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FDA approves first treatment to reduce risk of NSCLC progression

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Imfinzi (durvalumab) for the treatment of patients with stage III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose tumors are not able to be surgically removed (unresectable) and whose cancer has not progressed after treatment with chemotherapy and radiation (chemoradiation).

18 Feb 2018

Nature paper unveils bacterial division

The process that allows bacteria to divide is crucial for their survival and a good target for the development of new antibiotics.

16 Feb 2018

Self-sampling followed by HPV testing can benefit women at risk of cervical cancer

Using self-sampling followed by HPV testing, more than twice as many women at risk of developing cervical cancer could be identified and offered preventive treatment.

16 Feb 2018

Stem cell vaccine helps protect mice against numerous cancers, finds study

Lab mice injected with inactivated induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) displayed a significant immune response against lung, breast, and skin cancers. The vaccine also prevented relapses in animals with removed tumors.

16 Feb 2018

US-based clinical study highlights safety and effectiveness of MENTOR MemoryShape Gel Breast Implants

Mentor Worldwide LLC, a global leader in breast aesthetics and part of the Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices companies, announced today the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery publication of a U.S.-based 10-year clinical study involving 955 patients which highlights the safety of MENTOR MemoryShape Gel Breast Implants.

16 Feb 2018

Study reveals how carbohydrate-restricted diet improves metabolism

New details about how a carbohydrate-restricted diet improves metabolism were revealed in a study published today, which could lead to improved treatments for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

15 Feb 2018

Producing Super-Swelled Lyotropic Monocrystals for Drug Development

An interview with Dr. Cecília Leal, about a new method for producing bicontinuous cubic phases that are super-swollen and exist as monocrystals in solution.

15 Feb 2018

Key proteins could help in controlling the risk of osteoarthritis during aging, Study finds

New study reveals that FOXO proteins help maintain healthy cells in the cartilage of the joints.

15 Feb 2018

Manage Your Risk: Monitoring the Environment of Aseptic Processes

Lisa G. Lawson has over 25 years’ experience in supporting large and small pharmaceutical companies in contamination control, including cleaning and disinfection strategies, aseptic manufacturing and use of risk-based approaches to microbiological quality challenges

From Particle Measuring Systems 15 Feb 2018

New guidelines offer recommendations for assessment, management of immunotherapy side effects

Immunotherapy with immune checkpoint inhibitors is the first of a new generation of immunotherapy treatments, revolutionizing treatment for many different types of cancer. By unleashing the body's immune system to attack cancer, these treatments can send even the most hard-to-treat cancers into lasting remission.

15 Feb 2018

Biomedical engineers grow living windpipe structures from self-assembled modules

Biomedical engineers at Case Western Reserve University are growing tracheas by coaxing cells to form three distinct tissue types after assembling them into a tube structure - without relying on scaffolding strategies currently being investigated by other groups.

15 Feb 2018

TUM scientists observe formation of myelin sheaths around nerve fibers

Nerve fibers are surrounded by a myelin sheath. Scientists at the Technical University of Munich have now made the first-ever "live" observations of how this protective layer is formed.

15 Feb 2018

New NK cell-based immunotherapy effective against several types of leukemia

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have explored NK cell-based immunotherapy on patients with treatment-resistant leukemia. The study, which is published in the scientific journal Clinical Cancer Research, shows that the new therapy is effective against several types of leukemia.

15 Feb 2018

Scientists discover adult endothelial stem cells capable of generating fully functional blood vessels

The proper function of blood vessels is essential to life: blood vessels are responsible for transporting oxygen-rich red blood cells, nutrients, and immune cells throughout the body, to name just a few functions. Defects in blood vessels can correspondingly lead to a variety of life-threatening diseases.

15 Feb 2018

Potential new principle for treatment of multiple forms of cancer

A study published in Science Translational Medicine shows that small molecules that specifically inhibit an important selenium-containing enzyme may be useful in combating cancer. When researchers at Karolinska Institutet treated cancer in mice using these molecules, they observed rapid tumoricidal effects.

15 Feb 2018

Researchers detail molecular atlas of cells that form brain's blood vessels

Even though diseases of the brain vasculature are some of the most common causes of death in the West, knowledge of these blood vessels is limited.

15 Feb 2018

Cervical tumors may be vulnerable to therapies that attack cancer's fuel supply, study shows

Cancer therapies have improved -- in some cases dramatically -- over the past two decades, but treatment for cervical cancer has remained largely unchanged. All patients receive radiation and chemotherapy, yet despite the aggressive approach, the regimen fails in about one-third of patients with cervical cancer that has spread beyond the cervix but not outside the pelvis.

15 Feb 2018

B Cell News and Research

FDA approves first treatment to reduce risk of NSCLC progression

Nature paper unveils bacterial division

Self-sampling followed by HPV testing can benefit women at risk of cervical cancer

Stem cell vaccine helps protect mice against numerous cancers, finds study

US-based clinical study highlights safety and effectiveness of MENTOR MemoryShape Gel Breast Implants

Study reveals how carbohydrate-restricted diet improves metabolism

Producing Super-Swelled Lyotropic Monocrystals for Drug Development

Key proteins could help in controlling the risk of osteoarthritis during aging, Study finds

Manage Your Risk: Monitoring the Environment of Aseptic Processes

New guidelines offer recommendations for assessment, management of immunotherapy side effects

Biomedical engineers grow living windpipe structures from self-assembled modules

TUM scientists observe formation of myelin sheaths around nerve fibers

New NK cell-based immunotherapy effective against several types of leukemia

Scientists discover adult endothelial stem cells capable of generating fully functional blood vessels

Potential new principle for treatment of multiple forms of cancer

Researchers detail molecular atlas of cells that form brain's blood vessels

Cervical tumors may be vulnerable to therapies that attack cancer's fuel supply, study shows

TSRI study reveals potential strategy to prevent, treat osteoarthritis during aging

Scientists show connection between sugar chains and bone growth

MGH researchers discover that macrophages contribute to untreatable type of heart failure

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