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Batu Biologics reports FDA development plans for cancer immunotherapeutic vaccine ValloVax

Batu Biologics announced today FDA development plans for its patent-pending lead product, ValloVax, a cancer immunotherapeutic "vaccine" that specifically targets the tumor blood vessels (endothelium).

9 Jun 2014

Research roundup: Funding for safety-net hospitals; insurance competition

Safety-net hospitals rely on disproportionate-share hospital (DSH) payments to help cover uncompensated care costs and underpayments by Medicaid

9 Jun 2014

Gene variants that lead to longer telomeres boost brain cancer risk

New genomic research led by UC San Francisco scientists reveals that two common gene variants that lead to longer telomeres, the caps on chromosome ends thought by many scientists to confer health by protecting cells from aging, also significantly increase the risk of developing the deadly brain cancers known as gliomas.

9 Jun 2014

Regeneration of a chronically diseased liver may be possible, say Harvard researchers

Harvard Stem Cell Institute scientists at Boston Children's Hospital have new evidence in mice that it may be possible to repair a chronically diseased liver by forcing mature liver cells to revert back to a stem cell-like state.

6 Jun 2014

Endocrine Society announces winners of Early Investigators Awards and FLARE Internship Awards

The Endocrine Society is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2014 Early Investigators Awards and the Future Leaders Advancing Research in Endocrinology Internship Awards.

6 Jun 2014

Couples are more likely to sleep in sync when wife is more satisfied with their marriage

A new study suggests that couples are more likely to sleep in sync when the wife is more satisfied with their marriage.

6 Jun 2014

Biomarkers help resolve differential diagnosis between MPM and non-cancerous pleural tissue

Scientists have identified four biomarkers that may help resolve the difficult differential diagnosis between malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) and non-cancerous pleural tissue with reactive mesothelial proliferations (RMPs).

6 Jun 2014

Patients and families benefit from shorter TB treatment regimens

Shorter TB treatment regimens will reduce the out-of-pocket expenses incurred by both patients and their family members, who often act as the patients' guardians. In addition, shorter TB regimens may allow an earlier return to productive activities for patients and their families.

5 Jun 2014

Immune Design begins treatment in LV305 Phase 1 clinical trial for cancer

Immune Design, a clinical-stage immunotherapy company focused on the development of novel immune-based therapies for cancer and other chronic conditions, today announced treatment of the first patient in a Phase 1 clinical trial of LV305, an immuno-oncology investigational agent from the company's DCVexTM lentiviral vector platform.

5 Jun 2014

Advanced Cancer Therapeutics begins clinical trials of PFK-158 small molecule therapeutic candidate

Advanced Cancer Therapeutics, a privately held company dedicated to bringing new anti-cancer therapies to market, announced today (June 4) that it has begun clinical trials of PFK-158, a small molecule therapeutic candidate that inactivates a novel cancer metabolism target never before examined in human clinical trials.

5 Jun 2014

ASTRO issues new Model Policy for proton beam therapy

The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has issued a new Model Policy for proton beam therapy (PBT) that details which cancer diagnoses meet ASTRO's evidence-based standards and should be covered by private insurers and Medicare.

5 Jun 2014

Gamma and neutron imaging safe and effective in simulations

Gamma and neutron imaging offer possible improvements over existing techniques such as X-ray or CT, but their safety is not yet fully understood.

5 Jun 2014

Congress supports full Medicare coverage of lung cancer screening for seniors

A large number of United States Senators and Representatives are taking the lead to support full Medicare coverage of low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) screening for seniors at high risk for lung cancer.

5 Jun 2014

Patient registry to help clinicians identify, manage people who have progressive lung disease

Duke Clinical Research Institute has launched a patient registry to help researchers and clinicians identify, manage and study people who have a progressive lung disease called idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

5 Jun 2014

Interferon Type I immune proteins key drivers of human hemorrhagic fevers

Hemorrhagic fevers caused by Lassa, dengue and other viruses affect more than one million people annually and are often fatal, yet scientists have never understood why only some virus-infected people come down with the disease and others do not.

5 Jun 2014

NantHealth to unveil open Clinical Operating System at NHS Confederation Annual Conference and Exhibition

NantHealth, a transformational healthcare company converging science and technology through a single integrated clinical platform, will unveil the industry's first, open Clinical Operating System (cOS) for value-based, coordinated care at this year's NHS Confederation Annual Conference and Exhibition.

4 Jun 2014

Lungs News and Research

Batu Biologics reports FDA development plans for cancer immunotherapeutic vaccine ValloVax

Research roundup: Funding for safety-net hospitals; insurance competition

Gene variants that lead to longer telomeres boost brain cancer risk

Regeneration of a chronically diseased liver may be possible, say Harvard researchers

Endocrine Society announces winners of Early Investigators Awards and FLARE Internship Awards

Couples are more likely to sleep in sync when wife is more satisfied with their marriage

Biomarkers help resolve differential diagnosis between MPM and non-cancerous pleural tissue

Patients and families benefit from shorter TB treatment regimens

Immune Design begins treatment in LV305 Phase 1 clinical trial for cancer

Advanced Cancer Therapeutics begins clinical trials of PFK-158 small molecule therapeutic candidate

ASTRO issues new Model Policy for proton beam therapy

Gamma and neutron imaging safe and effective in simulations

Congress supports full Medicare coverage of lung cancer screening for seniors

Patient registry to help clinicians identify, manage people who have progressive lung disease

Interferon Type I immune proteins key drivers of human hemorrhagic fevers

NantHealth to unveil open Clinical Operating System at NHS Confederation Annual Conference and Exhibition

Tumor sequencing offers new insights for management of lung cancer

Researchers investigate correlation between lower back pain and genes

New process to help select personalized treatment options for patients with lung adenocarcinoma

New vaccine effective at preventing lung cancer in mice

Leveraging the power of automation to boost research

Automating research - solutions and best practices

How can microdialysis benefit drug development

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