Combining a breast cancer patient's clinical characteristics with a genomic profile of her tumor may provide important information for predicting an individual patient's prognosis and accurately guiding treatment options, according to a new study led by researchers in the Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center (DCCC) and Duke's Institute for Genome Sciences & Policy (IGSP).
Howard McLeod, Ph.D., directs the UNC Institute for Pharmacogenomics and Individualized Therapy (IPIT) in the UNC School of Pharmacy. McLeod, Fred Eshelman Distinguished Professor of Pharmacy, has published over 250 peer-reviewed papers on pharmacogenomics, applied therapeutics, or clinical pharmacology and continues to work to integrate genetics principles into clinical practice to advance individualized medicine.
Twenty years after opening its doors as the Rocky Mountain region's only National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center, the University of Colorado Cancer Center has become one of the nation's premier institutions for cancer research, education, patient care and outreach.
The McGill Cancer Centre (MCC) was created in 1978 in order to bring together the scientists working in the area of cancer at McGill University. The establishment of such entity was necessary to integrate the multidisciplinary research approaches and to ensure an accelerated rate of discovery of molecular targets as well as to speed up the development of new effective drugs against cancer. In 2008, the internationally renowned centre is expanding basic cancer research programs, which will include the field of knowledge translation.
Nevada Cancer Institute continues to pave a path in cutting edge research towards cancer treatment including an intense investigation in the development of myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) and the development of acute myeloid leukemia (AML).
Newswise thematic wires provide an opportunity to augment and expand media coverage by reaching both the media, and a public audience of professionals interested in science and medical news. The Newswise/AACR Cancer Research Awareness Wire was delivered in early April to reporters only, to promote May as Cancer Research Awareness Month, and today the wire goes live to the public. After the jump, Newswise reports on the success and future opportunities of thematic wires to maximize exposure in the media and with the public.
In UNSTRANGE MINDS: Remapping the World of AUTISM, Roy Richard Grinker, an award-winning anthropologist and father of a daughter with autism, presents the controversial idea that there is no evidence for an autism epidemic. The high rates of diagnosis today are instead evidence that scientists are finally, after all these years, counting cases correctly.
A new book, ROAR OF THE HEAVENS, by journalist Stefan Bechtel, tells the complete story of Hurricane Camille, an unprecedented storm, following a handful of survivors through the great hurricane and its aftermath. In the process, the book elegantly explains the science of hurricanes, with the assistance of meteorologist Jeffrey Halverson, PhD, of the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.
Newswise has created two new ways for journalists to manage information and boost productivity. We are introducing two new tools "” one for journalists writing about major breaking news events, and another for feature reporters.
Ipods and MP3 players are still hot, denim is not, and this holiday shopping season is going to be longer than ever! These are just a few of the fascinating, fact-based predictions students have to offer, based upon their extensive, grass-roots, on-the-ground survey.
This is the year! With gasoline prices skyrocketing and free time at a premium, this is an ideal time to try holiday shopping on line. Consumers can find a wider variety of goods and sizes online than in most stores.
When it comes to Alzheimer's, you are not alone. That is the message the Alzheimer's Association is sending out to people with Alzheimer's, their families and caregivers in a nationwide campaign during National Alzheimer's Disease Month which is held in November and was established by former president Ronald Reagan in 1983.
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