Chemotherapy activates a stress sensor in immune cells, triggering inflammation and nerve damage, which may help explain why many cancer patients experience debilitating pain as a side effect, according to a new study by Weill Cornell Medicine and Wake Forest University School of Medicine researc... Read more
Medical News - Nov 21
In an interview with The News-Letter, sophomore Angelina Dong recounted her experiences as a Woodrow Wilson Undergraduate Research Fellow at the Hoke lab under Dr. Ahmet Hoke at the Hopkins School of Medicine. Currently majoring in Neuroscience and Medicine, Science and the Humanities, Dong joine... Read more
Johns Hopkins University - Oct 29
Most patients receiving chemotherapy with taxanes or platinum salts develop pain and loss of sensitivity in their hands and feet—a severe side effect that can interfere with proper treatment. Read more
Medical News - Oct 03
