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Vermillion, Inc., a molecular diagnostics company, today announced that it is relocating its corporate headquarters from Fremont, California to Austin, Texas. Vermillion has executed a two-year lease for a new principal place of business at 12117 Bee Cave Road, Building Two, Suite 100, Austin, TX 78731. Vermillion will continue to operate research and development, regulatory and quality ...
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According to a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory committee’s (The Oncology Drugs Advisory Committee, or ODAC) recommendation this Tuesday, the marketing approval of the popular breast cancer drug, Avastin or Bevacizumab should be withdrawn.
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It should come as no surprise that Aubrey de Grey, the central character in “Long for This World,” Pulitzer Prize-winning science writer Jonathan Weiner’s latest book about the science and philosophy of aging and immortality, looks like “Father Time before his hair turned grey.” De Grey is a computer scientist turned gerontologist who thinks that we can cure aging and essentially become immortal ...
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Geron Corporation (Nasdaq:GERN) announced enrollment of the first patient in a randomized Phase 2 clinical trial of its telomerase inhibitor drug, imetelstat (GRN163L), as maintenance therapy following platinum-based induction therapy for patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). "Initiating our first randomized Phase 2 clinical trial of imetelstat is a major milestone for Geron's ...
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New research finds that low calorie diets improve health, despite when you start or how long you diet.
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Five young group leaders in Portugal have just joined the prestigious network of recipients of the European Research Council Starting Grants, in what is the largest yield to date for Portuguese researchers in this prestigious and highly competitive funding programme. Each researcher thus ensures funding on the order of 1-1.5 million euro, for a period of five years, which will allow them to ...
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Washington State University researchers have discovered a way to help cancer cells age and die, creating a promising avenue for slowing and even stopping the growth of tumors. "Hopefully, we can make cancer cells die like normal cells," says Weihang Chai, an assistant professor in the WSU School of Molecular Biosciences and WWAMI medical education program in Spokane. "Basically, you make the ...
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( Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciencia ) Five young group leaders in Portugal have just joined the prestigious network of recipients of the European Research Council Starting Grants, in what is the largest yield to date for Portuguese researchers in this prestigious and highly competitive funding program, ensuring 1-1.5 million euro funding, for a period of five years.
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The original discovery in 2009 was so significant that the researchers all became Nobel Laureates. What they determined was the tiny pieces of DNA at the ends of chromosomes called telomeres had a job similar to aglets, the plastic or metal sheaths at the ends of a shoelace.
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Ditch those too big, too small or too chunky thoughts - those bits come with health benefits, too!
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Reverse the Aging Process Naturally, Part INatural News.comAs the cells divide the telomeres begin to shorten. During the 9 month gestation period we lose 5000 bases. So by the time we are born we are already down ... |
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5 Mind-Blowing Benefits of ExerciseFood ConsumerAnd have you heard the news about telomeres? Telomeres are strands of DNA at the ends of your chromosomes that protect them from damage. ... |
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