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Study sheds new light on boys; weapon-carrying behaviors at U.S. high schools

A study led by researchers at the University of Minnesota Medical School sheds new light on boys' weapon-carrying behaviors at U.S. high schools. The results indicate that weapon-carrying is not tied to students' race or ethnicity but rather their schools' social climates.

25 Jun 2021

Study shows how inhibitory neurons play a key role to facilitate signal transmission

When looking at a complex landscape, the eye needs to focus in on important details without losing the big picture--a charging lion in a jungle, for example. Now, a new study by Salk scientists shows how inhibitory neurons play a critical role in this process.

25 Jun 2021

Study reveals a novel trick employed by MRSA superbug to thwart the immune response

New research has uncovered a novel trick employed by the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus to thwart the immune response, raising hopes that a vaccine that prevents deadly MRSA infections is a little closer on the horizon.

25 Jun 2021

New blood test can accurately detect 50 types of cancer before symptoms emerge

Final results from a study of a blood test that can detect more than 50 types of cancer have shown that it is accurate enough to be rolled out as a multi-cancer screening test among people at higher risk of the disease, including patients aged 50 years or older, without symptoms.

25 Jun 2021

Study: A subset of patients with localized prostate cancer may benefit from immunotherapies

In recent years, cancer immunotherapy has been effective in treating patients with immunogenic, or so-called "hot" tumors with increased levels of inflammation and the presence of immune cells in and around the tumors.

24 Jun 2021

Machine-learning approach could accurately predict the evolution of breast cancer

From amoebas to zebras, all living things evolve. They change over time as pressures from the environment cause individuals with certain traits to become more common in a population while those with other traits become less common.

24 Jun 2021

New report details the current landscape of Minnesota youth's sexual health

A new report from the University of Minnesota Medical School's Healthy Youth Development - Prevention Research Center (HYD-PRC) highlights that Minnesota youth continue to contract sexually transmitted infections (STIs) at alarmingly high rates, despite the COVID-19 pandemic.

23 Jun 2021

Blood test shows promise for predicting treatment response in patients with advanced HPV-positive throat cancer

A sensitive blood test being developed by a team of researchers at the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center shows promise for predicting whether patients with metastatic HPV-positive throat cancer will respond to treatment months earlier than standard imaging scans.

23 Jun 2021

LegoChem Biosciences and Iksuda Therapeutics expand License Agreement for development of antibody-drug conjugates

Iksuda Therapeutics today announced that it has expanded its research collaboration and License Agreement with LegoChem Biosciences, Inc.

From Iksuda Therapeutics 22 Jun 2021

New breakthrough could lead to a cure for common childhood cancer

Scientists studying a common childhood cancer have made a major breakthrough which could lead to a cure for some youngsters who would not have survived the condition.

21 Jun 2021

A World First: sequencing polyclonal antibodies using only proteomics

News-Medical speaks to Bin Ma, President of Rapid Novor, about their latest research that sequenced polyclonal antibodies using only proteomics.

From Rapid Novor Inc 21 Jun 2021

Studies provide new evidence of impact of drug price hikes on U.S. patients

Two recent studies led by researchers from the University of Minnesota Medical School add new evidence to the impact of how drug price increases affect U.S. patients and the overall cost of health care.

21 Jun 2021

Yeast cell machinery seamlessly 'reads' the unnatural ingredients in the genetic recipe

If the genome is the recipe of life, base pairs are the individual ingredients listed. These chemical structures form DNA, and every living organism on Earth has just four. The specific arrangements of these four base pairs -- A, T, C, G -- make us who and what we are.

18 Jun 2021

Study paves the way for development of new therapeutics for C. difficile infection

A new study paves the way for the development of next generation therapeutics for the prevention and treatment of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI), the most frequent cause of healthcare-acquired gastrointestinal infections and death in developed countries.

18 Jun 2021

Common blood pressure drug not effective in reducing hospitalization for mildly-ill COVID-19 outpatients

University of Minnesota Medical School researchers determined that the common blood pressure medication, losartan, is not effective in reducing hospitalization for mildly-ill COVID-19 outpatients.

18 Jun 2021

Convalescent plasma associated with better survival in blood cancer patients with COVID-19

Convalescent plasma therapy was associated with better survival in blood cancer patients hospitalized with COVID-19, especially in sicker patients. The findings by the COVID-19 and Cancer Consortium (CCC19) are newly published in the peer-reviewed journal JAMA Oncology.

18 Jun 2021

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative announces nearly $28 million for visual proteomics

Today, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) announced nearly $28 million in grants to support technology developments that will allow researchers to see the inner workings of cells at near-atomic resolution through next-generation electron microscopy.

18 Jun 2021

Study reveals aspects that motivate people to use mixed-reality sports platforms

New technologies allow users to do things like race their real bikes against other real people in a virtual world, and a new study outlines what motivates people to use these online platforms. The findings offer insights for future iterations of these technologies - and how to market them.

18 Jun 2021

Could wastewater epidemiology help track the circulation of SARS-CoV-2 variants?

In a new study, released as a preprint on the medRxiv* server, researchers from Germany, Italy and Netherlands demonstrated the utility of integrating genomic and wastewater based epidemiology (WBE) to provide unprecedented insight into the abundance of SARS-CoV-2 and the profile of the mutations associated with the VOCs (i.e., B.1.1.7, B.1.351, P.1, and B.1.617.2) in the wastewater samples.

17 Jun 2021

Equitable sharing of bioimaging technologies is crucial for global health

Progress in human health comes in many forms. We learn more about how diseases work; we pioneer new diagnostics and treatments; we come up with better ways to get care to people who need it.

16 Jun 2021

Next Generation News and Research

Study sheds new light on boys; weapon-carrying behaviors at U.S. high schools

Study shows how inhibitory neurons play a key role to facilitate signal transmission

Study reveals a novel trick employed by MRSA superbug to thwart the immune response

New blood test can accurately detect 50 types of cancer before symptoms emerge

Study: A subset of patients with localized prostate cancer may benefit from immunotherapies

Machine-learning approach could accurately predict the evolution of breast cancer

New report details the current landscape of Minnesota youth's sexual health

Blood test shows promise for predicting treatment response in patients with advanced HPV-positive throat cancer

LegoChem Biosciences and Iksuda Therapeutics expand License Agreement for development of antibody-drug conjugates

New breakthrough could lead to a cure for common childhood cancer

A World First: sequencing polyclonal antibodies using only proteomics

Studies provide new evidence of impact of drug price hikes on U.S. patients

Yeast cell machinery seamlessly 'reads' the unnatural ingredients in the genetic recipe

Study paves the way for development of new therapeutics for C. difficile infection

Common blood pressure drug not effective in reducing hospitalization for mildly-ill COVID-19 outpatients

Convalescent plasma associated with better survival in blood cancer patients with COVID-19

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative announces nearly $28 million for visual proteomics

Study reveals aspects that motivate people to use mixed-reality sports platforms

Could wastewater epidemiology help track the circulation of SARS-CoV-2 variants?

Equitable sharing of bioimaging technologies is crucial for global health

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