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‘Artificial lymph node’ shows potential to treat cancer

Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists say they have developed an artificial lymph node with the potential to treat cancer, according to a new study in mice and human cells.

6 Jun 2024

Exploring the biology behind maternal mental health disorders

Pregnancy and new motherhood transform a woman's body as well as her life. While this is often a joyous time, it can sometime lead to mental health disorders, most often anxiety and depression.

6 Jun 2024

Early detection and intervention as key strategies to combat colorectal cancer

Colorectal Cancer (CRC) is set to transform from a severe disease to a controllable condition through early detection and intervention.

6 Jun 2024

New approach reduces the required drug dosage for cancer treatment

Traditional chemotherapy often poses significant challenges, including severe side effects, damage to healthy tissue and limited efficacy.

6 Jun 2024

Bile acids: Balancing digestive health and liver toxicity

Bile acids are essential molecules the liver produces that play a critical role in digestion. They help us absorb fat-soluble vitamins and cholesterol from our food.

6 Jun 2024

Precision medicine revolutionizes outcomes for high-risk pediatric cancer patients

In a world-first, Australian researchers and clinicians have shown that precision medicine – where treatment is tailored to an individual child's cancer – leads to significantly improved outcomes in children with high risk cancer.

6 Jun 2024

Study examines potential dangers of consuming energy drinks for patients with genetic heart diseases

A new study in Heart Rhythm, the official journal of the Heart Rhythm Society, the Cardiac Electrophysiology Society, and the Pediatric & Congenital Electrophysiology Society, published by Elsevier, examined the potential dangers of consuming energy drinks for patients with genetic heart diseases.

6 Jun 2024

New analysis shows cost-effectiveness of lifesaving package for post-partum hemorrhage

A lifesaving package including early detection and bundled treatment for women who have heavy bleeding during childbirth has been found to incur minimal additional cost according to new analysis from 78 hospitals around the world.

6 Jun 2024

Columbia scientists uncover true identity of gut's hardworking stem cells

Two independent studies by Columbia scientists suggest that research into the gut's stem cells over the past 15 years has been marred by a case of mistaken identity: Scientists have been studying the wrong cell.

6 Jun 2024

AI-powered liquid biopsy shows promise in early detection of lung cancer

Using artificial intelligence technology to identify patterns of DNA fragments associated with lung cancer, researchers from the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and other institutions have developed and validated a liquid biopsy that may help identify lung cancer earlier.

6 Jun 2024

Novel PET radiotracer enables same-day imaging of gastrointestinal cancer biomarker

A new PET radiotracer enables same-day imaging of the important gastrointestinal cancer biomarker known as Claudin18.2 (CLDN18.2).

6 Jun 2024

Ultrasound technology breaks blood-brain barrier for glioblastoma treatment

In a major advance for the treatment of the deadly brain cancer glioblastoma, Northwestern Medicine scientists used ultrasound technology to penetrate the blood-brain barrier and provide a small dose of a chemotherapy and immunotherapy drug cocktail.

6 Jun 2024

Developing pre-symptomatic diagnostic tools for Alzheimer's disease using long-read RNA sequencing

Researchers at the University of Kentucky Sanders-Brown Center on Aging are working to develop a pre-symptomatic disease diagnostic tool for Alzheimer's disease.

6 Jun 2024

Vigorous exercise linked to reduced cognitive impairment in hypertensive patients

People with high blood pressure have a higher risk of cognitive impairment, including dementia, but a new study from researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine suggests that engaging in vigorous physical activity more than once a week can lower that risk.

6 Jun 2024

Medicine News and Research

‘Artificial lymph node’ shows potential to treat cancer

Exploring the biology behind maternal mental health disorders

Early detection and intervention as key strategies to combat colorectal cancer

New approach reduces the required drug dosage for cancer treatment

Bile acids: Balancing digestive health and liver toxicity

Precision medicine revolutionizes outcomes for high-risk pediatric cancer patients

Study examines potential dangers of consuming energy drinks for patients with genetic heart diseases

New analysis shows cost-effectiveness of lifesaving package for post-partum hemorrhage

Columbia scientists uncover true identity of gut's hardworking stem cells

AI-powered liquid biopsy shows promise in early detection of lung cancer

Novel PET radiotracer enables same-day imaging of gastrointestinal cancer biomarker

Ultrasound technology breaks blood-brain barrier for glioblastoma treatment

Developing pre-symptomatic diagnostic tools for Alzheimer's disease using long-read RNA sequencing

Vigorous exercise linked to reduced cognitive impairment in hypertensive patients

Flight risk: Alcohol and cabin hypoxia disrupts sleep quality and impacts heart health

Ohio State creates user-friendly repository to help study Alzheimer's disease

New method provides a more accurate way to predict dementia up to nine years before diagnosis

Transboundary ozone pollution significantly increases mortality rates in Europe

Proteomic fitness scores revolutionize disease prediction and personalized exercise plans

Study links PFAS exposure to increased cardiovascular disease risk in postmenopausal women

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