Researchers are now able to use a 3D computer model which helps them to screen millions of chemo drugs. This brand new approach has been able to give researchers a fully movable view of the structure of a protein that …
When the clinical trial for Johnson & Johnson’s new cancer drug went better than anyone could have expected, it caused quite a stir. Usually, the whole clinical trial process can take some time. Medical researchers have to analyze the results …
In 1996, the voters of California passed Proposition 215, which declared the medical use of marijuana legal in the state. Proposition 215 came into conflict, however, with Federal Law, which prohibits the use of medical marijuana, even for medicinal …
For the first time, the most common type of skin cancer, basal cell carcinoma (BCC), has a miracle drug to treat it. This pill is called Erivedge. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the drug on January …
We recently came across this amazing Ted Talk by Jay Bradner and felt compelled to share! Jay asks the interesting question of, “How does cancer know it’s cancer”? Bradner, a researcher at Harvard and Dana Farber in Boston (*also check …
Could we one day see a vaccine for certain types of cancer? Those at the Laboratory of Tumor Immunology and Biology, Center for Cancer Research at the National Cancer Institute are hoping so! Here’s the quick abstract:
Purpose: PANVAC …
Pancreatic cancer is a notoriously lethal disease that overtook Steve Jobs and threatens the life of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg. However, help may be on the way for those who suffer from pancreatic cancer in the form of a new …
As long as there is the possibility for newer and better drugs to fight cancer, there remains hope. A few of the recent breakthroughs in cancer drugs are listed below:
Breast cancer that has metastasized in patients who have …
When was the last time you walked into your local pharmacy and had a genuine and meaningful conversation with your pharmacist? Most of us don’t have this type of relationship with our pharmacist, where they take a vested interest in …
Oral Mucositis, a common complication of radiation and chemotherapy treatment, affects up to 50% of all patients who receive this combination. Patients receiving chemotherapy alone also have a high occurrence of the debilitating condition.
Aggressive …
Nanoscience and nanotechnology got started in the early 1980’s and if you can believe it, the first use of its concepts was in a talk given by physicist Richard Feynman on December 29, 1959 called “There’s Plenty of Room at …
