American Cancer Society Awards $16 Million in Grants to Establish Cancer Health Equity Research Centers

ATLANTA – Feb. 24, 2022 – The American Cancer Society has awarded over $16 million in grants to establish Cancer Health Equity Research Centers (CHERC) at Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs). The inaugural cohort of institutions includes the Arizona Board of Regents – University of Arizona; the University of Illinois at Chicago; Morehouse School of Medicine and Howard University. Each institution received a four-year grant of $4.08 million.Continue reading

Panbela Therapeutics, Inc. to Acquire Cancer Prevention Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

  • Creates late-stage, diversified pipeline that uses a multi-targeted approach to reset dysregulated biology to address considerable unmet needs
  • Combined pipeline extends from pre-clinical to registration studies, with near-term clinical and regulatory milestones
  • Acquired lead asset will begin a fully-funded registration trial anticipated to start by year-end

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Breakthrough study uses genetic testing to evaluate risk of heart disease

(PHOENIX, Ariz. – Feb. 17, 2022) –Dignity Health in Arizona is launching the first research study  in North America in which genetic testing is used to identify men and women at risk of developing  heart disease based on the makeup of their DNA. If proven effective in clinical trials, this form of genetic testing may be adopted globally to prevent heart disease. Heart disease is the No. 1 killer in the world – in fact, half of Americans are expected to have at least one cardiac event in their lifetime. Continue reading