Imperial Valley News Center
UC San Diego/SDSC Study Uncovers Mechanism to Block a Cancer Pathway
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- Written by Lynne Friedmann
San Diego, California - Cisplatin is part of the chemotherapy treatment programs for many of the most common types of cancer. This important drug has now been shown to play an unexpected role in blocking one of the pathways most commonly involved in driving the growth of cancers, according to a recent study by researchers at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) as well as the university’s Moores Cancer Center and Department of Neurosciences.
Botox may prevent irregular heartbeat after bypass surgery
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Dallas, Texas - Botox - known for reducing facial wrinkles - may also prevent irregular heart rhythms when injected into fat surrounding the heart after bypass surgery, according to research in the American Heart Association journal Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology.
FDA approves new therapy for certain types of advanced soft tissue sarcoma
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Washington, DC - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Yondelis (trabectedin), a chemotherapy, for the treatment of specific soft tissue sarcomas (STS) - liposarcoma and leiomyosarcoma - that cannot be removed by surgery (unresectable) or is advanced (metastatic). This treatment is approved for patients who previously received chemotherapy that contained anthracycline.
Prevalence of Marijuana Use Among U.S. Adults Doubles Over Past Decade
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Washington, DC - The percentage of Americans who reported using marijuana in the past year more than doubled between 2001-2002 and 2012-2013, and the increase in marijuana use disorder during that time was nearly as large. Past year marijuana use rose from 4.1 percent to 9.5 percent of the U.S. adult population, while the prevalence of marijuana use disorder rose from 1.5 percent to 2.9 percent, according to national surveys conducted by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health.
Competition seeks innovative ideas to advance open science
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Washington, DC - The National Institutes of Health has partnered with London-based Wellcome Trust to launch a global science competition for new products or services to advance “open science,” a movement to make scientific research data broadly accessible to the public. Up to six teams of technology experts and researchers stand to win $80,000 each to develop their ideas into a prototype or to advance an existing early stage prototype.
Secretary Kerry To Attend Dinner in honor of Indonesian President Joko Widodo
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Washington, DC - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will deliver remarks at a dinner in honor of Indonesian President Joko Widodo hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, at 7:00 p.m. on October 26, 2015, at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, D.C.
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