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Apr 30, 2012

Dramatic improvements in melanoma treatment

Stage III and IV melanoma patients are routinely tested for the BRAF gene mutation, a known oncogene for melanoma. Recently,... Read More

Ann Conkle

Apr 13, 2012

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Medical Nova Weekly: Top five trends for 4/9-4/13

Resistant malaria spreads as research funding challenges continue Resistant malaria strains have recently been reported in Cambodia, Thailand and parts... Read More

Angela Hernandez

Apr 13, 2012

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Startling melanoma rate jump spurs warnings and research

Next time you decide to head to the tanning salon to get that bronzed glow for beach season, think again.... Read More

Elisabeth Manville

Apr 2, 2012

BRAF-mutated metastatic melanoma patients with second mutation do not show increased drug resistance

Scientists at the University of California, Los Angeles have discovered that a second mutation found in the tumors of patients... Read More

Elisabeth Manville

Mar 28, 2012

Melanoma tumor cells can protect themselves using immune response

A team of researchers from Yale and Johns Hopkins have discovered the molecular pathway by which the body’s own immune... Read More

Stephen Kintz

Mar 25, 2012

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Personalized medicine: How genetic testing, data mining and mice are changing medical care

Personalized medicine is medical care customized to a patient’s specific genetic and demographic profile. It is an odd idea to... Read More