News tagged with therapeutic treatment


Novel therapeutic approaches to cure chronic HBV infection

Exciting new data presented today at the International Liver Congress 2013 include results from early in vitro and in vivo studies targeting covalently closed circular DNA (cccDNA), which may form the basis of a cure for ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 25, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Compound that could prevent acute blood cancer relapse identified

Researchers from the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences in Japan report today that they have identified a compound that could be used as a new treatment to prevent relapse in acute myeloid leukemia patients.

Cancer created Apr 17, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Experimental study suggests bone-marrow grafts show promise for some sufferers of low-back pain

A new study suggests that the type of bio-cellular grafts increasingly used by surgeons to repair damaged tissue may be useful for treating low-back pain (LBP). However, not all sufferers responded equally to the novel therapy. ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 11, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New genetic screen paves the way for long-sought treatments for liver disease

Chronic liver failure is a major health problem that causes about one million deaths around the world each year. A study published April 11th by Cell Press in the journal Cell reveals a new type of screen for identifying genes ...

Medical research created Apr 11, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Naturally occurring substance proves effective against deadly skin cancer in laboratory tests

For the first time, scientists have demonstrated the mechanism of action of gossypin, a naturally-occurring substance found in fruits and vegetables, as a treatment for melanoma, which causes the majority of deaths from skin ...

Cancer created Apr 10, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Clinical trial finds new class of cancer drugs safe and effective

The safety and preliminary efficacy of a new class of tumor fighting drugs were reported today by Scottsdale Healthcare's Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center Clinical Trials and the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen).

Cancer created Apr 09, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Study reveals that chemotherapy works in an unexpected way

It's generally thought that anticancer chemotherapies work like antibiotics do, by directly killing off what's harmful. But new research published online on April 4 in the Cell Press journal Immunity shows that effective chemot ...

Immunology created Apr 04, 2013 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Promising new drug treats and protects against radiotherapy-associated oral mucositis

Mouse model studies show that administered genetically or topically, protein Smad7 protects against or heals mouth sores commonly associated with cancer treatment.

Cancer created Mar 12, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study shows mirabegron effective and well tolerated for overactive bladder

In a new phase III trial mirabegron, a β3-adrenoceptor agonist, given once daily for 12 weeks, reduced the frequency of incontinence episodes and number of daily urinations, and improved urgency and nocturia in adults with ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 04, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study identifies growth factor essential to the most common malignant pediatric brain tumor

A multi-institutional team led by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers has identified a molecular pathway that appears to be essential for the growth and spread of medulloblastoma, the most common ...

Cancer created Feb 28, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Propping open the door to the blood brain barrier

The treatment of central nervous system (CNS) diseases can be particularly challenging because many of the therapeutic agents such as recombinant proteins and gene medicines are not easily transported across the blood-brain ...

Medical research created Feb 01, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Transition in cell type parallels treatment response, disease progression in breast cancer

A process that normally occurs in developing embryos – the changing of one basic cell type into another – has also been suspected of playing a role in cancer metastasis. Now a study from Massachusetts General Hospital ...

Cancer created Jan 31, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Sublingual immunotherapy shows promise as treatment for peanut allergy

Peanuts are one of the most common triggers of severe food-induced allergic reactions, which can be fatal, and the prevalence of peanut allergy is increasing. However, there is currently no clinical treatment available for ...

Immunology created Jan 07, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists use 'virtual experiments' to uncover missing cancer targets

(Medical Xpress)—Scientists have identified 46 previously overlooked but potentially 'druggable' cancer targets, using a powerful new online approach that allows researchers to carry out 'virtual experiments' to quickly ...

Cancer created Jan 02, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

The factor that could influence future breast cancer treatment

Australian scientists have shown in the laboratory how a 'transcription factor' causes breast cancer cells to develop an aggressive subtype that lacks sensitivity to estrogen and does not respond to known anti-estrogen therapies. ...

Cancer created Dec 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0