Life Sciences

LungVax Could Help Body Kill Cancer Cells And Stop Lung Cancer

OXFORD, UK - Scientists from the University of Oxford, the Francis Crick Institute and University College London have used technology similar to the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to create the "LungVax," a vaccine which activates the immune system to kill cancer cells and stop lung cancer. The team has been granted up to $2 million in

By |2024-03-24T15:43:56-04:00March 24th, 2024|Life Sciences, Life Sciences/Biotech|

Pfizer To Build Cancer R&D Center In California, Rather Than Kalamazoo

SAN DIEGO, CA — Pfizer has announced it will soon expand its footprint into a 230,000 square-foot life science campus in San Diego to conduct cancer research. Pfizer Oncology announced last week it has signed a 15-year lease with Breakthrough Properties, a leading global life sciences real estate developer to move into a 10-acre Torrey

By |2024-03-24T15:43:56-04:00March 24th, 2024|Featured, Life Sciences, Life Sciences/Biotech|

Another Reason To Take Viagra: May Help Protect Against Alzheimer’s Disease

CLEVELAND, Ohio - A new study provides more evidence that sildenafil (Viagra) which is used to treat erectile dysfunction (ED) may help protect against Alzheimer's disease (AD). The large real-world analysis of patient data from two databases showed a 30%-54% reduced prevalence in AD among patients who took sildenafil (Viagra) than those who did not, after adjusting for potential

By |2024-03-24T13:19:59-04:00March 24th, 2024|Featured, Life Sciences, Life Sciences/Biotech|

Breakthrough Therapy Obliterates Deadly Brain Tumor in Days

BOSTON - Brain scans of a 72-year-old man diagnosed with a highly aggressive form of cancer known as a glioblastoma have revealed a remarkable regression in his tumor's size within days of receiving an infusion of an innovative new treatment. Though the outcomes of two other participants with similar diagnoses were somewhat less positive, the case's success still

By |2024-03-21T15:53:34-04:00March 21st, 2024|Life Sciences, Life Sciences/Biotech|

Scientists Find ‘Switch’ That Stops Immune System Attacking Healthy Cells

NEW YORK. - Our immune system is talented at telling the difference between the chemistry of our own body and that of an invading pathogen. When it malfunctions, our body can become host to an intense civil war. Scientists are keen to understand this in more detail, and a newly identified 'switch' that deactivates a

By |2024-03-20T17:24:42-04:00March 20th, 2024|Featured, Life Sciences, Life Sciences/Biotech|

Cow Injected With Human DNA Produces Milk Containing Human Insulin

Millions of people living with type 1 diabetes around the world don't have reliable access to insulin. Due to their bodies' inability to produce the hormone, they have to inject it to ensure that glucose can enter cells to produce energy. But finding an affordable and reliable source of insulin has remained difficult in many

By |2024-03-16T17:13:16-04:00March 16th, 2024|Life Sciences, Life Sciences/Biotech|

A Leap Forward In Prostate Cancer Treatment

NEW YORK - A study led by Daniel Spratt, M.D., Vincent K. Smith Chair in Radiation Oncology at University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center demonstrates the safety and efficacy of a novel oral hormone therapy, relugolix, in conjunction with radiation therapy for treating men with localized and advanced prostate cancer. This work is published in JAMA Oncology. This

By |2024-03-15T14:26:15-04:00March 15th, 2024|Life Sciences, Life Sciences/Biotech|

Researchers Move Closer To Alzheimers Cure

BOULDER, Co. - Scientists have identified a key protein in the development of Alzheimer's disease which could prove critical in slowing or even halting the condition's progress. In tests on mice, a research team led by University of Colorado pharmacologist Tyler Martinez found that blocking a protein called murine double-minute 2 (Mdm2) stopped the destruction

By |2024-03-10T10:51:38-04:00March 9th, 2024|Life Sciences, Life Sciences/Biotech|

New Treatment Triggers Self-Destruction of Pancreatic Cancer Cells Within a Month

TEL AVIV, Israel - Cancer treatments have come a long way since the disease's discovery. Despite these exciting advancements, there is one unfortunately common cancer who's treatment options are lagging behind the rest: Pancreatic Cancer. Pancreatic cancer is – you guessed it – cancer of the pancreas. This is the small organ just behind the

By |2024-03-04T16:47:42-05:00March 4th, 2024|Featured, Life Sciences|

FBI Warns U.S. Healthcare Sector of Targeted BlackCat Ransomware Attacks

WASHINGTON DC - The U.S. government is warning about the resurgence of BlackCat (aka ALPHV) ransomware attacks targeting the healthcare sector as recently as this month. "Since mid-December 2023, of the nearly 70 leaked victims, the healthcare sector has been the most commonly victimized," the government said in an updated advisory. "This is likely in response to

By |2024-02-28T19:10:33-05:00February 28th, 2024|Life Sciences|