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Research shows how adipose tissue reduces efficiency of radiotherapy in breast cancer patients

According to research published online in The FASEB Journal, repeated irradiation of breast fat (also known as adipose tissue) produces an inflammatory response that ultimately reduces the efficiency of radiotherapy in breast cancer patients.

8 Jun 2017

Surgery prior to drug treatment not beneficial for women with metastasized breast cancer

A new study from the ABCSG indicates that women suffering from metastasized breast cancer do not benefit from surgery performed prior to drug treatment.

8 Jun 2017

Researchers find new way to improve T-cell therapy for treating cancer

Scientists have armed immune cells with a new surface molecule. This causes the cells to respond particularly aggressively when they encounter a protein that tumors actually use to camouflage themselves from the immune system.

8 Jun 2017

SLU scientist discovers cause and potential solution for cancer-related bone pain

In a paper published in the journal Pain, Saint Louis University researcher Daniela Salvemini, Ph.D., reports discovering a key molecular pathway that drives cancer-related bone pain while providing a potential solution with a drug that already is on the market.

8 Jun 2017

Researchers create 3D heart tissue from stem cells for drug testing

Researchers at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology of A*STAR have engineered a three-dimensional heart tissue from human stem cells to test the safety and efficacy of new drugs on the heart.

7 Jun 2017

Researchers find long-lasting benefits of gene therapy in dog model of myotubular myopathy

Researchers who previously showed that a gene therapy treatment could save the lives of dogs with a deadly disease called myotubular myopathy—a type of muscular dystrophy that affects the skeletal muscles—have found that the therapy is long-lasting.

7 Jun 2017

Two-pronged algorithm may prove to be accurate tool for predicting response to checkpoint inhibitors

The class of immunotherapies known as checkpoint inhibitors have proven to be a highly effective and advantageous treatment option for many cancer patients, but they don't work well for everyone, and oncologists have no reliable way to determine in advance which patients are likely to respond to these drugs.

7 Jun 2017

Treating anxiety disorders in children with CBT

“Anxiety disorders” refers to a broad range of psychiatric conditions, where people are anxious. It covers things like obsessive-compulsive disorder, general anxiety disorder and phobic disorder. Interestingly, anxiety is also a feature of severe mental illnesses such as psychosis and depression.

7 Jun 2017

Natural sugar may trigger immune system to treat atherosclerosis, study finds

Researchers have long sought ways to harness the body's immune system to treat disease, especially cancer.

7 Jun 2017

When an insurer balks and treatment stops

Gillen Washington, a student at Northern Arizona University, had been getting medication for an immunodeficiency disease since 2011. But when he went to his clinic in November 2014 for the monthly dose, a nurse told him his insurance company had denied it.

7 Jun 2017

Study shows benefit of thrombectomy in clot removal beyond six-hour time window for stroke

Results of an international, randomized controlled research study show that mechanical thrombectomy, which is an endovascular treatment to remove a stroke-causing blood clot in the brain, is effective in some patients even when performed within 6 to 24 hours after a stroke.

7 Jun 2017

Study establishes BCL6 protein as potential marker to predict overall survival of GBM patients

Researchers from the Cancer Science Institute of Singapore at the National University of Singapore have discovered that the BCL6 protein could potentially be used as a marker to predict clinical outcomes of patients suffering from Glioblastoma Multiforme, the most malignant cancer of the brain.

7 Jun 2017

Alcohol consumption linked to higher prevalence of sarcopenia in postmenopausal women

If you feel as though you can't do as much physically as you've gotten older, there may be a reason. Both aging and menopause are known to affect sarcopenia, which is a loss of muscle mass and strength, which in turn affects balance, gait, and overall ability to perform tasks of daily living.

7 Jun 2017

Rush offers new, implantable cardiac device to reduce risk of stroke in AFib patients

Rush University Medical Center is offering a new, implantable cardiac device to reduce the risk of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation, providing an alternative to the long-term use of blood thinners.

7 Jun 2017

Scientists identify microtubule-based therapy to alleviate Gulf War Illness symptoms

At least 100,000 military veterans who served in the 1990-1991 Gulf War were exposed to chemical weapons, released into the air after the United States bombed an ammunition depot in Khamisiyah, Iraq.

7 Jun 2017

Scientists reveal 12-hour autonomous biological clock that coordinates bodily functions

Some bodily activities, sleeping, for instance, mostly occur once every 24 hours; they follow a circadian rhythm. Other bodily functions, such as body temperature, cognitive performance and blood pressure, present an additional 12-hour cycle, but little is known about the biological basis of their rhythm.

6 Jun 2017

Combination therapy has complete response rate in children, young adults with Hodgkin lymphoma

New research presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology 53rd Annual Meeting in Chicago shows that a previously untested combination of a monoclonal antibody-drug conjugate with a common chemotherapy agent has a high complete-response rate in children and young adults with relapsed or refractory Hodgkin lymphoma.

6 Jun 2017

Therapy News and Research

Research shows how adipose tissue reduces efficiency of radiotherapy in breast cancer patients

Surgery prior to drug treatment not beneficial for women with metastasized breast cancer

Researchers find new way to improve T-cell therapy for treating cancer

SLU scientist discovers cause and potential solution for cancer-related bone pain

Researchers create 3D heart tissue from stem cells for drug testing

Researchers find long-lasting benefits of gene therapy in dog model of myotubular myopathy

Two-pronged algorithm may prove to be accurate tool for predicting response to checkpoint inhibitors

Treating anxiety disorders in children with CBT

Natural sugar may trigger immune system to treat atherosclerosis, study finds

When an insurer balks and treatment stops

Study shows benefit of thrombectomy in clot removal beyond six-hour time window for stroke

Study establishes BCL6 protein as potential marker to predict overall survival of GBM patients

Alcohol consumption linked to higher prevalence of sarcopenia in postmenopausal women

Rush offers new, implantable cardiac device to reduce risk of stroke in AFib patients

Scientists identify microtubule-based therapy to alleviate Gulf War Illness symptoms

Scientists reveal 12-hour autonomous biological clock that coordinates bodily functions

Combination therapy has complete response rate in children, young adults with Hodgkin lymphoma

UIC to open new center dedicated for stem cell and regenerative medicine

Study suggests promising therapeutic strategy for childhood brain tumor

Anti-nausea drug may be new treatment for obstructive sleep apnea

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

The impact of vibration on microscopy

How Omics Technologies Are Transforming Biological Research and Drug Discovery

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