Immunotherapy is beneficial in gastric and oesophageal cancers, studies show

New data presented at ESMO 2020 have shown that immunotherapy is beneficial for patients with gastric and oesophageal cancers who currently have poor survival. Immune therapy would be a big change in treatment, since immune checkpoint inhibitors are not yet approved for early therapy in Western countries. Three studies provide evidence, based on different patient […]

Novel cell-based cancer immunotherapy shows promise in early studies

Scientists have developed a new immunotherapy that eradicates solid tumours in mice without adverse side effects, according to a new study published today in eLife. The newly developed chimeric antigen receptor-T cell (CAR-T cell therapy) could soon be tested in clinical trials. In addition, the researchers used a new mouse model that could be used […]

Industry-linked studies more favorable to indoor tanning, researchers say

Studies of indoor tanning that are financially linked to the industry are significantly more likely to downplay the risks and highlight perceived benefits of indoor tanning than studies without such ties, according to researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine. The researchers analyzed 691 articles on indoor tanning in scientific journals. Fifty had financial […]

Studies Show More and More Brides are Buying their Wedding Dresses Online

Studies show that more and more brides are ditching canvassing the physical stores to buy their wedding dresses. Instead, they go to online stores that offer high-quality clothes at affordable rates. The Survey The famous wedding site TheKnot.com conducted a survey on its thousands of users and customers to determine the reasons why most brides-to-be […]