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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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MAY 30, 2017Health & Medicine
Nearly 40,000 study participants helped scientists discover 16 novel genetic markers associated with psoriasis, joining ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 27, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers that set out to study metabolism in cancer cells came to an interesting conclusion - some kinds of cancer ha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 26, 2017Cancer
For the first time, the US FDA approved a cancer drug for patients based on presence of genetic biomarkers. Whereas canc ...MAY 26, 2017Immunology
How does the Ebola virus prevent immune cells from doing their job - protecting the body from infection - if it d ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 24, 2017Chemistry & Physics
A slingshot is often associated with the children’s toy and mischievous behaviors. But now it might just become a ...Written By: Daniel DuanMAY 22, 2017Neuroscience
Researchers at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP), together with teams from Yokohama School of Med ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 10, 2017Immunology
The ability of HIV to hide in the body’s own immune cells is what makes an HIV infection and infection for life. B ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 05, 2017Cancer
High blood sugar is a risk factor for diabetes, but for some reason, the elevated sugar levels seem to reduce the risk f ...MAY 03, 2017Cardiology
Waiting for the perfect heart can be a long and unsuccessful process, made necessary by specific antigens and antibodies ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 02, 2017Immunology
While most traditional imaging techniques fall short for scientists looking to predict the effects of cancer immunothera ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 27, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Abnormal levels and types of gut bacteria may be behind chronic fatigue syndrome, researchers report. The findings add t ...APR 22, 2017Immunology
It seems humans share a common enemy with some viruses: bacteria. Viruses invade bacterial cells with generally the same ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 21, 2017Cancer
The malaria parasite was the inspiration behind the newest drug for the treatment of bladder cancer. In particular, the ...APR 18, 2017Immunology
A rare and lethal brain tumor more often than not leads to death not much longer than one year after diagnosis, even wit ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 12, 2017Immunology
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA) usually kills those diagnosed within five years, due to the ability of pancreatic ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 11, 2017Neuroscience
Neuromodulation. Isn’t that a pretty cool word? Sounds like something Marvin Martian would say, but it’s no ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 09, 2017Microbiology
Acne is a common skin problem and the causes are not understood, but researchers are gaining insight into how bacteria i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 01, 2017Cancer
A cancer antibody is showing promising results against mesothelioma, one of the most lethal silent cancers. The antibody ...MAR 29, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
One of the major aims of biomedical research is to improve patient therapy, and the idea of medicine that’s tailor ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 28, 2017Microbiology
For many years, scientists have known about Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus (BV), a special bacterium that can kill other mic ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 26, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
One manifestations of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is an extreme fear of dirt or bacteria. Patients that su ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 23, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Australia is famous for harboring many of the world’s deadliest creatures. And while people would be wise to avoid ...MAR 21, 2017Immunology
The same immune process that protects the immune system from friendly fire by soothing inflammatory reactions and reduci ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 18, 2017Cancer
There could be some good news for patients dealing with recurrent lung cancer. One type of radiation treatment, called i ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAY 30, 2017
Health & Medicine
Nearly 40,000 study participants helped scientists discover 16 novel genetic markers associated with psoriasis, joining
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 27, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers that set out to study metabolism in cancer cells came to an interesting conclusion - some kinds of cancer ha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 26, 2017
Cancer
For the first time, the US FDA approved a cancer drug for patients based on presence of genetic biomarkers. Whereas canc
...
MAY 26, 2017
Immunology
How does the Ebola virus prevent immune cells from doing their job - protecting the body from infection - if it d
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 24, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
A slingshot is often associated with the children’s toy and mischievous behaviors. But now it might just become a
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
MAY 22, 2017
Neuroscience
Researchers at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP), together with teams from Yokohama School of Med
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 10, 2017
Immunology
The ability of HIV to hide in the body’s own immune cells is what makes an HIV infection and infection for life. B
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 05, 2017
Cancer
High blood sugar is a risk factor for diabetes, but for some reason, the elevated sugar levels seem to reduce the risk f
...
MAY 03, 2017
Cardiology
Waiting for the perfect heart can be a long and unsuccessful process, made necessary by specific antigens and antibodies
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 02, 2017
Immunology
While most traditional imaging techniques fall short for scientists looking to predict the effects of cancer immunothera
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 27, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Abnormal levels and types of gut bacteria may be behind chronic fatigue syndrome, researchers report. The findings add t
...
APR 22, 2017
Immunology
It seems humans share a common enemy with some viruses: bacteria. Viruses invade bacterial cells with generally the same
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 21, 2017
Cancer
The malaria parasite was the inspiration behind the newest drug for the treatment of bladder cancer. In particular, the
...
APR 18, 2017
Immunology
A rare and lethal brain tumor more often than not leads to death not much longer than one year after diagnosis, even wit
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 12, 2017
Immunology
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA) usually kills those diagnosed within five years, due to the ability of pancreatic
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 11, 2017
Neuroscience
Neuromodulation. Isn’t that a pretty cool word? Sounds like something Marvin Martian would say, but it’s no
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 09, 2017
Microbiology
Acne is a common skin problem and the causes are not understood, but researchers are gaining insight into how bacteria i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 01, 2017
Cancer
A cancer antibody is showing promising results against mesothelioma, one of the most lethal silent cancers. The antibody
...
MAR 29, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
One of the major aims of biomedical research is to improve patient therapy, and the idea of medicine that’s tailor
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 28, 2017
Microbiology
For many years, scientists have known about Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus (BV), a special bacterium that can kill other mic
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 26, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
One manifestations of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is an extreme fear of dirt or bacteria. Patients that su
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 23, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Australia is famous for harboring many of the world’s deadliest creatures. And while people would be wise to avoid
...
MAR 21, 2017
Immunology
The same immune process that protects the immune system from friendly fire by soothing inflammatory reactions and reduci
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 18, 2017
Cancer
There could be some good news for patients dealing with recurrent lung cancer. One type of radiation treatment, called i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch