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Reducing resistance to cancer immunotherapy with groundbreaking lipid
A team of Japanese scientists has potentially discovered an innovative method to reduce a patient’s resistance to cancer immunotherapy.
The team, based at the Hokkaido...
Improving leukaemia therapy through targeted treatment
Researchers at the University of Basel have demonstrated an effective method of targeted treatment to enhance leukaemia therapy.
Versatile Accum technology for various immune-oncology needs
Defence Therapeutics explains how its Accum™ technology can enhance the delivery of tumour and infectious disease-specific therapeutics.
The principal technology developed by Defence Therapeutics (DT)...
Stem-like T cells may enhance immunotherapy cancer treatment
A team of researchers has made a potentially groundbreaking discovery in cancer treatment, identifying that stem-like T cells may be proficient in fighting against...
Cancer vaccine developed using Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine technology
Scientists are utilising the same technology used in the creation of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 jab to develop a vaccine to treat cancer.
Researchers at the...
The use of antibiotics may be a cause of colon cancer
A team of Swedish researchers has identified that the use of antibiotics is a potential cause of colon cancer, exacerbating the risk of developing...
Cellular discovery in lymphomas could improve blood cancer treatment
New insights on the workings of aggressive lymphomas could lead to earlier cancer detection and improvements in treatment, researchers say.
In a study led by...
AI blood testing technology developed to detect lung cancers
Researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) blood test technology to detect lung cancers with high accuracy.
A research team from Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer...
New marker for bone cancer prognosis could lead to life-saving treatments
Researchers have found a way to identify which patients with a rare bone cancer are least likely to be cured by the current standard...
3D-bioprinted active tumour could transform cancer research
Scientists have used 3D printing biotechnology to create a complex model of a glioblastoma tumour.
Researchers from Tel Aviv University in Israel have used 3D...
Defence Therapeutics selects new variants to optimise drug delivery
Following a thorough evaluation process, Defence Therapeutics has selected the eight most successful variants of its Accum™ drug delivery technology.
Biotechnology company Defence Therapeutics continually works...
New chlamydia hypothesis highlights importance of early screening
New insights on chlamydia's link to cancer and ectopic pregnancy risk could lead to preventative treatments for chlamydia-induced disease.
Researchers have discovered a new possible...
Vitamin D mitigates opioid requirement in palliative cancer treatment
A new study suggests that supplementing vitamin D deficient patients with exogenous vitamin D minimises the need for pain relief in people undergoing palliative...
Cancer treatment could be improved by new causal understanding
New insights on why identical mutations cause different types of cancer could lead to improvements in targeted treatment, researchers say.
Researchers at the German Cancer...
Acute exercise could slow down cancer cell growth
Regular exercise could help to halt the progression of cancer cells, new research has shown.
The findings of a recent study were presented at The...
A major breakthrough in HER2-positive breast cancer research
Researchers have made a groundbreaking discovery in advancing treatments for HER2-positive breast cancer, one of the most aggressive forms of the disease.
Conducted by a...
Optimising metastatic melanoma therapy by combining two treatments
A novel study has potentially revealed the most optimal strategy for combatting metastatic melanoma by combining chemotherapy and BRAF oncogene inhibitors.
The study, conducted as...
New prostate cancer treatment prolongs patient life significantly
A team of international researchers have developed a novel prostate cancer treatment that effectively targets the disease and prolongs patient life.
The new prostate cancer...
Research discovery could lead to more immunotherapy for cancer patients
New insights surrounding a particular protein could help to broaden the range of effective immunotherapy treatments available for cancer patients.
Researchers from the Karolinska Institutet...
Colorectal cancer risk may be increased by low exposure to UVB light
A lack of exposure to UVB light from the sun may increase an individual’s risk of developing colorectal cancer, a new global study has...