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  • The Conversion Of White-To-Brown Fat Cells As A Therapeutic Treatment For Obesity 16 May 2008 11:21 GMT
    ... In the May 15th issue of G&D , Dr. Bruce Spiegelman (Dana Farber Cancer Institute) and colleagues elucidate the molecular pathway that induces cells to become energy-burning brown fat ...

  • The Street Corner: Market Review on Phase Forward Inc. 15 May 2008 21:31 GMT
    ... study participants at over 280 organizations and regulatory agencies worldwide including: AstraZeneca, Boston Scientific, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Eli Lilly, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, GlaxoSmithKline, Harvard Clinical Research Institute, Merck ...

  • Embryonic pathway delivers stem cell traits 15 May 2008 16:58 GMT
    ... their properties were very similar to the EMT-induced cells. Working with Kornelia Polyak of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, Mani found that this was also true with normal and ...

  • Phase Forward's Clinical Trials Signal Detection (CTSD) Product Wins Prestigious Bio-IT World Best Practices Award 15 May 2008 13:56 GMT
    ... study participants at over 280 organizations and regulatory agencies worldwide including: AstraZeneca, Boston Scientific, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Eli Lilly, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, GlaxoSmithKline, Harvard Clinical Research Institute, Merck ...

  • ASCO Names Jay R. Harris, MD, Gianni Bonadonna Breast Cancer Award Winner 15 May 2008 09:16 GMT
    ... Dr. Harris is professor and chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Brigham and Women's Hospital at Harvard Medical School. He also serves as ...

  • Fat chance: Brown vs. white fat cell specification 14 May 2008 23:07 GMT
    ... Fat chance: Brown vs. white fat cell specification In the May 15th issue ... 15th issue of G&D, Dr. Bruce Spiegelman (Dana Farber Cancer Institute) and colleagues elucidate the molecular pathway that ...

  • His son survived cancer, now he's racing for others 14 May 2008 14:12 GMT
    ... and two bone marrow transplants, has been cancer-free for about eight years. Hoover credits Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston with saving his son’s life. Hoover will participate in the marathon, which ...

  • James W. Kesler 14 May 2008 05:16 GMT
    ... LEESBURG, Va. — James W. Kesler, 68, of Leesburg, died Wednesday, May ... memorial donations may be made to the Dana Farber Cancer Institute Jimmy Fund, 10 Brookline Place West, Brookline ...

  • Briefs (May 15) 13 May 2008 22:59 GMT
    ... 190 miles across the commonwealth and raises money for cancer research and treatment at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute through its Jimmy Fund. Massage, occupational, and physical therapists are also needed to rub ...

  • eliminate HIV 13 May 2008 22:55 GMT
    ... of the integrated virus from cells," says Alan Engelman, a molecular virologist at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston. The results are promising, he says, but researchers have to make sure ...

  • Early Findings Of Cancer Genome Atlas Map For Glioblastoma To Be Presented At BIO International Convention 13 May 2008 10:52 GMT
    ... "Genomics Drives Disruptive Innovations in Biotechnology," Lynda Chin, M.D., physician and scientist at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School in Boston, will speak about The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) ...

  • HEALTH: Docs Slow to Admit Mistakes 13 May 2008 10:51 GMT
    ... Boston-based outpatient cancer center between February and September of 2004. Saul Weingart of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute set up interviews between volunteer "patient safety coordinators" and the patients. Then the researchers ...

  • A tan to fight skin cancer? 13 May 2008 04:52 GMT
    ... study's lead author, Dr David E. Fisher, director of the Melanoma Program at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston. "What we're learning will hopefully be leading us to new strategies for ...

  • Tanning gene fights cancer 13 May 2008 04:52 GMT
    ... said senior study author Dr David Fisher, director of the melanoma program at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute at Harvard Medical School. "Right now, we're incredibly inaccurate in identifying risk and, therefore, ...

  • Life expectancy rises for the educated; the less-educated reap no benefit 13 May 2008 04:52 GMT
    ... Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Cambridge Health Alliance, Children's Hospital Boston, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Forsyth Institute, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Joslin Diabetes Center, Judge Baker Children's Center, Immune ...

  • Newer Prostate Cancer Treatment Similar to Traditional Surgery 13 May 2008 04:51 GMT
    ... author Dr. Jim Hu, director of minimally invasive urologic oncology at Brigham and Women's Hospital/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, is heavy direct-to-consumer advertising. "A lot of people are jumping the gun ...

  • A grand slam for a 'special young lady' 13 May 2008 04:50 GMT
    ... Pedroia visit last month through the Rally Against Cancer. The annual fundraiser benefits Boston's Dana-Farber Cancer Institute -- the same facility where Meghan is receiving treatment for an inoperable brain tumor. ...

  • Mixing Students and Scientists in the Classroom 13 May 2008 04:38 GMT
    ... a bunch of other highly qualified students, one of this team's members was a Dana-Farber Cancer Institute researcher. Within two weeks, the team delivered the bad news that the technology wasn't ...

  • Prostate Cancer Survivor Finds the 'Hope' in Hope Lodge 13 May 2008 04:37 GMT
    ... I used that a little bit," Learned says. "And then we went to the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and met with 3 doctors there, with 3 different approaches." Ultimately, Learned decided a ...

  • Colon Cancer Brings out the Fighter in Helen Taylor 13 May 2008 04:37 GMT
    ... knock her out. After receiving the diagnosis more than 3 years ago, ... fighter in Taylor refused to succumb. At Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, Taylor underwent 6 months of ...

  • + Tracked Down: 13 May 2008 03:58 GMT
    ... The 100-plus-member team will ride in the August bike-a-thon to raise money for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute . . . President’s Medal recipient Charles J. Hoff backstage at Symphony Hall being ...

  • Diagnosed With Breast Cancer at 21: A Survivor's Story 13 May 2008 00:18 GMT
    ... Ann Partridge, assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and a clinician at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute specializing in young women with breast cancer. “It tends to be more advanced in ...

  • Obituaries for Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2008 13 May 2008 00:10 GMT
    ... Posted Jan 15, 2008 @ 02:00 AM Albert G. 'Hank' Brown NORWOOD - Albert ... made in his name to Jimmy Fund Dana Farber Cancer Institute, 10 Brookline Place, 6th Floor, Brookline, MA ...

  • Can Furnace Brook do it again? 12 May 2008 23:51 GMT
    ... when FBMS students raised the most money for cancer research and care at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute during the 2006 Rally Against Cancer. Twelve-year-old Kaitlyn Lema raised $56.53 for the Jimmy ...

  • Can Furnace Brook do it again? 12 May 2008 23:51 GMT
    ... when FBMS students raised the most money for cancer research and care at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute during the 2006 Rally Against Cancer. Twelve-year-old Kaitlyn Lema raised $56.53 for the Jimmy ...

  • Gleevec Pushes Advanced Melanoma Into Remission 12 May 2008 23:47 GMT
    ... has forced metastatic melanoma into remission for the first time, report researchers at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston. The case involves a 79-year-old woman with melanoma tumors in several parts ...

  • The last mile is what really counts 12 May 2008 22:45 GMT
    ... he runs long distances for a different reason. The Jimmy Fund Clinic at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute treated her. The institute holds an annual Patient Partner Program in which runners are ...

  • Insights Into Drug Toxicity Revealed By New Chemical Tool Kit That Manipulates Mitochondria 12 May 2008 22:39 GMT
    ... Genetic Research, Massachusetts General Hospital, 185 Cambridge Street, Boston, MA 3-Department of Pediatric Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 44 Binney Street, Boston, MA 4-Department of Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School, 200 Longwood ...

  • Event will take place June 30 at the Ferncroft Country Club in Danvers 12 May 2008 22:32 GMT
    ... proceeds will benefit the Jimmy Fund, which supports the fight against cancer at Boston's Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Since 1948, thousands of events, coupled with the generosity of millions of people, have ...

  • Newer Prostate Cancer Treatment Similar to Traditional Surgery 12 May 2008 22:32 GMT
    ... author Dr. Jim Hu, director of minimally invasive urologic oncology at Brigham and Women's Hospital/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, is heavy direct-to-consumer advertising. "A lot of people are jumping the gun ...


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