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Medical Xpress / Investigators offer free atlas of immunotherapy responses in pancreatic cancers
Oncologists have achieved some immune system responses in patients with pancreatic cancers using various combinations of vaccines and immune checkpoint inhibitor drugs, but it's not always clear which therapy is inducing ...
Tech Xplore / California wants to mix hydrogen with gas to cut climate pollution. Critics say that poses risks
Alma Figueroa began to worry when she learned that her gas provider wanted to test a controversial solution to curb global warming: blend hydrogen with natural gas to power her stove and other appliances. Figueroa, who has ...
Phys.org / How astronomers plan to detect the signatures of alien life in the atmospheres of distant planets
We live in a very exciting time: answers to some of the oldest questions humanity has conceived are within our grasp. One of these is whether Earth is the only place that harbors life.
Medical Xpress / Fast-tracked drug approvals pose safety risks, study shows
A new study co-written by a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign expert in operations management finds that drugs approved under the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's "Breakthrough Therapy Designation"—a program designed ...
Medical Xpress / Gut bacteria protect mice with influenza A from bacterial pneumonia, study finds
Select gut bacteria protect mice against post-influenza virus secondary bacterial pneumonia, according to a study published by researchers in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University.
Medical Xpress / Clinicians use intraocular pressure as continuous risk factor for glaucoma management
Clinicians seem to generally use intraocular pressure (IOP) as a continuous risk factor in their treatment patterns in patients with glaucoma, according to a study published online Jan. 8 in JAMA Ophthalmology.
Medical Xpress / New mutations in TP53 gene drive resistance to p53-targeted cancer therapy
Mutations in the tumor suppressor TP53 are a common cause of cancer, making the altered protein an attractive target for therapeutics. Among them, the Y220C mutation is the ninth most frequent and it creates a small crevice ...
Medical Xpress / Many head and neck cancer trials end early. Why?
Head and neck cancer trials are frequently derailed before they can deliver answers. A new analysis suggests that the most common reasons are sponsor decisions related to safety or effectiveness and poor patient recruitment.
Medical Xpress / How aggressive breast cancer controls protein production
A previously unknown mechanism that makes it possible for aggressive so-called triple-negative breast cancer to fine-tune its production of proteins has been discovered by researchers at Umeå University, Sweden. The discovery ...
Phys.org / Fire risks associated with solar panel installations evaluated
Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) conducted a series of large-scale tests to investigate factors that affect flame spread beneath photovoltaic (PV) panel installations on flat, commercial and industrial rooftops. The research ...
Medical Xpress / Childhood exposure to air pollution linked to poorer cognitive performance in later life
People across the globe, especially in low-income countries, continue to use solid fuels like coal, wood and plant waste for cooking and heating. The resulting indoor air pollution exposes children to smoke and particles ...
Phys.org / Meet the springtails: Little-known fantastic beasts that live everywhere on Earth
In virtually every piece of land on Earth—from near the summit of Mount Everest to Antarctica to caves nearly 2,000 meters underground—live tiny critters that have shaped the health of our planet for hundreds of millions ...
