'Research' Tag

• Researchers in Canada discover novel oncolytic viral therapy against prostate cancer

  March 10, 2010

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  Researchers in Canada have detected a novel oncolytic viral therapy against prostate cancer with use of a virus called the reovirus, according to study results published in Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.

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• Health care costs for retiring Americans average $260,000 and can exceed $500,000

  March 3, 2010

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  Health care costs for retiring Americans, including nursing home care, average $260,000 and can exceed $500,000, according to new research conducted by the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College and underwritten by Prudential Financial.

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• Geron highlights telomerase inhibitors activity against cancer stem cells during AACR Special Conference

  March 3, 2010

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  Geron Corporation today announced several presentations at the American Association for Cancer Research Special Conference on The Role of Telomeres and Telomerase in Cancer Research held in Fort Worth, TX between February 27th and March 1st.

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• Bisphosphonate drugs used to prevent osteoporosis may also help reduce risk of breast cancer

  March 3, 2010

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  A DRUG commonly used to prevent and treat bones losing density and becoming brittle – known as osteoporosis – may also help reduce the risk of breast cancer by one third or more according to new research published in the British Journal of Cancer today (Wednesday).

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• Gene research offers new hope for targeted breast cancer treatment

  March 2, 2010

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  CANCER RESEARCH UK scientists have developed a system to identify faulty or missing genes that could prevent specific chemotherapy regimes from working. This opens the doors for targeted breast cancer treatment, according to research published in the Lancet Oncology* today (Monday).

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• Discovery of link between CTCF and other proteins may help understand disease mechanisms better

  March 1, 2010

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  Scientists at the University of Essex have a greater understanding of how our genes are controlled following a major research project.

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• Study examines associations of different fats and subtypes of ischemic stroke in post-menopausal women

  February 25, 2010

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  Post-menopausal women who reported consuming the most daily dietary fat had a 40 percent higher incidence of clot-caused strokes compared to women who ate the least amount, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference 2010.

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• SRI International awarded $3.8M BARDA contract to develop a radiation assessment device

  February 24, 2010

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  SRI International, an independent nonprofit research and development institute, has received a $3.8M contract from the Department of Health and Human Services Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA). SRI will research and develop a device to triage individuals who may have been exposed to ionizing radiation after a radiological or nuclear incident.

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• WCMC-Q students receive new round of UREP funds totaling $280,000

  February 22, 2010

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  Twenty-eight WCMC-Q students have received grants totaling $280,000 in the latest, seventh, round of funding from the Undergraduate Research Experience Program (UREP) to conduct advanced research projects with faculty members.

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• Advice for entrepreneurs: Protect yourself with patents and be prepared to fight (Local Tech Wire)

  February 21, 2010

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