Researchers have identified a new candidate tumor suppressor gene in colorectal cancer and examined its use as a potential biomarker in stool samples, according to a new study published online June 17 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. In the study, Manon van Engeland, Ph.D., of the Department...
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Liverpool, England – A research paper published in Nature Cancer details new insights into the role of efferocytosis – the burying of dead cells – in pancreatic cancer that spreads to the liver. Liver metastasis occurs in 40–50% of people with pancreatic ductal adenosarcoma (PDAC), and there are currently no...
Tokyo, Japan – Scientific advances in the last century have changed our world significantly. For example, the world of genetics has opened doors to a myriad of possibilities: augmented human capabilities, cures for diseases, and even changes to the course of evolution. In a study published last month in Communications...
Washington D.C. – The Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation®, (GAP) is releasing the first results from the Bio-Hermes-001 Study. This study in over 1000 community-based participants from throughout the US compared the results of blood and digital biomarkers with brain amyloid PET scans or cerebrospinal fluid assays. The study revealed a...
Odense, Denmark – Over the past two decades, immunotherapy – utilizing the body’s own immune system to combat illness – has emerged as a groundbreaking treatment for various types of cancer. The body’s own T-cells possess a remarkable capacity to identify and fight a wide range of cancers. Regrettably, cancer...
Alexander disease is a progressive and rare neurological disorder with no cure or standard course of treatment. But a new study led by researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison involving a rat model of the disease offers a potential treatment for the typically fatal condition. It’s a significant step in...
UNIONDALE, NY — ProPhase Labs, Inc. (NASDAQ: PRPH) today announced that its study, “Assessing Risk of Progression in Barrett’s Esophagus Using a Mass-Spectrometry-Based Proteomic Panel,” has been published online in Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology, the official journal of the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG). The publication presents full clinical validation data supporting BE-Smart,...
Patients with moderate or severe hemophilia A can benefit from early prophylactic antihemophilic factor (recombinant) (rAHF), according to an interim analysis presented at the 2021 British Society for Haematology annual meeting. The international AHEAD study is a 6 year non-interventional, prospective trial looking at joint health in patients receiving prophylactic...
The use of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) may provide benefit against infections in subgroups of patients with multiple myeloma (MM), according to a retrospective, single-center crossover study that compared rates of infection in patients with MM during observation compared with those receiving IVIG. The study results were published in Clinical Lymphoma, Myeloma...
LEIDEN, Netherlands & CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — ProQR Therapeutics NV, a company dedicated to changing lives through transformative RNA therapies based on its proprietary Axiomer™ RNA editing technology platform, today announced a collaboration with the Rett Syndrome Research Trust (RSRT) that will focus on the design and development of editing oligonucleotides...