Daily non-political popular news in brief.

Infectious disease researchers develop basis for experimental melanoma treatment

While investigating a fungus known to cause an infection in people with AIDS, two grantees of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, unexpectedly discovered a potential strategy for treating metastatic melanoma, one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer. The treatment approach, which involves combining an antibody with radiation, has since been further developed and is expected to enter early-stage human clinical studies in 2007.

Read more »

Keywords: infectious, disease, researchers, develop, basis, experimental, melanoma, treatment, infectiou, researcher, basi

« Previous | Next »

Similar news on "Infectious disease researchers develop basis for experimental melanoma treatment":

1. UT medical researcher determines link between foie gras and disease
   06-18-2007 · EurekAlert!
   Experimental data published today by University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine researchers shows a potential link between foie gras consumption and amyloid-related dieases such as Alzheimer's, rheumatoid arthritis and adult onset diabetes.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
2. New treatment for age-related macular degeneration within sight
   11-29-2007 · EurekAlert!
   With 8 million people at high risk for advanced age-related macular degeneration, researchers from Harvard and Japan discovered that the experimental drug, endostatin, may be the cure. A research report published in the December 2007 issue of The FASEB Journal, describes how giving endostatin to mice significantly reduced or eliminated abnormal blood vessel growth within the eye, which is ultimately why the disease causes blindness.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
3. Multiple species of bacteria may cause trachoma: Implications for treatment
   01-02-2008 · EurekAlert!
   In a study published in this week's PLoS Medicine, researchers have found that more than one species of bacteria may be causing the infectious eye disease trachoma.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
4. Researchers find new way to block destructive rush of immune cells
   01-14-2008 · EurekAlert!
   Researchers have found a way to selectively block the ability of white blood cells to "crawl" toward the sites of injury and infection when such mobility drives disease, according to a study published today in the Journal of Experimental Medicine. The results suggest a new treatment approach for autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, lupus and multiple sclerosis, and for conditions made worse by misplaced inflammation, like atherosclerosis, stroke and transplant rejection, researchers said.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
5. Experimental drug boosts survival in recurrent ovarian cancer
   09-27-2007 · EurekAlert!
   An experimental drug has shown promise in extending the survival period for women with recurrent ovarian cancer whose treatment options have dwindled. Early testing data showed that pertuzumab added weeks to the lives of Stage 3 ovarian cancer patients whose disease had returned after treatment with existing chemotherapy, said a researcher from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
6. Progress in infectious disease surveillance but gaps remain, says Mailman School of Public Health
   07-17-2007 · EurekAlert!
   Although considerable progress has been made in global infectious disease surveillance, few scientists are optimistic that an effective early warning system is in place, and many gaps remain, according to researchers at Columbia’s Mailman School of Public Health. A paper in the July/August issue of Health Affairs, calls for increasing resources for improved coordination and sharing of information, and additional research to develop the most rigorous triggers for action.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
7. A potential biological cause for sudden infant death syndrome
   10-31-2006 · EurekAlert!
   New autopsy data provide the strongest evidence yet that sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is not a "mystery" disease but has a concrete biological basis: abnormalities in the brainstem serotonin system. Based on their findings, published in the November 1 issue of JAMA, researchers at Children's Hospital Boston now hope to develop a diagnostic test to identify newborns at risk, and envision treatments to protect them during the vulnerable period.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
8. Researchers develop novel method for treatment of sickle cell disease
   11-07-2006 · EurekAlert!
   Virginia Commonwealth University researchers have developed a unique anti-sickling agent that may one day be effective in treating sickle cell disease, a painful and debilitating genetic blood disorder that affects approximately 80,000 Americans.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
9. Tumor cell activity may provide clues for treating breast cancer in young women
   06-03-2007 · EurekAlert!
   When women under 50 develop breast cancer the disease tends to be more aggressive and less responsive to treatment than when it occurs in older women. Researchers at the Duke Institute for Genome Sciences & Policy and the Duke University Comprehensive Cancer Center may have discovered a part of the reason why, and their findings may lead to targeted therapies that can help treat patients more effectively.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
10. Septic survival
    10-17-2007 · EurekAlert!
    While survival rates for sepsis have increased over the past two decades, children under four and those in adolescence remain highly susceptible to the condition. Researchers in the Netherlands have now demonstrated that age and to a lesser extent, gender, are critical factors in whether or not a child sufferer will develop a more severe disease state and survive or not. These findings could help to improve the treatment of sepsis and improve survival rates further still.
    Similar news · Read more »