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New biomarkers predict outcome of cancer immunotherapy – EurekAlert (press release)

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2018-01-08 NEWS

New biomarkers predict outcome of cancer immunotherapy
EurekAlert (press release)
Nowadays, melanoma and lung cancer can be combatted effectively through immunotherapy, which makes targeted use of the immune system’s normal function of regularly examining the body’s tissue for pathogens and damages. Specific inhibitors are used to

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2018-01-08 NEWS

New biomarkers predict outcome of cancer immunotherapy
EurekAlert (press release)
Nowadays, melanoma and lung cancer can be combatted effectively through immunotherapy, which makes targeted use of the immune system’s normal function of regularly examining the body’s tissue for pathogens and damages. Specific inhibitors are used to

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2018-01-08 NEWS

Renew Biopharma Launches Pre-Clinical Drug Discovery Program with Indiana University Bloomington’s Gill Center …
Business Wire (press release)
Dr. Mackie said: “I couldn’t be more excited to work with a synthetic biology company like Renew because they can deliver conventional and novel cannabinoid molecules in amounts and purity for potential human therapeutics in a completely new and

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2018-01-08 NEWS

Lab Manager Magazine

Mechanism for Resistance to Immunotherapy Treatment Discovered
Lab Manager Magazine
An urgent question for cancer scientists is why immunotherapy achieves dramatic results in some cases but doesn’t help most patients. Now, two research groups from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have independently discovered a genetic mechanism in cancer

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2018-01-08 NEWS

Lab Manager Magazine

Mechanism for Resistance to Immunotherapy Treatment Discovered
Lab Manager Magazine
An urgent question for cancer scientists is why immunotherapy achieves dramatic results in some cases but doesn’t help most patients. Now, two research groups from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have independently discovered a genetic mechanism in cancer

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2018-01-08 NEWS

ReliaWire

Alcohol found to boost cancer risk by damaging stem cell DNA
BioNews
Drinking alcohol damages blood stem cells by altering their DNA, raising the risk of developing cancer, scientists have found. A breakdown product of alcohol – acetaldehyde – is responsible for the damage, according to researchers at the MRC Laboratory
Here’s How Alcohol Can Damage DNA and Increase Cancer RiskLive Science
How Alcohol Mutates Stem Cells And Damages ChromosomesReliaWire
Alcohol Found To Physically Break DNA In Stem Cells, Providing Potential Cause For CancerInfosurhoy
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