Oncology & Cancer
Cancer stem cells trigger macrophage aging in mouse study
Cancer stem cells cause the aging of macrophages in mice with healthy immune systems, creating conditions for the formation of tumors.
Nov 14, 2023
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Immunology
Reviewing new challenges and opportunities for hepatitis B cures
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a significant public health problem, with over 296 million people chronically infected worldwide. Despite the availability of a safe and effective vaccine for over 40 years, HBV remains a leading ...
Nov 13, 2023
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Diabetes
Interventions that reduce inflammation may reduce incidence of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease
Canadian scientists have established for the first time a new mechanism and role for LDL in the development of type 2 diabetes, beyond its traditional role in the development of cardiovascular disease in humans.
Nov 13, 2023
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Gastroenterology
Investigating new and future therapies for managing inflammatory bowel disease
Ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD) are chronic inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) that affect the gastrointestinal tract. In recent decades, there have been significant advances in the understanding of IBD pathophysiology ...
Nov 6, 2023
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Medications
Cancer drug could hold hope for treating inflammatory diseases including gout and heart diseases
A cancer drug currently in the final stages of clinical trials could offer hope for the treatment of a wide range of inflammatory diseases, including gout, heart failure, cardiomyopathy, and atrial fibrillation, say scientists ...
Nov 1, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Infectious Diseases Society of America meeting, some highlights
The annual meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America was held this year from Oct. 11 to 15 in Boston and attracted participants from around the world, including scientists, physicians, and other health care professionals.
Oct 31, 2023
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Addiction
Brazil scientists developing new 'vaccine' for cocaine addiction
Scientists in Brazil, the world's second-biggest consumer of cocaine, have announced the development of an innovative new treatment for addiction to the drug and its powerful derivative crack: a vaccine.
Oct 26, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
A pan-cancer platform to help guide patient selection for personalized immunotherapy
Immunotherapy is a type of cancer treatment that boosts the immune system to fight cancer by helping it to recognize and attack tumor cells. While this therapeutic strategy continues to revolutionize the treatment of an increasing ...
Oct 11, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Capturing immunotherapy response in a blood drop
Liquid biopsies are blood tests that can serially measure circulating tumor DNA (cell-free DNA that is shed into the bloodstream by dying cancer cells). When used in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer undergoing ...
Oct 9, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Clinical trial finds dendritic cell vaccine safe, induced immune responses in patients with multiple myeloma
A dendritic cell vaccine administered before and after autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT) was safe and immunogenic and was associated with durable clinical responses in patients with high-risk multiple myeloma, according ...
Sep 22, 2023
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