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Targeted Therapy: one of the major modalities of medical treatment for cancer, others being hormonal therapy and cytotoxic chemotherapy.
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AUG 28, 2017Cardiology
First discovered in 1979, natriuretic peptides (NPs) play a variety of roles in the body, some not yet understood. But a ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 19, 2017Cancer
For disease as complex as cancer, knowing a single mutation is sometimes not enough. In the case of lethal brain tumors, ...AUG 15, 2017Cancer
To creep into distant parts of the body, some cancer cells have developed a knack for shapeshifting – morphing on ...AUG 06, 2017Videos
Glioblastoma is a type of aggressive brain tumor, and while it is rare, it's still the most common malignant primary bra ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 04, 2017Microbiology
As more is learned about the microbes of the gastrointestinal tract, the more it's confirmed that they have a powerful i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 27, 2017Cancer
Brain cancer is on higher on the discussion list this week after news broke of Senator John McCain’s recent gliobl ...JUL 26, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Without any medical intervention for the past 8½ years, a 9-year-old South African child remains free of th ...JUL 24, 2017Cancer
Looking inside the tumor of someone with bladder cancer, there are no immune cells to be found. The immune system is equ ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 22, 2017Immunology
There’s a new way to predict if cancer patients will respond well to newly FDA-approved immunotherapy drugs for ca ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 19, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
A compound that is very similar to an investigational drug enabled researchers to learn more about a rare disease.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 19, 2017Chemistry & Physics
Cancer Treatment: IMRT (Radiation Therapy) Radiation therapy is one of the crucial treatment options for various types o ...Written By: Daniel DuanJUL 16, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
NF2 affects thousands of people. New research could help bring treatment to those patients.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 13, 2017Microbiology
Researchers are trying a new approach to fight antibiotic-resistant bacteria - nanoparticles.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 11, 2017Health & Medicine
Fighting fire with fire, scientists are harnessing the adaptability of helpful microbes to challenge the adapt ...Written By: Invisiverse PuccioJUL 11, 2017Health & Medicine
Scientists on the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have designed two new drug candidates to targe ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)JUL 10, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
In a rare scientific double-whammy, two groups of scientists independently found that targeted, personalized vaccines st ...JUL 10, 2017Cancer
Scientists have long known about the link between an unhealthy diet high in fat, and colorectal cancer. But the biologic ...JUL 06, 2017Neuroscience
Parkinson’s disease (PD) affects about 1 million people in the United States. It’s a progressive disease, of ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 29, 2017Cancer
Most cancers kill by invading distant parts of the body where treatment is more difficult to reach. But cancer’s a ...JUN 24, 2017Cancer
Our immune system has an extraordinary capacity to fight pathogens and protect the body. Indeed, some immune cells can f ...JUN 24, 2017Microbiology
Biofilms are often dangerous and they can grow inside the human body on medical devices.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 22, 2017Videos
In breast cancer, finding disease early can drastically improve outcomes for patients. Another key part of treatment is ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 22, 2017Neuroscience
Major depressive disorder impacts almost 15 million people in America. Other forms of depression and anxiety impact many ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 21, 2017Immunology
There’s a new vaccine to protect against high cholesterol and its consequences: atherosclerotic plaques tha ...Written By: Kara Marker
AUG 28, 2017
Cardiology
First discovered in 1979, natriuretic peptides (NPs) play a variety of roles in the body, some not yet understood. But a
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 19, 2017
Cancer
For disease as complex as cancer, knowing a single mutation is sometimes not enough. In the case of lethal brain tumors,
...
AUG 15, 2017
Cancer
To creep into distant parts of the body, some cancer cells have developed a knack for shapeshifting – morphing on
...
AUG 06, 2017
Videos
Glioblastoma is a type of aggressive brain tumor, and while it is rare, it's still the most common malignant primary bra
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 04, 2017
Microbiology
As more is learned about the microbes of the gastrointestinal tract, the more it's confirmed that they have a powerful i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 27, 2017
Cancer
Brain cancer is on higher on the discussion list this week after news broke of Senator John McCain’s recent gliobl
...
JUL 26, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Without any medical intervention for the past 8½ years, a 9-year-old South African child remains free of th
...
JUL 24, 2017
Cancer
Looking inside the tumor of someone with bladder cancer, there are no immune cells to be found. The immune system is equ
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 22, 2017
Immunology
There’s a new way to predict if cancer patients will respond well to newly FDA-approved immunotherapy drugs for ca
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 19, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
A compound that is very similar to an investigational drug enabled researchers to learn more about a rare disease.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 19, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
Cancer Treatment: IMRT (Radiation Therapy) Radiation therapy is one of the crucial treatment options for various types o
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JUL 16, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
NF2 affects thousands of people. New research could help bring treatment to those patients.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 13, 2017
Microbiology
Researchers are trying a new approach to fight antibiotic-resistant bacteria - nanoparticles.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 11, 2017
Health & Medicine
Fighting fire with fire, scientists are harnessing the adaptability of helpful microbes to challenge the adapt
...
Written By:
Invisiverse Puccio
JUL 11, 2017
Health & Medicine
Scientists on the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have designed two new drug candidates to targe
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
JUL 10, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
In a rare scientific double-whammy, two groups of scientists independently found that targeted, personalized vaccines st
...
JUL 10, 2017
Cancer
Scientists have long known about the link between an unhealthy diet high in fat, and colorectal cancer. But the biologic
...
JUL 06, 2017
Neuroscience
Parkinson’s disease (PD) affects about 1 million people in the United States. It’s a progressive disease, of
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 29, 2017
Cancer
Most cancers kill by invading distant parts of the body where treatment is more difficult to reach. But cancer’s a
...
JUN 24, 2017
Cancer
Our immune system has an extraordinary capacity to fight pathogens and protect the body. Indeed, some immune cells can f
...
JUN 24, 2017
Microbiology
Biofilms are often dangerous and they can grow inside the human body on medical devices.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 22, 2017
Videos
In breast cancer, finding disease early can drastically improve outcomes for patients. Another key part of treatment is
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 22, 2017
Neuroscience
Major depressive disorder impacts almost 15 million people in America. Other forms of depression and anxiety impact many
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 21, 2017
Immunology
There’s a new vaccine to protect against high cholesterol and its consequences: atherosclerotic plaques tha
...
Written By:
Kara Marker