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When added to gene therapy, plant-based compound may enable faster, more effective treatments

October 17, 2019 0 Comments Anemia, Gene Therapy, Immune System, Lymphoma, Medical Topics, Prostate Cancer, Skin Cancer, Stem Cells

Today's standard process for administering gene therapy is expensive and time-consuming — a result of the many steps required to deliver the healthy genes into the patients' blood stem cells to correct a genetic problem. Scientists believe they have found a way to sidestep some of the current difficulties, resulting in a more efficient gene delivery method that would save money and improve treatment outcomes.

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Embryo's early development revealed in a dish

October 17, 2019 0 Comments Brain-Computer Interfaces, Immune System, Language Acquisition, Lymphoma, neuroscience, Perception, Skin Cancer, Stem Cells

Bioscientists develop a method to observe patterns of early embryonic development, during which ectodermal cells diverge toward their fates as skin, organs and the nervous system.

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Pioneering cell therapies for non-responders to current immunotherapies

October 16, 2019 0 Comments Brain Tumor, Cancer, Colon Cancer, Diseases and Conditions, Immune System, Lung Cancer, Lymphoma, Skin Cancer

New research signposts a new, less invasive approach to identify killer T lymphocytes in patients with gastrointestinal tumors with low mutational burden who are refractory to approved immune-based treatments.

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New marker for tumor aggression in neurofibromatosis type 1

October 16, 2019 0 Comments Bladder Cancer, Brain Tumor, Cancer, Diseases and Conditions, Lung Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Skin Cancer

A new study of tumor samples from people with the rare genetic syndrome neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) has uncovered novel molecular clues about which tumors are most likely to be aggressive in those with NF1. According to the researchers, the clues could advance the search for more customized and relevant treatments that spare patients exposure to treatments unlikely to work.

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Drug-light combo could offer control over CAR T-cell therapy

October 16, 2019 0 Comments Brain Tumor, Cancer, Immune System, Lung Cancer, Lymphoma, Prostate Cancer, Skin Cancer, Stem Cells

Bioengineers are a step closer to making CAR T-cell therapy safer, more precise and easy to control. They developed a system that allows them to select where and when CAR T cells get turned on so that they destroy cancer cells without harming normal cells. The system requires two 'keys' — the drug Tamoxifen and blue light — to activate CAR T cells to bind to their targets.

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Inactive receptor renders cancer immunotherapies ineffective

October 16, 2019 0 Comments Breast Cancer, Cancer, Colon Cancer, Diseases and Conditions, Immune System, Lung Cancer, Lymphoma, Skin Cancer

The aim of immunotherapies is to enable the immune system once again to fight cancer on its own. Drugs known as checkpoint inhibitors are already in clinical use for this purpose. However, they are only effective in about one third of patients. Based on analysis of human tissue samples, a team has now discovered one reason why this is so: an inactive receptor in cancer cells prevents the drugs from reactivating the immune system.

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Machine learning tool refines personalized immunotherapy

October 15, 2019 0 Comments Brain Tumor, Cancer, Colon Cancer, Diseases and Conditions, Immune System, Lymphoma, Prostate Cancer, Skin Cancer

Scientists have developed a new and more accurate method to identify the molecular signs of cancer likely to be presented to helper T cells, which stimulate and orchestrate the immune response to tumors and infectious agents.

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'Back in time': Researchers unravel early makings of an exhausted T cell

October 15, 2019 0 Comments Brain Tumor, Cancer, Immune System, Lung Cancer, Lymphoma, Prostate Cancer, Skin Cancer, Stem Cells

Researchers explore the path to T-cell exhaustion and what triggers it is.

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Scientists help immune system find hidden cancer cells

October 14, 2019 0 Comments Brain Tumor, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Immune System, Lung Cancer, Lymphoma, Prostate Cancer, Skin Cancer

Cancer cells are masters at avoiding detection, but a new system can make them stand out from the crowd and help the immune system spot and eliminate tumors that other forms of immunotherapies might miss.

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Expert second opinion improves reliability of melanoma diagnoses

October 11, 2019 0 Comments Diseases and Conditions, Medical Imaging, Patient Education and Counseling, Psoriasis, Skin Cancer, Skin Care, Today's Healthcare, Wounds and Healing

A new study has found that obtaining a second opinion from pathologists who are board certified or have fellowship training in dermatopathology can help improve the accuracy and reliability of diagnosing melanoma.