Oncology & Cancer
Lack of insurance keeps many Americans from best cancer meds
A cutting-edge class of drugs is saving and extending the lives of cancer patients.
Jun 3, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
US approves Moderna's RSV vaccine for older adults
The US Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved Moderna's respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine for older adults—marking the first time any mRNA shot has been authorized against a disease other than COVID-19.
May 31, 2024
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Medical research
The gut microbiome, poop and the future of medicine
In the fall of 2023, NIST's scientists in Charleston, South Carolina, received a special shipment of containers packed with baggies full of frozen human feces.
May 30, 2024
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Neuroscience
New type of cerebellar ataxia discovered: How the immune system destroys the cerebellum
Cerebellar ataxia is a neurological disorder of the cerebellum. This important area at the back of the brain acts as a conductor, so to speak, coordinating our movements and keeping us in balance.
May 30, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Gene variants foretell the biology of future breast cancers, study finds
A Stanford Medicine study of thousands of breast cancers has found that the gene sequences we inherit at conception are powerful predictors of the breast cancer type we might develop decades later and how deadly it might ...
May 30, 2024
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HIV & AIDS
Novel vaccine concept generates immune responses that could produce multiple types of HIV neutralizing antibodies
Using a combination of cutting-edge immunologic technologies, researchers have successfully stimulated animals' immune systems to induce rare precursor B cells of a class of HIV broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs). The ...
May 30, 2024
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Immunology
Scientists discover a novel modulator of human regulatory T cells
The research group of Professor Riitta Lahesmaa have discovered a novel modulator for human regulatory T cells. This novel regulator can strengthen or dampen immune response and provides a new basis for therapeutic approaches ...
May 30, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Pulling out the stops: Deletion of regnase-1 promotes anti-tumor activity in NK cells
Natural killer (NK) cells play a crucial role in the first line of host defense by eliminating bacteria, viruses, and mutated cells that might become cancer cells. While the interferon-gamma (IFN-γ ) typically plays a pivotal ...
May 30, 2024
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Medical research
New study highlights senescent cell removal mechanisms of canagliflozin, a sodium glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitor
Aging-related physiological decline and the accumulation of senescent or aging cells in bodily tissues can trigger a number of diseases. The removal of senescent cells, also known as "senolysis," can therefore serve as an ...
May 30, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
An antibacterial protein provides a new therapeutic target against pancreatic cancer
Immunotherapy represents a new hope in the fight against cancer; however, not all tumors respond to this treatment. Pancreatic cancer is a type of tumor that does not respond to currently approved drugs and is therefore lethal ...
May 29, 2024
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