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Study findings about immune systems of smoke-inhalation patients released

An award-winning Loyola University Health System study includes some unexpected findings about the immune systems of smoke-inhalation patients.

1 Apr 2011

New research: 'Good cholesterol' can act as special delivery vehicle for cancer destruction

High-density lipoprotein's hauls excess cholesterol to the liver for disposal, but new research suggests "good cholesterol" can also act as a special delivery vehicle of destruction for cancer.

1 Apr 2011

Biocept, academic collaborators' posters on CTCs to be presented at AACR meeting

Biocept, Inc. today reported that its scientists and academic collaborators will present four posters at the 102nd Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research taking place in Orlando, Florida April 2-6, 2011.

1 Apr 2011

New lifesaving technology can combat cancer

Imagine the benefits if there was technology that pinpointed exactly which chemotherapy drugs work best in fighting each individual's type of cancer. No more guessing. No more trial and error. The good news is that such lifesaving technology is on its way to becoming reality.

1 Apr 2011

NIH combats obesity epidemic with new strategic research plan

To combat the obesity epidemic, the National Institutes of Health is encouraging diverse scientific investigations through a new Strategic Plan for NIH Obesity Research.

1 Apr 2011

OPO staff working with ICU team can help recover more organs from brain dead donors

More than twice as many lungs and nearly 50 percent more kidneys could be recovered for transplant operations if intensive care physicians were to work with organ procurement organization (OPO) coordinators to monitor and manage donor bodies after brain death has occurred, according to an analysis by UPMC and University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine physicians that is now in the online version of the American Journal of Transplantation.

1 Apr 2011

Soy isoflavones can improve radiotherapy for lung cancer cells

A component in soybeans increases radiation's ability to kill lung cancer cells, according to a study published in the April issue of the Journal of Thoracic Oncology, the official monthly journal of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer.

1 Apr 2011

Nine state, local organizations to receive NHLBI grant for COPD education initiatives

Nine state and local organizations will receive a total of $383,000 for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease education initiatives, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, announced today.

1 Apr 2011

New study examines psychological, social challenges of women with breast cancer

When an aggressive form of breast cancer strikes a young woman, what kind of stress, anxiety and other psychological and social challenges does she face?

1 Apr 2011

TNM 7 system can predict lung cancer recurrence after surgery

The new TNM 7 lung cancer staging system seems to be a better predictor of local or regional recurrence of lung cancer following surgery, according to a study published in the April issue of the Journal of Thoracic Oncology.

1 Apr 2011

VBL's VB-111 preclinical data against metastatic cancer to be presented at AACR meeting

VBL Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotechnology company committed to the development of novel treatments for immune-inflammatory diseases and cancer, today announced two upcoming presentations of preclinical data from the company's VB-111 program at the American Association for Cancer Research 102nd Annual Meeting.

1 Apr 2011

New research sheds light on Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

New research published today in The Journal of Physiology sheds light on areas of the brain thought to be the root cause of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome - the poorly understood condition also known as 'cot death'.

1 Apr 2011

Syndax to present entinostat data against cancer at AACR meeting

Syndax Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a clinical-stage epigenetics oncology company, today announced 11 posters on entinostat, an oral, highly selective, class I histone deacetylase inhibitor, will be presented at the 102nd Annual American Association for Cancer Research meeting April 2 to April 6 in Orlando, FL.

1 Apr 2011

Sequential treatment with Entecavir and Lamivudine results in rebound of hepatitis B virus

A two-year trial of entecavir followed by lamivudine (LAM) in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection resulted in a virologic rebound rate of 24% and 12% drug-resistance rate. Patients who continued on entecavir therapy throughout the study period had undetectable HBV DNA at the two-year endpoint. Details of this trial are published in the April issue of Hepatology, a journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases..

31 Mar 2011

Catheter-related bloodstream infections in children

Hospitals can reduce the risk of life-threatening bloodstream infections in children with peripherally inserted central venous catheters by assessing daily the patient’s progress and removing the device as early as possible, according to a new Johns Hopkins Children’s Center study published online March 31 in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases.

31 Mar 2011

ACAAI to launch 15th annual Nationwide Asthma Screening Program

The nation's allergists help adults and children learn if they are at risk for asthma or exercise-induced bronchoconstriction as the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology conducts its 15th annual Nationwide Asthma Screening Program.

31 Mar 2011

Study finds continued smoking after cancer diagnosis among patients, family caregivers

Nicotine is so addictive for many people that even a cancer diagnosis doesn't help them - or their family members and caregivers - throw the cigarettes away.

31 Mar 2011

Top-line results from Biomoda's CyPath pilot study against lung cancer

Cancer diagnostics company Biomoda, Inc. today announced top-line results of its pilot study for lung cancer which shows highly significant evidence of CyPath's ability to discriminate between cancer and non-cancer groups based on sputum samples collected in a non-invasive manner.

31 Mar 2011

CCAC National Survey finds 82% of Canadians with cancer

The Colorectal Cancer Association of Canada today announced findings from the Weighing Quality of Life in Cancer National Survey showing that an alarming 82 per cent of Canadians have been touched closely by cancer and have had a close friend or family member battle cancer, or have done so themselves.

31 Mar 2011

Mucus may play a key role in penetration of hydrophobic substances into cells

Are our bodies vulnerable to some pollutants whose lack of solubility in water, or "hydrophobicity," has always been thought to protect us from them? New Tel Aviv University research has discovered that this is indeed the case.

31 Mar 2011