How nasty Toxoplasma parasite damages the human eye
An international study used human retinal cells to demonstrate how the Toxoplasma parasite creates a characteristic eye lesionCredit: Flinders University, Professor Justine Smith. University of...
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Immunotherapy in combination points to paradigm shift in the treatment of cervical cancer
CHECKMATE 358: Immunotherapy in combination points to paradigm shift in the treatment of cervical cancerCredit: VHIO With an estimated 570,000 cases and 311,000 deaths in...
Novel treatment combination for patients with BRAF-mutant metastatic colorectal cancer
Triple combination of BRAF, MEK y EGFR inhibitors extends overall survival from 5.4 months with standard of care to 9 monthsCredit: VHIO Results presented today...
Artificial intelligence improves biomedical imaging
Credit: ETH Zurich / Daniel Razansky Scientists at ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich have used machine learning methods to improve optoacoustic imaging. This...
Johns Hopkins researchers advance search for safer, easier way to deliver vision-saving gene therapy
Credit: Peter Campochiaro In experiments with rats, pigs and monkeys, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers have developed a way to deliver sight-saving gene therapy to the...
Women with asthma appear more likely to have lower levels of testosterone
Credit: ATS Sept. 30, 2019--Women with asthma appear more likely to have lower levels of "free" (not attached to proteins) testosterone than women who do...
Towards safer, more effective cancer radiation therapy using X-rays and nanoparticles
X-rays could be tuned to deliver a more effective punch that destroys cancer cells and not harm the bodyCredit: Illustration by Mindy Takamiya An element...
Sleeping pills reduce suicidal thoughts in patients with severe insomnia
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Sept. 30 2019) - Insomnia is a driver of suicide, and particularly people with severe insomnia...
Novel strategy using microRNA biomarkers can distinguish melanomas from nevi
Scientists report in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology about a new highly reliable approach for overcoming the challenges of diagnosing cutaneous melanomaCredit: Image: Rodrigo Torres;...
How newly found tension sensor plays integral role in aligned chromosome partitioning
Credit: Terada Laboratory, Waseda University A Waseda University-led research uncovered the molecular mechanism of how a particular cancer-causing oncogene could trigger an onset of acute...
Nintedanib slows progression for broad range of scarring lung diseases
Findings suggest all progressive, scarring lung diseases may share similar mechanismsCredit: National Jewish Health Nintedanib, a medication approved for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis,...
US government backs Sydney spinout company Kinoxis Therapeutics to fight opioid addiction
Funding to support development of a potential treatment for opioid withdrawalCredit: Stefanie Zingsheim/University of Sydney Kinoxis Therapeutics has been awarded a grant for a potential...
Wrist-worn step trackers accurate in predicting patient health outcomes
Credit: Intermountain Healthcare Determining how far patients with pulmonary disease can walk in six minutes has long been an effective clinical tool to help physicians...
Additional heart artery stenting reduces risk of future heart attacks
Credit: The University of Sheffield Research shows that patients requiring emergency heart attack treatment also benefit from further intervention to reduce risk of future heart...
PARP inhibitor plus chemotherapy improves progression-free survival for advanced ovarian cancer patients
Phase III trial validates the benefit of veliparib for patients without a BRCA mutationCredit: MD Anderson Cancer Center Researchers from The University of Texas MD...
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