Health
Childhood air pollution exposure linked to early death
People exposed to significant air pollution in early childhood are more likely to die early than those raised in areas with better air quality, research suggests.
Sep 19, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Updates: MET targeted therapy for EXON 14 mutations in lung cancer
A new editorial paper titled "Latest updates on MET targeted therapy for EXON 14 mutations in lung cancer" has been published in Oncotarget.
Sep 11, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers publish cell protein findings to determine effectiveness of immunotherapy for colon cancer
Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers have identified key findings that can assist clinicians in predicting whether a patient with advanced colorectal cancer will benefit from immunotherapy. The study was published ...
Aug 31, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Researcher discusses how lung macrophages evolve during metastatic growth of lung colonies in a mouse model of melanoma
A new editorial paper titled "A macrophage is a macrophage is a macrophage—in metastasis" has been published in Oncotarget.
Aug 23, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
A select group: Study may bring improved therapy to preselected lung cancer patients
Nonsmokers who develop lung cancer can be treated effectively with new drugs, but their tumors refuse to surrender without a fight. The drugs stop working in the long term because the tumors acquire secondary mutations that ...
Aug 9, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Team develops effective cigar warning signage
A new study published by UNC Family Medicine's Sarah Kowitt, Ph.D., MPH, and colleagues looked at the impact of different types of warning signs for large and premium cigars sold individually at the point of sale. The team's ...
Aug 7, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
New method reveals insights into interplay between immune system and tumors
How a person's immune system interacts with tumor cells influences how cancer progresses and can explain why treatment causes tumors to shrink for some patients but not others. Yale researchers have developed a new method ...
Aug 4, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Study uncovers epigenetic source of resistance to targeted therapy in EGFR-mutant lung cancer
When lung cancers driven by mutations in the EGFR gene become resistant to osimertinib or other targeted therapies, epigenetic changes, rather than genetic changes, are often to blame.
Aug 3, 2023
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Immunology
Compound reduces inflammation in COVID-19-infected mice without compromising immune response to virus
Researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil have identified a new class of molecules capable of stopping the excessive inflammation typical of the severe form of COVID-19 without impairing the immune response ...
Jul 25, 2023
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Health
New study answers the question: Is anyone truly healthy?
A new long-term study of population-level data shows that when it comes to health, pretty much everyone could make improvements, plus the relationship with risk factors and mortality changes over time, sometimes in surprising ...
Jul 5, 2023
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