A team of University of Hawaii Cancer Center scientists led by James Turkson, Ph.D. have created a new type of anti-cancer drug named BP-1-102. The drug, which can be orally administered, targets a key protein that triggers the development of many types of cancer including lung, breast and skin cancers. ...

A biomedical informatics researcher who tracks dangerous viruses as they spread around the globe has restructured his innovative tracking software to promote even wider use of the program around the world.

(Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary) Forum will unite researchers, retinal specialists, companies interested in gene therapy, regulators, and the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) National Eye Institute (NEI), to examine the clinical path of optogenetic approaches in treating vision-robbing diseases such as macular degeneration, retinitis pigmentosa, and related conditions that ...

(American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists) Vaccination studies from Mercer University (Ga.) headline the groundbreaking research being unveiled at the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists' (AAPS) National Biotechnology Conference (NBC).

ARLINGTON, VA (May 14, 2012) - Vaccination studies from Mercer University (Ga.) headline the groundbreaking research being unveiled at the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists' (AAPS) National Biotechnology Conference (NBC). The conference takes place Monday, May 21 - Wednesday, May 23 at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel and ...

Safer indoor sex work spaces provide important and potentially life-saving benefits to sex workers including reduced exposure to violence and HIV and improved relationships with police, according to a study published by the Gender and Sexual Health Initiative of the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) and the University ...

Chimpanzee Santino achieved international fame in 2009 for his habit of gathering stones and manufacturing concrete projectiles to throw at zoo visitors. A new study shows that Santino's innovativeness when he plans his stone-throwing is greater than researchers have previously observed. He not only gathers stones and manufactures projectiles in ...

Great Lakes NeuroTechnologies Secures Over $4.5 Million in Funding to Fuel New Product Development for Parkinson's Disease and Neuroscience Education April 24, 2012: Valley View, OH - Great Lakes NeuroTechnologies announced today they have secured over $4.5 million is funding for new product development. The funding includes three new projects ...

(Sandra Rotman Centre for Global Health) Armed with creative ideas and a modest Canadian grant, a committed, courageous group of vaccine advocates will venture into Pakistan's notorious SWAT district to fight deadly diseases and ignorance of vaccines and their benefits.The project is one of five awarded $10,000 by the Canadian-based ...

The Prospective Surveillance Model, an innovative new model of breast cancer rehabilitation, is featured in a special supplement to the American Cancer Society's journal, Cancer released on April 6, 2012. The model addresses the numerous physical issues faced by women with breast cancer and offers hope for an improved quality ...

MINNETONKA, Minn., April 17, 2012 /- MedNet Solutions, a global life sciences technology company specializing in clinical study management systems, is pleased to announce its participation in the Bio-IT World Conference & Expo '12, to be held April 24-26 at the World Trade Center in Boston, MA.  MedNet will be ...

LONDON, April 12, 2012 /- - - Finger Vein Identity Management Solution a Perfect Fit for the M2SYS Biometrics Product Portfolio - - Hitachi Europe Ltd. and M2SYS Technology today announced that they have entered into a strategic partnership making M2SYS Hitachi's primary Value ...