A new receptor protein has been discovered that has promise in being used to stop the spread of breast cancer in patients. When this protein is active, it prevents tumor cells transmitted…
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Chronic fatigue syndrome: two treatments offer improved outcomes
A multi-university team in the UK has revealed that chronic fatigue syndrome isn’t a chronic illness and there is hope as two treatments have offered improved outcomes during trials. The findings are…
Stockpiles of snakebite antidote will run out by next year: MSF
Experts have warned that stockpiles of the most effective snake bite treatment in the world will run out next year and there is no comparable replacement yet ready. A statement released by…
Study compares major blood clot treatments in cancer patients
A new study has compared two major blood clot treatments in cancer patients – heparin tinzaparin and warfarin – and found that through the former didn’t reduce recurrent venous thromboembolism, it did…
AstraZeneca inks two immuno-oncology deals for novel combination treatments
Just days after selling divesting Caprelsa in a $300 million deal, AstraZeneca has announced two back-to-back immuno-oncology deals with Mirati Therapeutics and Heptares Therapeutics in a bid to explore novel combination treatments….
Onset of Huntington’s Disease could be delayed thanks to new discovery
A treatment that could delay the onset of Huntington’s Disease – a degenerative brain disorder known to affect people in their middle age – may be on the horizon thanks to a…
Cannabis shows promise in bone fracture treatment
Up until 1930s, marijuana aka cannabis had been used by different societies across the globe as a remedial plant; however, with increased awareness about its addictive nature, governments across the world started…
Stem cells provide hope in treatment of mitochondrial diseases
Despite advancements in medical science, there are a few diseases for which no treatments are available and mitochondrial diseases are one of them. Researchers striving to look for a cure to treat…
Ebola drug trail stopped as TKM-Ebola-Guinea shows no overall benefit
Tekmira Pharmaceuticals Corporation has revealed that the Phase II clinical trial of its Ebola treatment TKM-Ebola-Guinea has reached a predefined statistical endpoint and that they have closed the enrollment indicating that the…
Malaria drug breakthrough holds promise of single dose treatment
Researchers have long been trying to develop treatment and vaccines for Malaria and a similar effort by researchers at University of Dundee has resulted into development of an antimalarial compound that holds…
Uncomplicated acute appendicitis may be treated with antibiotics
Appendectomy is almost always the only choice for those suffering from appendicitis; however, a new research has questioned the efficacy and noninferiority of antibiotic treatment over appendectomy and has found that patients…
Parkinson’s protein, new molecule could help researchers develop treatments
Researchers have revealed how a particular protein that is known to accumulate in Parkinson’s disease and other neurodegenerative diseases activates the brain’s immune response and how an approved drug in combination with…
Hormone therapy may leave prostate cancer patients with cognitive impairment
Men being treated for prostate cancer through commonly used Androgen deprivation therapy are at a risk of suffering from cognitive impairments, a new study by Moffitt Cancer Center has revealed. According to…
Rosehip extracts said to reduce growth of triple negative breast cancer
Triple negative breast cancer is an aggressive form of cancer that doesn’t respond to most available treatments, but a new research pegs extract from rosehips – the fruit of the rose plant…
Researchers group obese people in 6 categories; recommend targeted treatment
Researchers say that obesity, which costs NHS £6 billion annually, isn’t of a single type but instead can be categorised into six different types and that tailored strategies to tackle the menace…