|  | | |  | Research News Archive for January - March 2003 |
 | OLD DRUGS COULD PROVIDE NEW CANCER TREATMENTS |
| |  | | Two drugs, one used to treat heart disease, and the other a female contraceptive, may improve existing treatment for a particularly aggressive form of blood cancer, Burkitt’s lymphoma , scientists from the University of Birmingham have found. | | Release date: 7th March 2003 |  |
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| CARDIFF GETS BOOST FOR RESEARCH INTO MYELODYSPLASIA |
| |  | | Top Cardiff scientists have been awarded £98,500 by the Leukaemia Research Fund to find out why some patients with myelodysplasia (MDS), a serious blood disorder, develop leukaemia. | | Release date: 5th March 2003 | |
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| KEY EURO MISSION FOR SOUTHAMPTON SCIENTISTS |
| |  | | University of Southampton scientists embarking on a key European project to help improve the diagnosis of cancers have been awarded £45,000 by the Leukaemia Research Fund (LRF) to push forward with their lifesaving work. | | Release date: 19th February 2003 | |
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| COLOURS OF LIFE |
| |  | | Leukaemia patient Duncan Moon, aged 5, from Maidstone stands in a sea of “painted” chromosomes to mark the 10th anniversary of Leukaemia Research Fund/UK Cancer Cytogenetics Group Karyotype Database. This database, at the University of Southampton, has collected more than 4,500 karyotypes (information on the chromosomal make-up of the leukaemia cells) from children with acute leukaemia. | | Release date: 15th February 2003 | |
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| Scientists harness power of natural born killers |
| |  | | Special cells that search out and kill foreign invaders in the body are the cornerstone of a pioneering new leukaemia project at the Royal Free and University College London Medical School. The Leukaemia Research Fund (LRF) study aims to give doctors a novel way of treating acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) patients who relapse after treatment. | | Release date: 11th February 2003 | |
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| BREAKING CANCER RESISTANCE |
| |  | | Myeloma, a life-threatening cancer of the blood diagnosed in 3,000 people in Britain every year, is often very difficult to treat. The disease remains stubbornly resistant to most forms of chemotherapy. | | Release date: 30th January 2003 | |
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| BRADFORD SCIENTIST WINS PRESTIGIOUS RESEARCH AWARD |
| |  | | Dr Waseem Qasim, a young paediatrician from Bradford, has won a prestigious research award from the UK's leading blood cancer charity Leukaemia Research Fund (LRF). The LRF Clinician Scientist Award will enable him to carry out pioneering research into bone marrow transplantation (BMT) in London. | | Release date: 16th January 2003 | |
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| LEICESTER SCIENTISTS PROBE ROGUE GENE |
| |  | | An abnormal gene found in a particularly aggressive form of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia comes under investigation by University of Leicester scientists, thanks to a grant of £140,000 from the Leukaemia Research Fund (LRF). | | Release date: 16th January 2003 | |
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| EDINBURGH SCIENTISTS LOOK TO IMPROVE LEUKAEMIA TREATMENT |
| |  | | Chemotherapy is vital treatment for people with leukaemia. But the way many of these treatments destroy cancer cells is not fully understood. University of Edinburgh researchers will tackle this problem with a grant of £140,000 from the Leukaemia Research Fund (LRF). | | Release date: 8th January 2003 | |
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