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Latests Medical News from around the world and also Thailand, bringing you updates, discoveries, studies and findings on various aspects and diseases in the medical world. Most of these articles are not only meant for Doctors In Thailand or Hospitals In Thailand but also for any patients or health conscious individuals wanting to know more.

Soon an eye doctor will be able to diagnose Alzheimer's before you even have the symptoms

Source: Duke University Medical Center Mar 12, 2019 6 years ago

A quick eye exam might one day allow eye doctors to check up on both your eyeglasses prescription and your brain health. A study of more than 200 people at the Duke Eye Center publishing March 11 in the journal Ophthalmology Retina suggests the loss of blood vessels in the retina could signal Alzheimer's disease. In people with healthy brains, microscopic bl...

Flu shots while lowers the risk of a heart attack

Source: American College Of Cardiology Mar 11, 2019 6 years ago

There's now another reason to get your yearly flu shot. Not only can it protect you from the body aches, fever and fatigue associated with a bout of influenza, it may even prevent you from having a heart attack, according to research being presented at the American College of Cardiology's 68th Annual Scientific Session. The study of nearly 30 million hospital records shows that people who ...

Common oral bacteria linked to colon cancer

Source: Columbia University, Irving Medical Center Mar 10, 2019 6 years ago

Researchers at the Columbia University College of Dental Medicine have determined how F. nucleatum-- a common oral bacteria often implicated in tooth decay -- accelerates the growth of colon cancer. The findings could make it easier to identify and treat more aggressive colon cancers. It also helps explain why some cases advance far more quickly than others, thanks to the same bacter...

Zinc As A Non-Antibiotic Treatment For Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs)

Source: University Of Queensland Mar 09, 2019 6 years ago

New details about the role of zinc in our immune system could help the development of new non-antibiotic treatment strategies for bacterial diseases, such as urinary tract infections (UTIs). UTIs are one of the most common bacterial infections worldwide with about 150 million cases each year, and can lead to serious conditions such as kidney infection and sepsis. A team of cross-instit...

Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs) and Antibiotics linked to increased infectious diarrhea in children

Source: Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Mar 08, 2019 6 years ago

Prior antibiotic exposure and use of acid suppressing medications known as proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) may increase the risk for hospitalized children to contract dangerous Clostridioides difficile infections, according to a study published today in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, the journal of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. Clostridioides d...

Epigallocatechin-3-Gallate (EGCG) Found In Green Tea And Ferulic Acid (FA) Found In Carrots Is Able To Reverse Alzheimer's-like Symptoms

Source: University of Southern California Mar 07, 2019 6 years ago

A diet containing compounds found in green tea and carrots reversed Alzheimer's-like symptoms in mice genetically programmed to develop the disease, USC researchers say. Researchers emphasize that the study, recently published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, was in mice, and many mouse discoveries never translate into human treatments. Nevertheless, the findings lend credence to...

Periodic Fasting Helps In Treatment Of Inflammatory Bowel Disease(IBD)

Source: University of Southern California Mar 06, 2019 6 years ago

USC researchers provided evidence that a low-calorie "fasting-mimicking" diet has the potential to reduce inflammation and repair the gut. Published in a recent edition of Cell Reports, the study reports on the health benefits of periodic cycles of the diet for people with inflammation and indicated that the diet reversed inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patholo...

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Problems Might Be Eased With Daily Aspirin

Source: Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore Mar 05, 2019 6 years ago

Many Americans take a daily low-dose aspirin to protect their hearts. Now it appears aspirin may also reduce flare-ups of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). In a study of COPD sufferers, researchers found that aspirin was linked to fewer moderate exacerbations, but not severe bouts, of the lung disease. It also reduced moderate and severe episodes of labored breathing. ...

Regenerative Medicine On The Horizon With Latest Success Of Rejuvenating Stems Cells From An Aging Brain

Source: University of Luxembourg Mar 04, 2019 6 years ago

Scientists from the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) of the University of Luxembourg and from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) have been able to rejuvenate stem cells in the brain of aging mice. The revitalised stem cells improve the regeneration of injured or diseased areas in the brain of old mice. The researchers expect that their approach will provide fresh impetus in r...

Latest study shows that lycopene in tomatoes reduced fatty liver disease, inflammation and liver cancer

Source: Tufts University Mar 03, 2019 6 years ago

The World Cancer Research Fund reports that 30 to 50 percent of cancer cases are preventable, and it is important to focus on stopping cancer from developing in the first place. Many natural foods contain a variety of antioxidants and phytochemicals that possess the capability of preventing cancer from developing coupled with a proper lifestyle. Xiang-Dong Wang, a senior scientist and associate...

Tenofovir Antiviral Gel Prevents Herpes

Source: University of Alabama at Birmingham Mar 02, 2019 6 years ago

In a paper recently published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases, researchers examined the effect of vaginal tenofovir 1 percent gel use on the risk of acquiring herpes simplex virus type 2, or HSV-2. The study was conducted through a secondary analysis of data from the VOICE study. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than one in six Americans ages 14 to 49 ...

‘Rogue’ protein, TDP-43, responsible for many neurodegenerative disorders identified with inhibitors being developed

Source: University of Pittsburgh Mar 01, 2019 6 years ago

A single misbehaving protein -- called TDP-43 -- is behind 97 percent of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) cases and 45 percent of frontotemporal dementia diagnoses. It also is found in 80 percent of chronic traumatic encephalopathy and 60 percent of Alzheimer's disease cases. Now, University of Pittsburgh researchers have found a way to trap TDP-43 so it doesn't form toxic clumps that c...

Scleroderma fibrosis could be prevented by inhibiting cancer-causing protein

Source: University of Michigan Feb 28, 2019 6 years ago

A protein molecule called EZH2, known to play a role in cancer may also be increasing fibrosis in scleroderma patients. Studies and researches that have been made show that Scleroderma, a rare chronic autoimmune disease, causes difficulties during breathing, exhaustion and most concerningly hardens the internal organs and the skin. “Tissues and organs are damaged due to...

Cysteamine Bitartrate may have therapeutic potential in severe energy deficiency and mitochondrial disease

Source: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Feb 27, 2019 6 years ago

New preclinical findings from extensive cell and animal studies suggest that a drug already used for a rare kidney disease could benefit patients with some mitochondrial disorders -- complex conditions with severe energy deficiency for which no proven effective treatments exist. Future clinical research is needed to explore whether the drug, cysteamine bitartrate, will meaningfully benefit patient...

New Biomarker Blood Test For Pain

Source: Indiana University, US Feb 26, 2019 6 years ago

A breakthrough test developed by Indiana University School of Medicine researchers to measure pain in patients could help stem the tide of the opioid crisis in Indiana, and throughout the rest of the nation. A study led by psychiatry professor Alexander Niculescu, MD, PhD and published this week in the Nature journal Molecular Psychiatrytracked hundreds of participants at the Richard L. Ro...

Rheumatoid arthritis discovery points to new treatment and blood tests

Source: University of Virginia Health System Feb 25, 2019 6 years ago

Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have identified an unexpected contributor to rheumatoid arthritis that may help explain the painful flare-ups associated with the disease. The discovery points to a potential new treatment for the autoimmune disorder and may also allow the use of a simple blood test to detect people at elevated risk for developing the condition. The pr...

Gene responsible for metastatic spread of prostate cancer identified

Source: Rutgers University Feb 24, 2019 6 years ago

A Rutgers study has found that a specific gene in cancerous prostate tumors indicates when patients are at high-risk for the cancer to spread, suggesting that targeting this gene can help patients live longer. The study, which was published in the journal Nature Communications, identified the NSD2 gene through a computer algorithm developed to determine which cancergenes that spread in a&nb...

Fungus Might Help Arrhythmia Patients Do Away With Pacemakers Or ICDs In The Future

Source: Vanderbilt University Feb 23, 2019 6 years ago

Verticilide, an extract from the genus of fungus Verticillium, commonly found on plants and insects, is a promising compound to treat arrhythmia according to a research from a collaboration between Vanderbilt University professors of chemistry and medicine. Jeffrey Johnston, Stevenson Professor of Chemistry, said the natural product isn't active except in insects, but the synthetic mirror-i...

New forms of Choroindazole (IndCL) enhances Estrogen based therapeutic approach to treat Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

Source: University of California - Riverside Feb 22, 2019 6 years ago

Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease that affects more than 2.3 million people worldwide. This debilitating condition periodically shutters communication between the brain and other parts of the body, resulting in symptoms that range from numbness and tingling in the arms and legs to blindness and paralysis. While treatments are available to alleviate inflammation, no therapies exist to pro...

Patient-Centered Care Offers Solutions for Thai Medical System

Source: Thailand Medical News Feb 21, 2019 6 years ago

Doctors In Thailand practicing primary care medicine in 2019 have likely met this familiar greeting from a patient: “I Googled my symptoms and I think the problem is [insert condition].” Obviously, this can be unsettling for many providers – doctors in the past were often the first point of reference for patients who otherwise had no way of researching their health concerns on th...

Acid Reflux Medications and Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs) linked to Kidney Disease

Source: San Diego School Of Medicine Feb 20, 2019 6 years ago

Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), which include well-known brand names Prilosec, Miracid, Nexium and Prevacid, are among the most commonly prescribed medications in the world. Approximately 10 percent of adults in the United States take these drugs for frequent heartburn, acid reflux and gastroesophageal reflux disease. Given their prevalence, researchers at Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutic...

"Killer cells" raise hope for a universal flu vaccine.

Source: University Of Melbourne Feb 19, 2019 6 years ago

Scientists from the University Of Melbourne said on Monday that they had discovered immune cells that can fight all known flu viruses in what was hailed as an "extraordinary breakthrough" that could lead to a universal, one-shot vaccine against the killer disease. Influenza epidemics, largely seasonal, kill hundreds of thousands of people each year, according to the World Health ...

New Protocol for Advanced Kidney Cancer Involving Drug Combo of Avelumab and Axitinib

Source: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Feb 18, 2019 6 years ago

A combination of two drugs -- one of them an immunotherapy agent -- could become a new standard, first-line treatment for patients with metastatic kidney cancer, says an investigator from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, reporting results from a phase 3 clinical trial. Patients who received the immunotherapy drug avelumab plus axitinib, a targeted agent, had a significant advantage in progression-...

Trial confirms Hypofractionated radiotherapy (H-RT) should be standard protocol for low risk prostrate cancer

Source: NRG Oncology, Pennsylvania Feb 17, 2019 6 years ago

The NRG Oncology clinical study NRG-RTOG 0415 determined that a hypofractionated radiotherapy schedule (H-RT), a treatment schedule that delivers a total dose of radiotherapy over a shorter period of time, is not worse than the conventional radiotherapy schedule (C-RT) in terms of bowel, bladder, sexual, and general quality of life (QOL) as well as anxiety and depression for men with low risk pros...

Stem cell treatments for arthritic knees are unproven and potentially dangerous

Thailand Medical News Feb 16, 2019 6 years ago

Twelve patients who tried injections of stem cells were hospitalized with infections, according to a report in the New York Times that should cause patients concern. More important is that they should investigate stem cell treatments, for conditions such as cartilage injuries to their joints, before committing to one of these procedures. It's also a valuable reminder that physic...

Blood clot discovery leads way for treatment of blood diseases

Source: University of Exeter Feb 16, 2019 6 years ago

Scientists have discovered new ways in which the body regulates blood clots, in a discovery which could one day lead to the development of better treatments that could help prevent and treat conditions including heart diseases, stroke and vascular dementia. Led by the University of Exeter and funded by the British Heart Foundation, the team has developed a new technique that allows ...

Antidepressant drug, Fluvoxamine stops deadly Sepsis

Source: University of Virginia Feb 15, 2019 6 years ago

An antidepressant drug used to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder could save people from deadly sepsis, new research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine suggests. Sepsis is a significant cause of death around the world. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Infection calls it "the body's extreme response to an infection." Essentially, the body's immune re...

Fevipiprant, Asthma Drug that does away with the need for inhalers

Source: University of Leicester Feb 14, 2019 6 years ago

Results from a phase II clinical trial, experimental work on cells and computational modelling have together shown why the first pill for asthma in 20 years can help reduce asthma attacks. Researchers from Leicester (UK) and Vancouver (Canada) have shown that the investigational drug, Fevipiprant (an oral, selective prostaglandin D2 receptor antagonist), reduces the amount of smooth muscle in t...

DNA blood test for earlier detection of lung cancer

Source: University of Cambridge/ University of Leicester Feb 13, 2019 6 years ago

A blood test has been developed that could save countless lives by improving early detection of lung cancer. The test measures circulating DNA that is shed by cancer cells as they grow and multiply. Scientists believe it could predict the presence of low-grade tumours in the lungs long before they become a threat. New research led by scientists at the Medical Research Council (MRC) Toxico...

Antibody could increase cure rate for blood, immune disorders

Source: Stanford University School of Medicine Feb 12, 2019 6 years ago

An antibody-based treatment can gently and effectively eliminate diseased blood-forming stem cells in the bone marrow to prepare for the transplantation of healthy stem cells, according to a study in mice by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine. The researchers believe the treatment could circumvent the need to use harsh, potentially life-threatening chemotherapy or radiati...

Higher sodium intake associated with increased lightheadedness in the context of the DASH-sodium trial

Source: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Feb 11, 2019 6 years ago

Lightheadedness with standing, otherwise known as postural lightheadedness, results from a gravitational drop in blood pressure and is common among adults. While mild in many adults, it has been cited as an important contributing factor in some harmful clinical events, such as falls. As a result, greater sodium intake is widely viewed as an intervention for preventing lightheadedness when moving f...

New ‘Trojan horse’ cancer treatment involving the drug, Tisotumab Vedotin, shows promise in multiple tumour types

Source: The Institute of Cancer Research, London Feb 10, 2019 6 years ago

A brand new type of cancer drug that acts as a ‘Trojan horse’ to get inside tumour cells has shown promise in patients with six different cancer types. In patients with advanced, drug-resistant cancers, over a quarter with cervical and bladder tumours, and nearly 15 per cent with ovarian and lung tumours, responded to the new treatment. The innovative new drug, called tisotumab ved...

MRI cardiac stress test for identifying fatal heart disease

Source: Duke University Medical Center Feb 09, 2019 6 years ago

The use of MRI to determine heart function has been slow to catch on, but a study from Duke Health researchers shows that stress cardiac MRI not only diagnoses disease, but can also predict which cases are potentially fatal. Results from a large, multi-center study suggest that cardiac magnetic resonance, or CMR, has potential as a non-invasive, non-toxic alternative to stress echocardiograms, ...

Oral Insulin Capsule On The Horizon for patients with type 2 diabetes

Source: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Feb 08, 2019 6 years ago

An MIT-led research team has developed a drug capsule that could be used to deliver oral doses of insulin, potentially replacing the injections that people with type 2 diabetes have to give themselves every day. An MIT-led research team has developed a drug capsule that could be used to deliver oral doses of insulin. Credit: Felice Frankel About the size of a blueberry, the capsule contains a...

New treatment for Chlamydia discovered

Source: University Of Waterloo Feb 07, 2019 6 years ago

Researchers at the University of Waterloo have developed a new way to prevent and treat Chlamydia, the most common sexually transmitted bacterial infection in the world. Chlamydia in a human cell. The new treatment differs from the traditional anti-biotic treatment as it is a type of gene therapy that is delivered via nanotechnology and is showing a 65 per cent success rate in preventing c...

Identifying esophageal cancer genes leads to new drug targets

Source: Cancer Research UK Feb 06, 2019 6 years ago

Mutations that cause esophageal adenocarcinoma (OAC) have been mapped in unprecedented detail -- unveiling that more than half could be targeted by drugs currently in trials for other cancer types. This research, published in Nature Genetics, could help stratify esophageal cancer patients to give them more personalised therapies. This could provide options not currently available to ...

Shared genetic marker offers new promise in targeting specific ovarian and lung cancers

Source: McGill University Feb 05, 2019 6 years ago

Two new papers, published simultaneously in Nature Communications and led by researchers at McGill University, offer promise that a drug currently used to treat estrogen positive breast cancer may be effective in treating two different types of cancer, one rare and one common form. The breakthrough discovery launching this research came in 2014 when Dr. William Foulkes, ...

Study shows that Most Survivors Of Chemotherapy eventually die of Cardiovascular Diseases brought on by the Chemo Drugs.

Source: University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Feb 04, 2019 6 years ago

In long-term survivors of childhood cancer, cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of early death from non-cancer causes. In a new study, published in JAMA Oncology, researchers compared four chemotherapy drugs with development of cardiomyopathy (abnormal heart muscle with impaired function) years after treatment. "Exposure to anthracycline chemotherapies, such ...

Newer, Faster And Efficient System For Lupus Detection.

Source: Universitat Polytechnica de Valencia (UPV),Spain Feb 03, 2019 6 years ago

Autoimmune diseases, such as systemic lupus erythematosus or rheumatoid arthritis, are difficult to diagnose, specially in early stages. Specifically, in the case of lupus, specific antibodies aimed at antigens located in the nucleus of cells appear, including the anti-Ro/SSA. These anti-Ro/SSA antibodies can be found in the blood before other autoantibodies related with lupus, and can even be det...

Blood test for specific metabolites could reveal blocked arteries

Source: Duke University Medical Center Feb 02, 2019 6 years ago

A Duke Health pilot project suggests that in the near future, a blood test could show whether arteries carrying blood to the heart are narrow or blocked, a risk factor for heart disease. According to the 40-person study published in the journal PLOS ONE, emergency patients who underwent a treadmill stress test and showed signs of decreased blood flow to the heart also had changes in five met...

P53 discovered to have dual roles in not only fighting tumors but also promoting growth in certain cancers.

Source: University of San Diego Feb 01, 2019 6 years ago

Search for a description of "p53" and it becomes clear that this human protein is widely known for its cancer-fighting benefits, leading to its renown as "the guardian of the genome." Scientists at the University of California San Diego have published a new study challenging that description. Studying the "wild type" version of p53 (WTp53), the form that exists b...

‘Hidden HIV’ can now be accurately measured

Source: Howard Hughes Medical Institute Jan 31, 2019 6 years ago

Researchers can now quickly and accurately count a hidden, inactive form of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that lurks in patients' cells. This version of HIV embeds into cells' genomes and can persist despite otherwise successful therapies, thwarting attempts to cure the infection. Using a new genetic technique developed by Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator Robert Sil...

Oral Gonorrhea : A Growing Challenge For Healthcare In Thailand And Globally

Thailand Medical News Jan 30, 2019 6 years ago

An often-overlooked type of STD, oral gonorrhea presents a challenge for healthcare in Thailand and globally. The threat this bacterial infection poses is not limited to the disease itself – there are large-scale public health issues related both to long-term inflammation by an infection in the throat or mouth left untreated and to the wrongful prescription of certain antibiotics that give r...

Next-generation treatment for acute myeloid leukemia discovered.

Source: Purdue University Jan 29, 2019 6 years ago

Researchers have been struggling for years to find a treatment for patients who have a recurrence of acute myeloid leukemia (AML), an aggressive blood cancer that is one of the most lethal cancers. About 19,520 news cases are diagnosed a year, and about 10,670 people a year die from it, according to the American Cancer Society. Purdue University researchers are developing a series of drug compo...

Researchers discover why heart attack triggers arrhythmia in some, explores potential treatment.

Source: University of California - San Diego Jan 28, 2019 6 years ago

A team of researchers led by the University of California San Diego has identified a genetic pathway that causes some individuals to develop an abnormal heart rhythm, or arrhythmia, after experiencing a heart attack. They have also identified a drug candidate that can block this pathway. "We now know one reason why a significant fraction of the public could develop secondary complications p...

The Fight to Save Private Healthcare in Thailand

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 28, 2019 6 years ago

In recent years, various agencies within the Thai government have made concerted efforts to curb private medical institutions’ independence by installing burdensome regulations -- most recently by seeking to control what these businesses can charge for specific medicines, procedures, and supplies. Their basic rationale is that cost controls and other measures are necessary to ensure the best...

Aspirin and Ibuprofen can improve survival in head and neck cancer or any cancers caused by the oncogene PIK3CA

Source: University of California, San Francisco Jan 28, 2019 6 years ago

Regular use of a common type of medication, such as aspirin and ibuprofen, significantly improves survival for a third or more patients with head and neck cancer, a new study led by UC San Francisco has found. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or NSAIDs, improved the overall five-year survival rate from 25 percent to 78 percent for patients whose cancer contained a specific...

BRCA-driven cancer being targeted with new drugs

Source: Brigham and Women's Hospital Jan 27, 2019 6 years ago

BRCA1 and BRCA2 ("BReast CAncer genes") are critical tumor suppressor genes—women carrying a mutation in one of these genes have up to an 80 percent risk of developing breast cancer and a 50 percent risk of developing ovarian cancer. Cancer drugs known as Parp inhibitors have recently been approved for treating patients with BRCA-driven metastatic breast cancer or recurrent ovarian...

The Evolving Projects Of CP Medical Center Co. Ltd.

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 26, 2019 6 years ago

The Thai conglomerate, Charoen Pokphand Group is one of the world’s largest. It is also Thailand’s largest private company. With investments in over 30 countries and a huge presence in the Chinese market the group employs over 350,000 staff. It’s 3 core businesses operate in: Agribusiness & Food Retail & Distribution Telecommunications industries So, it was with sur...

New anti-influenza drugs developed in UK

Source: Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine Jan 26, 2019 6 years ago

Researchers at LSTM and Imperial College London have designed drugs which could help combat any potential new flu pandemic, by targeting the receptors of the cells by which the virus gains entry to the human body. In a paper published in the Journal of Immunology the team, led by LSTM's Professor Richard Pleass, show that by engineering a part of an antibody they can target ...

European Researchers Genetically Modify Adenovirus, Turning It Into Tumor-Killing Agents For Retinoblastoma

Source: Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Dept, Hospital Sant Joan de Deu, Barcelona Jan 25, 2019 6 years ago

A European team of researchers reports that modifying an adenovirus a certain way made it an effective tumor killer in mice with retinoblastoma. In their paper published in the journal Science Translational Medicine, the researchers describe modifying the virus and testing its effectiveness in treating retinoblastoma. Retinoblastoma, as its name implies, is a cancer of the retina. It is mos...

Bacterial pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis identified as one of the many agents implicated to causing Alzheimer's disease

Source: Cortexyme, Inc, US Jan 24, 2019 6 years ago

Cortexyme, Inc., a privately held, clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing therapeutics to alter the course of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other degenerative disorders, today announced publication of a foundational paper supporting its approach in Science Advances. In the paper, an international team of researchers led by Cortexyme co-founders Stephen Dominy, M.D. and Casey Lync...

Platelet-rich plasma injections, a 2019 Aesthetic Trend for cosmetic facial procedures shows promising results

Source: NYU Langone Health, New York Jan 23, 2019 6 years ago

Most studies evaluating platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection for facial rejuvenation and other cosmetic procedures have reported positive results, according to a critical review in the publication: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). PRP Injections are reportedly the latests trends of 2019 for Aesthetic Clinics a...

Scientists confirm correlation between colitis and colon cancer

Source: Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University Jan 23, 2019 6 years ago

Lingering inflammation in the colon is a known risk factor for colorectal cancer and now scientists report one way it resets the stage to enable this common and often deadly cancer. Inflammation is supposed to be a short-term response to an infection or other irritant in the body that is essential to eliminating it. But when inflammation persists, it can contribute to a myriad of common condit...

Researchers discover method to invigorate the immune system to eradicate cancer.

Source: University of Pennsylvania Jan 22, 2019 6 years ago

Immune cells called macrophages are supposed to serve and protect, but cancer has found ways to put them to sleep. Now researchers at the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania say they've identified how to fuel macrophages with the energy needed to attack and eat cancer cells. It is well established that macrophages can either support cancer cell growth and spread or hinder ...

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