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Certain Fatty Acids Responsible for Worsening Crohn's Disease
Palmitic acid found in olive oil, butter, cheese, milk, and meat may worsen inflammation.
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Combination Therapy Increases Survival in Melanoma Patients
Treatment with dabrafenib and trametinib extends patient survival more than 2 years.
Is the FDA Approving Drugs too Quickly?
Study warns that expedited approvals have become the rule rather than the exception.
Mass Spectrometry Experiments Help Scientists See Effects of Drugs on Cancer Cells
Research offers enhanced method to assess effects of cancer drugs on normal and healthy cells.
Newly Discovered Antibodies Could Neutralize HIV Infection
Broadly neutralizing antibodies may help defend the body against HIV.
Cellular Enzyme Key to Disrupting Cancer Cell Growth
New approach may stop growth and kill cancer cells.
Multiple Myeloma Patients at Higher Risk for Financial Toxicity
Excessive out-of-pocket costs can become an adverse event from treatment.
Natural Compound Reduces Risk of Breast Cancer in Postmenopausal Women
Luteolin may carry significant anti-tumor effects.
Melatonin May be Linked to Multiple Sclerosis Symptoms
Sleep-wake cycle may link to exacerbated MS symptoms.
Experimental Drug Shows Promise for Multiple Sclerosis Patients
Ocrelizumab found to decrease progression of clinical disability.
Atezolizumab Increases Survival, Shrinks Tumors in Lung Cancer Patients
Patients treated with atezolizumab lived an average of 7.7 months longer than people treated with docetaxel chemotherapy.
Stem Cell 'Mini Brains' Developed to Reveal Potential Drug Treatment for Rare Disorder
MECP2 duplication syndrome is caused by duplication of genetic material in a specific region of the X chromosome.
New Form of Melanoma Yields Overwhelming Number of Mutations
Desmoplasmic melanoma possesses a mutation that protects tumors from destruction by the immune system.
Scripps Research Institute Receives $6 Million for HIV/AIDS Vaccine Research
Experimental drug blocks key sites on the virus surface that attach and invade human immune cells.
Anti-Diabetic Drug Suffocates Pancreatic Cancer Stem Cells
Discovery could lead to treatments that stop cancer recurrence.
How Do Socioeconomic Factors Impact Cancer Patient Survival?
More than just biological factors can affect patient outcomes.
HIV Self-Testing Proven to be Safe and Effective
Self-testing may help control global spread of HIV/AIDS.
Celgene Expands Vidaza Criteria for Treatment of Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Expansion covers patients who have greater than 30% myeloblasts.
Unprecedented Results Achieved with Melanoma Treatment
Intralesional interleukin-2 shows promise in cutaneous melanoma metastases.
Artificial Intelligence Used to Predict Chemotherapy Resistance in Breast Cancer Patients
Technology may help improve patient outcomes through enhanced personalized medicine.
Nanopore Scanning May Detect Biomarkers in Cancer Cells
Nanopore technology may soon be adapted for early disease detection.
Finding a Weakness in HIV
Researchers examine how immunodeficiency diseases avoid immune system attacks.
First All-Women HIV Study Yields Positive Results for Stribild
Current HIV treatment guidelines are based on data obtained primarily from men.
Brief Exposure to Breast Cancer Drug Could Determine Treatment Success
Findings could eliminate need for weeks of treatments that carry severe side effects.
Pancreatic Cancer Stroma Subtypes Can Harm or Hinder Cancer Progression
Research may help tailor treatments to individual patients.
Lack of Testing Adherence Related to Poor Usability of Electronic Health Record Products
Usability testing should include at least 15 representative end-user participants.
FDA Grants Priority Review to Multiple Myeloma Treatment
Kyprolis is for injection in patients with relapsed multiple myeloma.
FDA Approves Trifluridine for Colorectal Cancer Treatment
Patients treated with the drug showed improvements in overall survival.
Smoking Increases Risk of Disease Progression in MS Patients
Each additional year of smoking after multiple sclerosis diagnosis accelerated the time to secondary progressive disease conversion.
Former NASP Executive Director Killed in Plane Crash
Gary Cohen was the sole occupant of a Cessna amphibious plane that crashed in Florida on September 18.