Researchers at DZNE and Charité–Universitätsmedizin Berlin have pioneered a novel treatment for the most common autoimmune encephalitis. By reprogramming white blood cells to target and eliminate disease-causing cells, ...
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As people age, the DNA in their cells begins to accumulate genetic mutations. Mosaic chromosomal alterations (mCAs), a category of mutations acquired in blood cells, are linked with a 10-fold increased risk of developing ...
Nov 1, 2023
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A new study from researchers at the University of British Columbia's Faculty of Medicine reveals a direct link between high insulin levels, common among patients with obesity and type 2 diabetes, and pancreatic cancer.
Oct 31, 2023
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A discovery by a QIMR Berghofer-led team of international scientists has potentially unlocked an entirely new approach to targeting the blood cancer acute myeloid leukemia, bringing hope to patients who are no longer responding ...
Oct 30, 2023
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An international study involving Birmingham researchers identified for the first time how a protein found in the endothelium supports the transfer of specific immune cells, called macrophages, from the blood into the liver, ...
Oct 30, 2023
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For generations, the medical community has used the "standard human"—a 70-kilogram male—to guide education, research and practice. This means that for many conditions, although the recommended type, dosage and duration ...
Oct 24, 2023
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A "two-for-one" cancer immunotherapy is potentially more effective and at least as safe as standard immunotherapies, physician-scientists from UPMC Hillman Cancer Center who led an international, early-phase clinical trial ...
Oct 19, 2023
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Prostate cancer's resistance to treatment can be reversed in some patients by stopping hijacked white blood cells from being 'pulled into' tumors, according to new research published in Nature.
Oct 17, 2023
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High-grade serous ovarian carcinoma (HGSOC) is the most common type of ovarian cancer. It is also the most lethal form, in part because clinicians do not have effective ways to screen women for it during the cancer's early ...
Oct 11, 2023
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A new combination of treatments safely decreased growth of pancreatic cancer in mice by preventing cancer cells from scavenging for fuel, a new study finds.
Oct 9, 2023
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