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Basic concepts lay the foundation for personalized immunotherapy

Personalized Immunotherapy for Tumor Diseases and Beyond introduces personalized immunotherapy with multi-dimensional models of analysis to determine the best plan for the immunotherapy of patients.

23 Nov 2020

New hydrogel can help with dry mouth relief

A team of scientists from the University of Leeds have developed a new hydrogel that has significant potential for oral care products that can help with dry mouth relief.

22 Nov 2020

International trialists receive prestigious award for research on low-dose aspirin

The international trialists Professors Lars Wallentin, Jan van Gijn, Bo Norrving and Tom Meade were recognized for their work on low-dose aspirin, with the presentation of the International Aspirin Foundation Senior Science Award.

22 Nov 2020

Researchers discover potential cellular target for eliminating bone breakdown in osteoporosis

New research has discovered a cell type that governs the way bones form and maintain themselves, opening up a potential target for future therapies for bone disorders like osteoporosis.

20 Nov 2020

New findings could pave the way for more effective, safer and cheaper gene therapy

In a promising advance for affordable, personalized medicine, researchers have used metal-organic frameworks to successfully deliver the genetic snipping tool CRISPR/Cas9 into human cancer cells.

20 Nov 2020

New method of repairing damage to optic nerve offers hope for people with glaucoma-related sight loss

Fight for Sight funded researchers have successfully demonstrated a new method of repairing damage to the optic nerve in the lab for the first time, in new research that hopes to restore vision to those who’ve lost it as a result of glaucoma and other conditions.

20 Nov 2020

Study highlights the role of genetic testing in evaluation of in-stent thrombosis

In a new publication from Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications, Nathan Burke, Tawanna Charlton, Hussam Hawamdeh, and Ki Park from the University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville.

20 Nov 2020

Researchers report a case of S-ICD implantation in patient with ccTGA and DDD pacemaker

In a new publication from Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications; Yu Zhang, Wen-Long Dai, Can-Can Lin, Qiao-Yuan Li and Cheng-Jun Guo from Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China consider implantation of an S-ICD in a patient with a DDD pacemaker and congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries.

20 Nov 2020

Scientists develop a new vaccine approach for HIV

Unlike so many other deadly viruses, HIV still lacks a vaccine. The virus--which continues to infect millions around the world--has proven especially tricky to prevent with conventional antibodies, in part because it evolves so rapidly in the body.

20 Nov 2020

Study provides new way to develop unconventional anticancer strategies

There is considerable interest in a new class of anticancer molecules that is currently still under investigation termed the cationic antimicrobial peptides (AMPs).

20 Nov 2020

Texas Heart Institute to participate in a study to treat ARDS in hospitalized COVID-19 patients

Texas Heart Institute has been selected as one of up to 60 sites in the world to participate in an international investigative study seeking to aid COVID-19 patients who develop acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).

19 Nov 2020

Hyperbaric oxygen treatments in healthy adults can reverse the aging process, finds study

A new study from Tel Aviv University and the Shamir Medical Center in Israel indicates that hyperbaric oxygen treatments (HBOT) in healthy aging adults can stop the aging of blood cells and reverse the aging process.

19 Nov 2020

Antibody combinations may be more effective at preventing, treating COVID-19

Pairs of antibodies may be more effective than single antibodies at preventing and treating COVID-19, according to a new study by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and The Rockefeller University in New York.

19 Nov 2020

High cost of drugs could lead to more than 1.1 million deaths among Medicare recipients

More than 1.1 million Medicare patients could die over the next decade because they cannot afford to pay for their prescription medications, according to a new study released today by the West Health Policy Center, a nonprofit and nonpartisan policy research group and Xcenda, the research arm of the drug distributor AmerisourceBergen.

19 Nov 2020

New combination treatment for recurrent ovarian cancer shows positive outcomes

A team from Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center has detailed striking findings on the effectiveness of a previously untried combination of old and new drugs as treatment for recurrent ovarian cancer.

19 Nov 2020

Researchers investigate challenges of treating acute myocardial infarction caused by variant angina

In a new publication from Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications, Wen-Yuan Ding, Jia-Min Li, Fei Zheng, Li-Li Wang, Xin-Yi Wei and Guo-Hua Li from Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Ji'nan, China, Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ji'nan, China and Shandong First Medical University, Tai'an, China consider the challenges of treating acute myocardial infarction due to variant angina.

19 Nov 2020

Scientists discover potential strategy to prevent inflammation in COVID-19 patients

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to cause significant illness and death while treatment options remain limited. St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have discovered a potential strategy to prevent life-threatening inflammation, lung damage and organ failure in patients with COVID-19. The research appeared online in the journal Cell.

19 Nov 2020

Expert provides new perspective on safe, effective use of cardiac imaging in COVID-19 patients

The cutting edge of cardiovascular imaging: that's the focus of EACVI - Best of Imaging 2020, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). A pioneering event covering the full spectrum of cardiac imaging. Explore the scientific program.

19 Nov 2020

Researchers report first spectroscopic imaging-based studies of neurological injury in COVID-19 patients

One of the first spectroscopic imaging-based studies of neurological injury in COVID-19 patients has been reported by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in the American Journal of Neuroradiology.

19 Nov 2020

Researchers use optogenetics to mitigate addiction-related behaviors

In the United States alone, over 14 million adults suffer from alcohol use disorder. For those that seek treatment, 90% will experience at least one relapse within the first four years.

19 Nov 2020

Therapy News and Research

Basic concepts lay the foundation for personalized immunotherapy

New hydrogel can help with dry mouth relief

International trialists receive prestigious award for research on low-dose aspirin

Researchers discover potential cellular target for eliminating bone breakdown in osteoporosis

New findings could pave the way for more effective, safer and cheaper gene therapy

New method of repairing damage to optic nerve offers hope for people with glaucoma-related sight loss

Study highlights the role of genetic testing in evaluation of in-stent thrombosis

Researchers report a case of S-ICD implantation in patient with ccTGA and DDD pacemaker

Scientists develop a new vaccine approach for HIV

Study provides new way to develop unconventional anticancer strategies

Texas Heart Institute to participate in a study to treat ARDS in hospitalized COVID-19 patients

Hyperbaric oxygen treatments in healthy adults can reverse the aging process, finds study

Antibody combinations may be more effective at preventing, treating COVID-19

High cost of drugs could lead to more than 1.1 million deaths among Medicare recipients

New combination treatment for recurrent ovarian cancer shows positive outcomes

Researchers investigate challenges of treating acute myocardial infarction caused by variant angina

Scientists discover potential strategy to prevent inflammation in COVID-19 patients

Expert provides new perspective on safe, effective use of cardiac imaging in COVID-19 patients

Researchers report first spectroscopic imaging-based studies of neurological injury in COVID-19 patients

Researchers use optogenetics to mitigate addiction-related behaviors

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