DEAD SEA, Jordan -- Seaweed extract may eventually emerge as a lymphoma treatment, according to laboratory research presented at the second AACR Dead Sea International Conference on Advances in Cancer Research: From the Laboratory to the Clinic, held here March 7-10, 2010Lymphoma is a cancer of th

read more>>

After making a diagnosis of cancer, clinicians have a number of treatment optionsMost of these involve coordinating multiple attacks on the tumor using an arsenal of cancer-killing therapies. Chemotherapy, where toxic drugs are used to specifically kill cancer cells, is a very powerful weapon in t

read more>>

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- Complete Genomics Inc., a third-generation human genome sequencing company, today announced that the Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) employed Complete Genomics' human genome sequencing service to sequence a family quartet to determine the depth of genetic information R

read more>>

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Discovery of an antibiotic's capacity to improve cell function in laboratory tests is providing movement disorder researchers with leads to more desirable molecules with potentially similar traits, according to University of Alabama scientists co-authoring a paper publishing "I

read more>>

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Researchers have new insight into the relationship between Parkinson's disease and smokingSeveral studies have shown that smokers have a lower risk of developing Parkinson's disease. A new study published in the March 10, 2010, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal

read more>>

New Orleans, LA -- Shahriar Koochekpour, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Genetics at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, led research that has discovered, for the first time, a genetic mutation in African-American men with a

read more>>

HOUSTON -- Baylor College of Medicine's Dr. James Lupski came to the end of a personal quest earlier this year when the Baylor Human Genome Sequencing Center sequenced his complete genome and identified the gene involved in his own form of Charcot-Marie-Tooth syndrome, which affects the function of

read more>>

CINCINNATI -- Individuals with a certain type of genetic susceptibility to lung cancer face a greatly increased risk for the deadly disease with even a small exposure to cigarette smoke, a study team that includes researchers from the University of Cincinnati (UC) has concludedFor family members w

read more>>

PHILADELPHIA -- Obese patients with colon cancer are at greater risk for death or recurrent disease compared to those who are within a normal weight range, according to a report in Clinical Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research"Obesity has long been established

read more>>

For the first time, scientists have succeeded in growing empty particles derived from a plant virus and have made them carry useful chemicalsThe external surface of these nano containers could be decorated with molecules that guide them to where they are needed in the body, before the chemical loa

read more>>