Possible new treatment for Acute myeloid leukemia (AML)
New research has identified a novel immunotherapy for acute myeloid leukemia. The study, published in Nature Cancer, describes a T-cell receptor that recognizes a mutation shared between a…
Breakthrough in the fight against resistance in metastatic breast cancer
A team of researchers at the Medical University of Vienna has discovered that dormant tumor cells surviving chemotherapy can be targeted through the inhibition of a specific protein…
Low-grade intestinal inflammation a long time after radiotherapy
Patients who have undergone pelvic radiotherapy may live with low-grade chronic inflammation of the lower intestine 20 years after the treatment. This has been shown in a study…
Optimizing Treatment for Acute Spinal Cord Injury
A special focus issue of the peer-reviewed Journal of Neurotrauma highlights the latest findings of the North American Clinical Trials Network (NACTN), aimed at improving outcomes for individuals…
New information on the most important early stage of embryonic development
A new discovery by researchers challenges our current understanding of gastrulation, the most important stage of early embryonic development.