December 27, 2006
Reporting in Cell, Scientists Detail New Type of Gene Transcription Control
Peering deep within the cells of fruit flies, developmental biologists at the Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia may have discovered a new way that genes are turned on and off during development. If they’re right, and the same processes are at work in higher organisms, including mammals, the findings could eventually have implications for improving the understanding of a range of diseases, including childhood cancer.
December 21, 2006
Charles J.Yeo, M.D., Samuel D.Gross Professor and Chair of Surgery at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, recently received the 2006 Distinguished Physician Award from the Hellenic Medical Society of New York.
December 20, 2006
An emulsion of olive oil, egg yolk and glycerine might be just the recipe to keep heart patients away from the operating room and cardiac bypass surgery.
December 14, 2006
Charles J.Yeo, M.D., Samuel D. Gross Professor and Chair of Surgery at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, has authored the latest (sixth) edition of Shackelford’s Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, considered to be an essential reference for general surgeons, surgical residents and gastroenterologists, with a special focus on alimentary tract diseases.
December 12, 2006
A natural substance made from soy appears to have amazing restorative powers when given to animals with a multiple sclerosis (MS)-like disease.
December 12, 2006
A study of a protein applied to the spinal cord for totally paralyzed patients during surgery shows some promise for spinal cord injury patients with some regaining partial movement.
December 12, 2006
The holidays can be one the best times of the year, with lights and decorations lifting the spirits and many occasions to be with friends and family. But for many, it is a period of unnecessary stress and even sadness.
December 11, 2006
Pancreatic cancer researcher Jonathan Robert Brody, Ph.D., has joined the Department of Surgery at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University as assistant professor of surgery.
December 11, 2006
Joseph Cheung, M.D., has been named director of the Division of Nephrology at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University and Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. He is also the Capizzi Professor of Medicine at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University.
December 08, 2006
Common blood pressure medications might help block the spread of pancreatic cancer, researchers at the Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia have found. The scientists showed in laboratory studies that two types of pressure-lowering drugs – ACE inhibitors and AT1R blockers – may help reduce the development of tumor-feeding blood vessels, a process called angiogenesis. Such drugs, they say, may become part of a novel strategy to control the growth and spread of cancer.
December 07, 2006
The Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson to Honor Dr. Koprowski December 7
In an environment of flat federal spending on science, renowned Thomas Jefferson University virologist Hilary Koprowski, M.D., continues to amaze. Last month, Dr. Koprowski – the first scientist to develop the oral polio vaccine – was honored by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director Anthony Fauci, M.D., for 50 years of continuous funding from the National Institutes of Health.
December 04, 2006
If you’re planning to hit the streets and sing Christmas carols around the neighborhood during the holiday season make sure to drink plenty — of water, that is.
December 01, 2006
The Kimmel Cancer Center (KCC) at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia has been recognized by The Melanoma Hope Network (MHN) as a Melanoma Center of Excellence (MCE). The KCC is one of the first 10 cancer centers to be designated as an MCE by the network. MHN has designated MCEs across the United States to recognize melanoma treatment centers and doctors, both academic and community-based, that offer exceptional care, knowledge and compassion to patients diagnosed with melanoma, the most dangerous form of skin cancer and also the major cause of death in adult eye tumors.