Oncology & Cancer
Predicting cancer patient response to drugs that block DNA repair
Researchers have identified genetic tests that predict which cancer patients may benefit from the drugs in combination with chemotherapy.
Nov 6, 2023
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News tagged with cell death
Gastroenterology
Chronic liver diseases: What new insights are there?
Fatty liver diseases (FLD) have become a significant health concern worldwide, affecting millions. The two most common types of FLD are non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and alcoholic-associated liver disease (ALD).
Nov 6, 2023
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Immunology
Researchers reveal mechanisms of alarmin release at an early stage of immune reaction
Many common diseases such as arteriosclerosis and diabetes or neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's are associated with inflammatory processes. A better understanding of these processes is therefore an important ...
Nov 2, 2023
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Study reveals link between air pollution and incidence of Parkinson's disease
A new study led by researchers at Barrow Neurological Institute has found that people living in regions with median levels of air pollution have a 56% greater risk of developing Parkinson's disease compared to those living ...
Oct 31, 2023
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Medical research
Discovery unlocks potential new arsenal to target leukemia and other cancers
A discovery by a QIMR Berghofer-led team of international scientists has potentially unlocked an entirely new approach to targeting the blood cancer acute myeloid leukemia, bringing hope to patients who are no longer responding ...
Oct 30, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Protein eIF4A emerges as a potential Achilles' heel for triple-negative breast cancer
Improving treatments for triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), an aggressive tumor with very poor prognosis and limited therapeutic targets, has been challenging. Responding to this need for better treatments, researchers ...
Oct 30, 2023
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Neuroscience
Study suggests marijuana use damages brain immune cells vital to adolescent development
In a mouse study designed to explore the impact of marijuana's major psychoactive compound, THC, on teenage brains, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they found changes to the structure of microglia, which are specialized ...
Oct 25, 2023
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Medical research
Research reveals previously unknown qualities of a gene vital to a cell's mitochondrial structure and function
A key takeaway from first-year biology is that mitochondria are the powerhouses of cells—it's the thing most people know about them. However, mitochondria perform a large array of functions for cells beyond generating the ...
Oct 25, 2023
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Medical research
Researchers show how cancer cells resist chemotherapy
A study in human cell lines reveals cancer cells can activate a force-generating mechanism to survive a cancer therapy.
Oct 24, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers identify 'switch' to activate cancer cell death
A research team from the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center has identified a crucial epitope (a protein section that can activate the larger protein) on the CD95 receptor that can cause cells to die. This new ability to ...
Oct 24, 2023
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