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"Mutations in a gene called GIGYF2 may be directly linked to the development of Parkinson's disease in families with a history of the neurodegenerative condition..." if true, then this may be a useful target for future drug development in this devastating

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Scientists are so naive sometimes... this reminds me of the some of the theoretical physicists developing the ideas behind the atom bomb - and they didn't think it might be used for more sinister purposes?

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New developments in understanding the biology may lead to a breakthrough in HIV treatment in the future!

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"It also might lead to a blood test to predict who is likely to develop prostate cancer. These men could be closely monitored and perhaps offered hormone-blocking drugs like finasteride to try to prevent the disease."

Ah now that's a bit more like it -

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These cases are always sad - there is no evidence that giving drugs to terminally ill cancer patients will cure them. Potentially prolong their life by a few days or weeks, but the end result is likely to be the same. Sometimes, allowing patients to die

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A few years ago, survival from chronic myeloid leukemia was 3-4 years; with new therapies patients are now living 6 years after failure of interferon, so that's about 10 years in total. An incredible improvement!

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New combinations are the way forward in the treatment of cancer - targeting different aspects of the cancer cell may help reduce resistance. For example, the Rev/Vel/Dex combo in myeloma looks very promising indeed.

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Wonderful news for sufferers around the world for the future

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A great inside birds eye view of the pharma industry

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