South Bend, Indiana – Adding a pre-ketone supplement — a component of a high-fat, low-carb ketogenic diet — to a type of cancer therapy in a laboratory setting was highly effective for treating prostate cancer, researchers from the University of Notre Dame found. Recently published online in the journal Cancer...
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Philadelphia, PA – Results from a clinical trial by the ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group (ECOG-ACRIN) show a striking improvement for patients who received chemotherapy before surgery to remove advanced squamous cell-type cancer of the nose or sinus. The European Society of Medical Oncology is highlighting the trial at its ESMO...
Beijing, China – Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common and aggressive malignant brain tumor in adults and is poorly controlled. Previous studies have shown that both macrophages and angiogenesis play significant roles in GBM progression, and co-targeting of CSF1R and VEGFR is likely to be an effective strategy for GBM...
Lund – Active Biotech (NASDAQ STOCKHOLM: ACTI) today announced that preclinical data on its candidate drug tasquinimod, a small molecule immunomodulator, are now available on the company’s website. The data were presented at two poster presentations at the 63rd ASH Annual Meeting & Exposition in Atlanta, Georgia. The results presented...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – A study from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital sheds light on the incidence of prediabetes and diabetes in childhood cancer survivors for better prevention and treatment. At a younger age, childhood cancer survivors can experience chronic conditions such as diabetes, typically associated with older individuals. Researchers found...
PITTSBURGH, PA – A new study indicates that severity of amyloid deposition in the brain — not just age — may be key to determining who will benefit from new anti-amyloid therapies to delay the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. University of Pittsburgh clinicians and scientists report that the accumulation of...
High-grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (HGPIN) carries a high predictive value for future diagnosis of prostate cancer. Research published in the open access journal BMC Urology has shown that 41.8% of patients whose extended core biopsy led to an initial diagnosis of HGPIN were subsequently diagnosed with prostate cancer. Paras Singh...
Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections were found to be a risk factor for failed eradication therapy in patients with cystic fibrosis who are resistant to neutrophil antibacterial functions, according to the results of a study published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases. Infections caused by P aeruginosa in patients with cystic fibrosis are often treated with antibiotics,...
Boston, MA — To help prevent preeclampsia and preterm birth—common complications in pregnancy that can be fatal to women and newborns—low-dose calcium supplementation (equivalent to one 500-milligram pill per day) may be as effective as the World Health Organization (WHO)’s recommended high-dose calcium supplementation (equivalent to three 500-milligram pills taken...
Boston, MA — Infants born to women with pre-gestational type 2 diabetes who take second-line non-insulin antidiabetic medications (ADMs) during pregnancy are at no higher risk of major congenital malformations (MCMs) than infants born to those who take insulin, according to a new study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School...