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Researchers identified a combination therapy for triple-negative breast cancer that results in durable tumor regression in an animal model.

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Tackling the root cause of treatment resistance in age-related macular degeneration

August 6, 2020August 27, 2020AIBP, anti-VEGF, blindness, cholesterol, choroidal neovascularization, macrophages, macular degeneration, Research

A novel strategy can potentially address a major challenge to the current treatment for CNV, the leading cause of irreversible blindness in the elderly.

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What to expect within the tumor microenvironment

September 17, 2019September 17, 2019Breast Cancer, breast cancer diversity, immune cells in tumor, macrophages, neutrophils, Research, tumor microenvironment

Breast cancer is very heterogeneous. For many years researchers have recognized different subtypes of breast cancer, for instance, estrogen receptor positive (ER+), ER- and triple

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Some antibiotic-resistant bacteria have outside help

May 23, 2019May 30, 2019Antibiotic-resistant bacteria, diabetic ulcers, macrophages, non-healing wounds, P. aeruginosa, Pf phage, Research, virus

The bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa – one of the greatest threats to human health, according to the World Health Organization – frequently carries a virus or