Scientists have developed a new test that can pick out women at high risk of relapsing from breast cancer within 10 years of diagnosis.
Aug 4, 2017
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When it comes to arresting cancer's joyride through the body, one Western researcher's work looks to be the 'traffic cop' on the bloodstream highway.
Jul 25, 2017
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The prognosis for patients diagnosed with scleroderma - an autoimmune disease characterized by fibrosis of the skin - is not typically a rosy one. With limited treatment options available, those suffering from the disorder ...
Oct 31, 2016
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Cancer treatments that mobilize the body's immune system to fight the disease have generated a lot of excitement in the past few years. One form of immunotherapy called checkpoint blockade is especially promising. But while ...
Sep 16, 2016
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Australian researchers have discovered that a bad diet has consequences on your immune system even before you notice an increase in body weight.
Jul 18, 2016
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The ultimate impediment to a cure for HIV infection is the presence of latent, HIV-infected cells, which can reawaken and produce new virus when antiretroviral drug therapy is stopped. These latent, HIV-infected cells are ...
Jul 13, 2016
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Combining radiation treatments with a new generation of immunotherapies is showing promise as a one-two-punch against melanoma, Loyola Medicine researchers report in the Journal of Radiation Oncology.
May 19, 2016
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After decades in the shadows, treatments that encourage a patient's own immune system to target their cancer – known as immunotherapy – have emerged as one of the brightest hopes in cancer research, and have rarely been ...
Sep 18, 2015
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Mayo Clinic researchers have identified a protein marker whose frequency may predict patient response to PD-1 blockade immunotherapy for melanoma. An abstract of their findings was presented today at the American Association ...
Sep 16, 2015
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A crucial 'on switch' that boosts the body's defences against infections has been successfully identified in new scientific research.
Jul 20, 2015
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