Chemotherapy often damages healthy cells. But a new form of ultrasound-activated chemotherapy developed by researchers at City University of Hong Kong could provide a more precise and targeted approach. The researchers developed…
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“Inverse vaccine” shows potential to treat multiple sclerosis and other autoimmune diseases
A new type of vaccine developed by researchers at the University of Chicago’s Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (PME) has shown in the lab setting that it can completely reverse autoimmune diseases…
A low-cost potential therapy for spinal cord injuries
A spinal cord injury is a life-altering event, and the effects, such as muscle weakness and paralysis, can dramatically disrupt a person’s life. While there is no cure for paralysis, there has…
City of Hope scientists develop targeted chemotherapy able to kill all solid tumors in preclinical research
Researchers at City of Hope, one of the largest cancer research and treatment organizations in the United States, published a new study explaining how they took a protein once thought to be…
An Unexpected Doorway into the Ear Opens New Possibilities for Hearing Restoration
An international team of researchers has developed a new method to deliver drugs into the inner ear. The discovery was possible by harnessing the natural flow of fluids in the brain and…