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New report highlights need for rapid research progress and improved outcomes in pancreatic cancer

The new report highlighting trends in cancer released today by the American Cancer Society, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) points to the urgent need for more research and funding in pancreatic cancer.

31 Mar 2017

ISS crew members grow crystals for drug development

Crew members aboard the International Space Station will begin conducting research this week to improve the way we grow crystals on Earth. The information gained from the experiments could speed up the process for drug development, benefiting humans around the world.

31 Mar 2017

Case Western Reserve and Q2 Pharma partner to develop antivirulence agents that disarm superbugs

Case Western Reserve University and Q2 Pharma Ltd., an Israeli biopharmaceutical company, have signed a two-year option to license small molecule, antivirulence technology to potentially treat bacterial infections such as methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), the first known scientific effort of its kind.

31 Mar 2017

New research to explore how socio-economic factors, other health concerns affect cancer treatment

How do health and socio-economic factors impact the nearly 1.7 million people diagnosed with cancer each year? RTI International plans to explore this through a new Robert Wood Johnson Foundation grant.

31 Mar 2017

TSRI scientists discover potential way to stop meth relapse

New research from The Scripps Research Institute suggests that the reason methamphetamine users find it so hard to quit—88 percent of them relapse, even after rehab—is that meth takes advantage of the brain's natural learning process.

31 Mar 2017

New therapy proves effective in reducing symptoms of treatment-resistant depression

In the largest study ever conducted with patients experiencing chronic and severe depression, researchers led by Dr. Scott Aaronson, Director of Clinical Research at Sheppard Pratt Health System have found that an implantable vagus nerve stimulation device paired with antidepressant treatment (which could include medications, psychotherapy, or electroconvulsive therapy proves effective in reducing symptoms among patients with treatment-resistant depression.

31 Mar 2017

New report outlines strategies for regenerating retinal ganglion cells

A new report gives recommendations for regenerating retinal ganglion cells (RGCs), crucial neurons in the back of the eye that carry visual information to the brain.

31 Mar 2017

Study: Cancer cells grow faster when transplanted into fatty, obese tissue

It's not just what's inside breast cancer cells that matters. It's also the environment surrounding cancer cells that drives the disease, according to researchers at the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center.

31 Mar 2017

More flexible approach can improve efficiency of preclinical research, study shows

The translation of preclinical research findings into effective treatments continues to deliver unsatisfactory results.

31 Mar 2017

Discovery of new genes linked to Erdheim-Chester disease provides hope for improving diagnoses

National Human Genome Research Institute researchers have identified new genes associated with the Erdheim-Chester disease and some possible new therapies. Findings on this ultra-rare disease, found in approximately 600 people in the world, were published in Blood Advances.

31 Mar 2017

Researchers find antibody to be effective against radiation-induced fibrosis

Radiation therapy is part of the treatment regimen for about two thirds of cancer patients today. Radiotherapy is well tolerated in most cases, but it can also lead to damage in healthy tissues that are also irradiated.

31 Mar 2017

Employees can increase alcohol consumption to risky levels at time of retirement, study shows

Every tenth employee increases their alcohol consumption to risky levels at the time of retirement from full-time employment. However, the increase seems to be temporary as risky drinking often decreases during the retirement.

31 Mar 2017

Young people with autism face difficulty in recognising emotion from facial expressions, study finds

Young people with autism spectrum conditions (ASC) have difficulties recognising and distinguishing between different facial expressions, according to research from one of the largest studies to look at emotion recognition in children and adolescents with ASC.

31 Mar 2017

Medical Research News

New report highlights need for rapid research progress and improved outcomes in pancreatic cancer

ISS crew members grow crystals for drug development

Case Western Reserve and Q2 Pharma partner to develop antivirulence agents that disarm superbugs

New research to explore how socio-economic factors, other health concerns affect cancer treatment

TSRI scientists discover potential way to stop meth relapse

New therapy proves effective in reducing symptoms of treatment-resistant depression

New report outlines strategies for regenerating retinal ganglion cells

Study: Cancer cells grow faster when transplanted into fatty, obese tissue

More flexible approach can improve efficiency of preclinical research, study shows

Discovery of new genes linked to Erdheim-Chester disease provides hope for improving diagnoses

Researchers find antibody to be effective against radiation-induced fibrosis

Employees can increase alcohol consumption to risky levels at time of retirement, study shows

Young people with autism face difficulty in recognising emotion from facial expressions, study finds

Loneliness can make a cold feel worse, say researchers

Five simple tests provide more accurate assessment of heart-disease risk

Researchers uncover novel genetic links underlying Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy

Parents can pass damaging effects of nighttime light exposure to offspring, study finds

Feinstein Institute professor develops new tool to evaluate quality of eHealth applications

Omega-3 fats fail to reduce risk of chronic lung disease in pre-term babies, study finds

German scientists design molecular paintbrush technique to control and monitor key intracellular processes

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Why use light scattering to analyze proteins and viral vectors?

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