Oncology & Cancer
New phase of breast cancer drug trial provides fresh hope for patients with incurable disease
Millions of patients with incurable breast cancer could benefit from new Welsh-led research.
Jun 7, 2022
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Health
Q&A: Additional opinions helpful in treating back pain
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am in my late 50s and have an active lifestyle. I have had two prior surgeries for a herniated lumbar disk. Recently, I began to have leg pain, which occurred previously, so I believe I must have another ...
Jun 6, 2022
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Medications
Breast cancer drug could help more patients
For the first time, a drug targeting a protein that drives breast cancer growth has been shown to work against tumors with very low levels of the protein.
Jun 5, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
The 'mutational signatures' of many genes hold the key to better cancer therapies
As an approach to personalized medicine, a new Nature Communications study proposes that "mutational footprints" of DNA repair are a promising predictive genetic marker for determining which tumors will respond to certain ...
May 26, 2022
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Medical research
Skin grafts for burns can lead to crippling scars: Blocking skin's response to physical stimuli could promote healing
Reducing a skin graft's responsiveness to its physical environment could help improve healing and reduce scarring from large injuries like burns or blast wounds, according to our recent study published in Science Translational ...
May 24, 2022
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Medications
Medicine for inflammatory bowel disease may protect against severe COVID-19
Getting the COVID-19 vaccination strengthened one type of immune response to the SARS-CoV-2 virus in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients even though they were taking immunosuppressant medication, according to investigators ...
May 23, 2022
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Medications
Repurposed antibiotic may be an effective therapeutic in COVID-19–infected mice
Repurposed drugs may have a speedier path to clinical use because they have already been shown to be safe in people. A study publishing May 19 in the open access journal PLOS Pathogens by Sandrine Belouzard and Jean Dubuisson ...
May 19, 2022
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Genetics
Hope for treatments against hearing loss as 10 genes identified
Researchers led by King's College London, Karolinska Institute and Erasmus University have identified 10 new genes linked with hearing loss and located the part of the ear affected.
May 16, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers identify key factors impacting adaptive cancer therapy
Most cancer treatments are based on using the maximum tolerated dose of a drug to kill as many cancer cells as possible. While this approach has led to patients achieving good responses to therapy, most patients develop drug ...
May 9, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Five facts about Bell's palsy
No one's exactly sure what causes Bell's palsy, a condition that causes sudden facial weakness on one side of the face. But the symptoms are unmistakable. Once the weakness, or paralysis, sets in—usually on one side of ...
May 9, 2022
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