Medical research
Prostate cancer regulator plays role in COVID-19, providing a promising treatment lead
By taking a lesson from prostate cancer, researchers now have a promising lead on a treatment for COVID-19.
Dec 21, 2020
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Neuroscience
Leap forward for brain research
Pre-clinical research into deadly brain cancer, Parkinson's, dementia, epilepsy and other major psychiatric and neurological conditions can speed up with the global commercialisation of an advanced neuromedium, called BrainPhys.
Nov 5, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Age is a primary determinant of melanoma treatment resistance, two studies find
Age may cause identical cancer cells with the same mutations to behave differently. In animal and laboratory models of melanoma cells, age was a primary factor in treatment response.
Nov 2, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Hand-held device reads levels of cancer biomarker
Researchers at McMaster and Brock universities have created the prototype for a hand-held device to measure a biomarker for cancer, paving the way for home-based cancer monitoring and to improve access to diagnostic testing.
Oct 19, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Oral cancer pain predicts likelihood of cancer spreading
Oral cancer is more likely to spread in patients experiencing high levels of pain, according to a team of researchers at New York University (NYU) College of Dentistry that found genetic and cellular clues as to why metastatic ...
Oct 7, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Key gene identified in endometrial cancer could be targeted in future drug trial
A new study has identified a key gene in aggressive endometrial cancer, which could lead to a targeted therapeutic strategy to improve survival rates.
Aug 18, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Tumor gene test could help to predict ovarian cancer prognosis
A tumor test could help to identify ovarian cancer patients with predicted poor survival, and down the track inform new therapeutical approaches, the results of a major international collaboration have shown.
Aug 17, 2020
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Medical research
Standardizing organoid growth through controlled guidance systems
A recent innovation from an EPFL laboratory will enable, for the first time, mass production of standardized organoids. This breakthrough was achieved thanks to a customized guidance system that ensures homogenous cell culturing. ...
Jun 8, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study identifies potential approach to treat severe respiratory distress in patients with COVID-19
Early data from a clinical study suggest that blocking the Bruton tyrosine kinase (BTK) protein provided clinical benefit to a small group of patients with severe COVID-19. Researchers observed that the off-label use of the ...
Jun 5, 2020
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Medications
Breast cancer 'signature' predicts response to new drug class
Melbourne researchers have developed a new way to pinpoint which breast cancers will respond to a new class of anti-cancer agents called Smac-mimetics.
May 6, 2020
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