A drug known as SP-2577 could help enable the body’s own immune system to attack ovarian cancer, according to a study led by the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), an affiliate of City of Hope. Published today in the scientific…
Read More
New treatment for rare blood cancer approved for NHS use in England
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has approved the drug brentuximab vedotin to treat some adults with a rare type of fast-growing lymphoma. Clinical trial data suggests that combining the targeted treatment with chemotherapy could give people…
Read More
50,000 cancer operations were postponed due to Corona pandemic in Germany
As a result of the Corona pandemic have been moved according to the German cancer aid in Germany, tens of thousands of cancer surgeries as well as diagnostic and screening measures. The Chairman of the Board Gerd Nettekoven, warned in…
Read More
Nemolizumab beats placebo for reduction of pruritus in eczema
(HealthDay)—For patients with atopic dermatitis and moderate-to-severe pruritus, nemolizumab results in a greater reduction in pruritus than placebo, according to a study published in the July 9 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. Kenji Kabashima, M.D., Ph.D., from…
Read More
R-value in Germany drops to 0.66 – about 5200 acutely Infected
In Germany 197.849 people have been positive for the Coronavirus tested. This is evident from the reports of the local health and social ministries. In Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, there were no new cases. So far, 9023, people in Germany have died…
Read More
Silencing of an ALS gene safely delivered to patients in new study
UMass Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital are the first to safely treat two research participants with a synthetic microRNA, delivered into the spinal fluid, designed to silence a human disease-causing gene. Details of the treatment, which targeted the mutant…
Read More
New clues from fruit flies about the critical role of sex hormones in stem cell control
In one of the first studies addressing the role of sex hormones’ impact on stem cells in the gut, scientists outline new insights showing how a steroidal sex hormone, that is structurally and functionally similar to human steroid hormones, drastically…
Read More
Bacteria in infants’ first stool may indicate their risk of obesity
Meconium—the earliest stool of an infant—is composed of materials ingested during the time the infant spends in the uterus. A new study published in Pediatric Obesity found that the types of normal bacteria found in the meconium may predict an…
Read More
Virus spike in Spain reveals plight of seasonal farm workers
In the 20 years since he left his native Senegal, Biram Fall has never slept in the streets. This week, when he ran out of savings after failing to find work in northern Spain’s peach orchards, he still refused to…
Read More
Proof-of-concept developed for detecting malaria parasites in India
A new approach could illuminate a critical stage in the life cycle of one of the most common malaria parasites. The approach was developed by scientists at Kyoto University’s Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS) in Japan and published in…
Read More