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Cancer researcher Professor Luke Selth of Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute / Flinders University – SWNS Prostate cancer treatment could be “supercharged” by a new way of weakening malignant cells, say scientists. A new “vulnerability” in prostate cancer cells that could improve treatment for the second most common cancer in men worldwide (second only to skin cancer) was discovered …

Rick is helping to answer a question central to the future of Alzheimer’s care: Can the disease be stopped, or delayed, before it has noticeable effects? Doctors now believe the seeds of Alzheimer’s are planted decades before symptoms emerge, and the best hope for combating the illness will be treating people when they’re feeling just fine. Rick is participating in …

Neurons (pictured) in a brain region called the parabrachial nucleus have been implicated in creating the sensation of pain that persists long after an initial injury.Credit: Mike Agliolo/Science Photo Library Scientists have spotted a small set of easily overlooked brain cells that is activated during persistent pain — the kind that lasts long after an initial injury. The research was …

Novo, Lilly weight-loss drugs should be first option obesity treatments, European doctors say  Reuters A systematic review and meta-analysis of the efficacy and safety of pharmacological treatments for obesity in adults  Nature Semaglutide, tirzepatide recommended as first-line treatment of obesity and most of its complications in new guidance  Medical Xpress Weight loss jabs Mounjaro and Wegovy are so effective they should be the …

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered how a hormone interacts with a receptor on the surface of immune cells to shield cancer cells from the body’s natural defenses. The findings, published in Nature Immunology, could lead to new immunotherapy approaches for treating cancer as well as potential treatments for inflammatory disorders and neurologic diseases. “Myeloid cells are among …

DEAR DR. ROACH: I was diagnosed with stage 4 high-grade ovarian cancer in September 2024. I underwent a major surgery after the tumor shrank in March. I see a top doctor at a renowned hospital, and I trust him. I went through seven rounds of chemo with three different meds. I handled it well as I am very fit and …

Dear Doctor: Are scientists hiding viable treatments for cancer like ivermectin?  OregonLive.com To Your Good Health: Debunking ivermectin as a ‘miracle treatment’ for cancer  Prescott Daily Courier Why your cancer doc won’t offer you ivermectin  Medical News Bulletin Source link

Researchers led by Hiroshi Ohno at the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences (IMS) in Japan have discovered why smoking tobacco helps people suffering from ulcerative colitis, a chronic disease typified by inflammation of the large intestine. Published in the scientific journal Gut, the study shows that smoking produces metabolites that encourage bacteria from the mouth to grow in the …

A new study by Duke researchers marked a major shift in understanding one of the deadliest forms of lung cancer. On Wednesday, researchers released a new study that found small cell lung cancer (SCLC) likely begins in basal stem-like cells rather than in specialized lung cells called neuroendocrine cells. The study suggests basal cells can “give rise to tumors in …

The advisory committee makes recommendations to the CDC on what vaccines the American public should take each year. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday named a Maui children’s physician who used unapproved drugs to treat Covid to serve on a powerful federal advisory panel on vaccine policy. Dr. Kirk Milhoan, a pediatric cardiologist and pastor at Calvary Chapel …