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Founder of the cancer advocacy organization: Rowaca Cancer Group

• Experimental Cancer Vaccine Shows Promise in Animal Studies

  By thespecimennews on November 15, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  An experimental therapeutic cancer vaccine induced two distinct and desirable immune system responses that led to significant tumor regression in mice, report investigators from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health…. Read More ›

• Many types of leisure time activities may lower risk of death for older adults

  By thespecimennews on September 7, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  Older adults who participate weekly in many different types of leisure time activities, such as walking for exercise, jogging, swimming laps, or playing tennis, may have a lower risk of death from any cause, as well as death from cardiovascular… Read More ›

• Roche launches a new system for timely cancer diagnostics targeted patient care

  By thespecimennews on September 7, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced the launch of the BenchMark ULTRA PLUS system, its newest advanced tissue staining platform. The system enables quick and accurate test results so clinicians can make timely decisions regarding a patient’s care journey…. Read More ›

• Novel blood test helps evaluate severity in pulmonary arterial hypertension, a rare lung disease

  By thespecimennews on September 4, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  The new blood test measures DNA fragments shed by damaged cells. Researchers found that these fragments, called cell-free DNA, were elevated in the blood of patients with PAH and increase with disease severity.

• Monkeypox: public health advice for gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men

  By thespecimennews on June 14, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  You can catch monkeypox if you have close physical contact with someone who is showing symptoms. This includes touching and being face-to-face. 

• Stanchion fast-tracks JMMB’s Customer Experience and Fraud Initiatives

  By thespecimennews on June 14, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  JMMB is the first bank to deploy the latest version (v3.0) of Stanchion’s Digital Payments platform, VERTO. VERTO is used by financial organisations globally and provides payment orchestration, data transformation and enrichment services.

• Scientists identify characteristics to better define long COVID

  By thespecimennews on May 18, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  A research team supported by the National Institutes of Health has identified characteristics of people with long COVID and those likely to have it. Scientists, using machine learning techniques, analyzed an unprecedented collection of electronic health records (EHRs) available for… Read More ›