Oncology & Cancer
Stunting cell 'antennae' could make cancer drugs work again
Scientists have uncovered a completely new way to make cancers sensitive to treatment—by targeting antenna-like structures on cells.
Jun 5, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists identify cause of resistance to breakthrough breast and ovarian cancer drug
Scientists have identified a mutation that gives cancer cells resistance to the breakthrough cancer treatment olaparib and other PARP inhibitors.
May 10, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Promising drug may stop cancer-causing gene in its tracks
Michigan State University scientists are testing a promising drug that may stop a gene associated with obesity from triggering breast and lung cancer, as well as prevent these cancers from growing.
Mar 26, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New publication highlights the anti-malarial efficacy of exciting new clinical candidate
A new paper published today in the prestigious journal Science Translational Medicine describes the discovery and biological profiling of an exciting new anti-malarial clinical drug candidate, MMV390048, effective against ...
Apr 26, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Gene test could pinpoint patients sensitive to new type of cancer drug
Testing for a gene commonly mutated in ovarian cancers could pick out patients who will respond well to a promising new class of cancer drugs, a major new study reveals.
Dec 22, 2016
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Medications
Map of drugs reveals uncharted waters in search for new treatments
Scientists have created a map of all 1,578 licensed drugs and their mechanisms of action - as a means of identifying 'uncharted waters' in the search for future treatments.
Dec 5, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Mapping cancer's 'social networks' opens new approaches to treatment
UK scientists have designed a computer model that applies techniques used to analyse social networks to identify new ways of treating cancer, according to research published in PLOS Computational Biology today.
Dec 23, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Blood test picks out prostate cancer drug resistance
Scientists have developed a blood test that can identify key mutations driving resistance to a widely used prostate cancer drug, and identify in advance patients who will not respond to treatment.
Nov 4, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
New biomarker identified in breast and prostate cancers holds promise for treating disease
Cedars-Sinai researchers have identified a novel genetic biomarker responsible for the progression of many breast and prostate cancers. The finding could bolster efforts to better identify patients who respond to certain ...
Aug 7, 2015
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Medical research
New version of common antibiotic could eliminate risk of hearing loss
On Christmas Eve, 2002, Bryce Faber was diagnosed with a deadly cancer called neuroblastoma. The 2-year-old's treatment, which, in addition to surgery, included massive amounts of radiation followed by even more massive amounts ...
Jan 2, 2015
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