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HCA Healthcare UK introduces ground-breaking new blood cancer treatment

HCA Healthcare UK has announced the launch of CAR T-cell therapy - a ground-breaking new blood cancer treatment which will be available to eligible patients with Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma and Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia.

3 Apr 2019

Study reveals a revolutionary way to treat eye injuries, prevent blindness

New research led by scientists at Newcastle University, UK reveals a potential revolutionary way to treat eye injuries and prevent blindness - by softening the tissue hosting the stem cells which then helps repair wounds, inside the body.

3 Apr 2019

Transplantation of bone marrow-derived EPCs slows ALS disease progression

Transplantation of human bone marrow-derived endothelial progenitor cells into mice mimicking symptoms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) helped mor, University of South Florida researchers report.

3 Apr 2019

Analysis of tumor microenvironment to improve effectiveness of preclinical trials

It was shown that co-culturing HeLa adenocarcinoma cells, peripheral blood mononuclear cells, and mesenchymal stromal cells results in changes in the proliferative activity of the peripheral blood mononuclear cells and mesenchymal stromal cell populations.

3 Apr 2019

Protein discovery opens door for new options in diagnosis and therapy of cancer

Oncologists at the University and University Hospital in Tübingen have discovered a new protein variant that plays an important role in the development and therapy response of cancer.

3 Apr 2019

Study highlights effectiveness of group psychological intervention in post-conflict Pakistan

A new University of Liverpool led study, published in The Lancet, highlights the effectiveness of a brief group psychological intervention for women affected by anxiety and depression in a post-conflict setting in Pakistan.

2 Apr 2019

Research identifies genomic risk factor associated with stroke in childhood cancer survivors

Research at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital has identified a genomic risk factor associated with stroke in childhood cancer survivors. The findings were announced today at a press conference as part of the American Association for Cancer Research annual meeting in Atlanta.

2 Apr 2019

$Breakthrough alpha-ray treatment of iodine-refractory thyroid cancer with multiple metastases$

Breakthrough alpha-ray treatment of iodine-refractory thyroid cancer with multiple metastases

For many years, radioactive iodine which emits beta rays has been used for treatment of thyroid cancer. Generally, 5-year survival rates may exceed 90%.

2 Apr 2019

Early menopause raises bladder cancer risk for smokers

Early menopause increases the risk of bladder cancer for smokers - this was the finding of an interdisciplinary research group, led by urologist Mohammad Abufaraj from MedUni Vienna's Department of Urology and Division of Epidemiology and other international university hospitals, using data from 230,000 participants in the longitudinal Nurses' Health Studies I and II.

2 Apr 2019

People with treatment-resistant depression at higher risk of developing substance use syndrome

People suffering from treatment resistant depression are at a higher risk of developing substance use disorders than other patients with depression, reports a study by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden published in the journal Addiction.

2 Apr 2019

ACR releases new drug pricing and step therapy position statements

The American College of Rheumatology has released new drug pricing and step therapy position statements that they hope legislators will consider as they continue to explore policy and regulatory options to make drugs more affordable and accessible.

2 Apr 2019

MUSC study provides evidence for link between 'leaky gut' and autoantibody production in HIV-positive patients

Human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, attacks the immune system, making affected individuals more susceptible to infections. When patients with HIV are treated with antiretroviral therapy, their immune system can recover, but some of them produce self-destructive proteins, or autoantibodies.

2 Apr 2019

Photoacoustic microscopy helps scientists to better scrutinize cancer cells

Devising the best treatment for a patient with cancer requires doctors to know something about the traits of the cancer from which the patient is suffering.

2 Apr 2019

UC San Diego Health treats first cancer patient with iPSC-derived cell therapy

After 10 years in remission, Derek Ruff's cancer returned, this time as stage IV colon cancer. Despite aggressive rounds of chemotherapy, palliative radiotherapy and immunotherapy, his disease progressed.

2 Apr 2019

Tobacco use causes precancerous cells to 'fertilize' nearby cells with cancerous changes

Tobacco use causes a field of precancerous cells, increasing the risk of developing head & neck cancer. But exactly how this precancerous field influences cancer has been often overlooked.

2 Apr 2019

Depression symptoms associated with death among patients with HIV infection

In a new study to investigate the relationship among depressive disorders or symptoms, HIV status and mortality, researchers report that symptoms of depression are moderately associated with death among Veterans with HIV but not among those without HIV infection.

2 Apr 2019

Study finds that sizeable number of Canadian adults wants to be in open relationships

A sizeable number of Canadian adults are either in or would like to be in an open relationship, suggests new research from the University of British Columbia.

2 Apr 2019

Colorado compound dramatically affects cancer metastasis

Many cancers are relatively harmless at their site of origin, and it is only when they metastasize to sites like the brain, bones, lungs, and liver that they become especially dangerous.

1 Apr 2019

EU-funded researchers develop 'nano-vehicle' to deliver life-saving drugs

Despite many successes, modern medicine is still struggling to find effective treatments for serious pathologies such as cancer and neurodegenerative and inflammatory diseases. For Alzheimer’s disease, for example, only 30% of patients respond to therapy whereas for cancers the figure is only 25%.

1 Apr 2019

Researchers discover natural gene therapy for intractable skin disease

Pathogenic gene mutations causing a type of intractable skin disease can be eliminated from some parts of patients' skin as they age, according to Hokkaido University researchers and their collaborators in Japan. This represents a form of natural gene therapy.

1 Apr 2019

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HCA Healthcare UK introduces ground-breaking new blood cancer treatment

Study reveals a revolutionary way to treat eye injuries, prevent blindness

Transplantation of bone marrow-derived EPCs slows ALS disease progression

Analysis of tumor microenvironment to improve effectiveness of preclinical trials

Protein discovery opens door for new options in diagnosis and therapy of cancer

Study highlights effectiveness of group psychological intervention in post-conflict Pakistan

Research identifies genomic risk factor associated with stroke in childhood cancer survivors

Breakthrough alpha-ray treatment of iodine-refractory thyroid cancer with multiple metastases

Early menopause raises bladder cancer risk for smokers

People with treatment-resistant depression at higher risk of developing substance use syndrome

ACR releases new drug pricing and step therapy position statements

MUSC study provides evidence for link between 'leaky gut' and autoantibody production in HIV-positive patients

Photoacoustic microscopy helps scientists to better scrutinize cancer cells

UC San Diego Health treats first cancer patient with iPSC-derived cell therapy

Tobacco use causes precancerous cells to 'fertilize' nearby cells with cancerous changes

Depression symptoms associated with death among patients with HIV infection

Study finds that sizeable number of Canadian adults wants to be in open relationships

Colorado compound dramatically affects cancer metastasis

EU-funded researchers develop 'nano-vehicle' to deliver life-saving drugs

Researchers discover natural gene therapy for intractable skin disease

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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