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Study shows huge asymmetry in cancer clinical trials in different countries

Access to cancer medicines is highly unequal across Europe both for new drugs in development because of uneven access to clinical trials and for currently approved drugs due to huge disparities in healthcare spending by different countries, according to results from studies presented at ESMO 2020.

18 Sep 2020

Scientists investigate how psychedelic drugs interact with brain cells at the molecular level

Psychedelic drugs such as LSD, psilocybin, and mescaline cause severe and often long-lasting hallucinations, but they show great potential in treating serious psychiatric conditions, such as major depressive disorder.

18 Sep 2020

Study sheds new light on the mechanism of COVID-19 infection

The spike protein on the surface of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus can adopt at least ten distinct structural states, when in contact with the human virus receptor ACE2, according to research from the Francis Crick Institute published in Nature today.

18 Sep 2020

Engineered, high-affinity ACE2 receptors neutralize SARS-CoV-2

In a study published in the preprint server bioRxiv, researchers from the Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine and Osaka University Japan, discuss how they engineered ACE2 to enhance its affinity to RBD in human cells.

17 Sep 2020

Study finds wide variation in levels and anti-tumor effectiveness of a common cancer drug

When used to manage infections, the drug itraconazole is generally given at a single, fixed dose to all patients.

17 Sep 2020

Hannover and Rostock team up to develop non-invasive optical melanoma diagnostics

Leibniz University Hannover and Rostock University Medical Center receive funding for the development of non-invasive optical melanoma diagnostics.

17 Sep 2020

Virtual screening tool simplifies the process of diagnosing pulmonary hypertension

The COVID-19 pandemic has increasing numbers of doctors caring for patients virtually. While critical to protecting patient health during a pandemic, however, virtual care presents unique challenges, especially when it comes to diagnosis.

17 Sep 2020

New methods help to accurately identify cancers’ hidden genetic losses, duplications

Understanding the specific mutations that contribute to different forms of cancer is critical to improving diagnosis and treatment.

17 Sep 2020

PPI use linked to worse outcomes in urothelial cancer patients treated with atezolizumab

Proton pump inhibitor (PPI) use was associated with worse outcomes in patients with urothelial cancer treated with the immunotherapeutic atezolizumab (Tecentriq), compared with patients who did not use PPIs.

17 Sep 2020

PET/MRI reduces radiation exposure, improves lesion detectability in select cancers

A single-center observational study of more than 1,000 oncological examinations has demonstrated that positron emission tomography/magnetic resonance imaging (PET/MRI) facilitates cancer staging as well as PET/computed tomography (PET/CT) and improves lesion detectability in select cancers, potentially helping to promote fast, efficient local and whole-body staging in one step.

17 Sep 2020

CNIC researchers uncover a mechanism explaining how macrophages regulate obesity

Macrophages are immune system cells. They are essential in the early response to infections, and they also have a key role in the proper functioning of our tissues and the regulation of obesity.

17 Sep 2020

LOX-1-immature neutrophils may help identify COVID-19 patients at risk of thrombosis complication

To predict severe outcome in COVID-19 patients, innate immune cellular signals are analyzed, identifying two novel neutrophil subsets: LOX-1- and CD123-expressing CD10-CD64+. Thromboembolic events correlated with high LOX-1 immature neutrophils – a potential prognostic signature.

17 Sep 2020

Researchers secure NIH funding to study differences in glioblastoma between males and females

A team led by researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute has secured $10.4 million over five years from the National Institutes of Health/National Cancer Institute to explore at the molecular level the differences in glioblastoma between males and females.

17 Sep 2020

Combined use of three drugs linked with lower lung cancer incidence and mortality

Combined use of aspirin, statins, and metformin is associated with decreased lung cancer incidence and mortality, according to a study published in the Journal of Thoracic Oncology.

17 Sep 2020

UTHSC professor receives $455,000 grant to study cause of aggressive prostate cancer

Ramesh Narayanan, PhD, professor in the Department of Medicine and the Division of Hematology and Oncology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, has received a $455,000 grant from the National Cancer Institute for a two-year study of the underlying cause of the development of aggressive prostate cancer in African American men.

17 Sep 2020

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Latest Cancer News and Research

Study shows huge asymmetry in cancer clinical trials in different countries

Scientists investigate how psychedelic drugs interact with brain cells at the molecular level

Study sheds new light on the mechanism of COVID-19 infection

Engineered, high-affinity ACE2 receptors neutralize SARS-CoV-2

Study finds wide variation in levels and anti-tumor effectiveness of a common cancer drug

Hannover and Rostock team up to develop non-invasive optical melanoma diagnostics

Virtual screening tool simplifies the process of diagnosing pulmonary hypertension

New methods help to accurately identify cancers’ hidden genetic losses, duplications

PPI use linked to worse outcomes in urothelial cancer patients treated with atezolizumab

PET/MRI reduces radiation exposure, improves lesion detectability in select cancers

CNIC researchers uncover a mechanism explaining how macrophages regulate obesity

LOX-1-immature neutrophils may help identify COVID-19 patients at risk of thrombosis complication

Researchers secure NIH funding to study differences in glioblastoma between males and females

Combined use of three drugs linked with lower lung cancer incidence and mortality

UTHSC professor receives $455,000 grant to study cause of aggressive prostate cancer

Urban hospitals of last resort cling to life in time of COVID

Smart drug delivery system may help treat spinal cord injuries, neurological disorders

Study promises to improve the efficacy of cell therapies

Study provides new insight into the evolution of limb regeneration in lungfish and other species

Higher viral loads can increase mortality rate in patients hospitalized with COVID-19 and cancer

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