Not all cancerous tumors are created equal. Some tumors, known as "hot" tumors, show signs of inflammation, which means they are infiltrated with T cells working to fight the cancer. Those tumors are easier to treat, as immunotherapy ...
Apr 22, 2021
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Shift-work and irregular work schedules can cause several health-related issues and affect our defense against infection, according to new research from the University of Waterloo.
Apr 21, 2021
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A new University of Oregon study is examining the effects of opioids on an understudied population: developing infants.
Apr 9, 2021
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A new antibody that can mount a double attack on the SARS-CoV-2 virus by binding to two different sites on the spike protein is starting human trials, leading to hopes of an antibody therapy that can maintain its effectiveness ...
Mar 25, 2021
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Immunotherapy is not only significantly less effective in liver cancer patients who previously had a liver disease called non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), but actually appears to fuel tumor growth, according to a Mount ...
Mar 24, 2021
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Researchers have uncovered a previously unknown arm of the immune defense system that protects the lung from lethal viral infections.
Mar 18, 2021
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A model system that recreates full-thickness human skin should allow more effective testing of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics, while avoiding the need for animal tests. The system effectively models the development, cellular ...
Mar 5, 2021
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The Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute (IMIM), Hospital del Mar, the University of California-Davis and the University of Texas have launched a clinical trial to analyze how useful a food supplement can be for preventing ...
Feb 18, 2021
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MUSC Hollings Cancer Center researcher Yongxia Wu, Ph.D., identified a new target molecule in the fight against graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). Bone marrow transplant, a treatment for certain blood cancers, is accompanied ...
Feb 12, 2021
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Individual choices in medicine carry a certain amount of uncertainty.
Feb 10, 2021
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