Despite enormous progress, breast cancer remains elusive, perplexing and, often, deadly. The disease can emerge due to a complex interplay of factors, including lifestyle, environment, aging and genetic predisposition.Continue reading
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MIT Validates Serva Energy’s Novel Production Method of Life-saving Actinium-225 Isotope
Serva Energy’s sample measurement of the rare, cancer-killing medical isotope Actinium-225 has been validated by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Nuclear Research Laboratory.
It’s the latest milestone in Serva’s development of commercial quantities of Actinium-225 (Ac-225) needed for next-generation Targeted Alpha Therapies.Continue reading
Groundbreaking study reveals link between air pollution and incidence of Parkinson’s disease
A new study led by researchers at Barrow Neurological Institute has found that people living in regions with median levels of air pollution have a 56 percent greater risk of developing Parkinson’s disease compared to those living in regions with the lowest level of air pollution.Continue reading
Rampart Bioscience Announces $85M Series A Financing to Develop Novel DNA-Based Medicines with Veteran Team
Forbion leads Series A, with participation from founding seed investor OrbiMed and additional new investors RA Capital Management and HealthCap
City of Hope, TGen awarded five-year, $4.5 million grant to advance liquid biopsy for pancreatic cancer
- City of Hope-led consortium seeks to validate noninvasive screening test for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma through large-scale cohort
- Inclusion of diverse populations is crucial for advancing understanding of these diseases, promoting health equity, and ensuring that medical research and treatments are inclusive and effective for all populations
Biden-Harris Administration Awards Planning Grant to Accelerate AI and Machine Learning for Medical Device Manufacturing in Phoenix, Arizona
As part of the President’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Commerce leverages Tech Hubs Program to spur regional innovation and job creation.Continue reading
ASU announces future medical school to be located in downtown Phoenix
Arizona State University President Michael M. Crow, joined by Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego, today announced that the university’s headquarters for ASU Health, which includes a new medical school, will be built at a location to be determined in downtown Phoenix.Continue reading
HonorHealth Research Institute, City of Hope and TGen lead international team in creating ‘robust’ early-detection method for pancreatic cancer
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Oct. 18, 2023 — In a significant breakthrough that could eventually extend the survival of patients with one of the deadliest of all malignancies, an international team of researchers have devised an investigational blood test that might one day help doctors detect pancreatic cancer earlier.Continue reading
Novocure and Stanford School of Medicine to Establish Tumor Treating Fields Research Program
ROOT, Switzerland–Oct 12, 2023 (BUSINESS WIRE)– Novocure (NASDAQ: NVCR) today announced it has entered into an agreement with Stanford University to establish the Stanford School of Medicine Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields) Research Program. The program is intended to support both preclinical studies and clinical trials with TTFields, electric fields that exert physical forces to kill cancer cells via a variety of mechanisms.Continue reading