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New targeted therapy eliminates cancer with zero side effects

Johannes Karges develops anti-cancer agents that work in a targeted manner, rather than adversely affecting the entire body.

18 Jan 2024

Mathematical modeling demonstrates efficacy of combinational drug therapy for breast cancer treatment

Researchers use a mathematical model to assess the efficacy of a new combinational therapy of AZD9496 and palbociclib for breast cancer treatment.

18 Jan 2024

Study reveals intestinal helminth infection diminishes T cell response to COVID-19 mRNA vaccine

Study investigates the impact of helminth infection on COVID-19 mRNA vaccine efficacy, revealing that while antibody responses remain largely unaffected, T-cell responses are significantly impaired, particularly against Omicron variants.

17 Jan 2024

Innovative computational tool unearths hidden cancer targets for immunotherapy

An innovative computational tool dubbed "SNAF" may help the research world bring the emerging promise of cancer immunotherapy to a wider range of patients, according to a study published Jan. 17, 2024, in Science Translational Medicine.

17 Jan 2024

RBMX protein emerges as key player in cancer progression and immunotherapy response

A new research paper was published in Aging (listed by MEDLINE/PubMed as "Aging (Albany NY)" and "Aging-US" by Web of Science) Volume 16, Issue 1, entitled, "Aberrant RBMX expression is relevant for cancer prognosis and immunotherapy response."

17 Jan 2024

Decoding blood cancer secrets to optimize CAR T therapy

Chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy, or CAR T, has dramatically improved the treatment of certain blood cancers. Initially approved for patients who had failed multiple lines of therapy, clinical trials have shown CAR T can be used as an earlier treatment option.

17 Jan 2024

Study highlights a potential new strategy to target triple-negative breast cancer

Cleveland Clinic researchers have successfully developed a therapeutic peptide that blocks aggressive cancer cells from multiplying rapidly.

17 Jan 2024

New brush test outperforms biopsies in early oral cancer detection

A new test invented by University of Illinois Chicago researchers allows dentists to screen for the most common form of oral cancer with a simple and familiar tool: the brush.

17 Jan 2024

$2.8M grant targets copper's role in deadly kidney cancer

Copper is an essential trace element required to produce energy in the body and allows humans to live in our atmosphere.

17 Jan 2024

What led to a decline in US breast cancer mortality between 1975 and 2019?

Breast cancer mortality rates among United States (US) women aged 30-79 years between 1975 and 2019.

17 Jan 2024

Unlocking the anti-inflammatory secrets of bergamot byproducts

The positive effect of bergamot derivatives.

17 Jan 2024

Jena researchers unravel PAPAS RNA's impact on breast cancer growth and metastasis

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women. The development of breast cancer often originates from epithelial cells in the mammary gland – the very cells that specialise in milk production during and after pregnancy.

16 Jan 2024

Revolutionary brain scan lights up glioma's Achilles heel

Recently, a team of South Korean researchers led by nuclear medicine physician and Professor Yun Mijin from Severance Hospital in collaboration with Director C. Justin LEE of the Center for Cognition and Sociality within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) made a new discovery that can revolutionize both the diagnosis and treatment of glioblastoma.

16 Jan 2024