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Results of a Phase I trial of OMP-54F28 (FZD8-Fc), an investigational drug candidate targeting cancer stem cells (CSCs) have been released. The drug was generally well tolerated, and several of the 26 patients with advan...

In 2011, the drug crizotinib earned accelerated approval by the US FDA to target the subset of advanced non-small cell lung cancers caused by rearrangements of the anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) gene. The drug also has...

A test of organic compounds in exhaled breath can not only distinguish patients with lung cancer from patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but can also define the stage of any cancer present, new r...

In a head-to-head comparison of two Food and Drug Administration-approved drugs for the treatment of relapsed chronic lymphocytic leukemia, ibrutinib significantly outperformed ofatumumab as a second-line therapy, accord...

A line has been drawn from mutation of the gene NTRK1, to its role as an oncogene in non-small cell lung cancer, to treatment that targets this mutation. "Everything we know about lung cancer points to the idea that when...

A multi-center phase I study using an investigational drug for advanced bladder cancer patients who did not respond to other treatments has shown promising results in patients with certain tumor types, researchers report...

In Mexico, 21.7 percent of the population smokes, which is associated with 95 percent of (lung cancer cases and the development of 29 more different conditions. A citizen science project titled "Are you smoking away?" is...

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania model neural structures in the brain to better understand traumatic brain injury.

NASA's new Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph, or IRIS, a solar observatory, caught a huge coronal mass ejection, or CME, which was erupted on the sun on May 9, the space agency said on Friday, and added that this was...

From grace jellyfish mating to a spectacular view of the Milky Way, these are our favorite photos in Science this week.

Researchers at MIT and U.C. Irvine have developed a new algorithm that can detect actions in video much better than past efforts could. It does by applying the lessons of natural language grammar computer scientists have...

If you're facing a quandary, an iPhone app can help you make choices by getting you to evaluate each of your options from a set of ethical standpoints

A month-long research mission on the ocean floor, led by Fabien Cousteau, the grandson of famed oceanographer Jacques Cousteau, is slated to begin this weekend. Fabien Cousteau and a team of "aquanauts" will spend 31 day...

First, a few housekeeping announcements: Those in New York City today can see me at the World Science Festival’s Science and Story Cafe at 1:30 PM, where I’ll be hanging out with... --

Commonly used over-the-counter painkillers such as paracetamol, aspirin and ibuprofen will usually be strong enough to alleviate common aches and pains.

Lying is ubiquitous. According to this study humans tell about two lies per day.

Transistors are tiny switches that can be triggered by electric signals. They are the basic building blocks of microchips.

In many ways, the history of civilization is the history of chemistry. Humans have always sought to identify, use and change the materials in our environment.

Watermelons may be mostly water but these refreshing fruits are soaked with nutrients.

Watermelons may be mostly water but these fruits are soaked with nutrients. See how much you know about these refreshing fruits.

Sweet potatoes are a surprisingly nutritious vegetable. They are especially high in vitamins A, C, E, and B6, fiber and manganese.

Photovoltaic cells directly convert sun light into electricity and hence are key technological devices to meet one of the challenges that humankind has to face in this century: a sustainable and clean production of renew...