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DRUG DISCOVERY & DEVELOPMENT IMMUNOLOGY

New Immunotherapy Drug Effective Against Lung Cancer

A new study has confirmed that Tecentriq, an immunotherapy drug, improves survival rates among those with newly diagnosed non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLC), which make up 85% of lung tumors. The drug was approved by the FDA earlier this year. Tecentriq (atezolizumab) is a checkpoint inhibitor drug. As such …

COVID Triggers Abnormalities in Immune Monocytes


University of Manchester immunologists are the first to make an interesting observation about the white blood cells of patients with COVID-19. A particular subset of these cells, called monocytes, have been found to show strikingly abnormal features as a result of the respiratory infection. Spotting these …
CLINICAL & MOLECULAR DX CLINICAL & MOLECULAR DX

A Smart Tattoo That Could Save Your Life


Color-changing tattoos, powered by nanotechnology, that sense imbalances in your biochemistry providing a visual signal on your skin to seek medical help. Science or science fiction? If recent progress made by biomedical scientists and engineers is anything to go by, such technology may not be quite as futuristic …

Radioactive Tracer Shines the Floodlights on Inflammation

A patient checks into the hospital with difficulty breathing. Is inflammation to blame? How can physicians visualize areas of inflammation in the respiratory system in order to choose the best course of action? Though blood tests can be used to look for systemic inflammation, it’s difficult to pinpoint which …
DRUG DISCOVERY & DEVELOPMENT HEALTH & MEDICINE

Fecal Transplants Could Restore Cognitive Function in the Elderly

An international team of researchers has found that fecal transplants could one day be used to restore cognitive function and quality of life in the elderly. «Research has shown that the aging process may be linked with age-related changes in our gut microbiota. Recently, the existence of two-way …

Cannabis Chemotherapy Trial Shows Encouraging Phase II Results

Even with the best anti-nausea medications one in three patients receiving chemotherapy experiences vomiting, and about half suffer nausea. But medicinal cannabis has been shown to make a difference in relieving these extremely debilitating side effects of cancer treatment. Adding to the body of research …
CANCER MICROBIOLOGY

Does Having an Appendectomy Increase Your Risk for Cancer?

Cancer research is more than just the study of diagnostics and novel therapies. Researchers also investigate the causes of cancer, be they small or, in this case, vestigial. The appendix has long been thought to be relatively unimportant to the body, and many consider it a vestigial organ (an organ that is …

Deadly Microbe Linked to Childhood Brain Disorder


Pediatric hydrocephalus — excessive fluid on the brain of a child — has been connected to a bacterial pathogen. Hydrocephalus is the most common reason why children must undergo neurosurgery. The most common cause of pediatric hydrocephalus is post-infectious hydrocephalus (PIH). It’s thought that about half …

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