Biologics, a class of therapeutics derived from living organisms, offer enormous advantages to patients battling challenging diseases and disorders. Treatments based on biologics can boost the immune system to stem attacks ...
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A tiny molecule of RNA—known as 'micro RNA' - plays a key role in 'rewiring' cancer cells so they can resist the effects of chemotherapy, a new study reveals.
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Relapse of disease following conventional treatments remains one of the central problems in cancer management, yet few therapeutic agents targeting drug resistance and tolerance exist. New research conducted at the Cancer ...
Apr 8, 2019
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(Medical Xpress)—Researchers working at the Life Sciences College of Nanjing Agricultural University in China have found that giant pandas naturally produce a peptide that can kill fungi and bacteria. In their paper published ...
A drug commonly used in treating breast cancer could have far wider benefits, offering a new way of preventing cancers spreading through the body, according to a University of Leeds-led study.
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In a review published in the journal Genes & Diseases, researchers from ICMR-National Institute of Nutrition (NIN), advocate for the repurposing of non-cancer drugs to target elusive cancer stem cells (CSCs). By focusing ...
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Fungi are present on the skin of around 70% of the population, without causing harm or benefit. Some fungal infections, like athlete's foot, are minor. Others, like Candida albicans, can be deadly—especially for individuals ...
May 26, 2023
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New therapies for autoimmune rheumatic diseases (AIRDs) that are designed to better regulate lipid (fat) metabolism, could significantly reduce the harmful side-effects caused by conventional treatments, finds a new large-scale ...
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The conventional wisdom among pandemic researchers was that vaccine-hesitant parents would come around once federal authorities green-lit COVID-19 shots for children. But, as a new study shows, that hasn't happened. Parents ...
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Treatment of depression faces two main challenges. The first is that almost 50% of patients do not respond well to existing antidepressants. The second is that conventional medications take a relatively long time—around ...
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