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Blood, Marrow Transplant Recipients at Increased Risk for Coronary Heart Disease

Blood, Marrow Transplant Recipients at Increased Risk for Coronary Heart Disease

November 2023Lara C. Pullen, PhDA new study reports on the long-term risk for coronary heart disease (CHD) in blood or marrow transplant (BMT) recipients and identifies individuals who are at high ris

Blood, Marrow Transplant Recipients at Increased Risk for Coronary Heart Disease

November 2023Lara C. Pullen, PhDA new study reports on the long-term risk for coronary heart disease (CHD) in blood or marrow transplant (BMT) recipients and identifies individuals who are at high ris
Natural killer cells may open lifesaving cancer treatements to more patients

Natural killer cells may open lifesaving cancer treatements to more patients

by University of Central FloridaUCF College of Medicine cancer researcher Alicja Copik has just discovered a way to make that therapy viable to thousands by using the body's own natural kille

Natural killer cells may open lifesaving cancer treatements to more patients

by University of Central FloridaUCF College of Medicine cancer researcher Alicja Copik has just discovered a way to make that therapy viable to thousands by using the body's own natural kille
Era of hope for patients with lung cancer

Era of hope for patients with lung cancer

by Alex OsiadaczCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNovember is Lung Cancer Awareness month. Lung cancer is the most common cancer worldwide, with more than 2.1 million cases, according to the American L

Era of hope for patients with lung cancer

by Alex OsiadaczCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNovember is Lung Cancer Awareness month. Lung cancer is the most common cancer worldwide, with more than 2.1 million cases, according to the American L
Study tests new vaccine for precancerous cervical cells

Study tests new vaccine for precancerous cervical cells

by Kelsey Herbers,Vanderbilt UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainVanderbilt University Medical Center is participating in an international study to determine the effectiveness of a new therapeuti

Study tests new vaccine for precancerous cervical cells

by Kelsey Herbers,Vanderbilt UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainVanderbilt University Medical Center is participating in an international study to determine the effectiveness of a new therapeuti
Clinical trial shows efficacy for atezolizumab combined with carboplatin

Clinical trial shows efficacy for atezolizumab combined with carboplatin

byVanderbilt University Medical CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainImmunotherapy in combination with chemotherapy has become an important therapeutic treatment option in some patients with metastati

Clinical trial shows efficacy for atezolizumab combined with carboplatin

byVanderbilt University Medical CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainImmunotherapy in combination with chemotherapy has become an important therapeutic treatment option in some patients with metastati
Researchers link ovarian cancer to bacteria colonization in microbiome

Researchers link ovarian cancer to bacteria colonization in microbiome

by Susan Murphy,Mayo Clinicβ-diversities measures were compared. For β-diversity, Bray–Curtis (BC), unweighted, and weighted, UniFrac distance metrics were reported. The most significant metric

Researchers link ovarian cancer to bacteria colonization in microbiome

by Susan Murphy,Mayo Clinicβ-diversities measures were compared. For β-diversity, Bray–Curtis (BC), unweighted, and weighted, UniFrac distance metrics were reported. The most significant metric
These foods may up your odds for colon cancer

These foods may up your odds for colon cancer

by Dennis Thompson, Healthday Reporter(HealthDay)—Chowing down on red meat, white bread and sugar-laden drinks might increase your long-term risk of colon cancer, a new study suggests.These foods all

These foods may up your odds for colon cancer

by Dennis Thompson, Healthday Reporter(HealthDay)—Chowing down on red meat, white bread and sugar-laden drinks might increase your long-term risk of colon cancer, a new study suggests.These foods all
How do we know health screening programs work?

How do we know health screening programs work?

by Christian Yates,The ConversationLead-time bias can appear to make a treatment more effective than it actually is, if the perceived post-diagnosis survival time increases while the course of d

How do we know health screening programs work?

by Christian Yates,The ConversationLead-time bias can appear to make a treatment more effective than it actually is, if the perceived post-diagnosis survival time increases while the course of d
Once shelved as too risky, blood cancer drug discovered in San Diego gets FDA approval

Once shelved as too risky, blood cancer drug discovered in San Diego gets FDA approval

by Bradley J. FikesCancer cell during cell division. Credit: National Institutes of HealthA promising cancer drug, discovered in San Diego and later discarded for safety concerns, has at last been app

Once shelved as too risky, blood cancer drug discovered in San Diego gets FDA approval

by Bradley J. FikesCancer cell during cell division. Credit: National Institutes of HealthA promising cancer drug, discovered in San Diego and later discarded for safety concerns, has at last been app
Trial demonstrates firmonertinib is a potential therapy for patients with NSCLC with EGFR PACC mutations

Trial demonstrates firmonertinib is a potential therapy for patients with NSCLC with EGFR PACC mutations

by International Association for the Study of Lung CancerCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe tyrosine kinase inhibitor firmonertinib showed promising efficacy in patients with non-small cell lung can

Trial demonstrates firmonertinib is a potential therapy for patients with NSCLC with EGFR PACC mutations

by International Association for the Study of Lung CancerCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe tyrosine kinase inhibitor firmonertinib showed promising efficacy in patients with non-small cell lung can
Improving CAR-T cell therapy for solid tumors through inhibition of conventional signaling pathway

Improving CAR-T cell therapy for solid tumors through inhibition of conventional signaling pathway

byNational University of SingaporeGraphical Abstract. Credit:Cell Reports Medicine(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2023.100917Chimeric Antigen Receptor-expressing T cell (CAR-T) therapy i

Improving CAR-T cell therapy for solid tumors through inhibition of conventional signaling pathway

byNational University of SingaporeGraphical Abstract. Credit:Cell Reports Medicine(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2023.100917Chimeric Antigen Receptor-expressing T cell (CAR-T) therapy i
Study finds novel role of BRCA1 in tumor suppression

Study finds novel role of BRCA1 in tumor suppression

by Steven Lee,University of Texas Health Science Center at San AntonioSingle-molecule analysis of BRCA1–BARD1 in BLM- and EXO1-dependent resection. Credit:Nature(2024). DOI: 10.1038/

Study finds novel role of BRCA1 in tumor suppression

by Steven Lee,University of Texas Health Science Center at San AntonioSingle-molecule analysis of BRCA1–BARD1 in BLM- and EXO1-dependent resection. Credit:Nature(2024). DOI: 10.1038/