Researchers discover new cancer-fighting role for neutrophils
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A smart molecule beats the mutation behind most pancreatic cancer
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UC San Francisco researchers have designed a candidate drug that could help make pancreatic cancer, which is almost always fatal, a treatable, perhaps even curable, condition.
The new molecule permanently modifies a wily cancer-causing mutation, called K-Ras G12D, that is responsible for nearly half of all pancreatic cancer cases and appears in some forms of lung, breast and colon cancer.
Sildenafil (Viagra) as a candidate drug for Alzheimer's disease
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Sildenafil is the main component of drugs used to treat erectile dysfunction (Viagra) and pulmonary arterial hypertension (Revatio).
Cleveland Clinic researchers uncover how virus causes cancer, point to potential treatment
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Anti-cancer drug could improve symptoms after stroke
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Ischemic stroke is the second leading cause of death worldwide and occurs when blood flow cannot reach the brain due to an obstruction.
Innovative chemotherapy approach shows promise against lung cancer
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Despite treatments such as surgery, radiation therapy and chemotherapy, only about a quarter of all people with the disease will live more than five years after diagnosis, and lung cancer kills more than 1.8 million people worldwide each year, according to the World Health Organization.
Researchers find possible solutions to reverse Alzheimer's Disease impact
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A new research paper published on Jan. 26 in Nature Communications reveals groundbreaking structural details into how diseases form much like Alzheimer's disease.
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