Scientists from the University of Birmingham have shown that a brain-penetrating candidate drug currently in development as a cancer therapy can foster regeneration of damaged nerves after spinal trauma. The research, published today in Clinical and Translational Medicine, used cell and animal models to demonstrate that when taken orally the candidate drug, known as AZD1390, can...
Month: <span>July 2022</span>
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Amazon is quietly developing vaccines for breast and skin cancer that will be cheaper than current treatments as firm recruits patients for FDA-approved clinical trial
By JAMES GORDON FOR DAILYMAIL.COM PUBLISHED: 22:32 EDT, 11 July 2022 | UPDATED: 22:53 EDT, 11 July 2022 Amazon is developing cancer vaccines in conjunction with the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, based in Seattle. The project is said to be gearing up to start an FDA-approved clinical trial and in the process of recruiting patients. The trial would look at the development...
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Deadly snake venom could be used to treat large bleeding wounds
Australia’s eastern brown and scaled viper are lethally venomous snakes. You definitely don’t want to meet them in the wild, because a single bite can kill you. However, scientists at the University of Queensland believe that the same deadly venom can serve as a life-saving treatment. Their new study has shown that venom from those...
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Towards a cure for lymphoma: new research brings hope
New light is being shed on the mechanisms underlying the malignant transformation of lymphomas, paving the way for a promising therapeutic target, thanks to research conducted by a team led by Université de Montréal professor Tarik Möröy. Director of the hematopoiesis and cancer research unit at the Montreal Clinical Research Institute (IRCM), affiliated with UdeM, Möröy...
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During sleep the brain’s reaction to sound remains strong but one critical feature of conscious attention disappears
TEL-AVIV UNIVERSITY IMAGE: INSIDE BRAIN. CREDIT: ANA YAEL A new discovery from Tel Aviv University may provide a key to a great scientific enigma: How does the awake brain transform sensory input into a conscious experience? The groundbreaking study relied on data collected from electrodes implanted, for medical purposes, deep in the human brain. The...
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Blinding eye disease is strongly associated with heart disease and stroke
THE MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL / MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE Patients with a specific form of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a leading cause of blindness in the United States, are at significant risk for cardiovascular disease and stroke, according to new research from New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai. This study, published...
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Activating STING could make brain tumors more susceptible to treatment
by Brigham and Women’s Hospital Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Immunotherapy has revolutionized treatment for many forms of cancer, but glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), the most common and deadly form of brain cancer, has remained untouched. GBM tumors are sometimes referred to as “cold”—that is, the immune system has a difficult time detecting and targeting them, allowing...
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Scientists map networks of disease-associated immune genes
by Sarah C.P. Williams, University of California, San Francisco Myeloid immune cells alongside red blood cells in an electron micrograph of human blood. Credit: National Cancer Institute Using new technologies to study thousands of genes simultaneously within immune cells, researchers at Gladstone Institutes, UC San Francisco (UCSF), and Stanford School of Medicine have created the most...
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New study determines psychedelic mushroom microdoses can improve mood, mental health
by University of British Columbia Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The latest study to examine how tiny amounts of psychedelics can impact mental health provides further evidence of the therapeutic potential of microdosing. Published in Scientific Reports this week, the study followed 953 people taking regular small amounts of psilocybin and a second group of 180...
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Intensive telephone-based cessation counseling results in improved smoking quit rates
by Georgetown University Medical Center Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Offering intensive, weekly telephone-based cessation counseling along with nicotine replacement for people who smoke and who were undergoing screening for lung cancer resulted in over a two-fold greater cigarette quit rate compared to people who received minimal counseling and nicotine replacement, according to results of a...