cancer research

Animal Rescue Groups Host Events, Offer Pets, Seek Volunteers: Animals in the News

...  justice. Admission is free. Details: clevelandvegansociety.org. cat … Read more on The Plain DealerDialysis patient demands back-up power “It's a very, very traumatic experience for a patient to go on dialysis,” says Dr. Brian Murray, chief medical officer… Continue reading

A Year Later, Fungal Meningitis Patients Worry: Will Fungus Return?

...  year later, fungal meningitis patients worry: Will fungus return? About a dozen people have responded poorly to treatment or relapsed. “None of …. Compounding pharmacies that voluntarily register as outsourcing facilities would be subject to Food and Drug Administration… Continue reading

Recurrence Is First to Be Documented 1 Full Year After Outbreak Became Public

...  … Meningitis Relapse: Tennessee Patient who Survived 2012 Outbreak Returns to Hospital. By Julie S | Oct 06, 2013 06:33 AM EDT. icon … Saint Thomas West Hospital spokesperson Rebecca Climer said Saturday that the patient was admitted on… Continue reading

Phil Knight, Nike Co-Founder, Pledges $500M to OHSU Cancer Research: Just

...  Knight, Nike Co-Founder, Pledges 0M To OHSU Cancer Research: Just … At a gala event for Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), Phil Knight offered up $ 500 million for cancer research with a single condition attached: OHSU… Continue reading

UAE University Scientists to Join a Global Task Force on Cancer Research

...  University scientists to join a global task force on cancer research One will take what has been learned about cancer's complexity to design an entirely new approach to therapy, while the other will assess whether or not everyday exposures… Continue reading

Gene and microRNA Expression Reveals Sensitivity to Paclitaxel in Laryngeal Cancer Cell Line.

Gene and microRNA expression reveals sensitivity to paclitaxel in laryngeal cancer cell line. Int J Clin Exp Pathol. 2013; 6(7): 1351-61Xu CZ, Xie J, Jin B, Chen XW, Sun ZF, Wang BX, Dong P Paclitaxel is a widely used chemotherapy… Continue reading

Overview of Cancer Stem Cells (CSCs) and Mechanisms of Their Regulation: Implications for Cancer Therapy.

...  of cancer cells. These findings suggest that CSCs may represent novel therapeutic targets for the treatment and/or prevention of tumor progression, since they appear to be involved in cell migration, invasion, metastasis, and treatment resistance-all of which lead to… Continue reading

Characterizing Protein Domain Associations by Small-Molecule Ligand Binding.

...  of experimental systems and approaches by which theories of cancer evolution can be effectively tested. We argue here that the experimental evolution approach – whereby evolution is observed in real time and which has typically employed microorganisms – can… Continue reading

Effectiveness of Miltefosine Treatment in Targeting Anti-Leishmanial HO-1/Nrf-2-Mediated Oxidative Responses in Visceral Leishmaniasis Patients.

Effectiveness of miltefosine treatment in targeting anti-leishmanial HO-1/Nrf-2-mediated oxidative responses in visceral leishmaniasis patients. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2013 May 31; Das S, Pandey K, Rabidas VN, Mandal A, Das P OBJECTIVES: Miltefosine, an alkylphosphocholine anti-cancer drug, exhibits direct activity against… Continue reading

[Laryngeal Mask Anesthesia in Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery for Pulmonary Bulla: Comparison With Intubation Anesthesia].

...  Smart”– A phase 2 clinical trial on the acceptability and feasibility of a diet and physical activity intervention to prevent recurrence in colorectal cancer survivors. BMC Public Health. 2013 May 20; 13(1): 487Ho JW, Lee AM, Macfarlane DJ, Fong… Continue reading