Triggering a Tumor Antiviral Immune Response in Patients With Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
January 22nd 2021During a study investigating therapeutics that target how RNA splicing activates antiviral immune pathways in triple-negative breast cancers, researchers observed that endogenous RNA in tumor cells that had been mis-spliced is able to mimic an RNA virus.
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Survey Finds Vast Majority of Pharmacists Plan to or Have Been Vaccinated Against COVID-19
January 22nd 2021In successive surveys over the past several months, an increasing number of pharmacists said they plan to be immunized, plan to manage the logistics of handling the vaccine, and will administer it to patients.
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Study: Fried Food Intake Linked to Heightened Serious Heart Disease, Stroke Risk
January 21st 2021The study authors noted that although the Western diet does not promote good cardiovascular health, it is not clear exactly what contribution fried food might make to the risks of serious heart disease and stroke.
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Study: Sharp Decline in Cancer Screenings, Diagnoses During the First COVID-19 Surge
January 21st 2021The study findings emphasize the need for people who missed or postponed a cancer screening test early in the pandemic to contact their health care provider to discuss the potential need to reschedule it, according to the study authors.
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FDA Grants Priority Review to Treatment for Resected Esophageal or Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer
January 21st 2021FDA grant priority review to a supplemental biologics license application for nivolumab (Opdivo) for use as an adjuvant treatment for patients with resected esophageal or gastroesophageal junction cancer.
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Study: Temperature Scanners of Limited Value in Detecting COVID-19
January 20th 2021A new study published in Experimental Physiology suggests that taking temperature readings of a person’s fingertip and eye would give a significantly better and more reliable reading and help identify those with fever compared to a full body scan.
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FDA Grants Conditional Approval for Drug to Control Seizures in Dogs with Idiopathic Epilepsy
January 19th 2021This conditional approval is the first under the 2018 reauthorization of the FDA’s Animal Drug User Fee Act program, through which Congress granted the FDA a limited expansion of the conditional approval pathway for certain new animal drugs.
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FDA Fast Tracks Padeliporfin Immune Photo Activated Cancer Therapy for Upper-Tract Urothelial Cancer
January 19th 2021A minimally invasive, targeted treatment option, ImPACT is also under evaluation in patients with other localized tumors, such as urothelial cancer, esophageal cancer, lung cancer, and pancreatic cancer.
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Study: Menopause Possible to Blame for Increased Forgetfulness, Lack of Attention
January 18th 2021Multiple large-scale studies have suggested that menopause is a sex-specific risk factor for cognitive dysfunction independent of aging and other menopause symptoms, such as depression, anxiety, and hot flashes.
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