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A vaccine pairing dendritic cells (above) with a specialized protein has shown promise in treating cancer and preventing relapses, in pre-clinical trials.

Health

Buffalo's Roswell Park to test cancer fighting vaccine

Daniel Robison, WBFO

Can a vaccine treat cancer?That’s the question behind new clinical tests, soon to begin at Buffalo’s Roswell Park Cancer Institute.The medicine in…

Roswell Park Cancer Institute CEO Dr. Donald Trump could be in for months of legislative wrangling over language in Gov. Cuomo's budget that would eliminate state funding in 2014.

Politics

Buffalo's Roswell Park threatened by funding cutoff

Daniel Robison, WBFO

Beyond the words of Governor’s Andrew Cuomo’s blustering budget speech is the fine print of the actual spending proposal.Hospital and research hub Roswell…

The legislature could be convened for a special session before Christmas to work on Governor Cuomo's latest proposals for closing the state's deficit.

Cuomo outlines plan to stave off further NY deficits

Daniel Robison, WBFO

Today in your Trail Mix:Fighting the state deficit.Medical research in Rochester - and medical research drama in Buffalo.Plus: A beer boom in…

Inside the viewfinder, surgeons-in-training see a magnified 3-D landscape where precise procedures can be simulated using surgical robots.

Health

Buffalo surgeons practice on robots - instead of you

Daniel Robison, WBFO

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wned/local-wned-971354.mp3It looks like an arcade game, with a 3-D, high definition screen and two…

While minor changes like the ban of words like "light" and "mild" went into effect last summer, more conspicuous on-box attempts to curb smoking will start showing up over the next few years.

Health

Study: Tobacco industry circumvents new FDA rules, misleads public

Daniel Robison, WBFO

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wned/local-wned-970018.mp3About a year ago, cigarette packs changed again. Terms like “light,” “low”…

Health

Prostate cancer vaccine now available at Buffalo hospital

Daniel Robison, WBFO

The Roswell Park Cancer Institute is now offering the first-ever vaccine to treat cancer.But the drug – Provenge – isn’t for everyone. Only men with…

Health

Medical record database funded now but not later

Daniel Robison, WBFO

Western New York’s electronic database of medical records, known has HEALTHeLINK has added an additional $10 million from the state to its coffers. But…

What's the deal with clusters? No, that's not a Jerry Seinfeld quote; it's the basis of a new Brooking's Institution study.

Jobs

Clusters are more than just for cereal

Daniel Robison, WBFO

Finding universal truths is not easy. Not in life, (especially) not in journalism. But according to a new paper by the Brookings Institution, industry…