Pharmacologic activation of anti-aging gene with anti-diabetic drug could be used as adjuvant therapy for older melanoma patients who have...
March 01, 2017March 1, 2017
Why is pancreatic cancer so hard to treat? Stroma provides new clues
In the dense stromal tissue that envelops pancreatic tumors, Tuveson and colleagues have discovered two varieties of a cell type...
March 01, 2017March 1, 2017
Tumor protein could hold key to pancreatic cancer survival
But research led by the University of Melbourne reported in the International Journal of Cancer, could eventually improve treatments with the...
March 01, 2017March 1, 2017
A Novel DNA Vaccine Design Improves Chances of Inducing Anti-Tumor Immunity
PHILADELPHIA — (Feb. 24, 2017) — Scientists at The Wistar Institute and Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. have devised a novel DNA vaccine...
March 01, 2017March 1, 2017
Nasal swab could help diagnose lung cancer
In the case of patients with low risk of lung cancer, the current diagnostic procedure can sometimes be invasive and...
March 01, 2017March 1, 2017
New treatment causes cancer cells to fill up with cellular ‘trash’ and self-destruct
The genomes of cancer cells—cells that do not obey signals to stop reproducing—are riddled with genetic mutations, causing them inadvertently...
February 22, 2017February 22, 2017
Researcher uses wearable devices to look for clues to early Dementia and Alzheimer's
In 2014, more than 93,000 people in the United States died from Alzheimer’s disease, according to the Centers for...
February 22, 2017February 22, 2017
Discovery of novel autophagy regulators for treatment of neurodegenerative diseases
Synthesised curcumin analog C1 specifically binds to TFEB and promotes its nuclear translocation, and then activates autophagy and lysosome biogenesis...
February 22, 2017February 22, 2017
Game therapy: serious video games can help children with cerebral palsy
Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common childhood physical disability, affecting more than 34,000 Australians, and more than 17 million people worldwide....
February 22, 2017February 22, 2017
A novel principle to mobilize neurons for brain repair
Restorative neuroscience, the study to identify means to replace damaged neurons and recover permanently lost mental or physical abilities, is...