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·October 20, 2016·5 min read

Scientists Build a Better Cancer Drug to Pass Through Blood-Brain Barrier

By altering DON, an anti-cancer drug cultivated from bacteria originally found in Peruvian soil over 70 years ago, scientists believe they have made a safer and more tolerable form of the drug.

Image shows α-synuclein aggregates in the brain cells of mice with (top) and without (bottom) the LAG3 protein.

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·September 29, 2016·4 min read

New Treatment Strategy Could Cut Parkinson’s Off at the Pass

Researchers report that a drug currently in clinical trials for other conditions slows the progress of Parkinson's disease in mice.

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·June 3, 2016·3 min read

Investigational Immunotherapy Drug Shrinks Tumors in High Risk Neuroblastoma Patients

Researchers report neuroblastoma tumors shrank in 80 percent of newly diagnosed, high risk patients involved in a clinical trail of an immunotherapy treatment.

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·May 25, 2016·3 min read

Immune System Genes Tied to Glioblastoma Brain Cancer Identified

A new study reports researchers have identified a group of immune system genes that could play a role in how long people live after developing glioblastoma.

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·February 25, 2016·3 min read

Immunotherapy May Improve Cognition in People With Schizophrenia

A small study supports the mounting evidence that targeted immunotherapy can help improve cognitive ability in people with schizophrenia.

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·November 5, 2015·3 min read

Solution for Side Effects of Alzheimer’s Immunotherapy Treatment

According to researchers, small, precise changes in anti-amyloid antibodies preserve immunotherapeutic activity without the inflammatory side effects for Alzheimer's patients.

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·March 19, 2015·4 min read

A Novel Way to Improve Vaccine Efficacy in Brain Tumors

A new study reports researchers have discovered a way to enhance the effects of immunotherapy to treat glioblastoma.

Image shows brain slices with deposits of proteins associated with Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease.

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·February 5, 2013·3 min read

Study Confirms No Transmission of Alzheimer’s Proteins Between Humans

While evidence suggests pathological proteins linked to the onset and progression of neurodegenerative disorders are capable of spreading from cell-to-cell within the brains of affected individuals, new research shows no evidence to support concerns that these abnormal disease proteins are “infectious” or transmitted from animals to humans or from one person to another.