Implantable microparticles can deliver two cancer therapies at once
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In hopes of expanding the treatment options for those patients, MIT researchers have designed tiny particles that can be implanted at a tumor site, where they deliver two types of therapy: heat and chemotherapy.
Unique multidomain enzymes from bacteria
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Natural products produced by living organisms such as plants, animals, and microorganisms, govern various survival and defence purposes. However, these compounds can be repurposed as drugs and medicines. Many well-known drugs, including ibuprofen and penicillin, are derived from these natural products.
Immune cell discovery offers new potential for cancer immunotherapy
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Repurposing mifepristone: new hope for anti-aging treatments
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Mifepristone, which is also used to treat Cushing's disease and certain cancers, has caught the attention of scientists exploring ways to promote longer, healthier lives.
Expanding access to weight-loss drugs could save thousands of lives a year
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The findings highlight the critical need to remove existing barriers that are hindering people's access to effective weight loss treatments and impeding public health efforts to address the national obesity crisis, the researchers said.
World-first clinical trial for treating spinal cord injury using olfactory cell nerve bridges
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Griffith University researcher, Professor James St John, said olfactory ensheathing cells are the specialised cells within the olfactory (sense of smell) nerve within the nose that have numerous therapeutic properties for repairing and regenerating nerves.
Drug discovery within the patient
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