Oncology & Cancer
Cancer drug insight tactic could spell double trouble for tumours
A new way of identifying potential cancer drugs could streamline the development of therapies, following a discovery by scientists.
Nov 1, 2018
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Diabetes
Delivering insulin in a pill—Technique could replace daily injections for diabetics
Given the choice of taking a pill or injecting oneself with a needle, most of us would opt to regulate a chronic health condition by swallowing a pill. But for millions of people living with type 1 diabetes, a painful needle ...
Jun 25, 2018
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HIV & AIDS
Social stigma obstacle to successful treatment of children with HIV in Ethiopia
The social stigma surrounding HIV is still strong in many parts of the world. Children living with HIV in Ethiopia are at high risk of receiving inadequate treatment – or no treatment at all – on account of deeply rooted ...
Dec 13, 2017
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Genetics
Gene therapy to correct surfactant protein B deficiency in newborns
An article published in Experimental Biology and Medicine (Volume 242, Issue 13, July, 2017) reports that gene therapy may be used to as an intermediate therapy for newborns with surfactant protein deficiencies until lung ...
Jul 26, 2017
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Immunology
Immunosuppression underlies resistance to anti-angiogenic therapy
A Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) research team has identified a novel mechanism behind resistance to angiogenesis inhibitors - drugs that fight cancer by suppressing the formation of new blood vessels. In their report ...
Jul 14, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Navigating the tricky waters of being a stepdad
The American family is evolving. Fifty years ago, a nuclear family of two biological parents and children was the norm. But divorce rates and growing numbers of single parents have opened up more opportunities for the formation ...
Jun 16, 2017
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Cardiology
First US babies treated in study of adult stem cell therapy for congenital heart disease
In a first-in-children randomized clinical study, medical researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UM SOM) and the Interdisciplinary Stem Cell Institute (ISCI) at the University of Miami Miller School ...
Dec 20, 2016
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Medical research
Scientists find that for stem cells to be healthy, telomere length has to be just right
Ever since researchers connected the shortening of telomeres—the protective structures on the ends of chromosomes—to aging and disease, the race has been on to understand the factors that govern telomere length. Now, ...
Dec 5, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Combining biologic and phototherapy treatments for moderate-to-severe psoriasis
The review, entitled "Combining biologic and phototherapy treatments for psoriasis: safety, efficacy, and patient acceptability," was carried out by a group of researchers in the USA. They conducted an extensive PubMed search ...
Aug 10, 2016
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Medical research
Stem cell scientists discover genetic switch to increase supply of stem cells from cord blood
International stem cell scientists, co-led in Canada by Dr. John Dick and in the Netherlands by Dr. Gerald de Haan, have discovered the switch to harness the power of cord blood and potentially increase the supply of stem ...
Jul 14, 2016
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