Clusters of a virus known to cause stomach flu are resistant to detergent and ultraviolet disinfection, according to new research
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Novel treatment avenue for resistant cancers: Removing SORLA protein from drug-resistant HER2-positive cancer cell lines
SORLA is a protein trafficking receptor that has been mainly studied in neurons, but it also plays a role in
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Bacteria can become resistant to drugs by ‘closing their pores’
Bacteria can become antibiotic-resistant by closing pores on their surface to stop drugs getting in, study finds Researchers found bacteria
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Immunotherapy could work against bowel cancers resistant to important targeted treatment
Patients with bowel cancer who have stopped responding to a widely used targeted drug could benefit from immunotherapy, a major
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Cocktail of common antibiotics can fight resistant E. coli
Today, many disease-causing bacteria acquire resistance genes, which make antibiotic treatment ineffective. One gene especially—CTX-M-15, encoding an extended spectrum beta-lactamase
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Women’s lungs are more resistant to smoke from fires
Why women are better at lighting fires: Females should light barbecues and bonfires because their lungs are more resistant to
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Study may explain why some triple-negative breast cancers are resistant to chemotherapy
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is an aggressive form of the disease accounting for 12 to 18 percent of breast cancers.
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TLR9 agonist CMP-001-pembrolizumab combination shows early efficacy for metastatic melanoma resistant to anti-PD-1
A combination of CMP-001, an intratumoral Toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9) agonist, and pembrolizumab (Keytruda), tested in patients with metastatic melanoma
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The ‘immuno revolution’: Turning up the heat on resistant tumors
A promising class of drugs known as CD40 monoclonal antibodies could be the spark needed to light the fire in
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