Archive: 05/01/2018
Researchers develop approach for identifying tumor targets when genetic drivers are unknown
Ependymoma is a type of brain tumor that is resistant to chemotherapy. While genomic sequencing has provided molecular targets and resulted in precision oncology therapies for many cancers, effective targets for ependymomas ...
Jan 5, 2018
Researchers identify a new therapeutic target to fight metastasis in ovarian cancer
Researchers at Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute have described a key cellular receptor in the processes of metastasis in ovarian cancer. The finding, published in Molecular Cancer Therapeutics, might lead to the use ...
Jan 5, 2018
Philippines probing 14 deaths amid dengue vaccine furore
The Philippines is investigating if the deaths of 14 children had any link to a dengue vaccine whose use the government has suspended due to health concerns, officials said Friday.
Jan 5, 2018
Experts call for World Health Organization to rethink 'unacceptable' plans
The World Health Organization (WHO) has been accused of "washing its hands of older people" in its proposed priorities for future work.
Jan 5, 2018