Robert Vonderheide, MD, DPhil, discusses his research on a new, immunotherapeutic approach to treating pancreatic cancer. Dr. Vonderheide is an associate professor of medicine at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Abramson Cancer Center physicians Gregory Beatty, MD, PhD, and Peter O...

A 41-site clinical trial, testing the restorative effect that adult bone marrow stem cells have on damaged or injured myocardium in heart attack patients, is being led at Wake Forest Baptist by Sanjay Gandhi, MD.

The major goal at the Department of Cell Biology at Duke University Medical Center is to understand how cells build and regenerate tissue. Scientists work in close collaboration with physicians to combine the power of genetics in model organisms such as the mouse and zebrafish with cutting edge imag...

InSitu Foundation is a 501(c)3 dedicated to training dogs to detect cancer in humans.InSitu Foundation has participated in 2 federally funded studies, where we looked at the diagnostic accuracy of canine scent detection in early and late stage lung, breast, and ovarian cancer. Insitu Foundation's m...

Through the use of eggs generated from male cells, scientists have successfully produced mice with two biological fathers, a groundbreaking achievement that presents radical possibilities for reproductive research. This breakthrough could potentially lead to treatments for severe cases of infertilit...

Apple's Steve Jobs, founder and innovator who revolutionized the way the world uses technology -- has died after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 56. Next Media Animation mourns his passing and celebrate his life. Apple and Steve Jobs have featured prominently in our animations. This was...

This artist's concept animation depicts key events of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission, which launched November 26, 2011 and it is schedule to land in Mars on August 6, 2012.

One year old mixed beagle/hounds Buster, Indie and Romeo are performing their twice daily cancer detection training which is how they are fed. They have successfully trained dogs to identify urine containing e.coli, the bacteria that causes a certain type of urinary tract infection, and to distingu...

This Incredible Animation Shows How Deep The Ocean Really Is: Just how deep does the ocean go? Way further than you think. This animation puts the actual distance into perspective, showing a vast distance between the waves we see and the mysterious point we call Challenger Deep.

A theme song for breast cancer awareness month, October 2011 by Steven Sterling. A Song for anybody affected direct or indirectly by cancer. Lyrically it speaks of Hope, Faith and Love whilst musically it competed as the South African entry for the World Peace Song Festival in Italy. The "Take my ...