Restoring intestinal wall may help prevent cognitive impairment after strokes: study
November 21, 2022 -- Scientists at the Texas A&M University School of Medicine contend that restoring the walls of the intestine could help prevent cognitive impairment after strokes. Read More
New prodrug eliminates cancer cells without harming healthy cells
November 18, 2022 -- Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers have revamped an anticancer drug to preferentially eliminate cancer cells while leaving healthy cells unharmed. The study, published November 16 in the journal Science Advances, utilized a prodrug designed to release its payload into a tumor. Read More
Cancer cell biology suggests which patients will respond to immunotherapy
November 18, 2022 -- Researchers have discovered that more genetic material on chromosome 9 in cancer cells translates into a three times longer survival rate than those patients without it for certain kinds of head and neck cancer. Read More
Research reveals secrets of myocarditis in immunotherapy patients
November 17, 2022 -- Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center researchers have discovered why myocarditis occurs in cancer patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors. Read More
Bacteria infiltrates tumors, helps them spread
November 17, 2022 -- New research shows bacteria infiltrate tumors and could help them progress and spread. Related, scientists from the same institution reveal a link between oral health and cancer. Read More
Alzheimer's risk gene degrades brain's 'wiring'
November 17, 2022 -- Massachusetts Institute of Technology-based researchers investigated the gene variant APOE4, which increases the risk of Alzheimer's disease, revealing APOE4's consequences in the brain and providing potential pharmaceutical-based treatment strategies. Read More
New tech produces organoids capturing key features of human bone marrow
November 17, 2022 -- Scientists from Oxford University and the University of Birmingham contend they have made the first organoids that capture the key features of human bone marrow. The technology will allow for the screening of multiple anticancer drugs at the same time, as well as the testing of personalized treatments for individual cancer patients, according to the researchers. Read More
Scientists identify genes that may help diagnose long-term Lyme disease
November 16, 2022 -- Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have identified 35 genes that are particularly highly expressed in people with long-term Lyme disease. The scientists contend that these genes could potentially be used as biomarkers to diagnose patients with the condition and may lead to new therapeutic targets Read More
Parkinson's medication may reduce cisplatin chemotherapy side effects
November 16, 2022 -- An international collaboration of researchers has identified a drug approved for Parkinson's disease that could be a potential game changer for cancer patients, reducing major side effects for those receiving cisplatin chemotherapy. Read More
Liver regeneration tied to parasites associated with leprosy: study
November 15, 2022 -- Scientists at the University of Edinburgh have discovered that bacteria linked with leprosy can reprogram cells to increase the size of a liver in adult armadillos without causing damage, scarring, or tumors. Read More
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