Topic: Research

Medical researchers at the University of Pennsylvania are using the new tools of gene therapy to treat mesothelioma patients with encouraging results, said Dr. Dan Sterman, a physician and associate professor at the University of…

Researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota are recruiting mesothelioma patients for a novel trial testing the effectiveness of the common measles virus as a killer of cancer cells. Mesothelioma is an aggressive cancer…

Mesothelioma, a cancer of the lining of the lung and abdomen, suppresses the normal immune system response designed to ward off disease. Scientists have been trying to understand the mechanics of the immune suppression process…

The dean of Medicine at McGill University said in a statement Thursday that the prestigious Canadian research university will conduct a preliminary inquiry into accusations that a McGill researcher had allowed his research to be…

The discovery of microscopic molecules called microRNAs offers new opportunities for the early diagnosis of cancer including malignant mesothelioma. MicroRNAs play a large role in the regulation of gene expression and have the potential to…