Is BRCA1 the Link Between Infertility and Breast/Ovarian Cancer?
Dr. Maurie Markman reports on a study indicating BRCA1 mutations -- well known as risk factors for breast and ovarian cancer -- may also be related to primary occult ovarian insufficiency. Medscape Hematology-Oncology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Dr. Alexander Varshavsky And Dr. Harmit Malik Awarded Vilcek Prizes In Biomedical Science
The Vilcek Foundation is pleased to announce the granting of the 2010 Vilcek Prize for Biomedical Science to Dr. Alexander Varshavsky, the Howard Gwen Laurie Smits Professor of Cell Biology at California Institute of Technology, for elucidating the process and biological significance of regulated protein degradation in living cells. Another Vilcek Prize, for Creative Promise, is awarded annually to a scientist aged 38 years or younger. It will be given to Dr... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
