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Research reveals what drives lung cancer's spread

July 2, 2009

NEW YORK, JULY 2, 2009 -- A new study by researchers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) reveals the genetic underpinnings of what causes lung cancer to quickly metastasize, or spread, to the brain and the bone -- the two most prominent sites of lung cancer relapse. The study will be published online in the journal Cell on July 2.

Ben-Gurion U. researchers reveal connection between cancer and human evolution

July 2, 2009

BEER-SHEVA, ISRAEL, July 2, 2009 -- Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) have discovered that gene mutations that once helped humans survive may increase the possibility for diseases, including cancer.

The findings were recently the cover story in the journal Genome Research.

The team of researchers from BGU's National Institute for Biotechnology in the Negev

Research output in developing countries reveals 194 percent increase in five years

July 2, 2009

London, 2 July 2009 -- The partners of Research4Life announced today at the World Conference of Science Journalists 2009 that a new research impact analysis has demonstrated a dramatic rise in research output by scientists in the developing world since 2002.

Predicting the return of prostate cancer: New Johns Hopkins study betters the odds of success

July 2, 2009

Cancer experts at Johns Hopkins say a study tracking 774 prostate cancer patients for a median of eight years has shown that a three-way combination of measurements has the best chance yet of predicting disease metastasis.

Study shows PET can measure effectiveness of novel breast cancer treatment

July 2, 2009

RESTON, Va. -- A new study published in the July issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine shows that positron emission tomography (PET) scans in mice can be used to determine whether a novel type of breast cancer treatment is working as intended.

Researchers unite to distribute quantum keys

July 1, 2009

Researchers from across Europe have united to build the largest quantum key distribution network ever built. The efforts of 41 research and industrial organisations were realised as secure, quantum encrypted information was sent over an eight node, mesh network.

Obama sees link between stem-cell work, 'scientific integrity'

July 1, 2009

President Obama will sign an executive order Monday lifting limits on human embryonic stem cell research and will direct federal agencies to "restore scientific integrity" to decision-making, White House aides said Sunday.

Obama's order follows years of wrangling over stem cells and scientific decision-making in the Bush administration.

Hormone treatment eases post-surgery distress in children

July 1, 2009

A scary unknown for many children, the prospect of surgery can cause intense preoperative anxiety.

Blood stem cell growth factor reverses memory decline in mice

July 1, 2009

Tampa, FL (July 1, 2009) -- A human growth factor that stimulates blood stem cells to proliferate in the bone marrow reverses memory impairment in mice genetically altered to develop Alzheimer's disease, researchers at the University of South Florida and James A. Haley Hospital found.

Stanford discovery pinpoints new connection between cancer cells, stem cells

July 1, 2009

STANFORD, Calif. -- A molecule called telomerase, best known for enabling unlimited cell division of stem cells and cancer cells, has a surprising additional role in the expression of genes in an important stem cell regulatory pathway, say researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine.

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