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Biodynamic imaging illuminates ovarian cancer treatments

Scientists estimate that nearly 60% of all cancer patients do not respond effectively to chemotherapy treatments. Even worse - many of those same patients experience toxic and sometimes deadly side effects.

22 Oct 2020

Metabolite of dietary soy may lower risk factor for dementia

A metabolite produced following consumption of dietary soy may decrease a key risk factor for dementia--with the help of the right bacteria, according to a new discovery led by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health.

22 Oct 2020

Monoclonal Antibodies: Discovery, Characterization and Challenges

In this interview, News-Medical talks to David Apiyo, a senior manager of applications at Sartorius AG, about monoclonal antibody development and characterization.

22 Oct 2020

Tumor DNA in spinal fluid can help track children with aggressive brain tumors

For many cancers, doctors are increasingly looking to the DNA that solid tumors shed into the blood stream to help with diagnosis and monitoring. But brain cancer has been a different story thanks to the natural blockade created by the blood-brain barrier.

22 Oct 2020

Study shows how genome sequencing can track mutations in SARS-CoV-2 virus

A study published in Cell Reports shows how next generation genetic sequencing can track mutations in the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which can in effect help with transmission tracing, diagnostic testing accuracy and vaccine effectiveness.

22 Oct 2020

Study: Antibody-based drug could dramatically reduce cancer in mice

Despite the remarkable successes of immune-based treatments for cancer, not everyone responds to these approaches and relapses do occur.

22 Oct 2020

Ancient elements in human DNA can activate powerful immune response to kill cancer cells

Ancient embedded elements in our DNA from generations past can activate a powerful immune response to kill cancer cells like an infection.

22 Oct 2020

Researchers identify new mechanism that modulates cell division

Collaborative work of research groups at the University of Würzburg and the TU Dresden has provided important new insights for cancer research.

22 Oct 2020

Moffitt researchers find immune-oncologic differences in prostate tumors of African American men

Prostate cancer is the most common type of cancer among American men after skin cancer, but the disease does not affect all races equally.

21 Oct 2020

Scientists develop a way to accurately detect and monitor common pediatric brain cancer

A team of scientists at Texas A&M University, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital have developed a way to more accurately both detect and monitor a common type of pediatric brain cancer, setting the stage for giving clinicians a real-time view into how the cancer responds to treatment.

21 Oct 2020

New surgical tendon fixation system granted FDA 510(k) clearance

A new surgical tendon fixation system that not only re-attaches damaged tissues but also facilitates healing as it is absorbed by the body has been granted 510(k) clearance by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, indicating that the device is "as safe and effective" as other legally marketed devices and is ready to go to market.

21 Oct 2020

Study characterizes biochemical mechanism of cancer-linked enzyme

A new study led by scientists at IUPUI and Indiana University Bloomington is the first to describe a biochemical mechanism that increases the activity of a molecule whose presence is observed in many types of cancer.

21 Oct 2020

Study identifies potential target for treating polyploidal giant cancer cells

As researchers and medical professionals work to develop new treatments for cancer, they face a variety of challenges.

21 Oct 2020

High flavanol diet associated with lower blood pressure

People who consume a diet including flavanol-rich foods and drinks, including tea, apples and berries, could lead to lower blood pressure, according to the first study using objective measures of thousands of UK residents' diet.

21 Oct 2020

Study suggests link between gut bacteria and weight gain after chemotherapy for breast cancer

Approximately 30% of breast cancer patients who receive chemotherapy treatment gain weight, though it is unclear why this phenomenon occurs in some women but not in others.

21 Oct 2020

Researchers find an increasing need for palliative care across Greater China

Palliative care should extend across China and pay more attention to managing non-malignant disease - integrated within the country's healthcare system and available to everyone who needs it, according to a new study.

21 Oct 2020

New diagnostic method may allow for real-time detection of cancer growth patterns

Using a 2 ml blood sample from 100 gastric cancer patients, researchers succeeded in identifying cancer cells circulating in the bloodstream and trace them back to their origin tumor by detecting an overexpression of fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR2) in both the cancer cells and the tumor.

21 Oct 2020

Researchers successfully perform terahertz imaging of early-stage breast cancer without staining

A team of researchers at Osaka University, in collaboration with the University of Bordeaux and the Bergonié Institute in France, has succeeded in terahertz imaging of early-stage breast cancer less than 0.5 mm without staining, which is difficult to identify even by pathological diagnosis.

21 Oct 2020

First COPD patient treated with RejuvenAir System in a multicenter clinical trial

Temple University Hospital has treated the first patient in a multicenter international clinical trial utilizing the RejuvenAir System for the treatment of patients suffering from moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with chronic bronchitis.

21 Oct 2020

Cyted announces acquisition of Pathognomics

Cyted Ltd, a developer and provider of artificial intelligence technology and digital diagnostic infrastructure to enable earlier detection of disease, today announced it has acquired Pathognomics Limited, a provider of digital pathology and clinical diagnostic laboratory services, based in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, UK.

21 Oct 2020