Neuroscience
Significant step on path to developing Alzheimer's therapy
A brain protein with high potential to delay or reverse the onset of Alzheimer's disease has been exploited by University of Otago researchers.
Aug 1, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Placental cell therapy could deliver new treatment options for liver disease
A cell therapy could reduce inflammatory response in liver disease, offering hope to thousands of Australians suffering from the disease.
Dec 23, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Novel monoclonal antibody therapy for SARS-CoV-2
An entirely new approach to monoclonal antibody therapy shows that targeting the more genetically stable internal protein of the SARS-CoV-2 virus rather than the surface spike protein can also clear SARS-CoV-2, reports a ...
Oct 14, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Q&A: 5 advances in cancer treatment
QUESTION: In the past year, several family members have been diagnosed with various types of cancer, including leukemia, melanoma, breast cancer and colon cancer. In talking about treatments, it seems as if there is more ...
Aug 19, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists make strides toward an 'off-the-shelf' immune cell therapy for cancer
Immunotherapies, which harness the body's natural defenses to combat disease, have revolutionized the treatment of aggressive and deadly cancers. But often, these therapies—especially those based on immune cells—must ...
Nov 16, 2021
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Neuroscience
Neural pathway key to sensation of pleasant touch identified
Studying mice, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a neural circuit and a neuropeptide—a chemical messenger that carries signals between nerve cells—that transmit the sensation ...
Apr 28, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers load CAR T cells with oncolytic virus to treat solid cancer tumors
Researchers at Mayo Clinic's Center for Individualized Medicine have devised an immunotherapy technique that combines chimeric antigen receptor-T cell therapy, or CAR-T cell therapy, with a cancer-killing virus to more effectively ...
Apr 13, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Axi-cel CAR T cell therapy shows enhanced responses and continued benefit for high-risk lymphoma patients
Three clinical studies led by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center demonstrated enhanced responses for patients with high-risk lymphoma treated with axicabtagene ciloleucel (axi-cel) chimeric antigen ...
Dec 12, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Research team makes important step toward a therapy for a rare genetic disease
Usher Syndrome type 1F is a rare but severe genetic disease that causes deafness, lack of balance, and progressive blindness.
Apr 26, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
New CAR T-cell therapy for solid tumors was safe and showed early efficacy
A new chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell product had an acceptable safety profile and showed early signs of efficacy as a monotherapy and in combination with an mRNA vaccine in patients with solid tumors, according to ...
Apr 10, 2022
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