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Targeted Therapy
Targeted Therapy: one of the major modalities of medical treatment for cancer, others being hormonal therapy and cytotoxic chemotherapy.
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SEP 11, 2020Cancer
Chemotherapy is a life-saving discovery for cancer patients. One of its biggest drawbacks is the toxicity that comes wit ...Written By: Jasper CantrellSEP 09, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Diseases that are caused by errors in a gene might be cured if we could correct those errors, or genetic mutations.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 09, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
A recent clinical trial study found that an experimental drug, known as vosoritide, can be a potential treatment for ach ...Written By: Nouran AminSEP 08, 2020Immunology
Opioids are painkillers such as oxycodone (OxyContin and Percocet) and hydrocodone (Vicodin) that are synthesized to mim ...Written By: Tara FernandesSEP 07, 2020Immunology
The ability to edit the human genome using CRISPR has been heralded as a revolution in medicine. However, one of the big ...Written By: Tara FernandesSEP 06, 2020Cancer
Research published in The Journal of Urology offers an alternative to invasive prostate cancer treatments like surg ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 04, 2020Cancer
One of the hallmarks of evolution is the oxidative phosphorylation metabolic system. Not only does it produce energy in ...Written By: Jasper CantrellSEP 03, 2020Immunology
Researchers in Costa Rica are turning to horses as an unlikely source of potential therapeutic antibodies against COVID- ...Written By: Tara FernandesAUG 31, 2020Cancer
Chemoresistance is a serious problem for many cancer therapies. Solutions to this problem are harder to come by than the ...Written By: Jasper CantrellAUG 31, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
In a first, researchers have used acidity and alkalinity - pH as a switch that can turn a green light-activated bonding ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 31, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Krabbe disease or globoid cell leukodystrophy is a rare and deadly disorder that affects about one in every 100,000 infa ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 25, 2020Immunology
In a new study published in Cell, researchers have identified a metabolic enzyme that could have powerful tumor-killing ...Written By: Tara FernandesAUG 24, 2020Cancer
Once upon a time, stem cells were the talk of the town. They really are amazing, with some capable of turning into any o ...Written By: Jasper CantrellAUG 24, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) causes what's popularly known as cold sores, and is transmitted mostly through oral-t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 23, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Salk Institute researchers created 3D cell clusters that can produce insulin, which is shown in green in their image.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 21, 2020Cancer
Cancer cells are quite similar to normal cells in many ways, but it’s the small differences that really matter. On ...Written By: Jasper CantrellAUG 19, 2020Immunology
When it comes to cancer biomarkers, it’s often the genetic signatures that are associated with poor patient outcom ...Written By: Tara FernandesAUG 19, 2020Cancer
Drug targets often focus on one thing, inhibiting or activating some critical function in a cell. Cancer drugs are no di ...Written By: Jasper CantrellAUG 18, 2020Cardiology
Patients with diabetes are often at increased cardiovascular risk. Recent research points to a possible new target for t ...Written By: Jasper CantrellAUG 18, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have found a cluster of genes that plays a role in the development of an autism subtype. The genes are involv ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 17, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
How Do Medications Deal With Parasitic Infections? Researchers have been curious to know how a common medication battles ...Written By: Nouran AminAUG 14, 2020Cancer
Nowadays, most cancer drugs target a protein or inhibit a critical cellular process. Modern therapies have varying level ...Written By: Jasper CantrellAUG 12, 2020Cancer
Since the 1940s, chemotherapy has been a primary treatment option for cancer. The late 20th century brought a new type o ...Written By: Jasper CantrellAUG 11, 2020Cancer
Alarming research published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute points toward the association between a ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 11, 2020
Cancer
Chemotherapy is a life-saving discovery for cancer patients. One of its biggest drawbacks is the toxicity that comes wit
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
SEP 09, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Diseases that are caused by errors in a gene might be cured if we could correct those errors, or genetic mutations.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 09, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
A recent clinical trial study found that an experimental drug, known as vosoritide, can be a potential treatment for ach
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
SEP 08, 2020
Immunology
Opioids are painkillers such as oxycodone (OxyContin and Percocet) and hydrocodone (Vicodin) that are synthesized to mim
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
SEP 07, 2020
Immunology
The ability to edit the human genome using CRISPR has been heralded as a revolution in medicine. However, one of the big
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
SEP 06, 2020
Cancer
Research published in The Journal of Urology offers an alternative to invasive prostate cancer treatments like surg
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 04, 2020
Cancer
One of the hallmarks of evolution is the oxidative phosphorylation metabolic system. Not only does it produce energy in
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
SEP 03, 2020
Immunology
Researchers in Costa Rica are turning to horses as an unlikely source of potential therapeutic antibodies against COVID-
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
AUG 31, 2020
Cancer
Chemoresistance is a serious problem for many cancer therapies. Solutions to this problem are harder to come by than the
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
AUG 31, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
In a first, researchers have used acidity and alkalinity - pH as a switch that can turn a green light-activated bonding
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 31, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Krabbe disease or globoid cell leukodystrophy is a rare and deadly disorder that affects about one in every 100,000 infa
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 25, 2020
Immunology
In a new study published in Cell, researchers have identified a metabolic enzyme that could have powerful tumor-killing
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
AUG 24, 2020
Cancer
Once upon a time, stem cells were the talk of the town. They really are amazing, with some capable of turning into any o
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
AUG 24, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) causes what's popularly known as cold sores, and is transmitted mostly through oral-t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 23, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Salk Institute researchers created 3D cell clusters that can produce insulin, which is shown in green in their image.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 21, 2020
Cancer
Cancer cells are quite similar to normal cells in many ways, but it’s the small differences that really matter. On
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
AUG 19, 2020
Immunology
When it comes to cancer biomarkers, it’s often the genetic signatures that are associated with poor patient outcom
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
AUG 19, 2020
Cancer
Drug targets often focus on one thing, inhibiting or activating some critical function in a cell. Cancer drugs are no di
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
AUG 18, 2020
Cardiology
Patients with diabetes are often at increased cardiovascular risk. Recent research points to a possible new target for t
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
AUG 18, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have found a cluster of genes that plays a role in the development of an autism subtype. The genes are involv
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 17, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
How Do Medications Deal With Parasitic Infections? Researchers have been curious to know how a common medication battles
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
AUG 14, 2020
Cancer
Nowadays, most cancer drugs target a protein or inhibit a critical cellular process. Modern therapies have varying level
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
AUG 12, 2020
Cancer
Since the 1940s, chemotherapy has been a primary treatment option for cancer. The late 20th century brought a new type o
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
AUG 11, 2020
Cancer
Alarming research published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute points toward the association between a
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan