Oncology & Cancer
Targeted drug tagrisso could be advance against lung cancer
The best treatment for a genetically driven form of lung cancer continues to show lasting benefits, a new clinical trial update shows.
Feb 6, 2023
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Cardiology
Unvaccinated heart failure patients three times more likely to die from COVID than boosted heart failure patients
Heart failure patients who are unvaccinated against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, are three times more likely to die if infected with the virus compared to fully boosted heart failure patients, according to ...
Jun 9, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists develop new 'precision medicine' approach to treating damaged DNA in pancreatic cancer
Scientists have developed a new "precision medicine" approach to treating the damaged DNA in the cancer cells of Pancreatic Cancer patients.
Oct 12, 2020
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Diabetes
Short anti-rejection therapy protects transplants in diabetic animals
Transplanted pancreatic islets in diabetic animals can survive for a long period of time if the animals are treated with short anti-rejection therapy around the time of the transplant. This has been shown by researchers at ...
Feb 1, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Could COVID-19 hold a cancer cure? Spike protein reduces lung tumors in lab study
The notorious spike protein of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, caused lung cancer cells to die in laboratory studies conducted by researchers at RUSH University Medical Center, who recently published their findings ...
Dec 6, 2022
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Medical research
A new drug could revolutionize the treatment of neurological disorders
An international team of scientists from Gero Discovery LLC, the Institute of Biomedical Research of Salamanca, and Nanosyn, Inc. has found a potential drug that may prevent neuronal death through glucose metabolism modification ...
Aug 29, 2019
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Immunology
Delivering immunotherapy directly to brain tumors
A new study gives insight into how immunotherapies, treatments that help the body's immune system fight cancer, might one day be delivered directly to the brain in order to treat brain tumors.
Aug 29, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Biomarker predicts resistance to immunotherapies in melanoma
Duke Cancer Institute researchers have identified potential biomarkers that predict the likelihood for checkpoint inhibitor drugs to backfire, driving hyper-progression of melanoma cells instead of unleashing the immune system ...
Nov 23, 2022
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Medical research
A four-drug chemotherapy regimen improves survival in stage 4 pancreatic cancer: Phase 3 clinical trial
A four-drug chemotherapy regimen provided longer overall survival than a two-drug combination in a Phase 3 clinical trial for metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. The study is believed to be the first metastatic pancreatic ...
Jan 20, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Overcoming a newly recognized form of resistance to modern prostate cancer drugs
Cancer cells have an uncanny ability to evolve and adapt to overcome the treatments used against them.
Jun 18, 2021
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