New Peanut Allergy Treatments Help Kids, But Are They Worth the Cost?
Researchers studied whether two new peanut allergy treatments for children are worth their cost compared to doing nothing. They followed 201 kids aged 1-10 for …
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Special Bacteria May Help Fight Skin Cancer in New Study
Researchers discovered that a specific type of beneficial bacteria called Lactiplantibacillus plantarum FLPL05, found in people who live very long lives in …
Read MoreNew Combo Treatment Shows Promise Against Liver Cancer
Researchers tested a new combination approach to fight liver cancer by combining three different treatments: freezing the tumor, injecting an immune-boosting …
Read MoreRed Yeast Rice May Help Protect Heart Health in Cancer Patients
Cancer patients taking certain immunotherapy drugs called checkpoint inhibitors live longer, but these drugs can sometimes speed up heart disease. Scientists …
Read MoreYour Gut Bacteria May Help Fight Melanoma and Cancer Drugs
Scientists are discovering that the trillions of bacteria living in your gut play a surprising role in melanoma (a serious type of skin cancer) and how well …
Read MoreNew Nanoparticle Treatment Shows Promise for Aggressive Breast Cancer
Researchers developed a new type of tiny particle medicine designed to fight triple-negative breast cancer, one of the most aggressive forms of breast cancer. …
Read MoreNew Gel Patch Could Help Stop Cancer from Coming Back After Surgery
Scientists created a special gel patch containing tiny iron particles that could be placed at the surgical site after tumor removal to prevent cancer from …
Read MoreNew Nanoparticles Show Promise in Fighting Cancer
Scientists created tiny particles smaller than cells that could help treat cancer in a new way. These special particles use infrared light (a type of light we …
Read MoreHow Cancer Cells Die: New Hope for Stopping Spread
Scientists have discovered a special way that cancer cells can be forced to die, called ferroptosis. This process involves iron and fat damage inside cells. …
Read MoreNew Drug Technology Could Help Fight Cancer by Destroying Problem Proteins
Scientists have created a new type of medicine that works like a targeted delivery system to destroy harmful proteins on cancer cells. The medicine is made by …
Read MoreNew Cell Therapies Show Promise Against Ovarian Cancer
Scientists are developing exciting new treatments called CAR-T and CAR-NK cell therapies that train the body's immune cells to fight ovarian cancer. This …
Read MoreNew Light-Based Cancer Treatment Works Even Without Oxygen
Scientists created a new type of nanoparticle (tiny particle) that uses light to fight cancer in ways that work better than current treatments. The special …
Read MoreNew Drug Delivery System Shows Promise Against Colorectal Cancer
Researchers developed a new way to deliver cancer-fighting drugs directly to colorectal cancer cells. They combined two substances—schisandrin A and …
Read MoreNew Virus Treatment Shows Promise Against Lung Cancer Spread
Scientists are exploring a creative new way to fight cancer using a modified flu virus that only becomes active inside tumors. Researchers created tiny …
Read MoreOne Shot Treatment: New Cells That Keep Working for Years
Scientists have created special immune cells called GD2TIF cells that can stay alive in the body for a very long time and continuously deliver medicine. Unlike …
Read MoreNew Nanoparticles Show Promise in Fighting Tumor Cells
Scientists have created tiny particles made from copper and natural plant compounds that may help the body's immune system fight cancer more effectively. These …
Read MoreYour Gut Bacteria May Help Fight Cancer Better
Scientists are discovering that the trillions of tiny bacteria living in your stomach and intestines might play a bigger role in cancer treatment than anyone …
Read MoreNew Drug Combo Shows Promise Against Hard-to-Treat Skin Cancer
Scientists created a new experimental drug called AC-340 that combines two different cancer-fighting approaches into one molecule. The drug works by activating …
Read MoreHow Cancer Cells Hide Their Weak Spots (And How Doctors Can Find Them)
Cancer cells are surprisingly good at changing how they use energy to survive in the body and resist treatment. But these changes also create weak points that …
Read MoreCan Vitamin D Help Fight Liver Cancer?
Liver cancer is a serious disease that affects nearly 1 million people worldwide each year, often caused by hepatitis infections. Scientists are exploring how …
Read MoreTiny Particles Could Help Fight Cancer Better
Scientists are exploring how incredibly small particles called nanoparticles could help treat cancer more effectively. These tiny particles are designed to …
Read MoreMushroom Protein May Help Your Immune System Fight Lung Cancer
Scientists discovered that a protein found in mushrooms called GMI might help your body's immune system fight lung cancer more effectively. Cancer cells …
Read MoreNew Cancer-Fighting Drugs That Use Your Body's Immune System
Scientists are developing a new type of cancer medicine called ChemoBodies (or antibody-drug conjugates) that work like guided missiles. These medicines use …
Read MoreNew Antibody Design Shows Promise Against Hard-to-Treat Breast Cancer
Researchers created a specially engineered antibody that works better against aggressive breast cancers by boosting the body's natural immune response. The …
Read MoreHow Special Diets May Help Your Immune System Fight Cancer
Scientists are discovering that what you eat can change how your immune cells work, especially in fighting cancer. This research focuses on ketone …
Read MoreNew Vaccine Shows Promise Against Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
Researchers tested a new vaccine designed to help the body fight triple-negative breast cancer, a particularly aggressive type of breast cancer. The vaccine …
Read MoreNew Treatment Targets Found for Rare Vulvar Cancer
Researchers studied tissue samples from 108 patients with a rare type of vulvar cancer to find new ways to treat it. They looked for six different protein …
Read MoreNew Hope for Rare Childhood Seizure Disorder: A Success Story
A 10-year-old girl developed a rare and serious condition called FIRES that caused uncontrollable seizures after a simple fever. Normal seizure medications …
Read MoreNew Vaccine Design Shows Promise Against Aggressive Breast Cancer
Scientists used computer modeling to design two new types of vaccines that could help fight triple-negative breast cancer, a particularly aggressive form of …
Read MoreCan Probiotics Help Fight Breast Cancer?
Researchers are exploring whether probiotics—the helpful bacteria found in yogurt and fermented foods—might work alongside traditional breast cancer …
Read MoreYour Gut Bacteria May Affect Your Lung Health
Scientists are discovering that the bacteria living in your stomach and intestines can influence how your lungs work and fight disease. This connection, called …
Read MoreSpecial Immune Cells May Help Stop Brain Inflammation
Scientists discovered that a specific type of immune cell called iTreg can better control brain inflammation than similar cells. These special cells work by …
Read MoreNew Combo Treatment Shows Promise for Blood Cancer in Older Adults
Researchers found that combining a vitamin D-like drug with a low dose of an existing cancer medicine may help treat acute myeloid leukemia (AML), a serious …
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