Cancer immunotherapy such as immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) is a revolutionary treatment against tumors by re-enforcing immune surveillance and even inducing long-term disease control.
Bio & Medicine
Sep 29, 2021
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A group of scientists from NUST MISIS has presented the test results of an innovative oncotherapy technology based on hyperthermia—heating nanoparticles that have been introduced into a tumour to kill it. A drug based on ...
Bio & Medicine
Mar 12, 2020
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A team of researchers from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York demonstrated a drug delivery mechanism that utilizes two independent vehicles, allowing for delivery of chemically and physically dis-tinct agents.
Bio & Medicine
May 20, 2016
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Researchers from Johns Hopkins have found that dense mats of interacting bacteria, called biofilms, were present in the majority of cancers and polyps, particularly those on the right side of the colon. The presence of these ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 12, 2014
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Platinum-based chemotherapy drugs are commonly used to treat a wide variety of solid tumors, including cancers affecting the breast, colon and lung. However, only a small amount of these anticancer drugs typically reaches ...
Biochemistry
Jun 4, 2014
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Molecules that bind and illuminate proteins specific to tumor cells are key to detecting cancer as early as possible. The cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) enzyme is just such a protein, as the concentration of COX-2 is greater in ...
Biochemistry
Nov 7, 2013
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(Phys.org) —Grapefruits have long been known for their health benefits, and the subtropical fruit may revolutionize how medical therapies like anti-cancer drugs are delivered to specific tumor cells. University of Louisville ...
Bio & Medicine
May 21, 2013
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Using nanoparticles to deliver a cocktail of aspirin and folic acid, researchers at the Western University of Health Sciences (WUHS) have created what could be an effective agent to prevent colon cancer. ...
Bio & Medicine
Nov 21, 2011
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Research with significant implications in the treatment and intervention of cancer and obesity has been published recently in two prestigious journals by University of Houston (UH) biochemist Dr. Jan-Ake Gustafsson.
Biochemistry
Jan 10, 2011
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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.
Biochemistry
Nov 30, 2009
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