Surfing the web, I uncovered these new items worth sharing:

• Researchers at the University of Hawaii have developed a computational algorithm to analyze “Big Data” from tumor samples to better understand cancer. The algorithm is called Joint Analysis of Many Matrices by ITeration (JAMMIT) and it uses advance math to identify patterns in molecular data. Further discussion is found in BioData Mining.
• Scientists in Australia have discovered a new class of drugs that may be effective in treating incurable myeloma. These targeted therapies are furthered discussed in the journal Blood.
• More support for minority focused research with increased community participation would help improve scientific knowledge of chronic disease among all races and ethnic populations according to a paper published by lead researchers at Tufts. Their discussion is presented in Health Affairs.
• Researchers at the University of the Witwatersrand and the South African Centre for Excellence in PalaeoSciences have discovered a fossilized human toe bone, which dates back 1.7 million years, that shows evidence of osteosarcoma. This fossilized foot bone is the oldest evidence yet that ancient humans suffered from cancer. Read more about this discovery in Science Alert.