Oncology & Cancer
Testicular cancer a bigger threat to young men
(HealthDay)—Testicular cancer occurs most often in young men, and they need to know the signs of the disease, a urologist says.
Jan 2, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
New treatment approved for common skin cancer
(HealthDay)—Libtayo (cemiplimab-rwlc) injection has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat advanced squamous cell carcinoma (CSCC), the agency said in a news release.
Oct 1, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Lymphovascular invasion is independent predictor of survival
(HealthDay) -- In patients with invasive breast cancer, lymphovascular invasion (LVI) is a strong and independent predictor of both breast cancer-specific survival (BCSS) and distant metastasis-free survival (DMFS), according ...
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Oncology & Cancer
Discovery of stem-like T cell in type 1 diabetes can potentially improve cancer immunotherapy
To an immunologist, autoimmune diseases like Type 1 diabetes are the polar opposite of cancer. In the former, the immune system goes into overdrive and attacks the body's own organs in a relentless manner, eventually causing ...
Nov 30, 2021
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Neuroscience
New insights into the role of the different meningeal layers in autoimmune-inflammatory diseases
Scientists at the Institute of Neuroimmunology and Multiple Sclerosis Research at the University Medical Center Göttingen have discovered that pathogenic immune cells use the inner, soft layers of the meninges, but not the ...
Sep 9, 2022
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Immunology
Memory immune cells that screen intruders as they enter lymph nodes
Australian scientists have discovered a new population of 'memory' immune cells, throwing light on what the body does when it sees a microbe for the second time. This insight, and others like it, will enable the development ...
Mar 31, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study finds unleashing Treg cells may lead to treatments for multiple sclerosis
In a new University of California, Irvine-led study, researchers found that a certain protein prevented regulatory T cells (Tregs) from effectively doing their job in controlling the damaging effects of inflammation in a ...
Jul 20, 2021
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Medical research
Specialized garbage disposal cell, implicated in autoimmune disease, tracked for the first time
For almost 140 years, the origin and behavior of an enigmatic cell type inside lymph nodes, called a tingible body macrophage, has remained a mystery. Now, for the first time, scientists at the Garvan Institute of Medical ...
Mar 2, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
A new therapeutic target turns the immune system against lymphoma
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) is a group of cancers that originate in the lymph nodes and affect white blood cells of the immune system called B cells. In NHL, B cells grow out of control and create tumors in the lymph nodes, ...
Apr 23, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
New clinical trial for breast and ovarian cancer vaccine
University of Colorado Hospital is one of just two academic medical centers in the nation that has enrolled breast and ovarian cancer patients to a new clinical trial of a promising cancer vaccine.
Feb 3, 2015
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