The Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine (IGMM) has officially opened its doors in Edinburgh, Scotland. The new institute brings together resources and funding from the Medical Research Council’s Human Genetics Unit, the Centre for Molecular Medicine, the Edinburgh Cancer Research Centre, and Cancer Research UK including more than 500 scientists involved in multidisciplinary studies [...]

On Tuesday, Texas voters approved Proposition 15, an amendment authorizing the state to spend 3 billion dollars on cancer research over the next 10 years. The proposition received strong backing from Governor Rick Perry, former state comptroller John Sharp, bi-partisan legislators, numerous healthcare professionals, the American Cancer Society, the Lance Armstrong Foundation, and other cancer [...]

Some interesting things are happening down in the basement of the Center for Clinical Sciences Research building at the Stanford University School of Medicine. It might be because the university’s new Human Immune Monitoring Center has just opened. The unique facility has a simple goal: to extract as much information as possible about a patient’s [...]

A national bank designed to house blood and tissue samples from cancer patients has opened in the United Kingdom. The bank, operated by onCore UK, will securely store tumor and blood donations voluntarily provided by patients and make them accessible to researchers who are studying the disease. The Department of Health and the Medical Research [...]

If you’re wondering how your treatment facility stacks up against others across the nation, U.S. News & World Report has published their annual summary of America’s Best Hospitals. The article ranks 192 hospitals in 17 different specialties including cancer, geriatrics, pediatrics and urology. This is the 18th year the magazine has published the standings. The [...]

The University of Edinburgh will be home to a new £3 million veterinary cancer research and treatment facility scheduled to open in June 2008. The new center is expected to become one of the top five veterinary cancer centers in the world and will offer a comprehensive range of treatments including radiotherapy using advanced imaging [...]