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Unveiling uremic toxins linked to itching in hemodialysis patients

Unveiling uremic toxins linked to itching in hemodialysis patients

FEBRUARY 19, 2024byNiigata UniversitySeverity and distribution of itching in hemodialysis patients. Credit: Niigata UniversityHemodialysis patients commonly experience itching on a daily basis,

Unveiling uremic toxins linked to itching in hemodialysis patients

FEBRUARY 19, 2024byNiigata UniversitySeverity and distribution of itching in hemodialysis patients. Credit: Niigata UniversityHemodialysis patients commonly experience itching on a daily basis,
Trial shows timing matters when adding immunotherapy to chemoradiation for limited-stage small cell lung cancer

Trial shows timing matters when adding immunotherapy to chemoradiation for limited-stage small cell lung cancer

byAmerican Society for Radiation OncologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPeople with limited-stage small cell lung cancer may benefit from adding immunotherapy to chemoradiation, but not if bot

Trial shows timing matters when adding immunotherapy to chemoradiation for limited-stage small cell lung cancer

byAmerican Society for Radiation OncologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPeople with limited-stage small cell lung cancer may benefit from adding immunotherapy to chemoradiation, but not if bot
New link between fatal muscle wasting disease gene and cancer discovered

New link between fatal muscle wasting disease gene and cancer discovered

byUniversity of PortsmouthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMutations of the gene encoding dystrophins have long been known to cause the debilitating muscle-wasting disease Duchenne muscular dys

New link between fatal muscle wasting disease gene and cancer discovered

byUniversity of PortsmouthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMutations of the gene encoding dystrophins have long been known to cause the debilitating muscle-wasting disease Duchenne muscular dys
Investigational drug may improve stem cell transplantation for multiple myeloma patients

Investigational drug may improve stem cell transplantation for multiple myeloma patients

Investigational drug may improve stem cell transplantation for multiple myeloma patientsby Julia Evangelou Strait,Washington University School of MedicineShown are multiple myeloma cells from a

Investigational drug may improve stem cell transplantation for multiple myeloma patients

Investigational drug may improve stem cell transplantation for multiple myeloma patientsby Julia Evangelou Strait,Washington University School of MedicineShown are multiple myeloma cells from a
Why breast cancer survivors don't take their medication, and what can be done about it

Why breast cancer survivors don't take their medication, and what can be done about it

by Lisa Marshall,University of Colorado at BoulderCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainFor roughly 80% of breast cancer survivors, treatment doesn't end with surgery, radiation and chemotherapy

Why breast cancer survivors don't take their medication, and what can be done about it

by Lisa Marshall,University of Colorado at BoulderCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainFor roughly 80% of breast cancer survivors, treatment doesn't end with surgery, radiation and chemotherapy
Analysis reveals adverse effects of complex cancer therapies called antibody drug conjugates

Analysis reveals adverse effects of complex cancer therapies called antibody drug conjugates

byWileyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainOver the past two decades, numerous complex cancer therapies called antibody drug conjugates (ADCs) have been tested in clinical trials and approved for

Analysis reveals adverse effects of complex cancer therapies called antibody drug conjugates

byWileyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainOver the past two decades, numerous complex cancer therapies called antibody drug conjugates (ADCs) have been tested in clinical trials and approved for
International study designed to identify melanoma patients with high-risk disease

International study designed to identify melanoma patients with high-risk disease

byH. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research InstituteMelanoma. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/National Cancer InstituteThe use of additional adjuvant therapy beyond initial treatment has greatly im

International study designed to identify melanoma patients with high-risk disease

byH. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research InstituteMelanoma. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/National Cancer InstituteThe use of additional adjuvant therapy beyond initial treatment has greatly im
Five cancers women must be vigilant about

Five cancers women must be vigilant about

byRoswell Park Cancer InstituteCredit: CC0 Public DomainWe asked some of Roswell Park's doctors who specialize in cancers that affect women to share some tips for preventing or treating canc

Five cancers women must be vigilant about

byRoswell Park Cancer InstituteCredit: CC0 Public DomainWe asked some of Roswell Park's doctors who specialize in cancers that affect women to share some tips for preventing or treating canc
Algorithm offers new way to spot patients likely to respond to immunotherapy

Algorithm offers new way to spot patients likely to respond to immunotherapy

byInstitute of Cancer ResearchOverview of immune selection calculation using SOPRANO. a, Estimates can be performed at the cohort or at the single individual level. b, In each case, it is possib

Algorithm offers new way to spot patients likely to respond to immunotherapy

byInstitute of Cancer ResearchOverview of immune selection calculation using SOPRANO. a, Estimates can be performed at the cohort or at the single individual level. b, In each case, it is possib
New model identifies drugs that shouldn't be taken together

New model identifies drugs that shouldn't be taken together

by Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainAny drug that is taken orally must pass through the lining of the digestive tract. Transporter proteins found on cells that line t

New model identifies drugs that shouldn't be taken together

by Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainAny drug that is taken orally must pass through the lining of the digestive tract. Transporter proteins found on cells that line t
Study shows older age and smoking most important risk factors for developing any cancer

Study shows older age and smoking most important risk factors for developing any cancer

byAmerican Cancer SocietyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new large study led by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS) shows older age and smoking are the two most important risk f

Study shows older age and smoking most important risk factors for developing any cancer

byAmerican Cancer SocietyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new large study led by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS) shows older age and smoking are the two most important risk f