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Cancer Research UK teams up with Teon on new cancer drug
Posted in Medicine on 4th Mar, 2021
by Alex Muller
The drug will be evaluated as both a monotherapy and in combination with an anti-PD-1 immunotherapy or hormonal therapy.
How repurposing a drug in a COVID-19 trial could benefit people with cancer
Posted in Medicine on 4th Mar, 2021
by Alex Muller
“There was evidence from scientists in Germany around repurposing a drug, used to treat inflammation of the pancreas, that might also be able to reduce the severity of COVID-19 by blocking an enzyme the virus needs to get into cells. The key aim is to treat as early as possible”
New cancer scan could guide brain surgery
Posted in Medicine on 4th Mar, 2021
by Alex Muller
Researchers believe that the new type of scan, which is much faster to carry out and more affordable than ‘gold standard’ MRI scans, has the potential to reduce a patient’s risk of relapse by cutting the chances that a tumour will grow back.
Study Looks to Tailor Your Diet to Your Genetic Makeup
Posted in Medicine on 16th Feb, 2021
by Alex Muller
The five-year-long study will examine how 10,000 Americans process food.
Changes noticeable in Brain fluid that are detectable years before Alzheimer's symptoms arise
Posted in Medicine on 11th Feb, 2021
by Alex Muller
A potential means to identify the earliest mechanisms occurring among APOE4 gene carriers that might contribute to Alzheimer's disease before people develop memory problems.