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Developing art and creativity to help fight cancer

Developing art and creativity to improve the effectiveness and delivery of healthcare. From narrative medicine to the disclosure of one's medical records on the net: how "open sourcing" feelings and fears can help fight cancer and reshape the concept of "cure".

4 Nov 2022

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences and Pillar Biosciences Sign Application Development Agreement for the Biomek NGeniuS System

More companies around the world continue turning to Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, a global leader in laboratory automation and innovation, for their next generation sequencing (NGS) needs with the Biomek NGeniuS System.

From Beckman Coulter Life Sciences 4 Nov 2022

Anti-herpes drug can fight against antibiotic-resistant bacterium

A UNIGE team reveals that a drug used against herpes can fight a bacterium that is resistant to most antibiotics by weakening its defense mechanisms.

4 Nov 2022

Blood pressure drug associated with lower risk of Alzheimer's disease in Black patients

Considering how patients from different ethnic groups respond to the same drug could be crucial to finding new Alzheimer's disease treatments – a disorder the Alzheimer's Association previously deemed a "silent epidemic" among Black adults.

4 Nov 2022

H pylori eradication protects against aspirin-associated peptic ulcer bleeding

A new study, led by experts at the University of Nottingham found that the risk of stomach bleeding caused by using aspirin long-term, can be reduced with a short course of antibiotics, potentially improving the safety of aspirin when used to prevent heart attacks, strokes and possibly some cancers.

4 Nov 2022

Specific mutations in the monkeypox virus contribute to its continued infectiousness

Monkeypox has infected more than 77,000 people in more than 100 countries worldwide, and - similar to COVID-19 - mutations have enabled the virus to grow stronger and smarter, evading antiviral drugs and vaccines in its mission to infect more people.

4 Nov 2022

Green tea catechins and resveratrol display neuroprotective properties in Alzheimer's models

In a recent study published in the journal Free Radical Biology and Medicine, researchers screened for neuroprotective compounds against Alzheimer’s disease (AD).

3 Nov 2022

Health of mothers, fetuses, and children are all affected by the maternal environment

A recent editorial published in the journal BMC Medicine examined existing literature for associations between the mother's and offspring's health outcomes and a broad range of maternal characteristics related to pregnancy and postnatal phenotypes and complications.

3 Nov 2022

Study shows a rise in blood pressure during COVID-19

In a recent study published in the journal Hypertension, researchers examined blood pressure (BP) outcomes in individuals with hypertension during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

3 Nov 2022

Weekly weight loss drug reduces BMI in teens

Researchers report that a weekly dose of semaglutide led to a significant BMI reduction in adolescents.

3 Nov 2022

Study uncovers a novel instructive role for the entorhinal cortex

A longstanding question in neuroscience is how mammalian brains (including ours) adapt to external environments, information, and experiences.

3 Nov 2022

Researchers use brain organoids to show how SARS-CoV-2 virus infects cortical neurons

Using human brain organoids, an international team of researchers, led by scientists at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Sanford Consortium, has shown how the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 infects cortical neurons and specifically destroys their synapses - the connections between brain cells that allow them to communicate with each other.

3 Nov 2022

Scientists illuminate the molecular events underlying childhood movement disorder

Scientists at the UNC School of Medicine and UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, in collaboration with a team from Queen Mary University of London, have illuminated the molecular events underlying an inherited movement and neurodegenerative disorder known as ARSACS – Autosomal recessive spastic ataxia of Charlevoix-Saguenay, named for two Quebec valleys where the first cases were found.

3 Nov 2022

Scientists uncover a key property needed for CELMoD drugs to be effective

Scientists at Scripps Research have uncovered a critical feature that a promising new class of cancer drugs, known as CELMoDs, needs to be effective.

3 Nov 2022

Accelerating Scientific Discoveries through Advanced Data Analysis Platforms

In this interview, we speak to Victor Wong, Chief Scientific Officer at Core Life Analytics, about their StratoMineRTM product and how it helps researchers to rapidly process their data.

From Core Life Analytics 3 Nov 2022

Poll: More than half of people over 50 are a critical source of health help for older loved ones

More than half of people over 50 say they've helped at least one person over 65 take care of their health, personal hygiene, home or finances in the past two years, a new University of Michigan poll finds.

3 Nov 2022

New evaluation data shows the clinical utility of SOPHiA DDM Dx HRD Solution

SOPHiA GENETICS, a cloud-native software company in the healthcare space, debuted new data at the European Society of Gynaecological Oncology (ESGO) Congress as part of a poster (#PA-065) presented by Prof. Alexandre Harlé of the Institut de Cancérologie de Lorraine, France.

3 Nov 2022

Researchers provide insights on how to overcome resistance in cancer therapy

The latest developmental drugs, particularly for the use in oncology, rely on the targeted degradation of harmful pathogenic proteins.

3 Nov 2022

Novel platform allowing universal off-the-shelf T and NK cell access shows potential for immunotherapies

Recent advances in immunotherapy for cancer have stimulated a plethora of studies aimed at developing T cells (white blood cells) and Natural Killer (NK) cells (immune cells with enzymes that can kill tumor cells or cells infected with a virus) in-vitro from pluripotent stem cells - cells that are able to self-renew by dividing and developing into the three primary groups of cells that make up a human body.

3 Nov 2022

Parental discord linked to children's genetic risk for alcohol problems

Parents can transmit a genetic risk for alcohol problems to their children not only directly, but also indirectly via genetically influenced aspects of the home environment, such as marital discord or divorce, according to a Rutgers researcher.

3 Nov 2022

Medicine News and Research

Developing art and creativity to help fight cancer

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences and Pillar Biosciences Sign Application Development Agreement for the Biomek NGeniuS System

Anti-herpes drug can fight against antibiotic-resistant bacterium

Blood pressure drug associated with lower risk of Alzheimer's disease in Black patients

H pylori eradication protects against aspirin-associated peptic ulcer bleeding

Specific mutations in the monkeypox virus contribute to its continued infectiousness

Green tea catechins and resveratrol display neuroprotective properties in Alzheimer's models

Health of mothers, fetuses, and children are all affected by the maternal environment

Study shows a rise in blood pressure during COVID-19

Weekly weight loss drug reduces BMI in teens

Study uncovers a novel instructive role for the entorhinal cortex

Researchers use brain organoids to show how SARS-CoV-2 virus infects cortical neurons

Scientists illuminate the molecular events underlying childhood movement disorder

Scientists uncover a key property needed for CELMoD drugs to be effective

Accelerating Scientific Discoveries through Advanced Data Analysis Platforms

Poll: More than half of people over 50 are a critical source of health help for older loved ones

New evaluation data shows the clinical utility of SOPHiA DDM Dx HRD Solution

Researchers provide insights on how to overcome resistance in cancer therapy

Novel platform allowing universal off-the-shelf T and NK cell access shows potential for immunotherapies

Parental discord linked to children's genetic risk for alcohol problems

Industry Focus eBook - Cell & Gene Therapy (1st Edition) eBook

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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