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Researchers discover new therapeutic approach for neuroblastoma

Neuroblastomas are tumors of the nervous system. They can form in many places in the body and are the most common cause of cancer-related deaths in young children.

25 Aug 2023

New 3D model mimics brain cell and immune cell interactions in Alzheimer's disease

Cognitive decline associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD) develops when neurons begin to die, which can be caused by inappropriate immune responses and excessive inflammation in the brain triggered by amyloid beta deposits and tau tangles, two hallmarks of the disease.

25 Aug 2023

Study shows not all adrenal carcinoma patients need mitotane after surgery

After the complete tumor resection, not all patients with an adrenocortical carcinoma require the previous standard therapy Mitotane. Professors Martin Fassnacht and Massimo Terzolo show this in a clinical trial.

25 Aug 2023

NHS England's Innovative Medicines Fund: A flawed approach to early access to new medicines

A new fund to fast-track patient access to potentially valuable new medicines may incentivize the pharmaceutical industry to develop high-priced drugs for rare diseases with weak evidence on clinical benefits.

25 Aug 2023

New ESC Guidelines on cardiomyopathies published online today

The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Guidelines on cardiomyopathies are published online today in European Heart Journal.

25 Aug 2023

Funding from Breast Cancer Now supports research into new drugs for secondary breast cancer in the bone

Researchers are testing new combinations of drugs to treat breast cancer that’s spread to the bone, thanks to funding from Breast Cancer Now.

25 Aug 2023

New research sheds light on role of KRAS mutations in pancreatic cancer

Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have uncovered a functional role for KRAS mutations in pancreatic cancer and rapidly translated these findings into a novel therapeutic approach combining a KRAS G12D inhibitor with immune checkpoint inhibitors for early- and late-stage KRAS G12D-mutant pancreatic cancer.

24 Aug 2023

California offers lifeline to 17 troubled hospitals

Madera Community Hospital in California's Central Valley, which ceased operations last December and filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in March, moved a step closer to reopening Thursday when California's new fund for troubled hospitals said it was prepared to offer the facility up to $52 million in interest-free loans.

24 Aug 2023

Anesthesiologists can play a greater role in managing patients with substance use disorders

As use and misuse of alcohol, opioids, and psychostimulants continues to increase, anesthesiologists can become a more integral part of the care team managing patients with a Substance Use Disorder (SUD), according to a series of three articles published in the September issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, the official journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society.

24 Aug 2023

Speech Accessibility Project needs more participants with Parkinson's

The Speech Accessibility Project is almost halfway through its first phase of gathering voice recordings from people with Parkinson's.

24 Aug 2023

FDA approves more drugs based on single trials and less public disclosure of results

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is approving more novel pharmaceutical drugs based on single clinical trials and with less public disclosure about those trials than was the norm just a few years ago, a pair of recent studies from Oregon State University found.

24 Aug 2023

Age-related changes in the blood system can exacerbate colon cancer

Researchers at the University of Florida College of Medicine have discovered how common age-related changes in the blood system can make certain colon cancers grow faster.

24 Aug 2023

KAUST researchers refute challenges to targeted cancer therapy

Drugs that inhibit a key protein should offer new targeted cancer therapy for leukemia and breast cancer.

24 Aug 2023

Largest genetic study of heart failure finds new risk factors

In a new study co-led by investigators at the United States Department of Veterans Affairs and Brigham and Women's Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham healthcare system, a global team of scientists conducted one of the largest genetic association studies on heart failure to date.

24 Aug 2023

Ketogenic diets, gut microbiota, and health effects

The evidence on ketogenic diets (KDs) from the past three decades.

24 Aug 2023

How have inflammatory bowel disease treatments changed after the introduction of biologics?

Researchers compared changes in inflammatory bowel disease treatment strategies before and after the introduction of biologics in Japan.

24 Aug 2023

Study shows how cancer can selfishly hijack a helpful immune pathway to spread

A study led by researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) and Weill Cornell Medicine discovered a new relationship between cancer cells and the immune system, and shows how cancer can selfishly hijack a normally helpful immune pathway.

23 Aug 2023

Diabetes drug promotes longevity by stimulating the body's production of ether lipids

Metformin, the most commonly used drug to treat type 2 diabetes, not only lowers blood sugar levels but has revealed to extend lifespan in C. Elegans -- an animal model that shares similar metabolic systems with humans and are often used to model human diseases.

23 Aug 2023

UC researchers study parasite that causes Chagas disease

Almost everything about insects called kissing bugs is revolting, from the insidious way they bite people's faces at night to drink their blood while they sleep to the way they spread disease through their poop.

23 Aug 2023

Stowers researchers reveal why certain anti-cancer drugs can cause unexpected side effects

With around 90% of drugs failing to make it to market, the potential for improving efficiency within the drug development industry is clear. Drugs designed to combat cancers suffer similar rates of failure for many reasons.

23 Aug 2023

Drugs News and Research

Researchers discover new therapeutic approach for neuroblastoma

New 3D model mimics brain cell and immune cell interactions in Alzheimer's disease

Study shows not all adrenal carcinoma patients need mitotane after surgery

NHS England's Innovative Medicines Fund: A flawed approach to early access to new medicines

New ESC Guidelines on cardiomyopathies published online today

Funding from Breast Cancer Now supports research into new drugs for secondary breast cancer in the bone

New research sheds light on role of KRAS mutations in pancreatic cancer

California offers lifeline to 17 troubled hospitals

Anesthesiologists can play a greater role in managing patients with substance use disorders

Speech Accessibility Project needs more participants with Parkinson's

FDA approves more drugs based on single trials and less public disclosure of results

Age-related changes in the blood system can exacerbate colon cancer

KAUST researchers refute challenges to targeted cancer therapy

Largest genetic study of heart failure finds new risk factors

Ketogenic diets, gut microbiota, and health effects

How have inflammatory bowel disease treatments changed after the introduction of biologics?

Study shows how cancer can selfishly hijack a helpful immune pathway to spread

Diabetes drug promotes longevity by stimulating the body's production of ether lipids

UC researchers study parasite that causes Chagas disease

Stowers researchers reveal why certain anti-cancer drugs can cause unexpected side effects

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Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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