Diabetes
The best place to treat type 1 diabetes might be just under your skin
A group of U of T researchers have demonstrated that the space under our skin might be an optimal location to treat type 1 diabetes (T1D).
Aug 14, 2017
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News tagged with normal cells
Neuroscience
Calcium channel blockers may be effective in treating memory loss associated with Alzheimer's
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia but the changes in brain cell function underlying memory loss remains poorly understood. Researchers at the University of Bristol have identified that calcium ...
Sep 11, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Blood test detects wide range of cancers, available to at risk individuals in clinical study
In a study involving thousands of participants, a new blood test detected more than 50 types of cancer as well as their location within the body with a high degree of accuracy, according to an international team of researchers ...
Mar 30, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Pancreatic cancer cells secrete signal that sabotages immune attack on tumors
A key immune signal has a previously unknown role in turning off the immune system's attack on pancreatic cancer cells, a new study finds.
Jan 8, 2020
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Medical research
Natural compound helps reverse diabetes in mice
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have restored normal blood sugar metabolism in diabetic mice using a compound the body makes naturally. The finding suggests that it may one day be possible ...
Oct 4, 2011
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Oncology & Cancer
New cancer immunotherapy approach turns human cells into tiny anti-tumor drug factories
Cancer immunotherapy—efforts to better arm a patient's own immune system to attack tumors—has shown great potential for treating some cancers. Yet immunotherapy doesn't work for everyone, and some types of treatment can ...
Dec 4, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Starving pancreatic cancer of cysteine may kill tumor cells
A new study from Columbia University Irving Medical Center and the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center suggests a compound in development for a rare kidney stone disease may have potential against pancreatic cancer. ...
Apr 2, 2020
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Medical research
Turning a pancreatic cancer cell's addiction into a death sentence
Probing the unique biology of human pancreatic cancer cells in a laboratory has yielded unexpected insights of a weakness that can be used against the cells to kill them.
May 7, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Big data powers design of 'smart' cell therapies for cancer
Finding medicines that can kill cancer cells while leaving normal tissue unscathed is a Holy Grail of oncology research. In two new papers, scientists at UC San Francisco and Princeton University present complementary strategies ...
Nov 26, 2020
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Medical research
Coaxing cancer cells to commit suicide
An LMU team has identified an enzyme that is essential for DNA repair. Loss of this factor leads to cell death when cancer cells accumulate DNA damage. Chemical inhibition of the target protein offers a possible strategy ...
Dec 4, 2020
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