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Lantern Pharma Publishes Phase 1a Glioblastoma Data, Advances LP-184 Combination Therapy Toward Phase 1b/2a Trial
Lantern Pharma's Phase 1a data for LP-184 in recurrent glioblastoma show tolerability and a recommended dose, supporting a planned Phase 1b/2a trial c...

MIT Researchers Engineer Donor Immune Cells to Wipe Out Cancer Cells
MIT researchers have developed a method to engineer donor immune cells that nearly eliminated lymphoma in mice within three weeks without rejection, p...

GeoVax Labs Sets 1-for-24 Reverse Stock Split to Regain Nasdaq Compliance
GeoVax Labs will implement a 1-for-24 reverse stock split on November 11, 2026, to restore compliance with Nasdaq's $1.00 minimum bid price requiremen...

American Heart Association Launches Center for the Brain to Advance Heart-Brain Science
The American Heart Association is establishing the Center for the Brain to deepen understanding of the heart-brain connection and help people live lon...

Sixth Annual Sickle Cell Caregiver Summit Goes Global to Support Families and Advocates
The three-day virtual Sickle Cell Caregiver Summit, running November 13-15, 2026, brings caregivers, patients, and healthcare professionals together w...

China's Stricter PM2.5 Limit Could Avert 233,668 Premature Deaths Annually, Study Finds
A new health impact assessment shows that China's revised 25 µg m⁻³ annual PM2.5 standard could avert nearly four times as many premature deaths as th...

HKUST President Nancy Ip Wins UNESCO-Equatorial Guinea Prize for Alzheimer's Research
Prof. Nancy Ip of HKUST has received the 2026 UNESCO-Equatorial Guinea International Prize for Research in the Life Sciences for her work on Alzheimer...

EGFR Blockade Emerges as Promising Strategy to Curb Airway Mucus Hypersecretion
A new review identifies the EGFR signaling pathway as a central driver of mucus hypersecretion in asthma, COPD, cystic fibrosis, and respiratory infec...

Pediatric Stroke Deaths Fall, but Adolescent Cases and Low-Income Burden Rise
Global pediatric stroke deaths and disability have fallen sharply since 1990, but a new analysis shows rising incidence among adolescents and persiste...

Kairos Pharma Wins 2026 Biotech Breakthrough Award for Cancer Immunology
Kairos Pharma received the 2026 Biotech Breakthrough Award for its investigational therapy ENV-105, which targets drug resistance in metastatic prosta...

Herbal Extract Shows Early Promise in Protecting Kidneys During Cisplatin Chemotherapy
A mouse study suggests an aqueous extract of Phyllanthus urinaria L may shield renal tubules from cisplatin-induced acute kidney injury by easing infl...

Heidelberg Pharma to Unveil New Clinical Data on ATAC Candidates at ASH 2026
Heidelberg Pharma will present new clinical data on its lead ATAC candidate, pamlectabart tismanitin (HDP-101), and its second candidate, HDP-102, at ...

New Expert Consensus Sets Standard Surgical Framework for Unilateral Wilms Tumor
A new expert consensus from the Chinese Medical Association provides 34 recommendations to standardize surgical management of unilateral Wilms tumor, ...

CK Life Sciences' Sequencio to Present New Cancer Vaccine Data at SITC 2026
Sequencio Therapeutics, a CK Life Sciences subsidiary, will present preclinical data at SITC 2026 showing its TROP2 and PD-L1/PRAME cancer vaccines ge...

Kairos Pharma's ENV-105 Shows Significant Survival Benefit in Prostate Cancer Trial
Kairos Pharma's ENV-105 demonstrated a statistically significant improvement in progression-free survival for metastatic castration-resistant prostate...

Ultrasound Method Opens New Front in Glioblastoma Fight as Drugmakers Race for Brain Cancer Therapies
University of Virginia researchers have developed an experimental ultrasound-based technique to deliver therapeutic nanoparticles into the brain to fi...

New Expert Consensus Aims to Standardize Surgery for Childhood Kidney Cancer
A new expert consensus published in the World Journal of Pediatric Surgery provides 34 recommendations to standardize surgical management of unilatera...

Mayo Clinic Study Finds Brain Tumor DNA in Cerebrospinal Fluid, Opening Door to Less Invasive Diagnosis
A Mayo Clinic study has found that cerebrospinal fluid contains DNA from complex brain tumors, potentially enabling less invasive diagnosis and monito...

Cannabis Use Tied to Higher Cardiovascular Risk, Especially Stroke, New Study Finds
New preliminary research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2026 links cannabis use to increased odds of cardiovascular...

Rural Heart Attack Deaths Nearly Triple Compared to Urban Areas, Study Finds
New research reveals rural residents face nearly three times the risk of dying before hospital arrival after a heart attack, with Black adults and you...

New Estimate Puts Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Diagnoses at 4.7 Million a Year, 42 Percent Above Long-Cited Figure
A new analysis by SkinCure Oncology estimates that 4.7 million Americans are diagnosed with nonmelanoma skin cancer annually, sharply revising a decad...

VERAXA Biotech Expands Human-Relevant Testing to Advance BiTAC Cancer Therapies
VERAXA Biotech is expanding its use of human-relevant preclinical testing methods, including 3D tumor spheroid and patient-derived tumor models, to im...

Dual-Targeting Antibody Shows Promise Against Multiple Tumor Types in Preclinical Study
A preclinical study of a dual-impact antibody that combats multiple tumor types in mice could widen the reach of immunotherapy, which has had profound...

TransCode Therapeutics Launches Strategic Review to Maximize Value of Oncology Portfolio
TransCode Therapeutics has initiated a formal strategic review to evaluate options for maximizing value, including potential licensing, partnerships, ...

Immunotherapy Combo Nearly Doubles Survival in Deadly Lung Cancer Trial
A Phase 3 trial shows that combining two immunotherapy drugs significantly extends survival in patients with a deadly form of lung cancer, offering ne...

VolitionRx Signs LOI with Missionpharma to Develop Point-of-Care NETosis Test for Neonatal Sepsis
VolitionRx has signed a nonbinding LOI with Missionpharma to develop and commercialize a lateral flow test for NETosis, initially targeting neonatal s...

American Heart Association Expands Online Support Network for Heart and Stroke Patients
The American Heart Association has expanded its free online Support Network to offer personalized peer connection and resources for heart disease and ...

Creative Biolabs Expands Tumor Organoid Co-Culture Models for CAR-T Research
Creative Biolabs is promoting three-dimensional tumor organoid co-culture services that let preclinical researchers study CAR-T and other immune cell ...

Creative Biolabs Unveils Dual-Vesicle CAR-T Platform to Tackle Solid Tumor Barriers
Creative Biolabs has launched an integrated OMV and exosome-boosted CAR-T development platform to help researchers overcome the major barriers that ha...

TransCode Therapeutics Reports Positive Phase 1a Safety Results for TTX-MC138 at ESMO Congress 2026
TransCode Therapeutics announced that its Phase 1a trial of TTX-MC138 met its primary safety endpoint with no dose-limiting toxicities and showed dise...

Oncotelic Therapeutics Publishes Peer-Reviewed Study Using AI to Identify Four-Gene Signature in Liver Cancer
Oncotelic Therapeutics announced a peer-reviewed study showing its AI-powered PDAOAI platform identified a four-gene prognostic signature in hepatocel...

Coherence Neuro Raises $45 Million to Test Brain Implant Against Glioblastoma
Coherence Neuro's $45 million Series A, co-led by Peter Thiel's Founders Fund and the OpenAI Startup Fund, will fund the first chronic human trial of ...

Yale Study Finds Brain Cancers Develop Distinct Mutations After Treatment, Opening Path to Personalized Therapy
Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have discovered that recurrent brain cancers develop mutations that differ radically between subtypes, suggesti...

ECGI Holdings Engages IBN to Boost Investor Awareness of Health Care Strategy
ECGI Holdings has hired IBN to expand investor awareness of its health care strategy, including its Avanta Group acquisition and plans for an AI-enabl...

VERAXA Biotech Expands Human-Relevant Testing to Advance Antibody-Based Cancer Pipeline
VERAXA Biotech is implementing FDA-aligned New Approach Methodologies across its preclinical research programs to generate more clinically informative...

VERAXA Biotech Advances Precision Cancer Therapy with BiTAC Platform
VERAXA Biotech is developing antibody-based cancer therapies that aim to improve treatment selectivity and reduce toxicity, with promising preclinical...

Bangladesh's Measles Outbreak Tops 200,000 Suspected Cases, Sounds Global Alarm
Bangladesh's massive measles outbreak, with over 200,000 suspected cases, serves as a warning to other nations as vaccination rates decline and outbre...

VERAXA Biotech Adopts FDA-Aligned Human-Relevant Testing to Reduce Animal Use in Cancer Research
VERAXA Biotech is implementing New Approach Methodologies across its preclinical programs, aiming to improve clinical relevance while cutting animal t...

Dr. Mona Mofid Earns Ninth San Diego Top Doctor Honor as Patients and Peers Recognize Dermatology Excellence
Dr. Mona Mofid's ninth San Diego Top Doctor award, alongside patient-satisfaction and specialist honors, highlights how peer and patient validation ca...

Pentixapharm's Phase 3 PANDA Study Gains Momentum as International Data Support Non-Invasive Subtyping of Primary Aldosteronism
Pentixapharm reports growing international evidence for Pentixafor PET in identifying unilateral primary aldosteronism, reinforcing the rationale for ...

German Vaccine Study Shows Long-Term Survival in Aggressive Brain Cancer
A small German study found that a new therapeutic vaccine kept two-thirds of patients with aggressive brain tumors alive eight years after enrollment,...

TransCode Therapeutics to Present Updated Phase 1a TTX-MC138 Data at ESMO Congress 2026
TransCode Therapeutics will present updated Phase 1a clinical data for its lead candidate TTX-MC138, a therapy targeting miR-10b in advanced solid tum...

Creative BioTherapeutics Named 2026 Prix Galien USA Best Startup Nominee for Cancer Recurrence Work
Creative BioTherapeutics has been nominated for the 2026 Prix Galien USA Best Startup award, highlighting its preclinical efforts to address cancer re...

Experimental Vaccine Shows Promise in Glioblastoma Trial, Offering New Hope After Decades of Stagnation
A recent clinical trial of an experimental vaccine has extended survival in glioblastoma patients, signaling potential progress after more than 20 yea...

Weight Loss Medications Bring 'Ozempic Face' into Focus as Vancouver Clinic Distinguishes Botox from Fillers
As GLP-1 weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy gain popularity, facial volume loss—dubbed 'Ozempic face'—is driving interest in non-surgical rejuv...

AI and Advanced Imaging Transform Breast Cancer Detection, Opening Doors for Biotech Innovations
New screening technologies are enabling earlier and more personalized breast cancer detection, which could significantly improve survival rates and bo...
