Tomorrow's issue of Nature discusses the next steps in cancer research (subscription required for the full text): A tumour cell is a genetic disaster area littered with mutations that differ not only…

GENEVA, Switzerland, September 10 /PRNewswire/ -- - Innovative Formulation of Metformin Allows a Rapid Dissolution and may Contribute to Better Adherence to Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Merck Serono…

BASEL, Switzerland, September 10 /PRNewswire/ -- - 100+ Abstracts on Roche Medicines Feature at This Congress More than 100 Roche abstracts have been accepted for the biggest cancer congress in…

Imagine that instead of setting out to invent a better lightbulb, Thomas Edison had announced his intention to invent a light-emitting diode that you could use to illuminate your kitchen. This isn't…

A narrow region on chromosome 15 contains genetic variations strongly associated with familial lung cancer, says a study conducted by scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St.…

MANCHESTER, England, September 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Egg secretions from a worm that causes a deadly human disease may prove useful in gene therapy, according to research presented at the British…

CALGARY, Canada, September 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Oncolytics Biotech Inc. ("Oncolytics") (TSX:ONC, NASDAQ:ONCY) announced today that that it has started patient enrolment in a Phase 2 clinical trial…

HIGH WYCOMBE, England, September 8 /PRNewswire/ -- - VELCADE Approved Across all Disease Stages for Broad Spectrum of Patients Janssen-Cilag / Ortho Biotech, the biopharmaceutical division of…

In an article in Nature, The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) has reported results from its first comprehensive study which focused on the deadly brain cancer glioblastoma. The TCGA team, comprised of more…

LONDON, September 8 /PRNewswire/ -- A breakthrough method has been found to reduce the dangerous side-effects of a medicine that successfully tackles epilepsy, according to research released at the…