Oncology & Cancer
New antibodies for cancer treatment
Out of a library with billions of artificial antibodies, researchers have identified ten that can possibly prevent cancer tumours from growing.
Jan 20, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Response to new drug in patients with lymphomas and advanced solid tumors
Patients with B-cell Non-Hodgkin lymphomas and advanced solid tumours have responded to a new drug that is being tested for the first time in humans in a phase I clinical trial.
Nov 20, 2014
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Neuroscience
Cocaine addiction: Phase-specific biology and treatment?
Current pharmacotherapies for addiction follow the dictum "one size fits all". Medications are prescribed in the same way for all patients, regardless of whether they have just started experimenting with a drug or have an ...
Jun 30, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Sparing the body, breast cancer treatment via nipple injection
On October 4, JoVE, the Journal of Visualized Experiments, will publish a new technique for breast cancer treatment and prevention—injection of therapeutics via the nipple. The procedure, demonstrated on mice, offers direct ...
Oct 4, 2013
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Medical research
Host genome controls skin microbiota and inflammation
Numerous recent studies linked gut microbiota with various diseases such as obesity or diabetes. Little is known, however, on how gut and skin microbiota composition is controlled. In a recent study published in the journal ...
Sep 18, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers identify key protein's role in cancer development
Researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) have identified a key protein as the first dual-function co-regulator of an estrogen receptor that plays a crucial role in cancer development, opening the way to improved therapeutic ...
Aug 30, 2013
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Immunology
Study reveals much-needed strategy to protect against deadly liver fibrosis
Chronic liver disease is a leading cause of death in the United States, in part because it often causes the formation of harmful scar tissue—a process known as fibrosis. A study published by Cell Press August 15 in the ...
Aug 15, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Targeted therapy identified for protein that protects and nourishes cancer
Scientists at The University of Texas MD Anderson who identified a protein's dual role in cancer promotion have discovered a way to shut it down, opening a potential new avenue for cancer treatment.
Aug 1, 2013
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Other
BMJ editorial: India's research participant protection policy
In an editorial published online today in BMJ, Johns Hopkins bioethicist Jeremy Sugarman and other experts warn that action is urgently needed to deal with possible unintended consequences of India's new policy protecting ...
Jul 31, 2013
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Medical research
Improving medicine acceptance in kids: A matter of taste
Despite major advances in the pharmaceutical treatment of disease, many children reject medicines due to an aversion to bitter taste. As such, bitterness presents a key obstacle to the acceptance and effectiveness of beneficial ...
Jul 24, 2013
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