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Immune signature predicts asthma susceptibility
Researchers have identified a subset of T cells, whose frequency serves as early childhood immune signature that predicts the risk of developing asthma later on.
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Oncology is a branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancer.
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MRI technique differentiates benign breast lesions from malignancies
An MRI technique that requires no contrast agent, combined with sophisticated data analysis, could reduce the number of unnecessary breast biopsies...
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Studying mitosis’ structure to understand the inside of cancer cells
Researchers have uncovered the architecture of the spindle pole body in yeast...
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iPS cells could serve as an effective cancer vaccine
A study in mice has suggested that iPS cells may train the immune system to attack or even prevent tumours...
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Osimertinib resistance explained by computer simulations
Scientists have used molecular simulations to understand the resistance to osimertinib - an anticancer drug used to treat types of lung cancer...
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Novel classification can lead to new ways to diagnose and treat cancer
A novel approach to studying cancer has enabled researchers to group about 10,000 human cancers of 32 different types into 10 classes based on the molecular pathways that drive tumour growth.
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cDC1 cells could improve cancer immunotherapy
Chemicals that attract specialised immune cells toward tumours could be used to develop better immunotherapies for cancer patients...
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PSMA PET/CT clearly differentiates prostate cancer from benign tissue
Using nuclear medicine, German researchers have found a way to accurately differentiate cancerous tissue from healthy tissue in prostate cancer patients.
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Scientists halt breast cancer spread
Scientists have discovered that the amino acid asparagine is essential for breast cancer spread, and by restricting it, cancer cells stopped invading other parts of the body in mice.
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Scientists target glioma cancer stem cells which could improve patient survival
Dartmouth scientists have successfully uncovered a therapeutic approach that targets aggressive brain cancer stem cells and could lead to improved patient survival.
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SMi’s 9th annual RNA Therapeutics conference will take place in just 2 weeks!
Presenting issues and real-life examples within the RNA space, SMi welcome insights and discussions into new technologies for single-stranded RNA, epigenetics to develop first-in class drugs in oncology, patenting RNA Therapeutics and exploring the latest developments in delivery systems, including Exosomes and Nanocomplexes. Read on for your exclusive discount to…
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Gene manipulation holds the key to personalised medicine
Researchers propose a novel approach to manipulate genes that may hold the key to the future of personalised medicine...
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PSMA PET/CT imaging provides precision radiation therapy for prostate cancer
A nuclear medicine scan may locate prostate cancer recurrence after radical prostatectomy early after disease recurrence and could help guide salvage radiotherapy...
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Innovation – Ingrained in the DNA of Ion Torrent products
For Thermo Fisher Scientific, 2018 brings with it a suite of new sequencing solutions that continue to promote application flexibility and throughput scalability for oncology, reproductive health, inherited and infectious disease research.
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Study suggests PD-1 inhibitors against aggressive pediatric brain cancer subtype
A study has laid the groundwork for the use of PD-1 inhibitors with an aggressive form of brain cancer, namely supratentorial pediatric ependymoma.
