1 hr ago | Newswise
Scripps Florida Wins $1.4 Million for Chronic Leukemia Research
JUPITER, FL, June 19, 2013 - Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute have been awarded more than $1.4 million from the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health to create a potential new drug to attack the malignant cells that cause chronic lymphocytic leukemia , which is the most common leukemia in ... (more)
1 hr ago | EurekAlert!
Scientists awarded $1.4 million to develop new therapeutic approaches to chronic leukemia
Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute have been awarded more than $1.4 million from the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health to create a potential new drug to attack the malignant cells that cause chronic lymphocytic leukemia , which is the most common leukemia in the Western world.
2 hrs ago | KOMO News
First man cured of HIV meeting with Seattle scientists to recreate cure
4 hrs ago | Cape Gazette
On heart transplants, leukemia, DOs and MDs
Q. How successful are heart transplants? The survival rates for heart transplants have improved steadily since the first successful human heart transplants were done in the late 1960s.
6 hrs ago | MediLexicon
Protein Being Studied To Fight Cancer; May Cause Toxicity In Cardiac Cells
A study by researchers at Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences and the Department of Pharmacology at the University of California, San Diego, shows that a protein called MCL-1, which promotes cell survival, is essential for normal heart function.
11 hrs ago | The Courier-Journal
St. Matthews Lemonade stand benefits Anchorage boy with leukemia
A St. Matthews family's second annual effort to raise money to fight childhood cancer has taken a new turn after a cancer diagnosis struck close to home.
11 hrs ago | Your News Now
Doctors devote more research to chemo patients' sexual health
As more and more people live past their harrowing battles with cancer, increased attention is being paid to certain side-effects of chemotherapy, such as the growing field of research into sexual function for women after cancer.
14 hrs ago | SavannahNow
Enmark raises $65,000-plus for Light the Night
E nmark Stations Inc., has announced its customers helped raise $65,468 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Light The Night Walk scheduled for Oct. 18 in Forsyth Park.
Young community actress dies of leukemia
Her story is one any great playwrite would appreciate. Her life was a comedy and a tragedy, an adventure and a romance.
Massive support for a little boy
Last weekend's "Anything for a Friend, Riess Timothy" fundraiser brought together more than 500 Castle Country residents and an army of organizers united behind one Price family's battle against cancer.
Young dancer's journey inspires cancer fundraiser
Eight-year-old dancer and cancer survivor Kameryn VanWallengham accepts a cheque raised by her dance studio on behalf of the Northern Ontario Families of Children with Cancer.
Infinity stock back on upswing after two-month tumble
Infinity Pharmaceuticals Inc. was up 12 percent Tuesday as investors buy stock following what one analyst called an "overreaction" to data released earlier this month on the Cambridge biotech's potential treatment for blood cancer.
'It was tough' - staff raise hundreds of pounds in rowing challenge
For most people, rowing the distance from Dover to Calais does not sound like the most exciting of ways to spend a Saturday.
Fighting Cancer and Bullying With a Smile
Madisyn Tolfa is 7-year-old. She's in the second grade, lives in Niagara Falls, and has acute lympho-blastic leukemia.
'Undruggable' cancer may be druggable after all: New target identified
The gene, SALL4, gives stem cells their ability to continue dividing as stem cells rather than becoming mature cells.
Celebrated pop harpist Eleanor Fell dies
Harpist Eleanor Fell collected some Marquee signs from her days performing at the Rainbow Room in New York City.
Study Identifies Protein Essential for Normal Heart Function
A study by researchers at Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences and the Department of Pharmacology at the University of California, San Diego, shows that a protein called MCL-1, which promotes cell survival, is essential for normal heart function.
Medivo raises $15M to bridge gap between patients and physicians
The healthcare industry is sick, but increasing numbers of startups are applying their tricks and treatments to nurse it back to heath.
Cowtown's Go Skateboarding Day + Sebastian James
Cowtown in Phoenix, Arizona is having everyone meet up at its downtown shop to Premiere the Sk8Mafia Video STEE .
One family runs to remember dad
Fans of Sunday's Daddy Dash in Wellington were all cheering for the same team, Team Dad.