UConn molecular and cell biologist Michael Lynes and an international team of researchers have been awarded a patent for a novel antibody that could be proven safe than other drugs currently available. IBD and current treatments: More than 1.6 million Americans have IBD. Two of the most common forms of IBD are Crohn’s disease and...
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Researchers find novel way to induce pancreatic cancer cell death
Axial CT image with i.v. contrast. Macrocystic adenocarcinoma of the pancreatic head. Pancreatic cancer, most frequently pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), is the most lethal and aggressive of all cancers. Unfortunately, there are not many effective therapies available other than surgery, and that is not an option for many patients. In an effort to better...
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Your Brain cells could be Reprogrammed to Fight Parkinson’s Disease
In Brief Researchers have reprogrammed existing brain cells in mice into dopamine neurons to reduce their symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. This novel approach could be used to treat Parkinson’s disease with stem cells which are not transplanted but induced from patients’ own brain cells. Support cells turned super cells Parkinson’s disease is one of the...
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Should you get screened for prostate cancer? We break down the latest advice
A panel of experts in preventive medicine released a draft proposal Tuesday on screening for prostate cancer. “Another one?” you may ask, remembering an earlier recommendation. Don’t worry; we’re here to help you avoid whiplash: What’s new? What was emphatic before is wishy-washy now. The last time the US Preventive Services Task Force weighed in on prostate cancer...
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Developing adoptive T-cell therapy for ovarian cancer
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center immunotherapy researchers Drs. Kristin Anderson and Philip Greenberg and their colleagues are working on ways to tweak their team’s early successes with T-cell therapy for leukemia to apply to solid tumors. In a presentation on April 4 at the annual meeting of the American Association of Cancer Research in Washington,...
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Combo Rx plus stem-cell tx ups PFS in multiple myeloma
Michel Attal, M.D., from the Institut Universitaire du Cancer de Toulouse-Oncopole in France, and colleagues randomized patients with multiple myeloma to receive induction therapy with three cycles of RVD, then consolidation therapy with either five additional cycles of RVD (350 patients) or high-dose melphalan plus stem-cell transplantation followed by two additional RVD cycles (350 patients). The researchers found that...
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Intestinal bacteria may protect against diabetes
A high concentration of Indolepropionic acid in the serum protects against type 2 diabetes, reveals a new study from the University of Eastern Finland. Indolepropionic acid is a metabolite produced by intestinal bacteria and their production is boosted by fibre-rich diet. This discovery provides insight into the role of intestinal bacteria and their interplay between...
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Huntington’s Disease: Researcher Discover A Way to Stop Progression of The Fatal Disease
Huntington’s disease is a neurodegenerative disorder, which mostly affects middle-aged people. It is a genetic disorder and affects muscle co-ordination which eventually progresses into dementia. Scientists have been unable to find a cure for the fatal brain disease. However, a new study has shown researchers a possible way to stop the ailment’s progression. Huntington’s Disease...
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Cancer-detecting CHEWING GUM to replace blood tests: New product absorbs compounds released by tumors into the saliva
A biotech company has created a chewing gum that detects cancer Volatile organic compounds, unique to each type of cancer, are produced in the body The gum traps the compounds, which will then be analyzed for different cancers It could mean the end of blood tests, urine samples and biopsies Chewing gum freshens your breath...
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Link between birth defect and Neurodegenerative diseases
A new study has found a link between neurological birth defects in infants commonly found in pregnant women with diabetes and several neuro degenerative diseases including Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and Huntington’s diseases. This is the 1st time this link has been identified, it may indicate a new way to understand, and perhaps treat both neural tube...