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New therapy enlists immune system to boost cure rate in a childhood cancer
May 27, 2009 |
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A multicenter research team has announced encouraging results for an experimental therapy using elements of the body's immune system to improve cure rates for children with neuroblastoma, a challenging cancer of the nervous ...
Massive chemo dose targets cancerous liver
Mar 30, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Bill Darker grinned as he headed into the operating room for a dramatic experiment: A super-high dose of chemotherapy dripped directly into his cancer-ridden liver, 10 times more than patients normally ...
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People with type 2 diabetes improved muscular strength
Sep 22, 2009 |
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Physical therapist-directed exercise counseling combined with fitness center-based exercise training can improve muscular strength and exercise capacity in people with type 2 diabetes, with outcomes similar to those of supervised ...
Drug/radiation combo may help shrink established tumors
Aug 25, 2008 |
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Researchers may be closer to understanding why anti-cancer drugs such as Ipilimumab, which boost the tumor-killing power of immune cells, haven't fared well in clinical trials. The new study, which describes a way to enhance ...
Finding the ZIP-code for gene therapy: Scientists imitate viruses to deliver therapeutic genes
Aug 31, 2009 |
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A research report featured on the cover of the September 2009 print issue of The FASEB Journal describes how Australian scientists developed a new gene therapy vector that uses the same machinery that viruses use to transp ...
Michigan hospital launches gene therapy study for Parkinson's disease
Oct 06, 2009 |
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A Michigan hospital is embarking on a research study for advanced Parkinson's disease using a state-of-the-art treatment called gene transfer.
Researcher Demonstrates Non-Traditional Therapy is Effective as Pain Management
Feb 12, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- More than 30 years ago the United States began embracing the theory, clinical practice and research of ancient Asian medical practices including non-contact therapeutic touch (NCTT). Now, according to a study ...
Melatonin may save eyesight in inflammatory disease
Nov 23, 2008 |
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Current research suggests that melatonin therapy may help treat uveitis, a common inflammatory eye disease. The related report by Sande et al., "Therapeutic Effect of Melatonin in Experimental Uveitis," appears in the December ...
Robotic therapy may reduce stroke physical disability years later
Feb 18, 2009 |
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Robot-assisted therapy may help stroke patients attain gains in their physical abilities long after the stroke, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2009.
Experimental insulin-like growth factor receptor inhibitor reduced pancreatic cancer growth
Apr 14, 2009 |
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Researchers at Amgen are testing a fully human monoclonal antibody that inhibits the activity of insulin-like growth factors (IGF-1 and IGF-2) and appears to reduce pancreatic cancer cells in early testing, according to a ...
Improvement of liver stem cell engraftment by protein delivery
Aug 24, 2009 |
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Researchers at INSERM (France) have engineered a chimeric protein that increases cell survival, migration and proliferation to improve stem cell engraftment. The results, which appear in the September 2009 issue of Experimental Bi ...
Mayo researchers: Dramatic outcomes in prostate cancer study
Jun 19, 2009 |
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Two Mayo Clinic patients whose prostate cancer had been considered inoperable are now cancer free thanks in part to an experimental drug therapy that was used in combination with standardized hormone treatment and radiation ...
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