Medications
Cancer trial discovers a potentially broader role for an established dual HER2-blocking treatment
An important discovery from the NCI-MATCH precision medicine initiative is published in Clinical Cancer Research.
Mar 4, 2024
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Medications
Researchers test previously approved FDA drugs to treat Lowe syndrome
Purdue University researchers have developed a patented therapeutic strategy for Lowe syndrome, an incurable and rare genetic disorder, by repurposing two drugs previously approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ...
Feb 29, 2024
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Medications
A breast cancer drug, susceptible to resistance, can be restored to effectiveness, researchers demonstrate
In a new paper published in Cancer Research, researchers at MUSC Hollings Cancer Center have shown that targeting a protein called TACC3 (transforming acidic coiled-coil containing protein 3) can restore the effectiveness ...
Feb 6, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Epigenetic combination therapy could overcome treatment resistance in epithelioid sarcomas and rhabdoid tumors
Epithelioid sarcoma, a rare aggressive cancer that usually strikes young adults, and rhabdoid tumors, which affect children, have long been difficult to treat. But the outlook for people with these subtypes of soft tissue ...
Feb 5, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
With vibrator used in cell phones, researchers develop 3D tumor spheroids to screen for anti-cancer drugs
Depending on their location, cancer cells within a three-dimensional (3D) tumor structure can have different microenvironments. Cells in the core of the tumor receive less oxygen (hypoxia) and nutrients than those in the ...
Jan 30, 2024
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Health
Stigma a barrier to women accessing drug and alcohol treatment, says study
Women using drugs and alcohol can feel stigmatized and shamed when seeking support from professional services, a new study has found.
Jan 19, 2024
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Health
WHO weighs up AI risks and benefits for health care
Generative artificial intelligence could transform health care through things like drug development and quicker diagnoses, but the World Health Organization warned Thursday of the potential pitfalls in rushing to embrace ...
Jan 18, 2024
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Overweight & Obesity
Your body has a built-in system that works like weight loss meds: Food and your gut microbiome
Wegovy, Ozempic and Mounjaro are weight loss and diabetes drugs that have made quite a splash in health news. They target regulatory pathways involved in both obesity and diabetes and are widely considered breakthroughs for ...
Jan 17, 2024
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Medications
Gabapentinoids associated with severe exacerbation of COPD
A population-based cohort study of more than 10,000 persons using gabapentinoids found that their use was associated with an increased risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation. This study supports ...
Jan 15, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Study shows there are disparities in cancer research and advocacy funding
A new Cleveland Clinic study shows there are disparities in cancer research and advocacy funding and that less funding strongly correlates with fewer clinical trials in a particular disease.
Jan 9, 2024
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