Skin is a battlefield for mutations
Normal skin contains a patchwork of mutated cells, yet very few go on to eventually form cancer and scientists have now uncovered the reason why....
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Vaccine, anti-PD1 drug show promise against incurable HPV-related cancers
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center HOUSTON - A tumor-specific vaccine combined with an immune checkpoint inhibitor shrank tumors in one third of patients with incurable...
Combination antibody therapy results in long-term viral suppression in HIV infection
A new generation of broadly neutralising antibodies provides a novel approach to treating HIV infection. The research group of Prof Florian Klein, Director of the...
Physical exercise improves the elimination of toxic proteins from muscles
A study published in Scientific Reports by researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil, in partnership with colleagues in the United States...
Genetic analyses hone risk prediction for coronary disease
Credit: John Soares BOSTON - (September 27, 2018) - Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the leading killer of people with type 2 diabetes, and it's...
Vatican-Based White Paper Presents Expert Consensus on Advancing Global Palliative Care
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, September 27, 2018--A new white paper, developed by the Vatican-based Pontifical Academy for Life (PAV), describes...
HPV vaccination can play critical role in global prevention of cervical and genital cancers
September 27, 2018 - In low-resource countries without well-developed screening programs, expanding access to human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccination is the best means of preventing...
Non-small cell lung cancer patients see improved survival with durvalumab
TAMPA, Fla. -- Non-small cell lung cancer patients survive longer when their treatment includes durvalumab following platinum-based chemoradiotherapy, according to research led by Moffitt Cancer...
3D models of breast cancer tumors introduce stromal cells as new drug therapy targets
Hossein Tavana, Ph.D., an associate professor of biomedical engineering at The University of Akron (UA), has received a single-PI grant in the amount of $328,426...
Postnatal depression could be linked to fewer daylight hours during late pregnancy
Women in late pregnancy during darker months of the year may have a greater risk of developing postpartum depression once their babies are born. This...
Second round of business-led Prosperity Partnerships that link research with industry launched
Seven new Prosperity Partnerships projects that will build links between the UK's research base and leading industry partners such as AkzoNobel , AstraZeneca, Google, Rolls-Royce,...
Antimicrobial resistance of uropathogenic Escherichia coli from elderly patients
Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) is a common cause of morbidity and mortality in older adults. Escherichia coli is one of the bacterial agents with higher...
Medical-records study links dementia-related brain changes to hospital stays for critical illness
Researchers at Johns Hopkins report that a novel analysis of more than a thousand patients adds to evidence that hospitalization, critical illness and major infection...
Henry Ford Hospital patient is first in the US to receive angina device
Credit: Henry Ford Health System DETROIT - Cardiologists at Henry Ford Hospital performed the first implantation in the United States of a device approved for...
Can we teach heart cells to grow up?
Credit: Guo Y; et al. / Boston Children's Hospital Scientists around the world have been trying to replace damaged heart tissue using lab-made heart-muscle cells...
