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Food sustainability incorporated in only 20% of European food-based dietary guidelines

The health of the planet and that of humankind are profoundly interconnected: the way we feed ourselves has a significant impact upon both our own health and that of the environment.

8 Nov 2022

Protein complex may present strong therapeutic target for lethal breast cancer

Researchers at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine have shown that a protein complex that governs gene expression (called CoREST) sometimes gets rewired during breast cancer to help estrogen receptor positive (ER+) tumors resist endocrine therapies and become more aggressive.

8 Nov 2022

Cell competition could be responsible for cancer relapses, study shows

A normal process called cell competition, in which healthy tissues eliminate unhealthy cells, could be responsible for cancer relapses in patients months or years after they were declared cancer-free, a new study by UT Southwestern Simmons Cancer Center researchers suggests.

8 Nov 2022

Study: No significant difference in cancer risk in rheumatology patients with history of malignancy taking DMARDs

New research presented this week at ACR Convergence 2022, the American College of Rheumatology's annual meeting, found no significant difference in cancer risk in patients with rheumatic disease and a history of malignancy taking biologic or targeted synthetic DMARDs compared to those treated with TNF inhibitors.

8 Nov 2022

New breakthrough could help spot lung cancer earlier and improve patient outcomes

Scientists investigating the mechanics of the early stages of lung cancer have identified a new potential treatment, which could also aid early detection of the disease.

8 Nov 2022

Genetic variant associated with slimness estimated to be present in almost 60% of the Europeans

How much do genes influence our body weight? For the general population this influence is around 20%, according to studies that in recent years have analyzed the complete genome of tens of thousands of people.

8 Nov 2022

Scientists develop new electrochemical sensing platform to monitor vascularized tissue model

The costliness of drug development and the limitations of studying physiological processes in the lab are two separate scientific issues that may share the same solution.

8 Nov 2022

Cancer drugs work better after vaccination with the Chinese Covid vaccine

Patients with nasopharyngeal cancer are often treated with drugs that activate their immune system against the tumor.

8 Nov 2022

MGI Partners with ALACRiS Theranostics to Open New Customer Experience Center in Germany

MGI, a company committed to building core tools and technology to lead life science, today announced the launch of its new Customer Experience Center (CEC) in Berlin, Germany.

From MGI 8 Nov 2022

Defense department health plan cuts its pharmacy network by nearly 15,000 outlets

Doris Spatz takes a once-a-day pill, Kisqali, to keep her metastatic breast cancer in check. As a patient in the Defense Department health system, she can fill routine prescriptions at a military pharmacy without a copay but also has the option of using a regular pharmacy through Tricare, the Defense Department's private health care program.

8 Nov 2022

Study identifies a potential pharmacological target for treating COVID-19-associated heart failure

Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine's (UMSOM) Center for Precision Disease Modeling identified how a specific protein in SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, damages heart tissue. They then used a drug to reverse the toxic effects of that protein on the heart.

8 Nov 2022

Experts analyze the intensity of use and addiction of e-cigarettes

A new analysis published in JAMA Network Open by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in collaboration with a retired UCSF professor reveals ongoing and worsening adolescent e-cigarette addiction in the United States.

8 Nov 2022

Study identifies a subset of melanoma patients with very low risk of death

Although melanoma is the most serious type of skin cancer, most patients have high chances of surviving the disease.

7 Nov 2022

Combining chemotherapy with an inflammation inhibitor can prevent breast cancer metastasis

A new treatment developed at Tel Aviv University may significantly enhance the efficacy of chemotherapy in breast cancer patients, reducing the risk for lung metastasis following chemo from 52% to only 6%.

7 Nov 2022

Paxlovid antiviral therapy reduces risk of long COVID

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* server, researchers in Saint Louis, Missouri, examined whether nirmatrelvir treatment reduced the risk of long COVID, the disease encompassing the post-acute sequelae of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) [PASC].

7 Nov 2022

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

Food sustainability incorporated in only 20% of European food-based dietary guidelines

Protein complex may present strong therapeutic target for lethal breast cancer

Cell competition could be responsible for cancer relapses, study shows

Study: No significant difference in cancer risk in rheumatology patients with history of malignancy taking DMARDs

New breakthrough could help spot lung cancer earlier and improve patient outcomes

Genetic variant associated with slimness estimated to be present in almost 60% of the Europeans

Scientists develop new electrochemical sensing platform to monitor vascularized tissue model

Cancer drugs work better after vaccination with the Chinese Covid vaccine

MGI Partners with ALACRiS Theranostics to Open New Customer Experience Center in Germany

Defense department health plan cuts its pharmacy network by nearly 15,000 outlets

Study identifies a potential pharmacological target for treating COVID-19-associated heart failure

Experts analyze the intensity of use and addiction of e-cigarettes

Study identifies a subset of melanoma patients with very low risk of death

Combining chemotherapy with an inflammation inhibitor can prevent breast cancer metastasis

Paxlovid antiviral therapy reduces risk of long COVID

Crowded emergency departments linked with higher rates of death throughout the hospital

DNA barcoding shows how cancer cells evade the immune system's defenses

Pioneering artificial intelligence could ease winter pressures on hospitals

Supreme Court to hear nursing home case that could affect millions

Study examines temporal effects of pre-existing CKD, other medical conditions on COVID-19 outcomes

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