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Saving Soldiers With Hibernation

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:12:50 GMT

The institutes research will be based on previous Darpa-funded efforts.
Source: Science Fiction in the News

FDA Grants Cequent IND Clears Way For First Ever Clinical Trial Of Orally Delivered RNAi Therapeutic: CEQ508, A TkRNAi Drug Candidate In Oncology

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:34:31 GMT

Main Category: Colorectal Cancer Also Included In: Regulatory Affairs / Drug Approvals; Clinical Trials / Drug Trials; Pharma Industry / Biotech Industry Article Date: 11 Dec 2009 - 3:00 PST email to a friend printer friendly view / write...
Source: Medical News Today

Post-Doctoral Research Fellow

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:10:29 GMT

A laboratory in the Clinical Research Division at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center that studies stem cell gene therapy for AIDS is recruiting a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow.
Source: Nature.com

Statins Studied In Stem Cell Transplants

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:07:09 GMT

U.S. cancer researchers say they've found drugs known as statins might protect stem cell transplant patients from graft-versus-host disease.
Source: The Post Chronicle

Cardiac outcomes in a cohort of adult survivors of childhood and adolescent cancer: retrospective analysis of the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study cohort

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 02:47:05 GMT

Objectives To assess the incidence of and risks for congestive heart failure, myocardial infarction, pericardial disease, and valvular abnormalities among adult survivors of childhood and adolescent cancers.
Source: British Medical Journal

34th Annual Hutch Holiday Gala Raises More Than $7 Million For Cancer Research

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 01:22:40 GMT

SEATTLE, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- A challenge donation from the Bezos family at Saturday's Hutch Holiday Gala boosted the evening's fundraising total to more than $7 million for Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.
Source: Freshnews.com

Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs Also May Protect Stem Cell Transplant Patients From A Potentially Deadly Complication

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 12:05:08 GMT

Main Category: Transplants / Organ Donations Also Included In: Stem Cell Research; Statins; Blood / Hematology Article Date: 05 Dec 2009 - 1:00 PST email to a friend printer friendly view / write opinions rate article Cholesterol-lowering...
Source: Medical News Today

Statins may help protect stem cell transplant patients from GVHD

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 05:54:08 GMT

Cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins are among the most prescribed medicines in the U.S. Now a new study by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center indicates that statins may protect stem cell transplant patients from one of the...
Source: News-Medical.net

Quoted in 'Bezos family gives $10M to Hutchinson cancer center'

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:56:50 GMT

Jeff Bezos said in Seattle Business Journal:

Our commitment to Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center is an educated bet on the next forefront in medical science and those who we feel are best positioned to capitalize on it

Quoted in 'Physical Scientists at Arizona State University will Apply Laws of Physics in Cancer Fight'

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:38:59 GMT

said in Freshnews.com:

We are also collaborating with the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, which will provide the cell lines for us, and the Mayo Clinic, which will provide tissue samples

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research- give give give

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 19:19:32 GMT

Photo from AP Photo

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:04:28 GMT

In this undated photo released by the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and the Uganda Program on Cancer and Infectious Diseases, nurse Janet Nankoma Kwiri, right, tends to patient Ojabo Samwiri at the Ugandan Cancer Institute, in Kampala, Uganda.

Photo from AP Photo

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:01:01 GMT

This undated photo released by the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and the Uganda Program on Cancer and Infectious Diseases shows the exterior of the Ugandan Cancer Institute, in Kampala, Uganda.