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'Theta activity' in the brain found to be divergent for people with mental health conditions

A new review of current literature, conducted by the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience at King's College London, has found that irregular responses in the brain to challenging tasks and mistakes could be key to understanding common links between abnormal behaviors in a range of mental illness and cognitive disorders.

28 Oct 2021

New insight into the tremendously complex "genetic dance"

The rapid scientific advancements that followed the mapping of the human genome have revealed just how staggeringly complex the world of genetics is.

28 Oct 2021

Study offers hope for a new therapeutic option for patients with severe asthma

A new monoclonal antibody therapy shows promise in offering an alternative treatment for patients suffering from moderate-to-severe asthma. Research led by Michael E. Wechsler, MD, MMSc, director of the National Jewish Health Cohen Family Asthma Institute, found that itepekimab was safe and effective in a phase 2 trial published online today in the New England Journal of Medicine.

28 Oct 2021

Research finds variability in PTSD symptoms over the course of menstrual cycle

In women who have experienced trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms may vary over the course of the menstrual cycle, with more symptoms during the first few days of the cycle when the hormone estradiol is low, and fewer symptoms close to ovulation, when estradiol is high, finds research published by the American Psychological Association.

28 Oct 2021

Immune cell patterns can help predict if kidney cancer patients will respond to immunotherapy

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and UCL have found immune cell patterns within tumors that can help predict if patients with kidney cancer will respond to immunotherapy.

28 Oct 2021

Five-day course of preoperative radiation therapy for sarcoma provides excellent local control rates

In a phase 2 single-institution study, UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers found that dose-equivalent preoperative radiation therapy for extremity/trunk soft tissue sarcoma delivered in five days rather than over the conventional five weeks produced similar benefits and treatment side effects.

28 Oct 2021

OSU research shines light on the way malignant cancer cells change shape

Oregon State University research has shed new light on the way malignant cells change their shape and migration techniques to invade different types of tissue.

28 Oct 2021

A low-cost repurposed drug can save COVID-19 patients' lives

An inexpensive repurposed drug called fluvoxamine can save the lives of COVID-19 patients and cut hospital admissions by up to 30 per cent, says a study co-led by McMaster University.

27 Oct 2021

Modulating glycogen metabolism in fat cells may offer new approaches for weight loss

Humans carry around with them, often abundantly so, at least two kinds of fat tissue: white and brown. White fat cells are essentially inert containers for energy stored in the form of a single large, oily droplet.

27 Oct 2021

Gradual nicotine reduction key to helping e-cigarette users quit, shows study

New research from UBC Okanagan shows that gradual nicotine reduction is key to helping e-cigarette users quit.

27 Oct 2021

Study: Younger and older patients with metastatic colorectal cancer survive for same amount of time

Even though young patients with metastatic colorectal cancer tend to be more fit and receive more intensive treatment than older patients, both groups survive for roughly the same amount of time, according to a new study by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute investigators.

27 Oct 2021

Physical therapy associated with lower odds of long-term opioid use after total knee replacement

The world's most common form of arthritis, knee osteoarthritis, causes sufferers pain and hurts their quality of life.

27 Oct 2021

Ensemble-based machine learning algorithms accurately predict anti-cancer drug responses

Today, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and algorithmic advancements made by research scientists and engineers are driving more targeted medical therapies through the power of prediction.

27 Oct 2021

Study uncovers how novel coronavirus disrupts normal cell defenses to hijack human host cells

A UBC-led research team has uncovered how the virus responsible for causing COVID-19 escapes destruction in infected cells, allowing SARS-CoV-2 to persist and continue spreading in the human body.

27 Oct 2021

Researchers use a mathematical model to better understand the immune response to vaccines

When it comes to the design of a novel vaccine against viral infection, vaccine developers have to make several major decisions. One of them is the choice of what type of immune response they wish to induce.

27 Oct 2021

McMaster-Hamburg collaboration discovers promising new antimalarial compound

A study out of the Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research at McMaster University has resulted in the discovery of a promising new antimalarial compound.

27 Oct 2021

Phthalates and other plasticizers found in US fast foods

Chicken nuggets, burritos and other popular items consumers buy from fast food outlets in the United States contain chemicals that are linked to a long list of serious health problems, according to a first-of-its-kind study published today.

27 Oct 2021

Medicare plans’ ‘free’ dental, vision, hearing benefits come at a cost

When Teresa Nolan Barensfeld turned 65 last year, she quickly decided on a private Medicare Advantage plan to cover her health expenses.

27 Oct 2021

Scientists flip a new piece in the male infertility puzzle

Scientists at Cincinnati Children's appear to have flipped another piece in the underexplored puzzle of male infertility.

27 Oct 2021

How billing turns a routine birth into a high-cost emergency

Caitlin Wells Salerno knew that some mammals — like the golden-mantled ground squirrels she studies in the Rocky Mountains — invest an insane amount of resources in their young. That didn't prepare her for the resources the conservation biologist would owe after the birth of her second son.

27 Oct 2021

OCT News and Research

'Theta activity' in the brain found to be divergent for people with mental health conditions

New insight into the tremendously complex "genetic dance"

Study offers hope for a new therapeutic option for patients with severe asthma

Research finds variability in PTSD symptoms over the course of menstrual cycle

Immune cell patterns can help predict if kidney cancer patients will respond to immunotherapy

Five-day course of preoperative radiation therapy for sarcoma provides excellent local control rates

OSU research shines light on the way malignant cancer cells change shape

A low-cost repurposed drug can save COVID-19 patients' lives

Modulating glycogen metabolism in fat cells may offer new approaches for weight loss

Gradual nicotine reduction key to helping e-cigarette users quit, shows study

Study: Younger and older patients with metastatic colorectal cancer survive for same amount of time

Physical therapy associated with lower odds of long-term opioid use after total knee replacement

Ensemble-based machine learning algorithms accurately predict anti-cancer drug responses

Study uncovers how novel coronavirus disrupts normal cell defenses to hijack human host cells

Researchers use a mathematical model to better understand the immune response to vaccines

McMaster-Hamburg collaboration discovers promising new antimalarial compound

Phthalates and other plasticizers found in US fast foods

Medicare plans’ ‘free’ dental, vision, hearing benefits come at a cost

Scientists flip a new piece in the male infertility puzzle

How billing turns a routine birth into a high-cost emergency

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