Oncology & Cancer
Phosphoprotein biomarkers to guide cancer therapy are identified
Precision medicine in cancer treatment uses genetic changes in the cancer cells to select the best therapies for individual patients.
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Gene-controlling mechanisms play key role in cancer progression
As cancer cells evolve, many of their genes become overactive while others are turned down. These genetic changes can help tumors grow out of control and become more aggressive, adapt to changing conditions, and eventually ...
Jul 23, 2020
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Genetics
How the regulator is regulated: Insight into immune-related protein holds therapeutic value
In immune-related disorders, therapy often involves identifying the molecules responsible for immune dysregulation and targeting them using drugs. This type of immune therapy is also used for cancer treatment, owing to the ...
Jul 21, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
A different Chia-PET provides insight into prostate cancer
UT Southwestern researchers have identified vast webs of small snippets of the genome that interact with each other and with genes to promote prostate cancer. Their findings, published June 22 in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, ...
Jul 6, 2020
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Medications
Existing drugs can prevent SARS-CoV-2 from hijacking cells
An international team of researchers has analyzed how SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, hijacks the proteins in its target cells. The research, published in the journal Cell, shows how the virus shifts the cell's ...
Jun 29, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Engineered immune cells recognize, attack human and mouse solid-tumor cancer cells
A method known as CAR-T therapy has been used successfully in patients with blood cancers such as lymphoma and leukemia. It modifies a patient's own T-cells by adding a piece of an antibody that recognizes unique features ...
Jun 29, 2020
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Medical research
Researchers destroy cancer cells with ultrasound treatment
An international research team led by Dr. Tali Ilovitsh of the Biomedical Engineering Department at Tel Aviv University developed a noninvasive technology platform for gene delivery into breast cancer cells. The technique ...
Jun 24, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
'Organoids' can help pinpoint the right therapies for cancer patients
Precision medicine, using the power of the human genome to diagnose and treat patients, is about to get even more precise.
Jun 22, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Antihistamines and similar drugs could slow down Huntington's disease
Scientists have described a potential new therapeutic strategy for slowing down early-stage Huntington's disease in a new study published today in eLife.
Jun 9, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New antivirals for influenza and Zika
Amyloids are particular protein assemblies with properties similar to silk, that serve numerous functions. They also form upon protein misfolding resulting in protein inactivation.
Jun 9, 2020
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