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Mashup Score: 2Studying the Link Between Cancer Stem Cells and Cervical Cancer - 1 year(s) ago
The presence of Cervical Cancer Stem Cells (CCSCs) in cases of Cervical Cancer (CC) represents a small subpopulation of tumor cells with a high potential for resistance to conventional treatments. Therapeutic targeting of CCSCs has the potential to reduce resistance to conventional therapies but also limit the occurrence of distant metastasis and relapse. The paper, “Cancer Stem Cells and Their…
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Mashup Score: 2Pregnancy and Breast Cancer ~ Antonio Giordano, M.D., Ph.D. - 1 year(s) ago
Pregnancy after getting diagnosed with breast cancer is possible, but one must be aware of treatments that could undermine fertility. Becoming a mother after a cancer diagnosis, especially breast cancer, is a major concern for young women as in fact treatments like chemotherapy may impair fertility or reproductive capacity. Even though current guidelines do not discourage women who are diagnosed…
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Mashup Score: 0The Essential Guide to Clinical Trials by Prof Antonio Giordano - 1 year(s) ago
A clinical study or a clinical trial is generally medical research, which requires the participation of volunteers, either healthy or sick, to analyze, identify and develop new therapeutic interventions aimed at the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases. Such clinical trials help in determining which approach works better to reach the endpoint of the study (with the endpoint being for…
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Women infected with the papillomavirus have a higher risk of cervical cancer. The HPV test has contributed to the progress of HPV infection diagnosis because it has allowed demonstration of how the virus and its variants, known as serotypes, spreads and has also highlighted the infections caused by strains with high oncogenic risk. HPV is a DNA virus widely spread among the female population. In…
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A unique study, published by “Scientific Report” revealed the DNA content of one of the inhabitants of Pompeii from around 2000 years ago, who likely lived at the time of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. Up to now, only fragments of mitochondrial DNA have been analyzed. This DNA is the code contained in specific organelles present in cells and was taken from human and animal remains found…
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Mashup Score: 0The evidence on the use of a 'Cancer Vaccine’ is encouraging - 1 year(s) ago
The day when the two RNA-based anti-covid-19 vaccines, Pfizer and Moderna, were authorized for use was an important moment for us all. Messenger RNA (mRNA) carries information for the construction of proteins in cells. A major obstacle to overcome in designing an RNA-based vaccine is the limitation is mRNA’s extreme instability. mRNA tends to degrade quickly (unlike DNA, which is a nucleic acid…
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Mashup Score: 0Breast Cancer Disparities in North American and Western European Ethnic Minorities: A Review of Literature - 1 year(s) ago
Despite considerable advantages in research for treatments and therapies for breast cancer, there is a noticeable lack of resources which emphasizes racial disparities and socioeconomic status. Breast cancer (BC) is one of the most prevalent cancer types among women and among the top cancer deaths. Research to address this worldwide issue has been conducted to identify risk factors associated…
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Mashup Score: 0A Gene to Repair Heart Tissue After a Heart Attack - 1 year(s) ago
The study coordinated by Researcher Gabriele D’Uva was published in “Nature Cardiovascular Research” A very recent study by the University of Bologna, published in the journal “Nature Cardiovascular Research”, and coordinated by Dr. Gabriele D’Uva, has identified a gene capable of repairing heart tissue damaged following a heart attack. The heart muscle does not regenerate because of…
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The following is a translation of the interview that was published in Italian for ‘Dottor Semplice’. Antonio Giordano is one of the best-known Italian scientists in the world: his passion for research led him to the United States, where he is a professor of Molecular Biology at the Temple University of Philadelphia and director of the Sbarro Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine….
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The drought in the summer season has already put a lot of strain on crops and water resources of the Po Valley, so much so that the government had to take emergency measures to secure the necessary water supply for the general public. The report from GolettaVerde provides an update on the state of waters and coasts in Italy. According to the report, out of 31 sites along the coasts of Campania,…
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#BlogPost: “Cancer Stem Cells and Their Possible Implications in Cervical Cancer” Here's the link: https://t.co/bQ4sT53lQN #SHRO #cervicalcancer #clinicaltrial #cancercare