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Study describes new tool in the fight against autoimmune diseases, blood cancers
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A study led by a Scripps Research Institute scientist describes a new, highly pragmatic approach to the identification of molecules that prevent a specific type of immune cells from attacking their host. The findings add ...
Pancreatic tumors are marked for immunotherapy
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Pancreatic tumors can be identified by a readily detectable marker that shows promise as a basis for immune therapy against the disease, according to research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
Clinical trials launched for treating most aggressive brain tumor with personalized cell vaccines
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The University of Navarra Hospital (Spain) has launched a series of clinical trials in order to assess the efficacy of an immunotherapy treatment. This approach involves the application of personalised vaccines —produced ...
Researchers discover biological basis of 'bacterial immune system'
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Bacteria don’t have easy lives. In addition to mammalian immune systems that besiege the bugs, they have natural enemies called bacteriophages, viruses that kill half the bacteria on Earth every two days.
Low-income women 4 times more likely to report fair or poor health
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Low-income women are four times more likely than higher-income women to report fair or poor health and nearly twice as likely to report a health condition that limits their basic physical activities, according to a new policy ...
Researchers identify new mechanism of blocking HIV-1 from entering cells
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
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Publishing in PLoS Pathogens, researchers at from the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson have found a novel mechanism by which drugs block HIV-1 from entering host cells.
First live targeting of tumors with RNA-based technology
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Finding and treating a tumor without disturbing normal tissue presents challenges - sometimes the most effective therapies can be invasive and harsh.
Elastography reduces unnecessary breast biopsies
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Elastography is an effective, convenient technique that, when added to breast ultrasound, helps distinguish cancerous breast lesions from benign results, according to an ongoing study presented today at the annual meeting ...
Sunscreen makes good economic sense
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Applying sunscreen on a regular basis not only prevents cancer, but will save the government money.
Health Physics Society recommends considering action for indoor radon below current guidelines
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Radon is a colorless and odorless radioactive gas that is produced by the radioactive decay of radium. Radium is a product of uranium decay and is found in trace amounts naturally in nearly all rocks, soils, and groundwater ...
A challenge to improve Nuclear Magnetic Resonance for structural biology
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In structural biology, the only technique available to predict the three dimensional structure of large complex molecules in solution, such as proteins and DNA, is NMR spectroscopy. To catalyze improvements ...
New figures on cancer in Europe show a steady decline in mortality but big variations
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New figures on deaths from cancer in Europe show a steady decline in mortality between the periods 1990-1994 and 2000-2004. Deaths from all cancers in the European Union (EU) between these two periods fell by nine percent ...
Kangaroos may hold skin cancer cure: study
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Kangaroos may provide the key to a potential treatment to prevent skin cancer, Australian scientists said Monday.
Tiny magnetic discs could kill cancer cells: study
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Nov 29, 2009 |
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Tiny magnetic discs just a millionth of a metre in diameter could be used to used to kill cancer cells, according to a study published on Sunday.
Rat pack: Scientists warming up to African rodent
Nov 28, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Naked mole rats don't get cancer. They shrug off brushes with acid and age so well, some are older than the college-aged researchers handling them.
