Pneumococcus (Streptococcus pneumoniae) accounts for as much as 11 percent of mortality in young children worldwide. While successful vaccines like Prevnar® exist, they are expensive and only work against specific pneumococcal strains,…
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MGH study identifies FAK enzyme prepares lung tissue for metastatic development
A Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) study has identified a new role for an important enzyme in preparing lung tissue for the development of metastases. Published in the early edition of Proceedings of…
Study analyses number of mortality rates among women with breast cancer in Spain
Pioneering Spanish provinces in terms of early prevention of breast cancer, such as Navarre and the Basque Country, record lower death rates, although the trend is towards the figures levelling out all…
Doctor speaks on health effects of chronic inflammation
If your body is in a chronic state of inflammation, it can have serious effects on your cellular health, and has been linked to degenerative diseases including cancer, heart disease, diabetes, Alzheimer’s…
Continued smoking during radiation treatment for head and neck cancer affects prognosis
Smokers who continue to smoke while undergoing radiation treatments for head and neck cancer fare significantly worse than those who quit smoking before therapy, according to a study in the February issue…
Positive preliminary data from ongoing PSMA ADC phase 1 study against prostate cancer
Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today reported positive preliminary data from an ongoing phase 1 study of PSMA ADC, an antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) designed to selectively deliver chemotherapy to cells that express prostate-specific membrane…
Safety Of Biologic Treatment For Arthritis Depends On The Drug
Some biologic drugs may be safer than others according to a new systematic review by Cochrane researchers. Biologics are a broad class of drugs based on biological molecules. The drugs are used…
Whole Genome Sequencing Used To Help Inform Deadly Pancreatic Tumor Therapy
Whole genome sequencing – spelling out a person’s entire DNA genetic code – has moved one step closer to being a medical option for direct patient care. Physicians and researchers at Mayo…
Designing New Molecular Tools To Study The Life And Death Of A Cancer Cell
Basic and translational research on cancer, and development of new cancer therapeutics, has focused on different aspects of cancer cellular function. One area of focus is the life and death of a…
Obesity And Knee Osteoarthritis Shorten Healthy Years Of Life
An estimated 10 million Americans suffer from knee osteoarthritis (OA), making it one of the most common causes of disability in the US. Due to obesity and symptomatic knee OA, Americans over…
BARDA Supports Development Of Drugs To Protect Against Radiation
Two contracts for advanced development of drugs to treat skin and lung injuries associated with acute radiation syndrome (ARS) were awarded this week by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’…
Study Finds Increasing Brain Enzyme Can Slow Damaging Accumulation Of Tau Protein In Alzheimer’s Disease
Increasing puromycin-sensitive aminopeptidase, the most abundant brain peptidase in mammals, slowed the damaging accumulation of tau proteins that are toxic to nerve cells and eventually lead to the neurofibrillary tangles, a major…
Tau-induced Memory Loss In Alzheimer’s Mice Is Reversible
Amyloid-beta and tau protein deposits in the brain are characteristic features of Alzheimer disease. The effect on the hippocampus, the area of the brain that plays a central role in learning and…
Society For Vascular Surgery Forms Patient Safety Organization
The Society for Vascular Surgery® (SVS) is now listed as a Patient Safety Organization (PSO) by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), on behalf of the Secretary of the U.S….
Study Confirms Third Trimester Amniotic Fluid A Reliable Source Of Stem Cells For Regenerative Medicine And Stem Cell Banking
In a study that was presented at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine’s annual meeting in San Francisco, Biocell Center, the leader in amniotic fluid banking, together with a group of collaborators, confirmed…