia) has just been uncovered as a major regulator during embryo formation. The research now published in the journal Development shows how Dia mutations in fruit flies embryos result in a serious of defects during morphogenesis ...

Article - Catarina Amorim - May 5 2008 - 4:52pm

Whole-Organ Genomic Survey Find's Cancer's 'Ignition Key'

Whole-organ maps that superimpose genetic information over the terrain of cancerous bladders chart the molecular journey from normal cell to invasive cancer, an international research team led by scientists at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer ...

Article - News Staff - May 5 2008 - 7:45pm

Dilon Technologies Receives CE Mark For Medical Imaging System

NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia, May 6 /PRNewswire/--- Gamma Camera sales to be launched in Europe Dilon Technologies announced today that it has received CE Mark (Conformite Europeenne) approval for the commercial sale of the Dilon 6800 Gamma Camera in European U ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - May 6 2008 - 10:30am

Blocking CaMKK2 Enzyme Promotes Weight Loss

Imagine being able to tone down appetite and promote weight loss, while improving the body’s ability to handle blood sugar levels. That’s just what Tony Means, PhD, and his team at the Duke University Medical Center were able to do when they blocked a brai ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 30 2015 - 11:01am

Gene Therapy Safety Examined Using Adult Stem Cells

A new study by UC Davis researchers provides evidence that methods using human bone marrow-derived stem cells to deliver gene therapy to cure diseases of the blood, bone marrow and certain types of cancer do not cause the development of tumors or leukemia. ...

Article - News Staff - May 6 2008 - 3:41pm

Genetic Variation In Mitochondria Linked To Macular Degeneration

Genetic variation in the DNA of mitochondria – the 'power plants' of cells – contributes to a person’s risk of developing age-related macular degeneration (AMD), say investigators in the first study to examine the mitochondrial genome for changes ...

Article - News Staff - May 6 2008 - 8:04pm

Atrazine Herbicide Disrupts Human Hormone Activity- Study

A common weedkiller in the U.S., atrazine, already suspected of causing sexual abnormalities in frogs and fish, has now been found to alter hormonal signaling in human cells, scientists from the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) report. Atrazin ...

Article - News Staff - May 7 2008 - 1:02am

Astellas' Mycamine(R) (micafungin) Licensed For Use In Europe To Treat Serious Fungal Infections

STAINES, England, May 7 /PRNewswire/-- The European Medicines Agency (EMEA) has announced the marketing authorisation of Mycamine(R), Astellas Pharma Europe's treatment for invasive candidiasis, oesophageal candidiasis and prophylaxis of Candida infe ...

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

Abbott Scientists Present A New Approach For Treating Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

ABBOTT PARK, Illinois, May 7 /PRNewswire/--- Phase II Data Demonstrate Abbott's Most Advanced NNR Candidate ABT-089 Shows Strong Safety, Tolerability And Efficacy in Adults With ADHD Abbott (NYSE: ABT) and other leading scientists will present new Ph ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - May 7 2008 - 11:32am

College Student's Lab-On-a-Chip Device Mimics Golgi Apparatus, Builds Sugar Molecules

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute graduating senior Jeffery Martin has put his basic knowledge of sugars to exceptional use by creating a lab-on-a-chip device that builds complex, highly specialized sugar molecules, mimicking one of the most important cellu ...

Article - News Staff - May 7 2008 - 4:23pm