Thousands attend Paterno memorial service
WTOV 9 Steubenville Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:01 PM PST
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Thousands of people packed a Penn State arena Thursday for one more tribute to Hall of Fame football coach Joe Paterno, who died Sunday at age 85 after battling lung cancer. The public memorial service capped three days of public mourning. About 12,000 were estimated to have attended. Nike founder and chairman Phil Knight got a standing ovation at the memorial for defending ... |
Penn State pays tribute to Joe Paterno at memorial service
The Journal News Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:01 PM PST
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) â€" With fond memories and lavish praise that might have embarrassed the school's beloved coach, Penn State paid tribute to Joe Paterno at a public memorial Thursday, an event that capped three days of public mourning following his death from lung cancer. |
Scientists illuminate cancer cells' survival strategy
PhysOrg Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:00 PM PST
A team led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute has discovered key elements of a strategy commonly used by tumor cells to survive when they spread to distant organs. The finding could lead to drugs that could inhibit this metastasis in patients with tumors. |
UC to Host Forum on Breast Cancer Risks and Prevention
UCSF News Office Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:00 PM PST
The Athena Breast Health Forum will host the first of an ongoing series of live discussions between breast cancer experts, health care providers, patients and community members about critical issues and advances in breast health on February 7. |
Study finds leukemia cells are 'bad to the bone'
PhysOrg Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:00 PM PST
University of Rochester Medical Center researchers have discovered new links between leukemia cells and cells involved in bone formation, offering a fresh perspective on how the blood cancer progresses and raising the possibility that therapies for bone disorders could help in the treatment of leukemia. |
Oral HPV affects 7 percent of Americans
Peoria Journal Star Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:57 PM PST
About 16 million Americans have oral HPV, a sexually transmitted virus more commonly linked with cervical cancer that also can cause mouth cancer, according to the first nationwide estimate. |
Public memorial at PSU
Sports Illustrated Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:57 PM PST
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) -- With fond memories and lavish praise that might have embarrassed the school's beloved coach, Penn State paid tribute to Joe Paterno at a public memorial Thursday, an event that capped three days of public mourning following his death from lung cancer. |
Bobcats stay in Heritage title hunt with win over Ligonier Valley
Blairsville Dispatch Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:56 PM PST
Blairsville's Lady Bobcats thickened the Heritage Conference plot by defeating the Ligonier Valley Lady Rams in a captivating 47-44 rematch Tuesday in Blairsville. For the home team, the game doubled as a charitable event for cancer awareness and research. |
This Week in Experimental and Molecular Pathology
GenomeWeb News Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:55 PM PST
A team of researchers based in Brazil reports in Experimental and Molecular Pathology that splicing isoforms of osteopontin may be diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers for prostate cancer. |
Molecular pathway eyed as trigger for deadly leukemia
UC Newsroom Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:51 PM PST
SANTA BARBARA â€" Researchers at UC Santa Barbara have discovered a molecular pathway that may explain how a particularly deadly form of cancer develops. The discovery may lead to new cancer therapies that reprogram cells instead of killing them. |
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