Drug Fends Off Kidney Cancer Progression
New data from an international, multicenter Phase III clinical trial has found that the experimental targeted therapy everolimus (RAD001) significantly delays cancer progression in patients with metastatic kidney cancer whose disease had worsened on other treatments.
Mediterranean Workshop Focuses On Radioactive Materials For Medicine, Industry
Delays and denials of shipments involving regulated radioactive materials used in medicine and industry are of growing concern to safety and industry experts. Meeting in Rome at an IAEA workshop, they agreed on an action plan for the Mediterranean region that seeks to ease hardships for hospitals, research centres and organizations that rely on timely delivery of beneficial radiation sources.
Advanced Colon Cancer: Administering Calcium And Magnesium Effectively Reduces Neurological Sensitivity
Researchers in the North Central Cancer Treatment Group (NCCTG) have shown that patients who receive intravenous calcium and magnesium before and after the chemotherapy drug oxaliplatin for the treatment of advanced colon cancer experience a significantly reduced incidence and severity of neurological side effects (neurotoxicity).
4th International AMAM Symposium: Animal Behavior Turned Into Robots And More
Building a machine that moves like a cockroach, salamander, fish or another creature is no easy task.
Factors In Delaying Or Declining Total Knee Replacement Surgery
A study led by Dr. Ann F. Jacobson, associate professor in Kent State's College of Nursing, unveils the reasons why people may initially choose to postpone but ultimately undergo total knee replacement surgery and emphasizes the need for better patient education before and after the procedure.
World's Largest Conference On Evolution To Be Hosted By University Of Minnesota
University of Minnesota to host world's largest conference on evolution; author, columnist Olivia Judson headlines.More than 1, 400 of the world's top experts on evolution will gather in Minnesota June 20 through 24 for "Evolution 2008, " the world's largest annual gathering of evolutionary biologists.
Ning Wong Of Fox Chase Cancer Center Receives ASCO Cancer Foundation Career Development Award
The American Society of Clinical Oncology Cancer Foundation has selected Yu-Ning Wong, M.D., M.S.C.E., of Fox Chase Cancer Center, as one of 13 clinicians to receive a 2008 Career Development Award. Career Development Awards are presented to physicians in their second, third or fourth year as full-time faculty members in an academic setting.
Monkey Studies Important For Brain Science
Studies with non-human primates have made major contributions to our understanding of the brain and will continue to be an important, if small, part of neuroscience research, according to a recent review published in the British medical journal, The Lancet.
Compound Has Potential For New Class Of AIDS Drugs
Researchers have developed what they believe is the first new mechanism in nearly 20 years for inhibiting a common target used to treat all HIV patients, which could eventually lead to a new class of AIDS drugs.
Uric Acid Stones May Indicate Arteriosclerotic Diseases
Patients with metabolic syndrome disorders, including diabetes and high cholesterol, may be more likely to develop uric-acid stones than other type of calculi, according to research presented at the 103rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Urological Association (AUA).