Here’s how biotechnology is offering new hope for personalized cancer treatments – Genetic Literacy...
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Study: Targeted therapy prolongs survival in patients with advanced bladder cancer
In a new study led by researchers at Yale Cancer Center (YCC), the drug enfortumab vedotin (EV) significantly prolonged survival as compared with standard chemotherapy in patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma...
Study questions whether pubs can effectively prevent COVID-19 transmission risk
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A new first-of-its-kind study has questioned whether pub operators can effectively and consistently prevent COVID-19 transmission – after researchers observed risks arising in...
Will Biden Administration preserve Trump USDA’s science-based crop biotechnology rules? – Genetic Literacy Project
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It is easier than ever for advocacy groups to spread disinformation on pressing science issues, such as the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. No, vaccines are not harmful. Yes, the use of...
Aspirin preferred to prevent blood clots in kids after heart surgery
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Aspirin should be favoured over warfarin to prevent blood clotting in children who undergo a surgery that replumbs their hearts, according to a new...
Revolutionary drug combination shows potential for treatment of fatal childhood cancer
Every year around 20 Australian children die from the incurable brain tumor, Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG). The average age of diagnosis for DIPG is just seven years. There are no effective treatments, and...
Major antioxidant in green tea may increase levels of natural anti-cancer protein
An antioxidant found in green tea may increase levels of p53, a natural anti-cancer protein, known as the "guardian of the genome" for its ability to repair DNA damage or destroy cancerous cells. Published...
Lund researchers discover how E. coli bacteria target and degrade MYC oncogene
Scientists at Lund University have discovered how E. coli bacteria target and degrade the well-known oncogene MYC, which is involved in many forms of cancer. The study is now published in Nature Biotechnology. Cancer...
Cabozantinib most effective treatment for metastatic papillary kidney cancer
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In a SWOG Cancer Research Network trial that put three targeted drugs to the test, the small molecule inhibitor cabozantinib was found most...
Researchers propose that humidity from masks may lessen severity of COVID-19
NIH study compares how different face masks affect humidity inside the mask
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Masks help protect the people wearing...
