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Nanotechnology Drug Delivery Shows Promise for Treatment of Pediatric Cancer
December 4, 2012 — Nanotechnology shows potential for the delivery of chemotherapeutic agents in a way that attacks cancer cells without harming healthy cells. Encapsulated dexamethasone delivered to pre-clinical ... > full story -
Predicting the Age at Menopause of Women Having Suffered from Childhood Cancers
December 4, 2012 — Researchers studied the age at menopause of a cohort of 706 women who had suffered from childhood cancer. The data revealed that these women, in particular those who had undergone unilateral ... > full story -
Stem Cell-Derived Dopaminergic Neurons Rescue Motor Defects in Parkinsonian Monkeys
December 3, 2012 — Researchers have derived dopaminergic neurons from bone marrow stem cells in ... > full story -
Ponatinib Acts Against the Most Resistant Types of Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
November 28, 2012 — Phase I trial shows third-generation drug helps patients after other treatments ... > full story -
Groundbreaking Study May Change Transplant Practices
November 20, 2012 — New research may change the current blood and marrow transplantation practices. The phase III, multicenter study compared harvesting stem cells from bone marrow rather than blood and suggests there ... > full story -
Bone Metastases Treatment Can Improve Overall Survival
November 15, 2012 — One of the most frequent sites of metastases is the bone, with an estimated 30 to 40 percent of patients with non-small-cell lung cancer developing bone loss. A study shows that the bone metastases ... > full story -
Umbilical Cord Cells Outperform Bone Marrow Cells in Repairing Damaged Hearts
November 15, 2012 — A new study has shown that cells derived from the umbilical cord are more effective in restoring heart function after an acute myocardial infarction (in common parlance, a heart attack) in a ... > full story -
How Chronic Inflammation Can Cause Cancer
November 12, 2012 — A new study has found that interleukin-15 (IL-15) alone can cause large granular lymphocytic (LGL) leukemia, a rare and usually fatal form of cancer. The researchers developed a treatment for the ... > full story -
Gene Sequencing Project Identifies Abnormal Gene That Launches Rare Childhood Leukemia
November 12, 2012 — Research has identified a fusion gene responsible for almost 30 percent of a rare subtype of childhood leukemia with an extremely poor prognosis. The finding offers the first evidence of a mistake ... > full story -
Smart Drug Improves Survival in Older Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia
November 12, 2012 — A new study has found acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients given a new type of 'smart drug' in addition to chemotherapy treatment are 22 per cent less likely to relapse and around 13 per cent less ... > full story
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