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Trial Skin Cancer Vaccine Dramatically Reduced Melanoma Relapse in Patients Receiving Immunotherapy
A personalized skin cancer vaccine has almost halved the risk of death or relapse in patients with the deadliest form of melanoma.
The trial involved...
Scientists Discover How to Starve Melanoma of its Key Growth Enzyme in New Breakthrough
Scientists say new treatments for the most severe form of skin cancer could be developed now that they've made a major breakthrough, discovering a...
Coffee is Now Linked to Reduced Risk of Many Ailments, Including Liver Disease, Parkinson’s, Melanoma, Even Suicide
What beats a cup of joe in the morning? Nothing after you realize the myriad beneficial health outcomes that are now associated with drinking...
Ingenious Device That Can Detect Melanoma Chosen by Dyson as Top Design of 2017
A small and simple handheld device with the ability to detect skin cancer has just won the International James Dyson Award for the year.
Because...
Promising New Drug Stops Spread of Melanoma by 90%
This impressive new drug has been shown to reduce the spread of melanoma cells by up to 90%.
Advanced Melanoma Skin Cancer Survival Rate Jumps from 1% to 40%
For patients with a deadly skin cancer who previously had few treatment options, a drug that will boost their immune systems has shown great...
Two New Drugs Extend Survival for Melanoma Patients
For the first time, patients with the deadliest form of skin cancer have two new treatment options that prolong survival, according to new research...
Coffee Grounds Show Potential to Clean Up Common Water Contamination from Agriculture
Coffee grounds have been tested in a laboratory setting for their potential use as a cleanup agent of common agricultural runoff, suggesting that along...
Good News in History, February 18
Happy 70th Birthday to John Travolta, star of such films as Saturday Night Fever, Grease, Pulp Fiction, Get Shorty, Hairspray, and Swordfish. His accolades...
Good News in History, January 27
210 years ago today, Eugène Viollet-le-Duc was born in Paris. As an architect, his fame blossomed from his work restoring dozens of France's most...
Vaccine Targeting Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Shows Good Response in First Clinical Trial of Patients
A drug that targets the deadliest form of breast cancer has recently been found to elicit no side effects, and triggered an immune response...
Immunotherapy for Hard to Treat Cancer Just Granted FDA Fast Track During Promising Clinical Trial
An Australian pharma company has been granted fast-track status by the United States FDA for cancer treatment trials of bile duct cancer.
This rare form...
14-year-old Invents Soap for Treating Skin Cancer and Wins Top Honor as America’s Top Young Scientist
What if washing your hands to prevent getting a simple flu virus was all that was needed to prevent skin cancer? Bold as that...
In a World First, Scientists Use Artificial DNA to Kill Cancer Cells
Japanese oncologists have used artificial DNA in a whole new way to naturally kill cancer cells by helping the immune system identify them.
The whole...
Drinking Black Tea May Reduce the Risk of Early Death From Heart Disease, Says Study of Half-Million Brits
Drinking black tea may reduce the risk of dying young from heart disease, according to a new observational study that used data on nearly...
Youth Given 8 Months to Live Has Beaten Aggressive Blood Cancer, Now Inspires Others: ‘You can get through anything’
A young Florida man given just eight months to live has beaten a rare and aggressive blood cancer, after nearly dying multiple times during...
Good News for Coffee Lovers: Daily Coffee May Benefit the Heart
Drinking coffee—particularly two to three cups a day—is not only associated with a lower risk of heart disease and dangerous heart rhythms but also...
Lifting Weights for Just Three Seconds a Day Helps Our Muscles Grow, According to Scientists
People who say they don't have time to exercise might have to rethink after scientists proved just three seconds a day lifting weights was...
Get Your Body Moving to Put the Brakes on Early Parkinson’s, Study Says
A new study suggests that people with early-stage Parkinson's disease who regularly got one to two hours of moderate exercise twice a week, like...
This Week’s Inspiring Horoscopes From Rob Brezsny’s ‘Free Will Astrology’
Our partner Rob Brezsny provides his weekly wisdom to enlighten our thinking and motivate our mood. Rob’s Free Will Astrology, is a syndicated weekly...