A brain-cancer vaccine more than 20 years in the making suspends cancer growth in patients enrolled in early-stage trial.
Understanding what makes Tennessee whiskey unique
Freshly distilled, un-aged whiskey is filtered over charcoal made from the sugar maple tree in a mysterious, but necessary step…
Fish slime: An untapped source of potential new antibiotics
As current antibiotics dwindle in effectiveness against multidrug-resistant pathogens, researchers are seeking potential replacements in some unlikely places. Now a…
Next-generation single-dose antidotes for opioid overdoses
Fentanyl’s powerful effects are long-lasting, and even tiny amounts of the drug can lead to an overdose. Antidotes, such as…
Mesothelin-targeted CAR T-cell therapy shows early promise in patients with solid tumors
A chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy that targets the protein mesothelin showed no evidence of major toxicity and had…
CD40 combination therapy can shrink pancreatic tumors
A new combination of immunotherapy and chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer caused tumors to shrink in the majority of evaluable patients.
Excess body weight before 50 is associated with higher risk of dying from pancreatic cancer
Excess weight before age 50 may be more strongly associated with pancreatic cancer mortality risk than excess weight at older…