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Enzon data on LNA technology platform accepted for presentation at EORTC-NCI-AACR Symposium

Enzon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that data from preclinical studies of three investigational messenger RNA (mRNA) antagonists based on the locked nucleic acid (LNA) technology platform have been accepted for poster presentation at the EORTC-NCI-AACR International Symposium on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics, which is being held November 16-19 in Berlin, Germany.

30 Oct 2010

Saving soldier's life takes precedence over treating traumatic urologic injury on battlefield

Saving a soldier's life takes precedence over treating traumatic urologic injuries on the battlefield, a Medical College of Georgia researcher says.

30 Oct 2010

SAVE hosts Suicide Survivor and Bereavement Leadership Summit

Suicide Awareness Voices of Education (SAVE) hosted a Suicide Survivor and Bereavement Leadership Summit, which brought together 20 of the nation's leading caregivers, researchers, and pioneers in the field of suicide grief support to discuss how to better help people bereaved by suicide in communities across the United States.

30 Oct 2010

Target joins American Cancer Society in 2010 Great American Smokeout

In connection with the American Cancer Society's 2010 Great American Smokeout®, Target is launching a month-long Celebrate Smoke-free campaign designed to support guests and team members in their efforts to quit smoking.

30 Oct 2010

Researchers discover agouti family gene regulates pigmentation, body weight

Researchers led by Vanderbilt's Roger Cone, Ph.D., have discovered a new member of a gene family that has powerful influences on pigmentation and the regulation of body weight.

30 Oct 2010

NYBC calls for blood donations during Pancreatic and Lung Cancer Awareness Month

November is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month and Lung Cancer Awareness Month, and New York Blood Center (NYBC) serving more than 20 million people in New York City, Long Island, the Hudson Valley, New Jersey, and parts of Connecticut and Pennsylvania, calls upon our communities to please join the fight against cancer by donating blood. Healthy people of all blood types and ethnicities are encouraged to donate and help save lives. Blood donations are particularly needed from O-negative, B-negative and A-negative types.

30 Oct 2010

Experts at XXXIII World Congress present new clinical challenges about thrombotic disorders

Pharmaceutical Strategic Initiatives announced today that some of the leading experts in the field of thrombosis and anticoagulation provided their perspective and assessment of new clinical challenges at a recent symposium held at the XXXIII World Congress of the International Society of Hematology held in Jerusalem, Israel on October 12, 2010.

30 Oct 2010

New sculpture to commemorate Sir Frederick Banting

One of the greatest gifts Canada has given the world will be celebrated this Sunday at Banting House National Historic Site of Canada located in London, Ont. with the unveiling of a three-metre high sculpture to commemorate the birth of Sir Frederick Banting's brilliant idea that led to the discovery of insulin. Banting House National Historic Site of Canada is a public site dedicated to the historic significance of Sir Frederick Banting.

30 Oct 2010

Annual meeting of INFORMS to take place at Austin Convention Center

When 4,000 experts in everything from laws about using your cell phone while driving to using math to decide whether to punt or pass on fourth down come to Austin on November 7, the city will find itself deluged not only by smart people who use math for a living but also problem solvers who tackle America's greatest threats.

30 Oct 2010

Joslin announces fundraisers to benefit diabetes research

The importance of the research and clinical care work at Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston has been affirmed by a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention predicting that one-third of all U.S. adults will have diabetes by 2050 if current trends continue.

30 Oct 2010

Effective smoking cessation interventions for Latino smokers needed

Latinos who live the United States are more likely to quit smoking when they take part in an intervention program, finds a systematic review of studies conducted by Monica Webb Hooper, Ph.D., and colleagues at the University of Miami.

30 Oct 2010

Accuray to present CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery System at ASTRO Meeting

Accuray Incorporated, a global leader in the field of radiosurgery, announced today that 40 accepted abstracts highlighting the use of the CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery System will be presented as posters and presentations at the 52nd Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), taking place in San Diego from October 31-November 4.

30 Oct 2010

Study finds SBRT therapy delays pancreatic cancer progression

For pancreatic cancer patients unable to undergo surgery the only known cure for this form of cancer a highly targeted cancer radiation therapy may help slow cancer progression and lessen disease symptoms, according to researchers at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.

30 Oct 2010

AACR announces launch of new journal, Cancer Discovery

The American Association for Cancer Research announces the launch of its newest journal, Cancer Discovery, which will publish high-impact, peer-reviewed articles describing major advances in basic and clinical research. Its unique format will feature game-changing research, review articles, perspectives and commentaries, news, and "Research Watch" summaries of important journal articles. Cancer Discovery is a new addition to the AACR's robust publication program.

30 Oct 2010

Tryton Side Branch Stent System offers new treatment strategy for atherosclerotic lesions

Tryton Medical, Inc., the leading developer of stents designed to definitively treat bifurcation lesions, today announced interim six-month results from the company's E-Tryton registry evaluating the TRYTON Side Branch Stent System at 15 European sites.

30 Oct 2010

CPRIT awards cancer research grants to 13 Texas institutions

The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT), the second largest funding source of cancer research in the United States, kicks off its second year by awarding 52 cancer research grants totaling $40,302,026 to 13 Texas institutions. Among the grants are two CPRIT Scholars in Cancer Research recruitment awards bringing outstanding scientists from preeminent institutions to join the faculty at Texas universities.

30 Oct 2010

Alnylam to present data on RNAi therapeutics for fibrotic diseases at The Liver Meeting

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a leading RNAi therapeutics company, announced today it will present several poster presentations at the 61st Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases being held in Boston, Mass from October 29 - November 2, 2010.

30 Oct 2010

Advaxis enters CRADA with NCI for development of live attenuated Listeria vaccines

Advaxis, Inc.,, the live, attenuated Listeria monocytogenes (Listeria) immunotherapy company, is pleased to announce it has signed a formal research agreement with the National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health.

30 Oct 2010

UB endocrinologist receives Junior Faculty Award to study effects of low testosterone in young men with type 2 diabetes

An endocrinologist in the University at Buffalo's School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences has received a three-year $400,000 Junior Faculty Award from the American Diabetes Society to study the effects of low testosterone levels in young men with type 2 diabetes.

30 Oct 2010

Dysfunction of Grhl2 factor may affect epithelial barrier formation, contribute to congenital abnormalities

Scientists of the Max Delbr-ck Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) Berlin-Buch and the Experimental and Clinical Research Center (ECRC) of MDC and Charit- in Berlin-Buch have gained new insights into the development of epithelial cells and their molecular repertoire.

30 Oct 2010

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Enzon data on LNA technology platform accepted for presentation at EORTC-NCI-AACR Symposium

Saving soldier's life takes precedence over treating traumatic urologic injury on battlefield

SAVE hosts Suicide Survivor and Bereavement Leadership Summit

Target joins American Cancer Society in 2010 Great American Smokeout

Researchers discover agouti family gene regulates pigmentation, body weight

NYBC calls for blood donations during Pancreatic and Lung Cancer Awareness Month

Experts at XXXIII World Congress present new clinical challenges about thrombotic disorders

New sculpture to commemorate Sir Frederick Banting

Annual meeting of INFORMS to take place at Austin Convention Center

Joslin announces fundraisers to benefit diabetes research

Effective smoking cessation interventions for Latino smokers needed

Accuray to present CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery System at ASTRO Meeting

Study finds SBRT therapy delays pancreatic cancer progression

AACR announces launch of new journal, Cancer Discovery

Tryton Side Branch Stent System offers new treatment strategy for atherosclerotic lesions

CPRIT awards cancer research grants to 13 Texas institutions

Alnylam to present data on RNAi therapeutics for fibrotic diseases at The Liver Meeting

Advaxis enters CRADA with NCI for development of live attenuated Listeria vaccines

UB endocrinologist receives Junior Faculty Award to study effects of low testosterone in young men with type 2 diabetes

Dysfunction of Grhl2 factor may affect epithelial barrier formation, contribute to congenital abnormalities

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