Research decodes one way cancer survives treatment, proposes a way to prevent it
Cancer cells have various tricks up their metaphorical sleeves to survive in the face of chemotherapy, radiotherapy and other cancer […]
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More research urgently needed to treat and prevent cardiovascular disease
Heart disease remains the world’s leading cause of death, and today top European scientists outlined their battle plans for the […]
» Read moreImmunotherapy of precancerous skin lesions may prevent squamous cell carcinoma
A treatment previously shown to clear the precancerous skin lesions called actinic keratosis now appears to reduce the chance that […]
» Read moreImmune stimulant molecule shown to prevent cancer
A research team at the University of Louisville has discovered that an immune checkpoint molecule they developed for cancer immunotherapy, […]
» Read moreHow your immune system uses chaos to prevent disease
Modern research has unearthed many of the faulty mechanisms that are at play in cancer, yet science has plenty left […]
» Read moreNew blood pressure guideline could prevent 3 million cardiovascular events over 10 years
In 2017, the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association released new blood pressure guidelines, lowering hypertension threshold […]
» Read moreCutting societal alcohol use may prevent alcohol disorders
Society must take collective responsibility to reduce the harm caused by alcohol use disorders, a University of Otago academic says. […]
» Read moreCan eating this type of sugar prevent weight gain?
More and more studies are unraveling the multi-layered relationship between our gut microbiome and weight gain. A few years ago, […]
» Read moreVery few sexually active gay and bisexual men use prophylactic drug to prevent HIV transmission, study finds
Only 4 percent of sexually active gay and bisexual men in the United States use Truvada, a highly effective medication […]
» Read moreWalking may prevent heart failure in senior women
According to recent estimates, almost 5 million people in the United States have congestive heart failure. Over half a million […]
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