Three scientists share 2015 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced Wednesday. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2015 was awarded jointly to Tomas Lindahl, Paul Modrich and Aziz Sancar "for mechanistic studies ...
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According to the statement released by Chinese scientists, a traditional Chinese medicine, named Kanglaite Injection has been approved by FDA. The drug contains anticaner compounds extracted from the seed of coix and has been used as ...
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Incyte Corporation (Nasdaq: INCY) announced today that it has entered into a clinical trial collaboration agreement with Merck, through a Merck subsidiary, to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Incyte's oral indoleamine dioxygenase-1 ...
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Nuvilex has announced that its subsidiary, Medical Marijuana Sciences, plans to use the proprietary cellulose-based live-cell encapsulation technology known as Cell-in-a-Box to develop treatments for serious and deadly forms of cancer. ...
Newer vaccines that protect against rotavirus have lower risks of bowel obstruction for infants than a previous vaccine did, two new studies suggest. "We would call it a small increased risk," said W. Katherine Yih, a lecturer at Harvard ...
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IBM faces a puzzle that might give even the world's greatest detective pause: How to grow its "Jeopardy"-conquering Watson supercomputer into a $10-billion business within a decade. The company hopes to boost Watson's profit-making ...
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One year after breast cancer surgery, many women continue to experience pain, according to a new study. Researchers revealed that the factors associated with the women's pain included chronic pain and depression before surgery, ...
Money problems can prevent women from getting recommended breast cancer treatments, a new study suggests. Researchers analyzed data from more than 1,300 women in the Seattle-Puget Sound area who were diagnosed with breast cancer between ...
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Roche and Molecular Partners have entered into a research collaboration and licensing agreement to discover, develop and commercialize several proprietary therapeutics incorporating Molecular' DARPin biologics conjugated to toxic agents ...
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Agalimmune, a biopharmaceutical company, has been created to develop innovative immunotherapeutics for the treatment of cancer, with a focus on solid tumours. The new company has been founded by an investment group comprising Loxbridge ...
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KEW Group, the oncology personalized medicine management and analytics company, has launched CancerPlex assay, a comprehensive gene testing panel that can be used to examine the genetic profile of many common cancers. Developed and ...
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The fourth annual Tour de Pink West Coast bike ride concluded this past weekend with more than 120 riders completing a three-day, 200-mile trip along southern California's coast and raising thousands of dollars for the Young Survival ...
Ventana Medical Systems,a member of the Roche Group, and pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim (BI) have entered into a collaboration agreement for the development of companion diagnostic tests for BI oncology programs. Companion ...
Online retailer Overstock.com announced Monday that founder and CEO Patrick Byrne has resumed his duties following a medical leave. During his leave, Byrne retained his post as chairman, but former president Jonathan Johnson served as ...
Chindex Medical and Medvio have entered into a collaboration agreement with an advanced imaging and radiation therapy technologies provider iCAD. Under the agreement, Chindex will distribute iCAD's Xoft Axxent Electronic Brachytherapy ...
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