RSS Channels IndexNIH Scientists Find Promising Biomarker for Predicting HPV-Related Oropharynx Cancer
Researchers have found that antibodies against the human papillomavirus (HPV) may help identify individuals who are at greatly increased risk of HPV-related cancer of the oropharynx, which is a portion of the throat that contains the tonsils.
6/17/2013 5:00 PM EDT
NCI Designated Cancer Center Profile: Albert Einstein Cancer Institute
Among the research institutions the National Cancer Institute funds across the United States, it currently designates 67 as Cancer Centers. Largely based in research universities, these facilities are home to many of the NCI-supported scientists who...
6/11/2013 9:00 AM EDT
National Cancer Institute Designated Cancer Center Featured Article: Wistar and the Future of Team Science
For Dario Altieri, M.D., the future of cancer medicine at The Wistar Institute reads something like a treatment for a superhero film. Dr. Altieri is director of Wistar’s NCI-designated Cancer Center and the Institute’s Chief Scientific Officer,...
6/11/2013 8:55 AM EDT
NCI Designated Cancer Center Profile: Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania
Among the research institutions the National Cancer Institute funds across the United States, it currently designates 67 as Cancer Centers. Largely based in research universities, these facilities are home to many of the NCI-supported scientists who...
6/4/2013 12:50 PM EDT
Cervical Cancer: Paradigms at Home and Abroad
Cervical cancer, a disease that will affect more than 12,000 women in the United States this year and more than a half million women worldwide, leads to significantly fewer deaths when effective early detection methods are available, either via a...
6/3/2013 11:15 AM EDT
National Cancer Institute Designated Cancer Center Featured Article: Yale Cancer Center Carves New Path in Immunotherapy
Cancer immunotherapy is showing promise in treating patients with a variety of advanced, metastatic tumors, as evidenced by two newly unveiled studies from Yale Cancer Center.
6/3/2013 11:00 AM EDT
NIH Scientists Find Link Between Allergic and Autoimmune Diseases in Mouse Study
Scientists at the National Institutes of Health, and their colleagues, have discovered that a gene called BACH2 may play a central role in the development of diverse allergic and autoimmune diseases, such as multiple sclerosis, asthma, Crohn's...
6/3/2013 8:00 AM EDT
NCI Director's Message to Grantees About NCI Funding and Grant Support for FY2013
On May 7, 2013, NCI Director Harold Varmus sent an email to all NCI grantees informing them of reductions to NCI’s budget for fiscal year 2013. The reductions, due in large part to sequestration, are spread across NCI’s portfolio to protect...
5/21/2013 11:00 AM EDT
