by Jasmine C, B Jamerson | Jun 18, 2025 | Cancer, Health and Medical Research News, Trending News
What Did the Research Discover? This study examined whether adding pembrolizumab (Keytruda), an immune checkpoint inhibitor, to standard chemotherapy before surgery could improve outcomes for patients with early-stage triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). In this...
by Jasmine C, B Jamerson | May 22, 2025 | Bronchitis, Health and Medical Research News, Trending News
What did the research discover? Researchers studied how activating a specific protein called Nrf2 could help the immune cells in the lungs, called alveolar macrophages, fight bacterial infections in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). COPD makes it harder...
by Jasmine C, B Jamerson | May 20, 2025 | Cancer, Health and Medical Research News
What Are Current Prostate Cancer Treatments? Treating advanced prostate cancer often involves lowering the levels of male hormones (called androgens) in the body. This is because prostate cancer cells usually need these hormones to grow. One common treatment is called...
by Jasmine C, B Jamerson | May 13, 2025 | Arthritis, Health and Medical Research News
What did the research discover? Researchers explored quantitative imaging techniques that assess the biochemical composition of articular cartilage, offering early detection of osteoarthritis (OA) and new pathways for disease-modifying treatments. Traditional imaging...
by Jasmine C, B Jamerson | May 7, 2025 | Cancer, Health and Medical Research News
What Did the Research Discover? Researchers conducted a phase 3 clinical trial to evaluate whether adding nivolumab, an immune therapy, to the standard chemotherapy drugs gemcitabine and cisplatin would improve survival for patients with advanced urothelial carcinoma...
