Medical research
Tick saliva drug could ease chronic pain and itching in people
A protein found in tick saliva could be turned into a drug that eases itching and chronic pain in people.
Mar 8, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Gene expression profile allows identification of anti-tumor immune cells for personalized immunotherapy
National Institutes of Health researchers, led by Dr. Steven Rosenberg, MD, Ph.D., chief of the Surgery Branch at the Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute (NCI), have found unique expression profiles in 50 ...
Feb 4, 2022
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Immunology
Researchers demonstrate vaccination approach in mice that could prevent future coronavirus outbreaks
Researchers in Japan have developed a vaccination strategy in mice that promotes the production of antibodies that can neutralize not only SARS-CoV-2 but a broad range of other coronaviruses as well. If successfully translated ...
Oct 8, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Study provides new insight into fundamental workings of the immune system in response to therapy to treat skin cancer
New research led by the University of Birmingham suggests that skin cancer patients could have a better prognosis if their T cells send messages from five specific genes in their immune response to drugs given to treat the ...
Sep 16, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Using personalized medicine to avoid resistance to leukemia treatment
T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) is a very aggressive type of blood cancer. It is relatively rare but still draws a lot of attention as it mostly develops in children under the age of 20. The standard treatment ...
May 4, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Studies connect hormone to breast cancer and uncover potential for novel targeted drugs
The hormone prolactin has long been understood to play a vital role in breast growth and development and the production of milk during pregnancy. But a pair of recent studies conducted at VCU Massey Cancer Center finds strong ...
Apr 27, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
A leap forward in research on CAR T cell therapy
In cancer immunotherapy, cells in the patient's own immune system are activated to attack cancer cells. CAR T cell therapy has been one of the most significant recent advances in immunotherapies targeted at cancer.
Mar 18, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers link cellular transport pathway to aggressive brain cancer
Researchers at McGill University have identified a new cellular pathway that limits the growth and spread of brain tumors by controlling the recycling of cell surface receptor proteins. The study, which will be published ...
Jan 14, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Drug combination proves effective in rare peripheral nerve sheath tumours
Malignant tumors of the peripheral nerve are rare but aggressive and very difficult to treat successfully. Now, researchers in the U.S. have shown that a combination of two types of anti-cancer drugs, MEK and SHP2 inhibitors, ...
Oct 9, 2020
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Medical research
Why do people respond differently to the same drug?
Scientists at Scripps Research have comprehensively mapped how a key class of proteins within cells regulates signals coming in from cell surface receptors.
Oct 2, 2020
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