Sentences with phrase «effective therapies against»

To harness the power of bacteriophages and develop effective therapies against bacteria like C.diff, scientists need to know exactly how these viruses destroy bacterial cell walls.

By tracking and understanding which host cell pathways are manipulated by these T. gondii proteins, scientists can identify potential new targets to develop more effective therapies against highly aggressive solid tumors.

To help formulate effective therapies against MRSA, researchers need a better understanding of how the immune system can combat unyielding bacteria.

The other study showed how using a combination of drugs at increased potency could prove an effective therapy against glioblastoma by inhibiting the PI3K and MAPK cellular pathways.

«Our findings suggest that different prostaglandins have different roles in antiviral immunity and that specific inhibition of PGE2 will be an effective therapy against influenza viral infection by boosting immune responses.»

Not exact matches

On its own, this immune response had no immediate effect in the fight against the utilized breast tumors, but in combination with the ADC it proved itself effective in attacking cancer cells in mice, resulting in the complete cure of the majority of mice receiving the combination therapy.

«The findings also suggest that therapies targeting the immune system may be effective treatments against this disorder and possibly other forms of epilepsy,» said Nath.

«Genes may cause tumor aggressiveness, drug resistance in African - American prostate cancer: Research found many targeted therapies for prostate cancer may not be effective against tumors in African - American men.»

This procedure's success demonstrates that the combination therapy may be effective against some rare genetic skin disorders.

The researchers also found that approximately 38 percent of patients with bloodstream infections received inappropriate empiric antimicrobial therapy, or were not initially prescribed an antibiotic that was effective against the infection while the cause of infection was still unknown.

This makes the development of an effective vaccine to protect against infection, as well as antiviral therapy to combat already - existing infections, particularly challenging,» says Dr. Grant Hansman, a virologist who leads the CHS Research Group on Noroviruses at the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) and Heidelberg University.

The authors said their results, which they have made publicly available, constitute an invaluable resource to help clinicians predict which chemotherapies will be most effective against tumor cells with particular genetic mutations, and how to rationally combine therapies to prevent cancers from developing resistance.

A subsidy program intended to drive down the cost of lifesaving malaria drugs called artemisinin - based combination therapies — now considered the most effective treatment against the parasitic disease — was unveiled today in Norway.

Because the vaccine causes the body to mount an immune response directed against a unique tumor, the therapy is much more effective than gene - targeted or more general chemotherapy alone.

«Combination therapy may be more effective against the most common ovarian cancer.»

Although there remains no cure for Alzheimer's, researchers hope that testing potential drugs or therapies prior to mental decline will prove to be more successful than previous attempts at finding the most effective treatment in the battle against the debilitating disease.

They are examining every aspect of cell function and cell structure, looking for clusters of phenotypes that could label a patient's cancer so precisely that it could be linked to therapies proven effective against just that type.

The researchers hope that these insights could lead to the design of better therapies against metastasis and more effective treatment combinations that could prevent and slow both tumour growth and spread.

«Since doxorubicin is one of the cheapest drugs that is effective against many types of cancer but rarely used in colon cancer, the combination therapy could be highly effective in combating colon cancer while drastically lowering risk of cardiotoxic side effects.»

That knowledge, say the authors of the studies, will help researchers develop more effective therapies for treating septic shock and will help identify people who should be vaccinated against the bacteria.

Therapies based on immune cells, which target particular tumor molecules, are more specific, but they are not effective against a variety of tumors.

The FDA granted approval to olaratumab (LARTRUVO), a targeted antibody against the PDGFRα, for patients with soft tissue sarcoma (STS) for whom surgery and radiation therapy are not effective options.

As demonstrated by the breadth of clinical trial involvement shown above, CCIR members are testing the utility of immune checkpoint blockade in lymphoma (shown by Dr. Allison to be effective against melanoma), genetic engineering in cell therapy (e.g., CD19, CXCR2, TGF - β DNR), and TLR agonists or IL - 2 in vaccine formulations as well as some novel combination therapies, such as the infusion of tumor - reactive lymphocytes from HLA - matched donors who were vaccinated with a lymphoma idiotype.

Yet cancer metabolism, like everything else that happens in tumors, is very complex, and a therapy that's effective against one metabolic process may not work against another.

New research into CAR - T cell therapy has revealed crucial mechanisms that could help the immunotherapy technique, which is currently only effective against blood cancers, be adapted for the treatment of brain tumors and other forms of solid cancers.

NIAID's biodefense research is integrated into its larger emerging and re ‐ emerging infectious diseases portfolio that uses sophisticated genomic and proteomic platforms focused on developing broad ‐ spectrum therapies effective against entire classes of pathogens.

The advent of effective antiretroviral therapy against HIV has dramatically improved life expectancies for people with HIV over the last 15 years.

Now, the same researchers have proven that this therapy may be effective against the types of aplastic anaemia caused by short telomeres.

Our experts leveraged enormous amounts of tumor profiling data to identify the validated therapies that are most likely to be effective against this subtype of NSCLC.

Low - dose chemotherapy, radiation, or targeted therapies given in combination with immune checkpoint blockade may prove to be an effective and efficient way to immunize the body against tumor cells,» says CRI Scientific Advisory Council associate director James P. Allison, Ph.D., who identified the first immune checkpoint blockade with his discovery in 1995 that the cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen - 4 (CTLA - 4) receptor inhibited T cell responses.

When therapy works best Therapy is particularly effective against anxiety disorders, social phobias, and posttraumatic stress disorder, though medication is critical for treating other mental health conditions, such as panic disorder and schizoptherapy works best Therapy is particularly effective against anxiety disorders, social phobias, and posttraumatic stress disorder, though medication is critical for treating other mental health conditions, such as panic disorder and schizopTherapy is particularly effective against anxiety disorders, social phobias, and posttraumatic stress disorder, though medication is critical for treating other mental health conditions, such as panic disorder and schizophrenia.

Cold seems to have both short and long term benefits against chronic pain and can also make other therapies more effective and better tolerated by the patients.

The authors noted that the efficacy of vitamin C therapy could not be judged when oral doses were given — but stated that vitamin C «may indeed be effective against tumors when administered intravenously.»

With LED near infrared embedded in the wall of the sauna, you would have to climb up on the bench to receive effective therapy as the LED's should be right up against the area you are treating.

E-couch comprises 12 modules of psychoeducation, cognitive behaviour therapy, and interpersonal psychotherapy techniques that have been shown to be effective against depression in younger people without other health problems.

This approach goes against much contemporary thinking about the efficacy of psychological therapies and the general trend which has suggested that specifically targeted psychotherapies are more effective.2

It is a prerequisite for effective therapy sessions to have a positive, even - handed (I never side with one spouse against another) environment in my office where each partner feels equally well - represented and understood.