Study explains why many cancer drugs fail during clinical trials

by Elisabeth Reitman,Yale UniversityGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Chemical Biology(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2023.09.013Cancer drugs often don't behave as expected in clin

Updated on: October 31,2023 6

Study explains why many cancer drugs fail during clinical trials

by Elisabeth Reitman,Yale UniversityGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Chemical Biology(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2023.09.013Cancer drugs often don't behave as expected in clin

Updated on:October 31,2023 6

Keeping health care workers safe from chemotherapy drugs

byUniversity of MinnesotaCredit: fstop123Chemotherapy drugs have been used to treat cancer since the 1950s. While the drugs are often lifesaving for cancer patients, they are also linked to repr

Updated on: December 22,2023 13

Keeping health care workers safe from chemotherapy drugs

byUniversity of MinnesotaCredit: fstop123Chemotherapy drugs have been used to treat cancer since the 1950s. While the drugs are often lifesaving for cancer patients, they are also linked to repr

Updated on:December 22,2023 13

Complex Innovative Trials: New guideline adoption could get medicines to patients faster

byCancer Research UKCredit: CC0 Public DomainComplex Innovative Design (CID) trials could be transformed for the better, following the publication of recommendations, published today in the&nbsp

Updated on: December 20,2023 21

Complex Innovative Trials: New guideline adoption could get medicines to patients faster

byCancer Research UKCredit: CC0 Public DomainComplex Innovative Design (CID) trials could be transformed for the better, following the publication of recommendations, published today in the&nbsp

Updated on:December 20,2023 21

Inorganic mercury can damage key cell processes, finds UGA study

University of Georgia research has found that inorganic mercury, which was previously thought to be a less harmful form of the toxic metal, is very damaging to key cell processes.This study is the fir

Updated on: October 27,2023 23

Inorganic mercury can damage key cell processes, finds UGA study

University of Georgia research has found that inorganic mercury, which was previously thought to be a less harmful form of the toxic metal, is very damaging to key cell processes.This study is the fir

Updated on:October 27,2023 23

Vitamin D found to improve symptoms of toxic erythema during chemotherapy

by Melissa Rohman,Northwestern UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainHigh doses of vitamin D alleviated symptoms for patients with toxic erythema of chemotherapy (TEC) significantly faster than cur

Updated on: December 21,2023 8

Vitamin D found to improve symptoms of toxic erythema during chemotherapy

by Melissa Rohman,Northwestern UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainHigh doses of vitamin D alleviated symptoms for patients with toxic erythema of chemotherapy (TEC) significantly faster than cur

Updated on:December 21,2023 8

Leukemia drug shows potential against metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer

by Sarah Avery,Duke UniversityGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Reports(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.111268In animal studies led by researchers at Duke Cancer Institute, a drug ap

Updated on: December 19,2023 12

Leukemia drug shows potential against metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer

by Sarah Avery,Duke UniversityGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Reports(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.111268In animal studies led by researchers at Duke Cancer Institute, a drug ap

Updated on:December 19,2023 12

Research identifies trigger responsible for regenerating hair and skin after trauma

Johns Hopkins researchers have identified a novel cell signalling pathway in mice through which mammals can regenerate hair and skin while healing from wounds. The discovery, summarised in an article

Updated on: November 01,2023 14

Research identifies trigger responsible for regenerating hair and skin after trauma

Johns Hopkins researchers have identified a novel cell signalling pathway in mice through which mammals can regenerate hair and skin while healing from wounds. The discovery, summarised in an article

Updated on:November 01,2023 14

Chemotherapy drug paclitaxel also acts as an immune response modulator

by Maria Fernanda Ziegler,FAPESPBy finding that the cancer drug also activates a key cellular receptor in the innate immune system, a study at the Center for Research in Inflammatory Diseases (C

Updated on: December 18,2023 22

Chemotherapy drug paclitaxel also acts as an immune response modulator

by Maria Fernanda Ziegler,FAPESPBy finding that the cancer drug also activates a key cellular receptor in the innate immune system, a study at the Center for Research in Inflammatory Diseases (C

Updated on:December 18,2023 22

Researchers identify protein crucial for stem cell survival using editing tool CRISPR

byUniversity of Wisconsin-MadisonThe production of proteinα-5 laminin is critical for the self-renewal processes of a human pluripotent stem cell (hPSC)In a multidisciplinary effort, a tea

Updated on: October 25,2023 12

Researchers identify protein crucial for stem cell survival using editing tool CRISPR

byUniversity of Wisconsin-MadisonThe production of proteinα-5 laminin is critical for the self-renewal processes of a human pluripotent stem cell (hPSC)In a multidisciplinary effort, a tea

Updated on:October 25,2023 12

New drug delivery system could reduce daily diabetes shots to just three a year

by Andrew Myers,Stanford UniversityGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Reports Medicine(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2023.101292Materials engineers at Stanford University have developed a

Updated on: January 04,2024 10

New drug delivery system could reduce daily diabetes shots to just three a year

by Andrew Myers,Stanford UniversityGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Reports Medicine(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2023.101292Materials engineers at Stanford University have developed a

Updated on:January 04,2024 10

Statins may do double duty on heart disease and cancer

Roger Ashford, Getty ImagesAbout 40 million adults in the U.S. take a statin to lower their cholesterol and reduce the risk for heart disease. They might also be getting an added anti-cancer benefit,

Updated on: December 20,2023 15

Statins may do double duty on heart disease and cancer

Roger Ashford, Getty ImagesAbout 40 million adults in the U.S. take a statin to lower their cholesterol and reduce the risk for heart disease. They might also be getting an added anti-cancer benefit,

Updated on:December 20,2023 15

previously unknown qualities of a gene vital to a cell's mitochondrial structure and function

by Rachel Sauer,University of Colorado at BoulderModel of the human S-OPA1 bound to membranes. Credit:Nature(2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-06441-6A key takeaway from first-year biol

Updated on: October 30,2023 13

previously unknown qualities of a gene vital to a cell's mitochondrial structure and function

by Rachel Sauer,University of Colorado at BoulderModel of the human S-OPA1 bound to membranes. Credit:Nature(2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-06441-6A key takeaway from first-year biol

Updated on:October 30,2023 13