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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Rate of new Covid cases slows to lowest levels seen since early summer
Rate of new COVID-19 cases in the US slows to lowest levels seen since early summer – after the number of infections rose by 21% since mid-August and overrun hospitals had to ration care On Thursday, the U.S. recorded 145,081…
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Defective gene slows down brain cells
Within the European Union alone, about 3 million people are affected by an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Some are only mildly affected and can live independent lives. Others have severe disabilities. What the different forms have in common is difficulty…
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Pembrolizumab Slows MSI-H-dMMR Metastatic CRC
THURSDAY, Dec. 3, 2020 — For the first-line treatment of microsatellite-instability-high (MSI-H) or mismatch-repair-deficient (dMMR) metastatic colorectal cancer, pembrolizumab is superior to chemotherapy for prolonging progression-free survival, according to a study published in the Dec. 3 issue of the New…
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New cancer immunotherapy targeting myeloid cells slows tumor growth
Checkpoint inhibitors, a type of immunotherapy, that target myeloid immune cells and slow tumor growth were discovered by a team from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and other institutions. Reporting in Nature Cancer, the researchers…
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Big city, big worry: New Yorkers fret as bustling city slows
New Yorkers awoke Friday to find the coronavirus had left their famously bustling city with no Broadway, no basketball games, no big gatherings, and a populace unnerved by an ever-worsening crisis. A dizzying series of temporary coronavirus-related closures announced Thursday…
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