NOTTINGHAM, England, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- British and U.S. medical scientists say they have identified a gene that protects the body from developing lung cancer. Researchers from the University of Nottingham and Washington University in St. Louis said ...
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Among United States Latinas, a greater degree of European genetic ancestry is associated with an increased risk of breast cancer, the results of a new study indicate. This could be due to environmental factors, genetic ...
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In partnership with the Ukrop's Monument Avenue 10k, Massey Cancer Center is inviting the community to join the 2009 Massey Fundraising Challenge and "Put Cancer on the Run!" This is the fourth year the Massey Fundraising Challenge has been offered ...
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NEW YORK (Associated Press) - Medical device maker Becton Dickinson and Co. said Thursday it received Food and Drug Administration clearance to sell a new cervical cancer screening system. The system, BD FocalPoint GS, uses the company's SurePath pap ...
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GAITHERSBURG, Md., December 04, 2008 /PRNewswire/ --MaxCyte, Inc., a clinical-stage therapeutics company and pioneer in clinical scale, non-viral cell loading systems, announces that Joseph C. Fratantoni, MD, Vice President Medical Affairs and ...
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New Rochelle, NY, December 4, 2008—Researchers are taking a closer look at the phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3-kinase) pathway as studies continue to demonstrate that inhibiting this biological route suppresses tumor growth, reports Genetic ...
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A Hampton dad-of-two diagnosed with bowel cancer is urging people not to let embarrassment get in the way of potentially lifesaving check-ups. Gary Flynn, 43, who was diagnosed with the disease in July, is now supporting a national campaign by ...
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Cancer and heart disease were the two leading causes of deaths for Canadians, responsible for 52.4 per cent of all deaths in 2004, Statistics Canada reported Thursday. Between 2000 and 2004, age-standardized mortality rates declined for all 10 ...
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Dec 4 (Reuters) - Ambrilia Biopharma Inc (AMB.TO: Quote , Profile , Research , Stock Buzz ) said it granted ZBx Corp worldwide rights to develop, manufacture and market its prostate-cancer testing technology in ZBx's test systems, sending its shares ...
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Tumor growth could be slowed or stopped if scientists find a way to apply a new discovery by a Florida State University professor. Researchers discovered a step in how chromosomes --the carriers of DNA -- regulate how cells multiply. The team was led ...
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