Category Archives: In the News

NIH Announcements, ESMO Guidelines and More…

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

  • The U.S. National Cancer Institute (NCI), Cancer Research UK, Britain’s Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute and the Dutch foundation Hubrecht Organoid Technology will jointly work to develop the Human Cancer Models Initiative (HCMI). These experts from around the globe aim to construct 1,000 cancer cell models. Read more on the launch of the initiative at the National Institutes of Health website.
  • The NIH recently announces $55 million in awards to launch the Precision Medicine Initiative Cohort Program (PMI Cohort). This program is viewed as one of the most ambitious research endeavors in history.
  • Additionally, the NIH recently announced the largest study ever on breast cancer genetics in black women. The Breast Cancer Genetic Study in African-Ancestry Populations initiative does not involve new patient enrollment, but will examine data from 18 previous studies, resulting in a study population of 20,000 black women with breast cancer.
  • The European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) released new consensus guidelines on the management of metastatic colorectal cancer. The guidelines were published in the Annals of Oncology.

 

Did You Know that Running Could Help Improve Your Memory?

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A new study published in Cell Metabolism has found that running releases a protein that is associated with improved memory in mice in laboratory conditions. This protein, called cathepsin B (CTSB), was known to help sore muscles recover and is secreted by muscle during exercise. The researchers found that adding CTSB to neurons in petri dishes led to brain cell production in mice. Furthermore, they showed a positive correlation between running and increased levels of the CTSB protein in mouse, monkey, and human subjects. Continue reading →

Buzz for Friday July 8

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From The Lab Bench has a post explaining some of the findings in their research surveying Science Blog readers. The post features delightful infographics exploring their findings which may surprise you! A paper on this work will be presented at the Association of Education in Journalism and Mass Communication conference this August. Take a look here and see “Who’s Reading Science Blogs?”.

Some summertime humor from Easternblot.net: Beach Bodies, as Rated by Marine Biologists.

Gilead criticized for price hikes on older HIV drugs, from STATnews.