New Nanoparticles Can Perform Gene Editing in the Lungs
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Engineers at MIT and the University of Massachusetts Medical School have designed a new type of nanoparticle that can be administered to the lungs, where it can deliver messenger RNA encoding useful proteins. With further development, these particles could offer an inhalable treatment for cysti…
ABM Announces First Patient Dosed in Phase I Clinical Trial of MEK Inhibitor for Solid Tumor
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SAN DIEGO and SHANGHAI, May 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ABM Therapeutics, an innovative clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, with an emphasis on developing drugs with high blood–brain barrier (BBB) penetration for CNS diseases including brain metastases, today announced that the first patient was…
Glioblastoma: Immunotherapy-Loaded Gel Stops Cancer in Mice
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Share on PinterestCould a gel delivery method help improve the effectiveness of immunotherapy against brain cancer? Image credit: Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images.Glioblastoma is a form of brain cancer that has very low survivability rates. This is partly due to the fact that glioblastoma cancers ev…
Spinal Cord Stimulation May Help Reduce Chronic Pain in People Undergoing Active Cancer Treatment
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Researchers at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine say they have evidence from a new study in rats that spinal cord stimulation (SCS) may be useful in reducing chronic pain in people undergoing active treatment with a common anti-cancer drug. The study found that the use of…
Antibiotics After Breast Cancer Linked to Poorer Survival
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Women with triple-negative breast cancer who received multiple antibiotic prescriptions within three years after their cancer diagnosis were more likely to experience disease recurrence and to die from their cancer than those who took fewer courses of the drugs, according to a study by researcher…
Study Identifies Genetic Mutations That Contribute to Adult Epilepsy
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Epilepsy affects approximately 1-in-26 people and the most common form, known as temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE), often cannot be adequately treated with anti-seizure medications. Patients with this form of epilepsy may require neurosurgery to provide relief f…
UMass Chan Scientists Deliver siRNA Therapy to Lung
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Scientists at UMass Chan Medical School have developed a technology to deliver gene therapy directly to lung tissue through intranasal administration, a development that could potentially create a new class of treatments for lung disease. Fluoresce images of lung tissue after treat…
An MRI helmet out of ‘Back to the Future’ wins STAT Summit research pick
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The pitches are as ambitious as they are exciting: a gel to rub onto your teeth to fight gum disease, sparing patients trips to the dentist for painful cleanings. A way to trick immunotherapy-resistant solid tumors into being less resistant to the treatment. Or a simple, fashionable way to get fa…
Study Shines Light on Impact of Environment on Neurocognitive Outcomes
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Newswise — To gain a clearer understanding of the differences between childhood cancer patients with brain tumors when it comes to the impact of radiation therapy on cognition, scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital studied the effect of their environment. Their work showed that child…
What Can I Do to Reduce My Risk of Skin Cancer?
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Most skin cancers are caused by too much exposure to ultraviolet (UV) rays. UV rays come from the sun, tanning beds, and sunlamps. UV rays can damage skin cells. To lower your risk of getting skin cancer, you can protect your skin from UV rays from the sun, and avoid artificial sources of UV exposu…