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New Target To Combat Chemotherapy Resistance In Deadly Brain Cancer

Posted in Medicine on 23rd May, 2024
by Alex Muller

For patients battling glioblastoma, a highly aggressive and deadly form of brain cancer, resistance to chemotherapy remains a significant obstacle.

From COVID-19 Breakthrough To Lung Cancer Vaccine

Posted in Medicine on 23rd May, 2024
by Alex Muller

In the same way traditional vaccines use part of a virus to train our bodies to fight disease, cancer vaccines use harmless proteins from the surface of cancer cells known as neoantigens.

Cell Therapy Takes Aim At Deadly Brain Tumours In Two Clinical Trials

Posted in Medicine, Science on 22nd Apr, 2024
by Alex Muller

The Penn Medicine team will also map the CAR T cells' infiltration of brain tumours over time.

Cell Therapies Now Beat Back Once Untreatable Blood Cancers. Scientists Are Making Them Even Deadlier.

Posted in Medicine on 22nd Apr, 2024
by Alex Muller

Dubbed "Living drugs," CAR T cells are bioengineered from a patient's own immune cells to make them better able to hunt and destroy cancer.

Your Brain Breaks Its Own DNA To Form Memories That Can Last A Lifetime

Posted in Medicine, Science on 22nd Apr, 2024
by Alex Muller

"Our findings suggest that inflammation in certain neurons in the brain's hippocampal region is essential for making long-lasting memories."