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BY Scott Merville

An experimental drug that directly reduces fat by destroying the blood vessels that support it caused an 11 percent weight loss in obese rhesus monkeys in a month's time.

"Development of this compound for human use would provide a non-surgical way to actually reduce accumulated white fat, in contrast to current weight-loss drugs that attempt to control appetite or prevent absorption of dietary fat," says Renata Pasqualini, Ph.D...

BY Scott Merville

Powel Brown on 10 Years' Progress in Cancer Prevention

When online news service MedPage Today wanted some perspective on cancer prevention...

BY Scott Merville

The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas Wednesday awarded The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center...