Researchers at the University of Oxford have identified a drug that could ultimately help improve heart function in people with diabetes who have heart attacks. The drug, currently in clinical trials as a potential treatment for a form of anemia,…
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New drug shows promise in treating early-stage breast cancer
Early results from a UCLA-led clinical trial found treating women with estrogen receptor (ER)-positive and human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (HER2)-negative early breast cancers with a novel type of anti-hormonal therapy, called an oral selective estrogen receptor degrader (SERD), led to clinically…
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The monthly drug that stopped MP Rachel's devastating migraines
The monthly drug that stopped Home Office minister’s devastating migraines: New treatment prevents agonising attacks that blight lives, so why are NHS patients missing out? Over the past six years, Home Office minister Rachel Maclean has had such devastating migraines…
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New drug slows the regrowth of tumors among some bowel cancer patients
A new drug has shown promise in slowing the regrowth of tumors among some bowel cancer patients, according to new findings of a major trial run by researchers at UCL in collaboration with the Universities of Glasgow, Oxford, Leeds and…
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Existing drug opens new possibilities for treating child leukemia
A new study from Linköping University has shown that the tumor-inhibiting gene TET2 is silenced in a large fraction of cases of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in children. The scientists show that the gene can be reactivated by treatment with…
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Two studies on gastrointestinal stroma tumors describe advances that may lead to new treatments
Gastrointestinal stroma tumors (GIST) are cancers that start in specialized nerve cells found in the digestive system, from the esophagus and stomach to the intestines and rectum. They are rare, but because they often grow slowly or initially cause no…
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Now Covid lung drug offers hope to heart patients
Lung drug used in fight against Covid could soon boost health of patients battling debilitating heart failure Pirfenidone was developed to treat breathing problems caused by scar tissue More recently tablets given to patients whos lungs are badly scarred by…
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ADHD drug class leads to fewer side effects in preschool children
About 2.4 percent of preschool-age children have an attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) diagnosis. For these children, behavioral interventions intended to redirect a child or otherwise replace negative behaviors with positive ones are the first line of treatment. But what if symptoms…
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New use of old drug reduces risk of kidney cancer returning
Using an existing drug for late-stage kidney cancer at an earlier stage of the disease could reduce the risk of cancer recurring by a third, according to new research. The findings from the Phase III trial are presented today at…
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US drug firms face jury over opioid addiction epidemic
US pharmaceutical firms accused of stoking a two-decade epidemic of opioid addiction that has seen 500,000 die from overdoses stood trial before a jury for the first time Tuesday. The suit launched by two counties in New York state charges…
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