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Glioma peptide vaccine shows early hints of efficacy

Some childhood brain cancers don't respond well to treatment and the outcomes are not good for the patient.

Growth factor delivery method makes long-lasting blood vessels

Growth factors are very potent molecules that control many different functions in our bodies. They're so potent that if any are caught just roaming free, the body destroys them immediately. This is a

Congress pitched on vaccine business model

Attempting to bust the oft-frustrating venture-funded biotech business model, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center CEO Jeffrey Romoff testified before congress last week, proposing a

Pitt researchers test colon cancer jab

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have begun testing a vaccine that they believe could prevent colon cancer in people at high risk for developing the disease. And it