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Gut bacteria Ruminococcus gnavus can enhance the effects of cancer immunotherapy

Roughly one in five cancer patients benefits from immunotherapy – a treatment that harnesses the immune system to fight cancer.

17 May 2024

Continuous long-term ketogenic diet may induce cellular senescence in multiple organs

A strict "keto-friendly" diet popular for weight loss and diabetes, depending on both the diet and individual, might not be all that friendly.

17 May 2024

Study reveals positive impact of repeat COVID-19 vaccinations

Health-care workers received the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine in December 2020.

17 May 2024

Study: E-cigarette use linked to earlier onset of asthma

A significant link between the use of electronic cigarettes and earlier age of asthma onset in U.S. adults was reported by UTHealth Houston researchers May 17, 2024 in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Network Open.

17 May 2024

Vaccine candidate spurs elusive type of broadly neutralizing HIV antibodies

An HIV vaccine candidate developed at the Duke Human Vaccine Institute triggered low levels of an elusive type of broadly neutralizing HIV antibodies among a small group of people enrolled in a 2019 clinical trial.

17 May 2024

Film about NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital chosen to be screened in the 23rd Tribeca Festival

A feature film sponsored by NYU Langone Orthopedics, On the Shoulders of Giants: The History of NYU Langone Orthopedics, has been chosen to screen in the 23rd Tribeca Festival as an official selection of the 2024 Tribeca X Award competition.

17 May 2024

Study reveals lung vascular differences in growth-restricted fetuses

If during a pregnancy a fetus grows below normal thresholds, at each week of gestation there is an increased risk that some of its organs may not develop properly, which can adversely affect the baby's health after birth.

17 May 2024

ANU researchers develop new AI tool for rapid, accurate brain tumor classification

A new AI tool to more quickly and accurately classify brain tumors has been developed by researchers at The Australian National University (ANU).

17 May 2024

UVA develops big data tool to combat childhood diarrhea

University of Virginia researchers are developing a flexible online tool for navigating information used in the fight to save children from deadly diarrheal diseases by identifying transmission hotspots and accelerating the deployment of treatments and new vaccines.

17 May 2024

Johns Hopkins researchers identify key electrical activity behind congenital night blindness

In what they believe is a solution to a 30-year biological mystery, neuroscientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have used genetically engineered mice to address how one mutation in the gene for the light-sensing protein rhodopsin results in congenital stationary night blindness.

17 May 2024

AGA releases new evidence-based guideline on managing Barrett's esophagus and related neoplasia

The American Gastroenterological Association's (AGA) new evidence-based Clinical Practice Guideline on Endoscopic Eradication Therapy of Barrett's Esophagus and Related Neoplasia, published today in Gastroenterology, establishes updated guidance for Barrett's esophagus patients.

17 May 2024

Innovative DL4MicEverywhere platform revolutionizes microscopy image analysis with AI

A team of researchers from the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (IGC) in Portugal, together with Åbo Akademi University in Finland, the AI4Life consortium, and other collaborators, have developed an innovative open-source platform called DL4MicEverywhere published today in the journal Nature Methods.

17 May 2024

Genetic variants in XDH and SLC2A9 genes linked to T2DM control in Jordanian population

Announcing a new article publication for BIO Integration journal. This study determines the relationships between uric acid levels, specific single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in genes linked to uric acid metabolism [xanthine dehydrogenase (XDH) and Solute carrier family 2 member 9 (SLC2A9) genes], and control of HbA1c levels in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) within the Jordanian population.

17 May 2024

Varenicline shows promise in first U.S. trial for e-cigarette cessation

The first U.S. trial of varenicline for e-cigarette cessation shows promising results and warrants larger-scale trials, the researchers say.

17 May 2024

The lure of specialty medicine pulls nurse practitioners from primary care

For many patients, seeing a nurse practitioner has become a routine part of primary care, in which these "NPs" often perform the same tasks that patients have relied on doctors for.

17 May 2024

Weak brain circuit connection found to influence overeating and obesity

Why can some people easily stop eating when they are full and others can't, which can lead to obesity?

16 May 2024

Novel gene-delivery vehicle shows promise for treating brain disorders

In an important step toward more effective gene therapies for brain diseases, researchers from the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard have engineered a gene-delivery vehicle that uses a human protein to efficiently cross the blood-brain barrier and deliver a disease-relevant gene to the brain in mice expressing the human protein.

16 May 2024

USC researcher receives $3.1M to study early brain development in babies born to diabetic mothers

It has long been understood that pregnant women with diabetes are more likely to have children with obesity than women who do not have diabetes during pregnancy.

16 May 2024

Offering screening options boosts colorectal cancer test rates

The rate of colorectal cancer screenings more than doubled when patients were given a choice between which type of screening they wanted-;a take-home kit or colonoscopy-;compared to those who were only offered the colonoscopy, according to new research led by the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

16 May 2024

Genes and age reveal new insights into cognitive variability, study finds

Study examines the effects of specific genes and age on cognition, revealing potential for creating genotype- and cognition-stratified cohorts for future research.

16 May 2024

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Medicine News and Research

Gut bacteria Ruminococcus gnavus can enhance the effects of cancer immunotherapy

Continuous long-term ketogenic diet may induce cellular senescence in multiple organs

Study reveals positive impact of repeat COVID-19 vaccinations

Study: E-cigarette use linked to earlier onset of asthma

Vaccine candidate spurs elusive type of broadly neutralizing HIV antibodies

Film about NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital chosen to be screened in the 23rd Tribeca Festival

Study reveals lung vascular differences in growth-restricted fetuses

ANU researchers develop new AI tool for rapid, accurate brain tumor classification

UVA develops big data tool to combat childhood diarrhea

Johns Hopkins researchers identify key electrical activity behind congenital night blindness

AGA releases new evidence-based guideline on managing Barrett's esophagus and related neoplasia

Innovative DL4MicEverywhere platform revolutionizes microscopy image analysis with AI

Genetic variants in XDH and SLC2A9 genes linked to T2DM control in Jordanian population

Varenicline shows promise in first U.S. trial for e-cigarette cessation

The lure of specialty medicine pulls nurse practitioners from primary care

Weak brain circuit connection found to influence overeating and obesity

Novel gene-delivery vehicle shows promise for treating brain disorders

USC researcher receives $3.1M to study early brain development in babies born to diabetic mothers

Offering screening options boosts colorectal cancer test rates

Genes and age reveal new insights into cognitive variability, study finds

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