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Disruption of estrogen receptor zinc finger function suppresses breast cancer
Modulation of estrogen receptor zinc finger function by disulfide benzamide and benzisothiazolone derivatives suppresses breast cancer growth in...
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Cancer screening practices among childhood cancer survivors suboptimal
Despite being at increased risk for secondary malignancies, adult survivors of childhood cancer often demonstrate cancer screening practices that...
Millennium phase III trial Velcade stopped on positive results
Millennium Pharmaceuticals Inc. said a trial of its cancer drug Velcade (bortezomib) was stopped early after patients on the drug […]
Focused ultrasound shows promise as treatment for advanced renal cancer
High intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) appears to be a safe and potentially effective treatment of advanced stage renal malignancy, according...
Public Defibrillators Deemed Not Cost Effective
Placing automatic external defibrillators (AEDs) in major transit hubs to revive people who go into cardiac arrest is excessively expensive […]
Signaling Pathway for Nerve Growth Found
Scientists have discovered a signaling pathway that helps control the growth of nerve cells up and down the spinal cord. […]
Fertile mouse sperm created from Stem Cells
Scientists in the United States have coaxed stem cells from mice to change into immature sperm that can fertilise eggs […]
Hypertension May Be Inflammatory Disease
A study of more than 20,000 women provides evidence that high blood pressure in part may be an inflammatory disease, […]
Deaths Due to Cardiomyopathy in expecting Mother’s
Research suggests that pregnancy-related deaths due to a deadly heart condition called cardiomyopathy have more than doubled in recent years,...
Refrigeration and Crohn’s disease increase
Certain types of bacteria that can survive in refrigerated food could be the cause of Crohn’s disease, a common ailment […]
Hormone links obesity and diabetes
University of Denver researchers have established a biochemical connection between obesity and Type 2 diabetes. University of Denver researchers...
Biggest Mergers In Recent Times
In one of the biggest mergers in recent times the world’s largest drug manufacturer, Pfizer, is to swallow its nearest […]
Improved Survival and Reduced Relapse in Early-Stage Breast Cancer
An updated analysis of an important study shows the Aventis chemotherapy agent Taxotere (docetaxel) significantly improved the survival rate of...
Significant Improvements In Survival
Significant Improvements In Survival And Response Rates In Patients With Her-2 Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer Compared to Taxotere Alone. A...
New animal model could unlock secrets of early pancreatic cancer
US researchers have created a murine model of invasive pancreatic ductal cancer that more closely mimics the human disease than […]
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