- A new development in scholarly publishing scams. According to this post, in addition to predatory publishers, authors should be on the look out for companies selling fake metrics. If you need help evaluating a journal prior to publishing or with calculating citation metrics contact MSK Library. (Hat tip to Donna Gibson)
- IEEE Tech Talk has an item about creating 3D printed model hearts based on MRI scans of patients to help doctors. (Thanks to Marina Rosenfield)
- This report in the NY Times says ebook sales have slipped and projections that print would be doomed may have been too hasty. (Spotted by Sylvie Larsen)
- Two items this week about adblockers reports that they allow companies to pay for exemptions (Thanks again to Donna Gibson), and a very interesting report on ad-blockers and ethics from Note-to-Self (the full story is 23 minutes and very worthy of a listen in my opinion).
Category Archives: In the News
Partnerships, New Treatment, and a Thomson Reuters Citation Laureate
While browsing the news, these are some of the stories that rose to the top!
- Cornell University in partnership with Memorial Sloan Kettering is opening a new $10 million Center of Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence, bringing together scientists, engineers, biologists, and physicians to develop and translate new cancer care applications based on nanotechnology.
- Collaborative enterprise announced between Memorial Sloan Kettering and Illumina, Inc. to conduct research studies critical to understanding the biology of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA). The studies aim to inform the development of new strategies to diagnose and monitor cancer and to help establish ctDNA as an important marker in the study and eventual treatment of cancer. Dr. Jose Baselga, Physician-in-Chief and Chief Medical Officer, Memorial Hospital is quoted.
- From the MSK On Cancer Blog – Aggressive Lung Adenocarcinoma Subtype May Require New Treatment Strategy. Research lead by Dr. Adusumilli, Deputy Chief, Thoracic Service is explained.
The Latest in 3D Printing, Nano Particles, and Cancer Disparities
Some of the stories that caught my attention:
- A cancer patient in Spain has received a 3D-printed chest prosthetic made of lightweight titanium in a first-of-its-kind surgery. Surgeons at Salamanca University Hospital in Salamanca Spain worked with an Australian-based medical company to build the titanium 3D sternum and ribcage.
- A study from investigators at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Cancer Center has, for the first time, identified genomic differences between the breast tumors of African American and white women, differences that could contribute to the recognized differences in recurrence rate and survival. More on their findings are discussed in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
- While cancer is the second leading cause of death overall in the United States, it remains the leading cause of death among U.S. Hispanics/Latinos. The finding comes from “Cancer Statistics for Hispanics/Latinos,” a comprehensive report produced every three years by the American Cancer Society and published in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians.
- In pre –clinical studies in mice, researchers with the American Chemical Society have found that injecting gold nanoparticles to mammary tissue enhances imaging. They describe their study and results in ACS Nano.