Copenhagen, Denmark — DNA vaccination using lupus autoantigens and interleukin-10 (IL-10, a cytokine that plays an important role in regulating the immune system) has potential as a novel therapy to induce antigen specific tolerance and may help to prevent kidney damage in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), according to...
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A group of immune cells that normally protect against inflammation in the gastrointestinal tract may have the opposite effect in multiple sclerosis (MS) and other brain inflammation-related conditions, according to a new study by Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian researchers. The results suggest that countering the activity of these cells...
Chengdu, China – HBV-related hepatocellular carcinoma poses a significant global health challenge, characterized by its cellular diversity and complex tumor immune microenvironment. The increasing unmet need in HBV-HCC treatment drives to deeper understand the role of the intricate immune microenvironment, tumor cell plasticity and dynamics of tumor evolution in HBV-associated...
SAN DIEGO ― Two clinical trials led by researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center demonstrated early positive results from novel therapies targeting menin for the treatment of relapsed or refractory acute leukemias with specific genetic alterations. Results from the studies were shared today in oral presentations at the...
Tsukuba, Japan – Type 2 diabetes, a prominent form of diabetes, is widely recognized for its association with insulin resistance—a condition wherein insulin becomes ineffective. This ineffectiveness stems from factors such as obesity, disruption of compensatory insulin secretion by pancreatic beta cells (pancreatic beta cell dysfunction), and a decrease in...
Reston, VA — A newly developed PET imaging agent has been found to be effective in identifying medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) in preclinical and clinical studies, according to research published in the January issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine. The results of the studies indicate that the PET imaging agent...
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University researchers are developing and validating a patent-pending treatment for incurable glioblastoma brain tumors. Glioblastomas are almost always lethal with a median survival time of 14 months. Traditional methods used against other cancers, like chemotherapy and immunotherapy, are often ineffective on glioblastoma. Sandro Matosevic, associate...
Reston, VA—A new radiotheranostic system has the ability to detect and treat ovarian cancer noninvasively, according to new research published in the April issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine. Combining the highly specific huAR9.6 antibody with PET and therapeutic radionuclides, this theranostic platform may provide more personalized treatment to improve...
Rehovot, Israel – Researchers from Israel identified novel small molecules that can selectively lower the levels of mutant Huntington (Htt) mRNA and protein in Huntington disease (HD). These molecules reduced mitochondrial dysfunction, restored the expression of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), improved motor function, and reduced anxious-like behavior in a mouse model...
Boston, Mass. — In the development of Parkinson’s disease (PD), the changes that will lead to neurodegeneration take place in the brain long before patients show any symptoms. But without a test that can detect these changes, it’s difficult to intervene early to more effectively slow disease progression. To address...