New treatment improves outcomes for children with rare cancer
A new treatment combining anti-tumour drugs with chemotherapy shows promise in improving the chances of patients with neuroblastoma, a rare form of children's cancer.
The clinical trial found that patients who received the drug had better one-year progression-free survival rates compared to the control group. [ more ]
Link between diet and disease depends on measuring the right data
Dietary guidelines emphasizing reducing fat intake based on early research were not found to significantly reduce cancer rates in later studies. [ more ]
Genetically engineered elephant stem cells created by Colossal hold potential for various applications like protecting living elephants and studying cancer resistance. [ more ]
Digital Twins May Enable Personalized Health Treatment
Creating digital twins of organs using patient data can lead to personalized treatments and prevent medical complications.
Efforts are underway to develop personalized heart models for patients with irregular heartbeats and digital twins of patients' tumors for cancer research.
There is also work being done to create digital twins for pregnancy to address potential complications. [ more ]
Examining the changes in metabolite and lipid levels in lymph nodes can help predict the aggressiveness of cancer and its responsiveness to treatment.
Consuming foods high in oleic acid, such as olive oil, may alter the lymph node microenvironment and potentially contribute to cancer metastasis. [ more ]
If all creativity is problem-solving, there's never been a better time for our industry to train its guns on one of the biggest challenges of all: cancer.