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Testing for mutations identified in squamous cell lung cancer tumors helps personalize treatment

May 16, 2012
(Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center) Researchers from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center have begun testing for three new genetic targets and found that together they occur in approximately 50 percent of patients with squamous cell carcinomas of the lung, which affects 40,000 Americans each year. Initial findings of the research will be ...

DNA Compaction Required For Successful Stem Cell Differentiation

May 15, 2012
New research findings show that embryonic stem cells unable to fully compact the DNA inside them cannot complete their primary task: differentiation into specific cell types that give rise to the various types of tissues and structures in the body. Researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University ...

Lenalidomide prolongs disease control for multiple myeloma patients after stem cell transplant

May 15, 2012
(Oregon Health & Science University) Multiple myeloma patients are better equipped to halt progression of this blood cancer if treated with lenalidomide, or Revlimid, following a stem cell transplant, according to a study co-authored by a physician with the Oregon Health & Science University Knight Cancer Institute.

New York Stem Cell Foundation scientist grows bone from human embryonic stem cells

May 14, 2012
NEW YORK, NY (May 14, 2012) -- Dr. Darja Marolt, an Investigator at The New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) Laboratory, is lead author on a study showing that human embryonic stem cells can be used to grow bone tissue grafts for use in research and potential therapeutic application. Dr. ...

Fight Against Melanoma May Be Aided By Cell Signaling Discovery

May 14, 2012
The human body does a great job of generating new cells to replace dead ones but it is not perfect. Cells need to communicate with or signal to each other to decide when to generate new cells. Communication or signaling errors in cells lead to uncontrolled cell growth and are ...

New York Stem Cell Foundation scientist grows bone from human embryonic stem cells

May 14, 2012
(New York Stem Cell Foundation) Dr. Darja Marolt, an investigator at the New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) Laboratory, is lead author on a study showing that human embryonic stem cells can be used to grow bone tissue grafts for use in research and potential therapeutic application. The study is ...

Stem Cell Study Shows Promising Results Against Heart Failure

May 11, 2012
By Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, May 10 (HealthDay News) -- A new treatment that involves spinning bone marrow stem cells to enhance their healing potential may help people with advanced heart failure feel and function better, a small study suggests. Researchers ...

Using Stem Cell Therapy For Neck And Head Cancers Avoids Salivary Gland Damage Caused By Radiotherapy

May 11, 2012
Approximately 40% of individuals treated for head and neck cancer experience the distressing adverse-effects of dry mouth syndrome. However, researchers in the Netherlands may have found a way to prevent impairing salivary glands during radiotherapy treatment. The researchers note this finding could enhance the quality of life of 500,000 individuals ...

CTI receives EU conditional marketing authorization for Pixuvri to treat non-Hodgkin B-cell lymphomas

May 11, 2012
CellTherapeutics today announced that it has received conditional marketing authorization from the European Commission for Pixuvri (pixantrone) as monotherapy for the treatment of adult patients with multiply relapsed or refractory aggressive non-Hodgkin B-cell lymphomas. Pixuvri is the first approved treatment in the European Union in this patient setting.

Successful stem cell differentiation requires DNA compaction, study finds

May 11, 2012
New research findings show that embryonic stem cells unable to fully compact the DNA inside them cannot complete their primary task: differentiation into specific cell types that give rise to the various types of tissues and structures in the body. Researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology ...

Genetic packing: Successful stem cell differentiation requires DNA compaction, study finds

May 11, 2012
(Phys.org) -- New research findings show that embryonic stem cells unable to fully compact the DNA inside them cannot complete their primary task: differentiation into specific cell types that give rise to the various types of tissues and structures in the body.

Salivary Gland Damage In Head And Neck Cancer May Be Avoided By Stem Cell Sparing Radiotherapy

May 11, 2012
Researchers believe they may have found a way to avoid damaging salivary glands during radiotherapy treatment for head and neck cancer - a discovery that could improve the quality of life of 500,000 patients a year worldwide with the disease...