Ophthalmologists at UC Davis Health used an experimental gene therapy last month to treat a patient with wet age-related macular degeneration, or wet AMD. It was the first time the UC Davis Eye Center had used gene therapy.
Aug 29, 2023
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Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have identified a key protein that induces the program to build specialized liver blood vessels. The discovery could lead to engineered replacement hepatic tissue to treat common liver ...
Mar 31, 2022
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The absence of a protein that works to prevent tumor formation may explain why some patients are resistant to a common cancer therapy, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers. They said that testing cancers ...
Dec 21, 2020
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Blood vessels are the supply lines of the human body, bringing nutrients and oxygen to cells and carrying away waste. Controlling the growth of these supply lines can be an effective tactic to combat several different types ...
Dec 19, 2017
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A research team led by Professor Judy Yam Wai-ping from the Department of Pathology, School of Clinical Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) has made a significant breakthrough in unveiling ...
Aug 30, 2023
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According to researchers at Yale Cancer Center, a cancer drug thought to be of limited use possesses a superpower of sorts: It is able to stop certain cancer cells from repairing their DNA in order to survive. The study, ...
May 15, 2019
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Low serum levels of insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) and insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3) are associated with Alzheimer's Disease in men, but not women, according to a recent study accepted for publication ...
Oct 2, 2012
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Researchers at the Yale Cancer Biology Institute have clarified the role of a recurring cancer-associated tumor mutation in glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), the most common and most aggressive type of malignant brain tumor. ...
Feb 9, 2022
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A new drug that showed promise in animal studies and an early clinical trial didn't improve disability among stroke patients, according to late-breaking research presented at the American Stroke Association's International ...
Feb 3, 2012
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Research led by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, has found a potential solution to side effects that interfere with cancer treatment. In the paper, "Preventing skin toxicities induced by EGFR inhibitors by topically ...
