Novel approach in primary care setting may help identify patients with COPD
Credit: ATS With five simple questions and an inexpensive peak expiratory flow (PEF) meter, primary care clinicians may be able to diagnose many more patients...
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Could DNA from a virus millions of years old hold the key to new neuro tumor therapies?
Credit: Plymouth University Dr Sylwia Ammoun, Senior Research Fellow at Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, has received backing from children's charity Action...
The EMA accepts to assess the MAA from PharmaMar for Aplidin®
PharmaMar (MSE:PHM) has announced today that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has accepted to assess the Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) for Aplidin® (plitidepsin) in combination...
Expectations may not match reality among cancer patients in some early phase clinical trials
In a study of cancer patients considering whether they should participate in phase I clinical trials, a high percentage were willing to participate after discussions...
New subtypes of lung cancer can lead to personalized therapies with better outcome
Credit: C. Creighton/Baylor College of Medicine; Oncogene Personalized therapies can potentially improve the outcomes of patients with lung cancer, but how to best design such...
Faulty RASGRP1 gene causes newly discovered human immunodeficiency
Credit: K. Boztug and E. Salzer; CeMM/Wolfgang Däuble A multi-institutional, international team of scientists has discovered the genetic cause and biological mechanisms linked to a...
3D-printed organ-on-a-chip with integrated sensors
http://scienmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/3d.mp4 Credit: Johan Lind (Disease Biophysics Lab), Alex Valentine, Lori K. Sanders (Lewis Lab)/Harvard University Harvard University researchers have m..
How snakes lost a blueprint for making limbs
Credit: Kvon et al./Cell 2016 Snakes lost their limbs over 100 million years ago, but scientists have struggled to identify the genetic changes involved. A...
Europeans and Africans have different immune systems, and neanderthals are partly to thank
Credit: Quach et al./Cell 2016 It's long been clear that people from different parts of the world differ in their susceptibility to developing infections as...
Cervical cancer screening could be less frequent, start later
Boston, MA – Women may only need cervical cancer screening every 5-10 years–instead of every three years, as currently recommended–and may be able to start...
Depleting CAR T cells after tumor treatment reverses B cell deficiency in mice
Genetically engineered T cells, or CAR T cells, represent a promising approach to treat multiple types of cancer. These therapies can eliminate tumors by targeting...
OU researchers develop novel, non-invasive cancer therapy
A staggering 1.7 million persons in the United States will be diagnosed with cancer in 2016, with 600,000 cases ending in death. University of Oklahoma...
Study finds knowingly taking placebo pills eases pain
Credit: BIDMC BOSTON – Conventional medical wisdom has long held that placebo effects depend on patients’ belief they are getting pharmacologically active medication. A paper...
A new strategy for choosing cancer drugs
Choosing the best treatment for a cancer patient is often an inexact science. Drugs that work well for some patients may not help others, and...
New method to detect aging cells developed by researchers
Scientists have discovered a new way to look for ageing cells across a wide range of biological materials; the new method will boost understanding of...
