Cancerous tumors that aren’t candidates for surgery or chemotherapy sometimes respond well to alternatives like immunotherapy, but even cutting-edge cancer treatments that harness the immune system have their limits.
Hate needles? These researchers do too.
According to a study, type 1 diabetes could be prevented by inhibiting a gene associated with the onset of the disease.
This nationwide clinical trial funded through the National Institutes of Health includes participation from the Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes
For teenager Arhan Rao, repurposing an antidepressant drug to treat cancer is the opening act in a career of serving patients by finding new ways to stop tumors.
UVA Health Cancer Center researchers have developed an algorithm that will improve cancer care by quickly and easily identifying patients who will benefit from powerful cancer drugs called kinase inhibitors.
An investigation by the British Medical Journal (BMJ), highlights companies are offering private blood tests for a range of conditions and deficiencies, with some making misleading claims, not backed by evidence, and leaving an already overworked NHS to follow up “abnormal results".
Exeter scientists have provided hope in the fight to control Panama disease in bananas.
School of Medicine researchers have identified a key contributor to high blood pressure that could lead to new treatments for a condition which affects almost half of American adults.
About 5% of the world population suffers from thyroid disease with often severe symptoms, yet treatment is not a simple adjustment of thyroid hormone levels.
Chronic diseases often lead to fibrosis, a condition in which organ tissue suffers from excessive scarring.
The mitochondria are organelles within the cells of all eukaryotic organisms that produce the energy to fuel the cells.
A huge new database helps reveal tomato riddles and may facilitate the breeding of delicious, disease-resistant tomatoes
How well patients recover after a hip fracture varies enormously between NHS hospitals in England and Wales and in some hospitals one in ten patients died within a month of their fracture, a new study has found.
Researchers at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy found that men who consumed high rates of ultra-processed foods were at higher risk for developing colorectal cancer than those who did not
Boosting physical activity levels and curbing sitting time are highly likely to lower breast cancer risk, finds research designed to strengthen proof of causation.
UBC researchers are part of an international collaboration that has discovered how to control the stickiness of adhesive bandages using ultrasound waves and bubbles.
A team of University of British Columbia researchers working on developing oral insulin tablets as a replacement for daily insulin injections have made a game-changing discovery.
Many people with opioid use disorder engage with the justice system, making it a critical place to offer evidence-based treatment.
Prokaryotes can detect hallmark viral proteins and trigger cell death through a process seen across all domains of life.