Children Held Captive in Smoky Vehicles
Children in a car may be involuntarily and intensely exposed to more than 400 toxic chemicals. A study presented May 1, 2011, at the Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting surveyed parents on ...

Contact: Susan Martin
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American Academy of Pediatrics

Cancer Patients' Genomes
Two new studies in the Journal of the American Medical Association highlight the power of sequencing cancer patients' genomes as a diagnostic tool, helping doctors decide the best course of ...

Contact: Jim Dryden
jdryden@wustl.edu
314-286-0110
Washington University School of Medicine

'Organic' Approach to Breast Cancer Therapy (4 of 4)
Dr. Mina J. Bissell and Dr. Saori Furuta discuss their research in this podcast. This audio file relates to an article that appeared in the April 13, 2011, issue of Science Translational Medicine...

'Organic' Approach to Breast Cancer Therapy (3 of 4)
This is a structural unit of the human breast, an acinus. This image relates to an article that appeared in the April 13, 2011, issue of Science Translational Medicine, published by AAAS. The ...

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'Organic' Approach to Breast Cancer Therapy (2 of 4)
This is a structural unit of the human breast, an acinus. This image relates to an article that appeared in the April 13, 2011, issue of Science Translational Medicine, published by AAAS. The ...

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'Organic' Approach to Breast Cancer Therapy (1 of 4)
This is a structural unit of the human breast, an acinus. This image relates to an article that appeared in the April 13, 2011, issue of Science Translational Medicine, published by AAAS. The ...

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OHSU's Cancer/Fertility Research Explained
Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University’s Oregon National Primate Research Center may have good news for women at high-risk for ovarian cancer who also want to have children. The research ...

Contact: Jim Newman
newmanj@ohsu.edu
503-494-8231
Oregon Health & Science University

New Drug May Ease Leukemia Symptoms
This figure shows the cells in the blood of mice used in this experiment, viewed though a microscope. White blood cells have been stained dark purple to make them more visible. The left panel shows ...

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Trial Results Hint at Therapies for Pancreatic Cancer (1 of 3)
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine investigator Robert Vonderheide, MD, DPhil, discusses his team's novel immune therapy for pancreatic cancer. The new findings are part of a unique ...

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'NanoBling' Improves Breast Cancer Drug (5 of 5)
This is an informal conversation with Dr. Dean Ho. This video relates to an article that appeared in the March 9, 2011, issue of Science Translational Medicine, published by AAAS. The study, by...

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