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John :au: :60: :05: :12: :GP:<p>Scientists believe they have discovered how the cheap painkiller <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/aspirin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aspirin</span></a> can <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/stop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>stop</span></a> <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/cancers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cancers</span></a> spreading.</p><p>In animal experiments they showed the drug enhanced the ability of the immune system to fight back.</p><p>The team at the University of Cambridge said it was an exciting and surprise discovery that could eventually lead to cancer patients being prescribed the drug - but not yet and people are advised against just taking the pills themselves. <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>auspol</span></a> <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/CancerDrug" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CancerDrug</span></a>?</p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1d4n119xr7o" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.com/news/articles/c1d4n119</span><span class="invisible">xr7o</span></a></p>
Denis - The COVID info guy -<p>Cancer drug shows promise in limiting COVID-19 inflammation.</p><p>"Now a team led by Associate Professor Michael Gantier has established that idronoxil, which was originally designed to treat cancers, could reduce the inflammation that occurs in response to COVID-19."</p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/COVID19" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>COVID19</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Cancerdrug" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cancerdrug</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Inflammation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Inflammation</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/auscovid19" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>auscovid19</span></a></span> </p><p>Source: <a href="https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-09-cancer-drug-limiting-covid-inflammation.html#:~:text=Now%20a%20team%20led%20by,is%20published%20in%20Nature%20Communications" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">medicalxpress.com/news/2023-09</span><span class="invisible">-cancer-drug-limiting-covid-inflammation.html#:~:text=Now%20a%20team%20led%20by,is%20published%20in%20Nature%20Communications</span></a>.</p>
Matt Willemsen<p>Scientists Discover That Experimental Cancer Drug May Slow Inflammation Linked to Heart Disease<br>A new study conducted by researchers at NYU Grossman School of Medicine suggests that an experimental drug, previously tested for the potential treatment of cancer, lung, and Alzheimer’s disease, could help slow down the progression of atherosclerosis that leads to heart disease.<br><a href="https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-discover-that-experimental-cancer-drug-may-slow-inflammation-linked-to-heart-disease/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">scitechdaily.com/scientists-di</span><span class="invisible">scover-that-experimental-cancer-drug-may-slow-inflammation-linked-to-heart-disease/</span></a> <a href="https://fedibird.com/tags/CancerDrug" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CancerDrug</span></a> <a href="https://fedibird.com/tags/HeartDisease" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HeartDisease</span></a> <a href="https://fedibird.com/tags/ReverseEngineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReverseEngineering</span></a> <a href="https://fedibird.com/tags/saracatinib" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>saracatinib</span></a></p>
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