Turmeric may be as good for treating indigestion as drug to curb excess stomach acid A natural compound found in the culinary spice turmeric may be as effective as omeprazole – a drug used to curb excess stomach acid—for treating…
A free online tool can help prostate cancer patients save on out-of-pocket drug costs A free online tool could potentially save some prostate cancer patients more than $9,000 in out-of-pocket drug costs, a new study finds. For patients enrolled in…
First-in-class targeted microRNA therapy slows cancer tumor growth A new cancer therapy developed by Purdue University researchers attacks tumors by tricking cancer cells into absorbing a snippet of RNA that naturally blocks cell division. As reported in Oncogene, tumors treated…
Why breast cancer survivors don’t take their medication, and what can be done For roughly 80% of breast cancer survivors, treatment doesn’t end with surgery, radiation and chemotherapy. Instead, for the next five to 10 years, doctors recommend that they…
Cancer-infecting virus ‘warms up’ cold tumors and improves immunotherapy Equipping cancer-infecting, or oncolytic, viruses with tumor-inhibiting genetic cargo stimulates the immune system and helps immunotherapy to shrink or completely clear aggressive tumors in mice, according to a new study in…
Learning how to control HIV from African genomes Despite significant advances in treatment and access to therapy, the human immunodeficiency virus remains a global health challenge with almost 40 million affected individuals, no vaccine and no cure. The virus attacks…
New RNA-based therapy combats melanoma in mouse models Investigators at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have designed an innovative RNA-based strategy to activate dendritic cells – which play a key role in immune response – that eradicated…
Unlocking the mystery of long-lasting cancer treatmentUnlocking the mystery of long-lasting cancer treatment New insights explaining why some children have a longer remission than others after having cutting-edge CAR T-cell therapy for leukaemia have been revealed by researchers at UCL,…
Artificial cells demonstrate that “life finds a way” Listen, if there’s one thing the history of evolution has taught us is that life will not be contained. Life breaks free. It expands to new territories, and it crashes through barriers…
The new approach in cancer therapy with innovative mechanism-of-action for ferroptosis induction A team of researchers led by Dr. Marcus Conrad from Helmholtz Munich discovered a novel anti-cancer drug, called icFSP1, which sensitizes cancer cells to ferroptosis. Ferroptosis is characterized…
Magdeburg researchers discover a new mechanism of cancer immune defense Modern immunotherapies boost the body’s own defenses against cancer. They activate killer T cells of the immune system that can specifically recognize and destroy cancer cells. In many patients, however,…
New anti-coagulants may help treat sepsis and COVID-19 Scientists from Trinity College Dublin have just discovered that the drug dimethylfumarate can block blood clotting during infection, offering hope that it could be used to treat a number of conditions, such…