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Major funding boost aims to advance research on bone metastasis in breast and prostate cancers

Breast Cancer Now and Prostate Cancer Research have joined forces to fund up to £600,000 of new research to tackle the spread of both cancers to the bones, known as bone metastasis.

6 Sep 2024

Study reveals how sex hormones regulate immune system functions

Findings indicate that testosterone therapy in trans men alters immune system responses, suggesting implications for disease susceptibility and treatment.

6 Sep 2024

Depression has a consistent mark in the brain even when symptoms are absent

Persistent salience network growth in depression highlights neurobiological changes, offering potential insights into mood-state shifts and treatment responses.

6 Sep 2024

Cancer drug offers life-changing results for severe lupus patient

The team at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin is astounded by the huge improvement seen in a female patient with severe systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) after being treated with the cancer medication teclistamab. Not long ago, the 23-year-old was wheelchair-bound due to the autoimmune disease.

6 Sep 2024

New RNA therapy offers hope for mental health

Scientists at Cognigenics have made a significant advance in the field of neuroscience and mental health treatment. Their groundbreaking research, published in Genomic Psychiatry, demonstrates that a new RNA-based therapy called COG-201 can enhance memory and reduce anxiety in animal models.

6 Sep 2024

Study links monoclonal B-cell lymphocytosis to elevated melanoma risk

About 8 to 10 million Americans over age 40 have an overabundance of cloned white blood cells, or lymphocytes, that hamper their immune systems.

5 Sep 2024

Gene therapy shows dramatic vision improvement for rare inherited condition

The vision of people with a rare inherited condition that causes them to lose much of their sight early in childhood was 100 times better after they received gene therapy to address the genetic mutation causing it.

5 Sep 2024

Auburn University researchers develop AI-driven method to target cancer proteins

Researchers at Auburn University, in collaboration with scientists from the University of Basel and ETH Zurich, have made a groundbreaking advance in the fight against cancer.

5 Sep 2024

AI reveals new drug targets for cancers with limited treatment options

Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have used artificial intelligence to identify drug targets based on mapping regulatory networks in patient tumors.

5 Sep 2024

Harnessing bacteriophages as targeted treatments for drug-resistant bacteria

As antibiotic resistance becomes an increasingly serious threat to our health, the scientific and medical communities are searching for new medicines to fight infections.

5 Sep 2024

Research unveils how hormones affect immune system differences between genders

Researchers have uncovered how hormones profoundly affect our immune systems, explaining why men and women are affected by diseases differently.

5 Sep 2024

New review highlights top strategies for smoking cessation

A major new scientific review of evidence published in the journal Addiction has identified three top strategies for quitting smoking.

5 Sep 2024

Lipidomics and metabolomics as potential biomarkers for breast cancer progression

This review highlights the potential of lipidomic and metabolomic biomarkers in predicting breast cancer prognosis and therapy response, enhancing patient care.

5 Sep 2024

New insights into stiff-person syndrome, advancing diagnosis and treatment

Research explores the complexities of diagnosing and treating stiff-person syndrome, emphasizing the uncertain role of GAD antibodies and the promise of novel therapies.

5 Sep 2024

Scientists advance type 1 diabetes treatment with cutting-edge stem cell and gene editing technologies

Researchers review significant advancements and ongoing challenges in cell replacement therapies for type 1 diabetes, highlighting innovative approaches in stem cell-derived islets and immune protection strategies.

5 Sep 2024

Anti-coagulant therapy fails to improve stroke outcomes in major study

Stroke patients who survive a blood clot in the brain's blood vessels are prone to developing new blockages during their recovery periods, even if they receive vessel-clearing interventions.

4 Sep 2024

Understanding the hormonal paradox in prostate cancer progression

A treatment paradox has recently come to light in prostate cancer: Blocking testosterone production halts tumor growth in early disease, while elevating the hormone can delay disease progression in patients whose disease has advanced.

4 Sep 2024

Genetic variants linked to heart rhythm disturbances in Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome

Study by scientists at deCODE genetics/Amgen and collaborators in Denmark and the USA, on the genetics of accessory conduction pathways in the heart (Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome), reveals that accessory pathways can cause rhythm disturbances, characterized by an overly fast heartbeat, which can be life-threatening.

4 Sep 2024

New immunotherapy approach shows promise for minimizing spinal cord injury damage

WashU Medicine researchers have designed, in mice, an approach to minimizing the damage from a spinal cord injury through the use of engineered immune cells.

4 Sep 2024

Understanding the impact of BMI on colorectal cancer risk in Asia

Researchers report that body mass index values in Asians population may predict the risk of developing colorectal cancer.

4 Sep 2024

Therapy News and Research

Major funding boost aims to advance research on bone metastasis in breast and prostate cancers

Study reveals how sex hormones regulate immune system functions

Depression has a consistent mark in the brain even when symptoms are absent

Cancer drug offers life-changing results for severe lupus patient

New RNA therapy offers hope for mental health

Study links monoclonal B-cell lymphocytosis to elevated melanoma risk

Gene therapy shows dramatic vision improvement for rare inherited condition

Auburn University researchers develop AI-driven method to target cancer proteins

AI reveals new drug targets for cancers with limited treatment options

Harnessing bacteriophages as targeted treatments for drug-resistant bacteria

Research unveils how hormones affect immune system differences between genders

New review highlights top strategies for smoking cessation

Lipidomics and metabolomics as potential biomarkers for breast cancer progression

New insights into stiff-person syndrome, advancing diagnosis and treatment

Scientists advance type 1 diabetes treatment with cutting-edge stem cell and gene editing technologies

Anti-coagulant therapy fails to improve stroke outcomes in major study

Understanding the hormonal paradox in prostate cancer progression

Genetic variants linked to heart rhythm disturbances in Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome

New immunotherapy approach shows promise for minimizing spinal cord injury damage

Understanding the impact of BMI on colorectal cancer risk in Asia

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