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Lung’s Microbiome Might Play Role in Cancer

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12, 2020 — Lung cancer patients who harbor certain bacteria in the airways may have a poorer prognosis, a new study finds, adding to evidence that the body’s “microbiome” may play a role in cancer patients’ outlook. None of that proves the bacteria, themselves, were to blame, Segal said. THURSDAY, Nov.

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2021 Young Scientist Award winners announced

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For their remarkable scientific contributions, doctoral student Julia Klaus, Zurich University VetSuisse Faculty, and Dr Yasmin Parr from the MRC-University of Glasgow, Centre for Virus Research, have received the 2021 ABCD Young Scientist Award.

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Novartis’ Fabhalta (Iptacopan) Earns Third FDA Nod, This Time for C3G

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Although doctors diagnose only two to three people per million with C3G , about half of these patients may develop kidney failure within a decade. Fabhalta works by inhibiting factor B, a key enzyme in the alternative complement pathway, thus calming the damaging immune response.

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Research Roundup: Blood Test for Severe COVID-19 and More

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Doctors need better tools to evaluate the status of COVID-19 patients as early as possible because many of the treatments—such as monoclonal antibodies—are in short supply, and we know that some patients will get better without intensive treatments,” said co-senior author Andrew E. The research was published in the journal JCI Insight.