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Advancement in cancer treatment at ASTRO 2024

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Lung cancer, pediatric cancer, survivorship, and healthcare equity, highlighting the latest advancements in radiation oncology.

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A new approach to overcoming skin cancer resistance

Dr. Prajakta Banik

A topical treatment, like a gel or lotion, to directly target skin cancer, which could be safer than oral treatments.

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Using patient organoids for customized sarcoma treatment

Dr. Prajakta Banik

UCLA have created the most extensive collection of patient-derived sarcoma organoids which are miniature versions of a patient's tumor.

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After-meal snack cravings? It’s the work of food-seeking neurons, not hunger

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Feeding control via midbrain-subthalamic pathway.

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HIV prevention medication doubles with digital health interventions

Dr. Prajakta Banik

HIV prevention among young people at risk for HIV acquisition.

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The keto diet helps prevent seizures; scientists are figuring out how

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Keto diet alters gut microbiome, boosts seizure resistance in mice.

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Antibiotic-resistant bacteria offer lessons in behavior modifications

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Learning from biology for strategic resistance management modification.

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Anti-immigrant sentiment and immigrant mental distress

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Serious psychological distress doubles for new U.S. immigrants.

Health

Keto diet shields against seizures, scientists exploring mechanism

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Pediatric epilepsy: Keto diet changes gut microbiome, imparts mouse seizure resistance.

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UCLA investigates maternal diabetes’s impact on fetal development

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Atlas explores fetal metabolism in mid-to-late gestation and diabetic pregnancy.

Image showing n a new study, UCLA researchers demonstrated how two subsets of small cell neuroendocrine prostate cancer tumor cells (shown in red and green) can arise from less aggressive prostate tumors. SCIENCE + TECHNOLOGY UCLA researchers detail how prostate cancers grow more aggressively to evade treatment Sarah C.P. Williams | November 29, 2023.
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UCLA unravels aggressive growth in prostate cancers, eluding treatment

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Temporal evolution reveals dual lineages in prostate cancer transformation.

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UCLA researcher discovers menopause in wild chimpanzees

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Menopause supported by demographics and hormonal data in wild chimpanzees.

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Can cannabis medicines ease oral cancer pain?

Dr. Prajakta Banik

UCLA dentistry team gets $5 million for non-addictive synthetic cannabinoid.

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UCLA team discovers heart regeneration pathway in stem cells

Dr. Prajakta Banik

RBFox1 regulates postnatal cardiomyocyte maturation.

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Mother mice’s placental health and the gut microbiome’s role

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Maternal microbiome enhances placental development in mice.

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Restoring walking in paralyzed mice with regenerated neurons

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Walking recovery after paralysis through neuron regeneration.

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The impact of neighborhood disadvantage on food, weight, and brain

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Body mass index as a mediator between disadvantaged neighborhoods and cortical microstructure.

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Exploring why some brain tumors don’t react to immunotherapy

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Blocking immune checkpoints changes how brain tumors grow.

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Immunotherapy combo extends lives in metastatic melanoma

Dr. Prajakta Banik

A new hope: Ipilimumab and Nivolumab for resistant melanoma.

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Cancer immunotherapy: Personalized treatment for the future

Dr. Prajakta Banik

CXCL13 could be a biomarker for immunotherapy response.

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