Today, the University of Colorado Cancer Center released new research that showcases chemotherapy treatment before and after surgery for pancreatic cancer as the most effective combination for patients. The study…
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Scientists reveal the role of immune progenitor cells in the repair of inflamed intestinal tissue
The human body contains an array of coexisting commensal microbes, primarily gut bacteria, which have been linked to the regulation of hematopoiesis, or the production of blood and its components…
Pausing breast cancer treatment for pregnancy appears safe
Young women diagnosed with breast cancer often must delay pregnancy for years while they take hormone-blocking pills. A reassuring new study finds they can take a two-year break from these…
Novel immunotherapeutic target against hepatocellular carcinoma
HKUMed researchers at AIDS Institute, Department of Microbiology and Department of Surgery, School of Clinical Medicine, and School of Biomedical Sciences have discovered the role of an isoformic programmed cell…
Study finds women are actually more likely than men to have AFib
Atrial fibrillation, one of the most common types of heart arrhythmias, has long been considered more common in men. But new research indicates that may not be the case. A…
Why green light helps reduce pain in mice
A team of researchers at Fudan University's, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, in China, has traced neural activity…
Supercharging immunotherapy to stop breast cancer from spreading to the lung
Breast cancer immunotherapy could be more effective if an immune cell that prevents it from working is targeted at the same time, according to new research from the University of…