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Multi-network cancer telethon donations top $100 million 
KNVA-TV - 4 Hours ago
1:13 PM ET NEW YORK (AP) - With the help of Friday night's one-hour TV event, more than $100 million has been raised for cancer research. The amount comes not just from viewers of the 'Stand Up to Cancer'
Multi-network cancer telethon donations top 100 ... KCBA Fox 35
Multi-Network Cancer Telethon Do... FOX 7 KTBC
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Breast mris delay cancer treatment by weeks 
Xinhua News Agency - 83 Minutes ago
BEIJING, Sept. 8 -- Women with newly diagnosed breast cancer who get an MRI scan wait about three weeks longer before their surgery and are far more likely to get a mastectomy than women who have only
Breast MRIs delay cancer treatment by weeks: study Bdnews24.com
Study Finds MRIs Delay Breast Cancer Treatment Red Orbit
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Shock as councillor dies suddenly after winning cancer fight 
The Scotsman - 93 Minutes ago
A VETERAN councillor died yesterday of a brain haemorrhage just months after winning a long- running battle against cancer. Elizabeth Maginnis, a councillor in Edinburgh for more than 21 years, was admitted     Add Comment

Computerized reminder system drove up colon cancer screening rates 
News-Medical.Net - 72 Minutes ago
A computerized reminder system used in community-based primary care doctors' offices increased colorectal cancer screening rates by an average of 9 percent, according to a new study from the . The reminder
Computerized Reminder System Drove Up Colon Cancer Screening Rates, Study Found Science Daily
Mich. docs use computerized reminders to boost colon cancer screening rates HealthCareIT News
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Trastuzumab-DM1 - a 'smart bomb' for breast cancer treatment 
News-Medical.Net - 72 Minutes ago
investigators have found that 'smart bomb' therapies are effective in treating breast cancer patients while minimizing side effects. Howard A. Burris III, M.D., SCRI's chief medical officer, is presenting     Add Comment

Vaccines play an important role in fight Poor lifestyle-factors may contribute to  
Therapeutics Daily - 96 Minutes ago
Vaccines play an important role in fight Poor lifestyle-factors may contribute to the development of cancer, but infectious diseases can also trigger tumours, writes Michael Ho The first thing that springs     Add Comment
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>>   Genetics
Gene therapy prevents blindness in an animal model of mitochondrial dysfunction 
AMP - 54 Minutes ago
Scientists have created an animal model suitable for testing and validating gene therapies for treatment of a common mitochondrial dysfunction that causes loss of vision. Read more    Add Comment

UH researchers help discover longevity gene 
Honolulu Advertiser - 101 Minutes ago
Researchers with Kuakini Medical Center, the Pacific Health Research Institute and the University of Hawai'i at Mnoa's John A. Burns School of Medicine have discovered that having a specific variation     Add Comment

3-Scientists Discover the Monogamy Gene ..... 
PakTribune.com - 58 Minutes ago
Researchers at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, led by behavioral geneticist Hasse Walum, began their research after being intrigued by a study showing that one genetic variation in male
2-Scientists Discover the Monogamy Gene ..... PakTribune.com
Scientists Discover the Monogamy Gene PakTribune.com
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Parsing the genome of a deadly brain tumor 
Bionity.com - 112 Minutes ago
'This was a big thrust for the public project,' said Dr. Richard Gibbs, director of the Baylor College of Medicine Human Genome Sequencing Center, a member of the network and a co-author of the paper.
Genome analysis used to decode brain cancer: study The Money Times
Genome analysis used to decode brain cancer: study (AFP) Yahoo!
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Scientists reveal changes to embryonic stem cells caused by Down syndrome 
Bionity.com - 112 Minutes ago
Lead by Dean Nizetic, Professor of Cellular and Molecular Biology at Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, the team utilised embryonic stem cells from a previously genetically engineered     Add Comment

Gene domino effect behind brain, pancreatic tumors 
FindLaw AP International News Canada - 3 Hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) - Scientists have mapped the cascade of genetic changes that turn normal cells in the brain and pancreas into two of the most lethal cancers. The result points to a new approach for fighting
Gene domino effect behind some tumors Lawrence Journal-World
Domino effect behind tumors North Adams Transcript
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>>   Biotech
Case study: Biotech bananas offer hope to family farms 
The Times - 116 Minutes ago
A yellow revolution is sweeping through the poverty-riddled farmsteads of the Central Kenyan highlands. Neat rows of coffee bushes that once dominated the landscape are being replaced by 21st-century     Add Comment

Europe's GM food fear 'exacerbates famine' 
Telegraph - 2 Hours ago
Sir David King will say on Monday night that African farmers could produce up to 10 times as much food if they grew genetically modified crops instead of relying on old-fashioned ways of growing produce.     Add Comment

Gene therapy prevents blindness in an animal model of mitochondrial dysfunction 
AMP - 54 Minutes ago
Scientists have created an animal model suitable for testing and validating gene therapies for treatment of a common mitochondrial dysfunction that causes loss of vision. Read more    Add Comment

Elan and Biogen Idec Initiate First Clinical Trial of TYSABRI(R) in Oncology 
Bionity.com - 112 Minutes ago
This Phase I/II, open-label, two-arm study is designed to evaluate the safety and anti-tumor activity of TYSABRI in patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma. In the Phase I portion of the
Biogen to test Tysabri as a cancer treatment Raleigh Business Journal
Biogen Idec, Elan Start First Cancer Trial With Tysabri Xconomy
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Parsing the genome of a deadly brain tumor 
Bionity.com - 112 Minutes ago
'This was a big thrust for the public project,' said Dr. Richard Gibbs, director of the Baylor College of Medicine Human Genome Sequencing Center, a member of the network and a co-author of the paper.
Genome analysis used to decode brain cancer: study The Money Times
Genome analysis used to decode brain cancer: study (AFP) Yahoo!
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Africa needs GM food, says top scientist 
The Independent - 4 Hours ago
The Government's former chief scientific adviser will criticise anti-GM advocates such as Prince Charles today in an outspoken attack on those who believe organic farming will be able to feed the growing     Add Comment
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>>   Pharmaceutical Industry
Pfizer to Pitch Osteoporosis Drug 
Wall Street Journal Online - 2 Hours ago
Pfizer Inc. is due to appear Monday before outside medical experts and Food and Drug Administration     Add Comment

FDA to post quarterly report of potential drug safety issues 
News-Medical.Net - 72 Minutes ago
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today that it has posted on its Web site its first quarterly report that lists certain drugs that are being evaluated for potential safety issues. The drugs
FDA to List Drugs Under Review for Safety Issues HealthCentral.com
FDA posts list of potential problem drugs MyFox Champaign
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ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Files Registration Statement as Required by Previously Announced  
SmartBrief - 84 Minutes ago
SAN DIEGO-- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq:ACAD), a biopharmaceutical company utilizing innovative technology to fuel drug discovery and clinical development of novel treatments
KBW Announces Filing of Shelf Registration Statement Business Wire via Yahoo!
KBW Files Universal Shelf Registration Statement With SEC - Quick Facts RTTNews.com
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EMEA grants marketing authorisation for J&J's anti-HIV Intelence 
ICIS - 60 Minutes ago
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Petfood Insights: FDA public meeting focuses on Health Consequence Scoring 
Petfood Industry - 108 Minutes ago
In its effort to implement a 'comprehensive, risk-based and preventive' feed safety program, FDA has identified four major areas of concern The Center for Veterinary Medicine in the US Food and Drug Administration
Petfood Insights: AAFCO annual meeting shows some progress Petfood Industry
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Atomic structure of the mammalian "fatty acid factory" determined 
News-Medical.Net - 73 Minutes ago
Medical Science News Mammalian fatty acid synthase is one of the most complex molecular synthetic machines in human cells. It is also a promising target for the development of anti-cancer and anti-obesity
Mammalian 'fatty acid factory' may harbour multiple disease cure NetIndia123.com
Human fatty acid unravelled, paving way to new drugs NetIndia123.com
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>>   Biological sciences
Rattlesnake-type poisons used by superbug bacteria to beat our defenses 
Genetic Engineering News - 3 Hours ago
Colonies of hospital superbugs can make poisons similar to those found in rattlesnake venom to attack our bodies' natural defences, scientists heard today (Monday 8 September 2008) at the 's Autumn meeting
Rattlesnake-type poisons used by superbug bacteria to beat our defences News-Medical.Net
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Milk may help bacteria survive against low levels of antibiotics 
News-Medical.Net - 72 Minutes ago
Medical Science News Milk may help prevent potentially dangerous bacteria like Staphylococcus from being killed by antibiotics used to treat animals, scientists heard today (Monday 8 September 2008) at     Add Comment

UH researchers help discover longevity gene 
Honolulu Advertiser - 101 Minutes ago
Researchers with Kuakini Medical Center, the Pacific Health Research Institute and the University of Hawai'i at Mnoa's John A. Burns School of Medicine have discovered that having a specific variation     Add Comment

3-Scientists Discover the Monogamy Gene ..... 
PakTribune.com - 58 Minutes ago
Researchers at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, led by behavioral geneticist Hasse Walum, began their research after being intrigued by a study showing that one genetic variation in male
2-Scientists Discover the Monogamy Gene ..... PakTribune.com
Scientists Discover the Monogamy Gene PakTribune.com
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Atomic structure of the mammalian "fatty acid factory" determined 
News-Medical.Net - 73 Minutes ago
Medical Science News Mammalian fatty acid synthase is one of the most complex molecular synthetic machines in human cells. It is also a promising target for the development of anti-cancer and anti-obesity
Mammalian 'fatty acid factory' may harbour multiple disease cure NetIndia123.com
Human fatty acid unravelled, paving way to new drugs NetIndia123.com
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Parsing the genome of a deadly brain tumor 
Bionity.com - 112 Minutes ago
'This was a big thrust for the public project,' said Dr. Richard Gibbs, director of the Baylor College of Medicine Human Genome Sequencing Center, a member of the network and a co-author of the paper.
Genome analysis used to decode brain cancer: study The Money Times
Genome analysis used to decode brain cancer: study (AFP) Yahoo!
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