Archive: 18/09/2015

CTCA at Western launches immunotherapy clinical trial aimed at soft-tissue cancers

Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA) at Western Regional Medical Center (Western) in Goodyear, Arizona, has begun Phase II of another arm of its multi-arm clinical trial that combines immunotherapy with chemotherapy.

Sep 18, 2015

Repairing the brain: Two genes unlock potential for treatment of schizophrenia

Research led by scientists from Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School Singapore (Duke-NUS) has linked the abnormal behaviour of two genes (BDNF and DTNBP1) to the underlying cause of schizophrenia. These findings have provided ...

Sep 18, 2015

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Targeted approach could sway non-vaccinators

A targeted group approach aimed at parents who choose not to vaccinate their children could help overcome resistance, researchers say.

Sep 18, 2015

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New nebuliser set to replace the need for jabs

A revolutionary nebuliser developed by RMIT University researchers could one day deliver life-saving cancer drugs and vaccines traditionally given by injection.

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Imaging method has potential to stratify head and neck cancer patients

Manchester researchers have identified a potential new way to predict which patients with head and neck cancer may benefit most from chemotherapy.

Sep 18, 2015

Tracing the triggers of late-onset Alzheimer's

In a sprawling review of more than 200 articles examining the suggested link between infections of the mouth and Alzheimer's disease (AD), two researchers—one, an original mapper of the oral microbiome; the other, a scientist ...

Sep 18, 2015

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Cancer drug promises to break down barrier to HIV cure

Researchers have found a promising way of kicking the AIDS virus out of its hiding place in infected cells, potentially removing the main obstacle to curing HIV.

Sep 18, 2015

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Vitamin study outlines risks for joints, but not everyone should take supplements, nutrition researcher says

People who are lacking in vitamin D could be doubling their risk for progressive osteoarthritis, the cartilage-eroding joint disease that with age leads to achy knees and mobility problems.

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NICE refuses to change dental guidelines on preventing a serious heart infection

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has today (16 September 2015) announced it will not change its guidelines advising dentists against giving antibiotics before invasive treatment to patients at ...

Sep 18, 2015

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Comment: The secret sex lives of older people that can make us rethink our idea of intimacy

It's not often you see people over-50 having sex on screen. It's so rare, in fact, that the sex scenes in 45 Years, the recent film about the approaching anniversary of a retired couple, became one of the main talking points ...

Sep 18, 2015

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