Mindzilla – clinical trial

Designer DNA Therapeutic Wipes Out Cancer Stem Cells, Treats Multiple Myeloma in Mice

January 21, 2021
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La Jolla, CA — Many patients with multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer, eventually develop resistance to one treatment after another. That’s in part because cancer stem cells drive the disease...

Focused Ultrasound Shows Promise Against Deadliest Brain Tumour

June 23, 2020
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Charlottesville, VA — An innovative use of focused ultrasound being pioneered at the University of Virginia School of Medicine is showing promise against glioblastoma, the deadliest brain tumour, and...

AI-Supported Test for Very Early Signs of Glaucoma Progression

May 4, 2020
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London, UK — A new test can detect glaucoma progression 18 months earlier than the current gold standard method, according to results from a UCL-sponsored clinical trial. The technology, supported...

Mechanism that Makes Infants More Likely Than Adults to Die from Sepsis is Discovered

July 4, 2019
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São Paulo, Brazil — An immune mechanism that makes babies more likely than adults to die from sepsis has been identified by scientists affiliated with the Center for Research on Inflammatory Diseases...

Researchers Target Metastasis in Fight Against Cancer

March 28, 2019
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Alberta, Canada — An experimental combination drug therapy attacking the DNA integrity of cancer cells is showing promise for a possible new cancer therapy in the future. Scientists at the University...

More Vitamin D may Improve Memory But Too Much may Slow Reaction Time

March 14, 2019
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Newark, NJ — How much vitamin D can boost memory, learning and decision-making in older adults, and how much is too much? A unique Rutgers-led study found that overweight and obese older women who...

First Double-Blind Controlled Trial of TNS Shows Reduced Symptoms in Some Children with ADHD

March 12, 2019
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Los Angeles, CA — Currently approved in Canada and Europe for adults with medication-resistant depression and seizures, trigeminal nerve stimulation (TNS) has been found to be an effective and safe...

High-Dose Radiation Therapy Improves Long-Term Survival in Patients with Stage-IV Cancers, Trial Finds

January 31, 2019
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Arlington, VA — The first report from a phase II, multi-center clinical trial indicates that a newer, more aggressive form of radiation therapy — stereotactic radiation — can extend long-term...

New Drug Seeks Receptors in Sarcoma Cells, Attacks Tumours in Animal Trials

December 13, 2018
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Champaign, IL — A new compound that targets a receptor within sarcoma cancer cells shrank tumours and hampered their ability to spread in mice and pigs, a study from researchers at the University of...

Immunotherapy Doubles Survival Rates for Patients with Melanoma Brain Metastases, Study Shows

July 12, 2018
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Boston, MA — Cancer immunotherapies and targeted therapy have revolutionized how clinicians take care of patients with advanced skin cancer and have led to long lasting treatment responses for many...

Scientists Detect New Ovarian Cancer Target

June 14, 2018
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Houston, TX — Researchers at Houston Methodist Research Institute and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have found a prescription drug, Calcitriol, approved by the Food and Drug Administration...

Automated System Better Identifies Patients at Risk for Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia

May 17, 2018
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Boston, MA — An automated system for identifying patients at risk for complications associated with the use of mechanical ventilators provided significantly more accurate results than did traditional...

New Class of Drugs could Help Tackle Treatment-Resistant Cancers, Study Shows

April 10, 2018
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London, UK — Researchers have discovered a new class of drug that has the potential to help cancer patients who no longer respond to existing therapies.

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