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Researchers have created a mathematical model that can determine the impact of the immune system on tumor evolution. The information gained from using this model may be able to be used to predict whether immunotherapy is likely to be effective for a patient’s cancer, helping to guide treatment decisions. Immune cells recognize tumors by detecting […]
Media reports earlier this week described a Queensland nurse with stomach pains who went on to test positive for COVID-19. Could stomach pains be another symptom of COVID-19? And if you have stomach pains, should you get tested? Although we might think of COVID-19 as a respiratory disease, we know it involves the gut. In […]
Cancer therapies sometimes involve drugs that mediate the breakdown of specific intracellular proteins that participate in cancer formation and proliferation. Proteolysis-targeting chimeras or PROTACs are a promising type of protein-degrader molecules, but their effectiveness has been challenged by their limited ability to accumulate inside cells. In this study published in the journal Nature Communications, a […]
Fox News Flash top headlines for August 21 During the coronavirus pandemic, some are turning to ultraviolet light to disinfect objects, but how safe are they? And are they effective at fighting the coronavirus? The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned about the use of these lights during this pandemic in a statement this week. “UVC […]
Good news for our troops: Congress is on the verge of repealing years of misguided, breed-specific bans affecting the pet dogs of military families. Currently, the Air Force, Army and Marine Corps all have varied discriminatory breed bans that prevent military families from having certain breeds of dogs—like American Pit Bull Terriers, Doberman Pinschers and […]
“Yo, dude, put on a mask!” Those words are probably heard dozens of times a day. The sight of someone without a face covering, openly coughing, or standing a little too close for comfort is enough to set off someone who can’t understand why another person isn’t following widely prescribed guidelines to slow the spread […]
Big news! Katie Lowes announced that she is pregnant, expecting her second child with her husband, Adam Shapiro. Celebs Announcing Pregnancies in 2020 “We want to share some good news!” the actress, 38, captioned her Friday, July 31, Instagram reveal. “Baby No. 2 coming November 2020. Adam, Albee, and I are so excited!” In the social media upload, […]
It is a fact that has long baffled doctors: Cancer in the small intestine is quite rare, whereas colorectal cancer, a neighboring though much smaller organ, is one of the leading causes of cancer death for men and women. What is it about the colon that seems to attract cancer? To answer this question, Professor […]
The University of Alabama at Birmingham and Southern Research have discovered a new drug candidate that offers a major advance in the treatment for diabetes. Tested on isolated human and mouse pancreatic islets, mouse and rat cell cultures and animal models of both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, the experimental drug significantly improved four […]
As the number of COVID-19 patient records grows, researchers are meticulously combing through the data, searching for a better understanding of the virus and what we can expect in the months and years ahead. What is now of increasing concern in health care is the realization that the virus can not only be severe, but […]