New treatment may lead to HIV cure
Researchers have successfully suppressed HIV infections in mice—offering a path to a cure for HIV and other chronic viral infections.
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Joseph Shavit
Oct 19, 2021
New portable device opens the way for at-home skin cancer treatment
A new prototype photodynamic therapy (PDT) device that can be used at home significantly reduces pain levels during treatment.
Joseph Shavit
Oct 17, 2021
Researchers discover a more targeted treatment for cancer
Several years ago, it was discovered that a group of women with hereditary breast and ovarian cancer also have mutations in one of two genes
Joseph Shavit
Oct 16, 2021
New cost-effective drug to treat lung cancer is finally here
Most recent lung cancer research focuses on anti-angiogenic therapy, a cancer treatment that uses anti-cancer drugs to block the tumor.
Joseph Shavit
Oct 13, 2021
New, chemotherapy-free, treatment for head and neck cancer shows amazing results
An immunotherapy combination could be better than standard ‘Extreme’ chemotherapy as first-line treatment for some patients with cancer.
Joseph Shavit
Oct 7, 2021
Cancer chemotherapy drug reverses Alzheimer’s symptoms in mice
A drug commonly used to treat cancer can restore memory and cognitive function in mice that display symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease.
Joshua Shavit
Oct 4, 2021
Early-stage drug could stop Parkinson's disease in its tracks
Health scientists have identified a molecule that slows cells’ production of alpha-synuclein, a protein that forms toxins in the brain.
Joshua Shavit
Sep 26, 2021
New insights into the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancer
To accelerate discoveries for cancer patients, we need new ways to bring together the different types of complex data we generate.
Joshua Shavit
Sep 2, 2021
Novel cancer treatment uses 'pills' of light to zap cells from inside the body
Therapies should be highly effective and as free as possible of side effects—a big challenge, particularly in the case of cancer.
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