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New Combination Therapy for Prostate Cancer Shows Promise in Trial
In a clinical trial, it has been shown that using a combination of two oral medications, TALZENNA and XTANDI, may reduce the risk of prostate cancer progression or death by 37%.
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Genetic Cause of Once Unexplained Rare Diseases Identified
Using a new computational approach, researchers have discovered previously unknown genetic causes of primary lymphedema, thoracic aortic aneurysm disease and congenital deafness.
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Software Tool Makes Vaccine Development Faster and More Accurate
A new software tool developed by Texas Biomedical Research Institute and collaborators can help scientists and vaccine developers quickly edit genetic blueprints of pathogens to make them less harmful.
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Repurposed Drug Helps Curb Antibiotic-Resistant Pneumonia in Mice
A new study has found that the drug fomepizole – already approved by the US Federal Drug Administration to treat methanol poisoning – can help to treat antibiotic-resistant pneumonia in mice.
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Study Unearths Cause of Resistance to New Drug for Acute Leukemia
A new targeted drug has sparked remissions in patients with a common form of leukemia and also induced the cancer cells to reveal one of their schemes for resistance.
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Cocaine Use Can Halt Opioid Addicts' Recovery. Could Antidepressants Help?
An antidepressant medication called bupropion, also used for smoking cessation, may help people stop using cocaine while in treatment for opioid use disorder.
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Drug Combination for Cystic Fibrosis Is Safe and Effective After Four Years
A new study has found that patients with cystic fibrosis can safely take a new drug combination for four years while maintaining previously achieved clinical improvement.
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Fever Can Be Beneficial for Recovery, New Study Finds
A new study by scientists at the University of Alberta sheds light on how a moderate fever can be beneficial when illness strikes. The research – conducted in fish – is published in eLife.
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Newer Animal Model of Down Syndrome Is More Similar to Humans
Researchers have found that a new genetic animal model of Down syndrome is more similar to the changes seen in humans and shows milder cognitive traits than a previously studied model.
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Sister Scientists Home In on a Potential Genetic Culprit for Common Cancer
Researchers have identified a possible genetic driver of uterine corpus endometrial cancer, the fourth deadliest cancer in women.
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