medicine
Interview with Cancer Researcher Dr Ali Roghanian
Posted in Medicine on 3rd Jul, 2022
by Alex Muller
Cancer immunotherapy is a powerful class of treatments that has the potential to generate potent and long-lasting immunity against tumour cells, like providing protection against viruses and bacteria. Similar to vaccination, the potential of cancer immunotherapy to induce memory immune responses is of particular importance, as it limits the chance of tumour recurrence and escape.
Interview with an Expert: Immunotherapy Update
Posted in Interviews, Medicine on 3rd Jul, 2022
by Alex Muller
Elizabeth M. Jaffee, M.D., is an internationally recognized expert in pancreatic cancer and immunotherapy research.
Light-Activated "Photoimmunotherapy" Kills Brain Cancer, Reduces Relapse
Posted in Medicine on 25th Jun, 2022
by Alex Muller
The key is a compound that glows under light to guide surgeons to the tumor, while near-infrared light activates a cancer-killing mechanism.
Simple Retina Test Could Accurately Distinguish Autism From ADHD
Posted in Medicine, Science on 25th Jun, 2022
by Alex Muller
Autism and ADHD are becoming better understood, but clinicians can still find the two conditions difficult to tell apart.
Women Significantly More Likely To Develop Long COVID Than Men
Posted in Medicine on 25th Jun, 2022
by Alex Muller
The researchers hypothesize the same immune response that protects women from acute disease could be what is amplifying the predominance of long COVID.