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UK's first-of-its-kind total-body PET imaging platform could enhance quality and speed of drug discovery

A partnership between Medicines Discovery Catapult (MDC), the Medical Research Council (MRC) and Innovate UK will deliver scientific breakthroughs with the launch of the UK's first-of-its-kind national total-body positron emission tomography (PET) imaging platform for drug discovery

9 Oct 2023

Breakthrough research could lead to more effective immunotherapies for bowel cancer

Every year, over 15,500 Australians are diagnosed with bowel cancer, and it is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the country.

6 Oct 2023

Integrated care can improve outcomes for people with HIV and NCDs in Africa

Across Africa about two million premature deaths each year are caused by the effects of diabetes and hypertension.

6 Oct 2023

Machine learning can simplify lung cancer screening process

Machine learning models to identify the simplest way to screen for lung cancer have been developed by researchers from UCL and the University of Cambridge, bringing personalized screening one step closer.

6 Oct 2023

Study: Integrated health care for chronic conditions feasible and cost-effective in sub-Saharan Africa

Integrated health care for chronic high-burden conditions in sub-Saharan Africa is feasible and health services could deliver high-quality services for less cost than with the current approach of separate vertical care for each condition, a new study led by UCL researchers shows.

6 Oct 2023

Why are most Americans skipping the COVID-19 booster?

A study in the journal Vaccine reveals that misinformation and concerns about side effects are leading reasons why over 80% of eligible Americans have skipped the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine booster. The research underscores the need for more public education about the vaccine's benefits in combating severe COVID-19 infections.

5 Oct 2023

New technology helps pregnant women with type 1 diabetes to better manage blood sugar levels

For pregnant women with type 1 diabetes, a technology giving insulin doses, as informed by a smartphone algorithm, helps them better manage their blood sugars compared with traditional insulin pumps or multiple daily injections, according to a new randomized trial published in The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) and presented at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) meeting in Hamburg (2-6 October).

5 Oct 2023

Pregnancy hormones 'rewire' the brain to prepare for motherhood, research shows

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have shown that pregnancy hormones 'rewire' the brain to prepare mice for motherhood.

5 Oct 2023

Researchers identify new potential treatments for children with rare genetic conditions of blood vessels

A research team at the Francis Crick Institute and Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH)/UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health have identified new potential treatments for children with rare genetic conditions of blood vessels, which cause severe, lifelong, and disabling symptoms like seizures and impaired development.

5 Oct 2023

Organoid medicine reveals promising covid-19 treatment target

When the new SARS-CoV-2 virus began killing thousands of people every week, physicians and scientists around the globe raced to learn why the new pathogen was so deadly.

5 Oct 2023

Automated insulin delivery could be a game-changer for pregnant women with type 1 diabetes

Automated insulin delivery should be rolled out to pregnant women with type 1 diabetes - according to researchers at the University of East Anglia.

5 Oct 2023

Nearly half of the people with HIV, diabetes or hypertension in rural South Africa have unmet health needs

The burden of non-communicable diseases like hypertension and diabetes is increasing globally, especially in low-income and middle-income countries where they occur alongside epidemics of communicable diseases like HIV.

4 Oct 2023

Type 2 diabetes at age 30 linked to shorter life expectancy

An individual diagnosed with type 2 diabetes at age 30 years could see their life expectancy fall by as much as 14 years, an international team of researchers has warned.

3 Oct 2023

Gene variants linked to higher risk for nodular melanoma identified

Researchers from The University of Queensland and The Alfred hospital in Melbourne have identified gene variants which may contribute to people being at higher risk for nodular melanoma.

3 Oct 2023

Machine learning model can identify who needs lung cancer screening

A machine learning model equipped with only data on people's age, smoking duration and the number of cigarettes smoked per day can predict lung cancer risk and identify who needs lung cancer screening, according to a new study publishing October 3rd in the open access journal PLOS Medicine by Thomas Callender of University College London, UK, and colleagues.

3 Oct 2023

IU cancer researcher receives NCI grant to examine how immune cells support breast cancer development

A breast cancer researcher at the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center received a five-year, $2.2 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to examine how certain immune cells support metastatic breast cancer development - and how to stop it.

3 Oct 2023

New drug could transform how doctors treat grade 2 IDH-mutant gliomas

A top UVA Health cancer expert is highlighting how a new drug could transform how doctors treat a brain tumor that typically strikes younger people.

29 Sep 2023

Scores from common child behavior assessment tool may be skewed, research says

Scores from a commonly used measure of behavior problems in young children may be skewed depending on the primary language, education, and sex of the caregiver who fills out the survey, as well as the child's age and race, according to new research from the NIH's Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Program.

29 Sep 2023

New protein identified as substrate for histidine methylation

Proteins are subject to post-translational chemical modifications that result in functional diversity. Methylation is one such modification that is generally believed to occur on lysine and arginine residues.

29 Sep 2023

Short bouts of incidental activity linked to health benefits

A new wearables study tracking over 25,000 people provides the best evidence yet that short bouts of incidental activity, the kind we do as part of daily living, could reduce risk of heart attack, stroke and even premature death – but the length of activity and intensity matters.

29 Sep 2023

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UK's first-of-its-kind total-body PET imaging platform could enhance quality and speed of drug discovery

Breakthrough research could lead to more effective immunotherapies for bowel cancer

Integrated care can improve outcomes for people with HIV and NCDs in Africa

Machine learning can simplify lung cancer screening process

Study: Integrated health care for chronic conditions feasible and cost-effective in sub-Saharan Africa

Why are most Americans skipping the COVID-19 booster?

New technology helps pregnant women with type 1 diabetes to better manage blood sugar levels

Pregnancy hormones 'rewire' the brain to prepare for motherhood, research shows

Researchers identify new potential treatments for children with rare genetic conditions of blood vessels

Organoid medicine reveals promising covid-19 treatment target

Automated insulin delivery could be a game-changer for pregnant women with type 1 diabetes

Nearly half of the people with HIV, diabetes or hypertension in rural South Africa have unmet health needs

Type 2 diabetes at age 30 linked to shorter life expectancy

Gene variants linked to higher risk for nodular melanoma identified

Machine learning model can identify who needs lung cancer screening

IU cancer researcher receives NCI grant to examine how immune cells support breast cancer development

New drug could transform how doctors treat grade 2 IDH-mutant gliomas

Scores from common child behavior assessment tool may be skewed, research says

New protein identified as substrate for histidine methylation

Short bouts of incidental activity linked to health benefits

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