Funding for Personalized Medicine, an Explanation of News Stories about Brain Cancer and Contraceptives, and More

Here are a few highlights of cancer research news that have recently caught my attention:

  • AstraZeneca unveiled agreements that should enable the pharmaceutical company to tap into a promising, nascent gene technology aimed at making drugs more precise.
  • A group of researchers from Mass General has identified new targeted therapies for some aggressive cancers. The study, published in Science, details how disrupting a pathway used by cancerous cells to proliferate could be the key to inhibiting the growth and survival of tumors.
  • The Guardian examines a recent study published in the Annals of Clinical Oncology that predicts that lung cancer fatalities are set to overtake breast cancer deaths among European women in 2015. Continue reading

Reflecting on the Past is Good, Looking Forward is Better!

Last year was extremely productive for the library staff as we managed to complete many of the goals we set for ourselves.  We accomplished our 2014 goals while still delivering on research and information requests in a timely manner, ensuring our clients had a positive experience, that they wanted to repeat (and did).

Synapse was enhanced to include Altmetrics scores or attention metrics for each record,  if available – providing a way to measure the online presence of an author’s work in the digital environment. We also managed to ingest another two years of retrospective published literature (2003 and 2004) further expanding this important resource whose content supports the Cancer Center Support Grant (Core Grant).

BrowZine, a mobile app for tablets and smart phones, was implemented. BrowZine allows users to access and browse the MSK Library’s ejournals/open access titles via one simple interface, from different publishers. A LibGuide was developed to provide additional information on how to take advantage of this great new resource. Continue reading

If We Don’t Have it, We’ll Find Someone Who Does

The MSK Library holds over 30,000 titles in print and electronic resources.  Still can’t find what you’re looking for?  Document Delivery can help.  

We connect with a network of lenders, vendors, and publishers to fill the gaps in our collection and provide our researchers and staff with the information they need to get the job done.  Find us under Key Services over at the library’s home page or follow this link.