A new cancer vaccine from Moderna is showing breakthrough results in preventing recurrences of melanoma, and could ward off other types of cancer as well, the Wall Street Journal reported. In a mid-stage clinical trial involving post-surgery patients, the vaccine was paired with Keytruda, an immunotherapy manufactured by Merck. The risk of relapse or death … Read more
This research is right on the nose. Scientists have discovered why people get more colds during the winter months in research the medical community is hailing as a breakthrough. A study published Tuesday in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology found that cold air weakens the body’s immune response- especially in the nose, which … Read more
Alzheimer’s disease could soon be a distant memory. A revolutionary new Alzheimer’s drug named lecanemab could mark a major breakthrough in the decades-long battle against the neurological disorder, according to eye-opening Phase 3 trials. The potentially game-changing dry runs transpired in May 2021, but the results were only published Tuesday in the New England Journal … Read more
Baldness could soon be a thing of the past. A team of Japanese researchers has successfully grown mature hair follicles in a lab, an advancement in the battle against hair loss. Scientists from Yokohama National University — who have been studying hair follicle growth and hair pigmentation — generated hair follicles in petri dishes using … Read more
Olivia Newton-John’s final gift to the world: Late star’s research institute discovers a major breakthrough for pancreatic cancer treatment By Kinta Walsh-cotton For Daily Mail Australia Published: 01:16 BST, 13 October 2022 | Updated: 01:20 BST, 13 October 2022 <!– <!– <!– <!– <!– <!– <!– The cancer research charity founded by the late Olivia Newton-John … Read more
New breast cancer hope as AI breakthrough could spare THOUSANDS of women from chemotherapy Scientists believe new method could save the NHS millions of pounds each year It offers quicker way of determining if disease is likely to return after surgery Currently, thin slices of tumour are sometimes sent to California for analysis But sending … Read more
Potential cancer breakthrough as scientists finally discover how tumours ‘hijack’ healthy cells to spread around the body Cancer cells ‘hijack’ a process used by healthy cells to spread around the body Metastasis — when cancer spreads — has been incredibly difficult to prevent Researchers have found it hard to identify key drivers of this process … Read more