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Drug reduces risk of men with pedophilic disorder sexually abusing children

A drug that lowers levels of the male hormone testosterone in the body reduces the risk of men with pedophilic disorder sexually abusing children, a study from Karolinska Institutet published today in the journal JAMA Psychiatry shows.

29 Apr 2020

Study unravels mechanisms responsible for postnatal skin expansion

In adult tissue, the number of cells in each tissues and organs remains constant, and any new cells produced by cell division need to be compensated by the loss of other cells.

29 Apr 2020

Researchers discover cause for the lack of immune defense against tumors

One of the reasons why cancer develops is because regulatory cells inhibit the body's immune defense. Researchers under the helm of the Technical University of Munich have discovered a mechanism for identifying regulatory cells in tumor tissue that suppress an immune response.

29 Apr 2020

Novel nanoscale bio-probe could detect iron disorders

Chronic iron imbalances - having either too little or too much iron in the blood - can result in medical conditions ranging from anemia and hemochromatosis through to more severe diseases, such as cancer, Parkinson's Disease and Alzheimer's Disease.

29 Apr 2020

Kurome secures license to develop novel therapies for chemo-resistant cancer

Seed investor CincyTech announced the formation of Kurome Therapeutics ("Kurome"), a preclinical stage company developing novel therapies targeting cancer cells' adaptive resistance mechanisms beginning with hematopoietic, or blood cell, cancers.

29 Apr 2020

Breakthrough study shows liquid biopsy test can safely detect 26 undiagnosed cancers

Results from a first-of-its-kind study of a multicancer blood test in more than 9,900 women with no evidence or history of cancer showed the liquid biopsy test safely detected 26 undiagnosed cancers, enabling potentially curative treatment.

29 Apr 2020

Researchers develop a gentler and safer hair dye based on synthetic melanin

With the coronavirus pandemic temporarily shuttering hair salons, many clients are appreciating, and missing, the ability of hair dye to cover up grays or touch up roots.

29 Apr 2020

Horizon Discovery extends coverage of OncoSpan reference standards to FFPE and Liquid Biopsy

Horizon Discovery Group plc, today announced it has added two new sample formats to its cell-based OncoSpan reference standards for cancer diagnostic assays.

From Revvity 29 Apr 2020

Adolescent obesity carries higher thrombus risk later in life

Men with a history of obesity in their late teens are, in adult life, more at risk of a blood clot (thrombus) in a leg or lung, according to a study from the University of Gothenburg study shows.

29 Apr 2020

C-Path receives EMA’s letter of support to facilitate the diagnoses of type 1 diabetes

The Critical Path Institute (C-Path) today announced that its Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) Consortium has received a letter of support from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) to facilitate the development and validation of the proposed regulatory qualification of pancreatic islet autoantibodies commonly used in clinical practice to diagnose T1D: insulin autoantibodies, glutamic acid decarboxylase 65, and insulinoma antigen-2 autoantibodies as enrichment biomarkers for T1D clinical trials.

29 Apr 2020

Differences in reporting methods can over- or under-estimate the safety of drugs

An important goal of early-phase clinical trials is to discover a drug's possible side effects. But despite FDA guidelines seeking to standardize this reporting, a University of Colorado Cancer Center study finds significant variation in how drug side effects are reported, potentially making some drugs seem safer or less safe than they really are.

29 Apr 2020

Exploring the use of stem cells for COVID-19 disease

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has ravaged across the, infecting more than 3.11 million people in just over four months. As the virus continues to spread, scientists are struggling to find an effective treatment for the infection. Now, a breakthrough discovery on stem cells could help in the battle against COVID-19.

28 Apr 2020

Studies show how sex-determining genes affect courtship and aggression behaviors

Fruit flies, like many animals, engage in a variety of courtship and fighting behaviors. Now, Salk scientists have uncovered the molecular mechanisms by which two sex-determining genes affect fruit fly behavior.

28 Apr 2020

Damon Runyon offers extension awards to help scientists affected by COVID-19 crisis

COVID-19 related laboratory shutdowns present a serious threat to scientists in the critical earliest stages of their careers.

28 Apr 2020

Researchers recreate how toxins from smoking cause DNA damage

Researchers from the University of York have recreated how toxins from smoking cause unique patterns of DNA damage.

28 Apr 2020

Synthetic antibodies constructed using bacterial superglue could help fight lethal viruses

Synthetic antibodies constructed using bacterial superglue can neutralize potentially lethal viruses, according to a study published on April 21 in eLife.

28 Apr 2020

Immunotherapy before surgery may help eradicate high-risk breast cancer

A new study led by Yale Cancer Center researchers shows women with high-risk HER2-negative breast cancer treated before surgery with immunotherapy, plus a PARP inhibitor with chemotherapy, have a higher rate of complete eradication of cancer from the breast and lymph nodes compared to chemotherapy alone.

28 Apr 2020

Gustave Roussy and Biognosys Announce Partnership

The severe pneumonitis in patients infected by SARS-Cov-2 requires prolonged treatment in intensive care units with mechanical ventilation.

From Biognosys 28 Apr 2020

CNIC researchers develop mouse model to examine the mechanical function of proteins

The Molecular Mechanics of the Cardiovascular System group at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC), led by Jorge Alegre Cebollada, in partnership with an international scientific team, has generated the first experimental mouse model that allows direct analysis of the mechanical function of proteins in living organisms.

28 Apr 2020

Scientists launch clinical trial to test the efficacy of HIV drug against COVID-19 infection

A team of scientists from St. Michael's Hospital, Sinai Health and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre have launched a clinical trial to understand whether an existing drug used for HIV treatment and prevention may work to prevent COVID-19 infection.

28 Apr 2020

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

Drug reduces risk of men with pedophilic disorder sexually abusing children

Study unravels mechanisms responsible for postnatal skin expansion

Researchers discover cause for the lack of immune defense against tumors

Novel nanoscale bio-probe could detect iron disorders

Kurome secures license to develop novel therapies for chemo-resistant cancer

Breakthrough study shows liquid biopsy test can safely detect 26 undiagnosed cancers

Researchers develop a gentler and safer hair dye based on synthetic melanin

Horizon Discovery extends coverage of OncoSpan reference standards to FFPE and Liquid Biopsy

Adolescent obesity carries higher thrombus risk later in life

C-Path receives EMA’s letter of support to facilitate the diagnoses of type 1 diabetes

Differences in reporting methods can over- or under-estimate the safety of drugs

Exploring the use of stem cells for COVID-19 disease

Studies show how sex-determining genes affect courtship and aggression behaviors

Damon Runyon offers extension awards to help scientists affected by COVID-19 crisis

Researchers recreate how toxins from smoking cause DNA damage

Synthetic antibodies constructed using bacterial superglue could help fight lethal viruses

Immunotherapy before surgery may help eradicate high-risk breast cancer

Gustave Roussy and Biognosys Announce Partnership

CNIC researchers develop mouse model to examine the mechanical function of proteins

Scientists launch clinical trial to test the efficacy of HIV drug against COVID-19 infection

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