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More frequent chest imaging may benefit certain colorectal cancer patients

Colorectal cancer patients with certain clinical characteristics may benefit from more frequent chest imaging to help identify and target cancer that has spread to the lungs, according to new research presented at the Scientific Forum of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Clinical Congress 2022.

17 Oct 2022

Livers have a cumulative age of at least 100 years, researchers find

There is a small, but growing, subset of livers that have been transplanted and have a cumulative age of more than 100 years, according to researchers from University of Texas (UT) Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, and TransMedics, Andover, Massachusetts.

17 Oct 2022

Study illuminates how pain neurons protect the gut from damage

Pain has been long recognized as one of evolution's most reliable tools to detect the presence of harm and signal that something is wrong - an alert system that tells us to pause and pay attention to our bodies.

14 Oct 2022

Researchers identify a previously unknown mitochondrial disease in identical twins

In a set of identical twins, investigators led by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Children's Hospital Philadelphia (CHOP) have identified a mitochondrial disease not previously reported.

14 Oct 2022

Rheumatoid arthritis drug can be repurposed to improve diabetes-associated symptoms

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and collaborating institutions discovered that the rheumatoid arthritis drug auranofin can potentially be repurposed to improve diabetes-associated symptoms.

14 Oct 2022

$Over-the-counter aspirin effective in preventing blood clots following surgery to repair bone fractures$

Over-the-counter aspirin effective in preventing blood clots following surgery to repair bone fractures

Patients who have surgery to repair bone fractures typically receive a type of injectable blood thinner, low-molecular-weight heparin, to prevent life-threatening blood clots, but a new clinical trial found that over-the-counter aspirin is just as effective.

14 Oct 2022

New technology for producing oxygen within cells

Oxygen is vital for life, and clinicians can provide supplemental oxygen to patients through face masks and nasal tubes, but there are no methods available for delivering oxygen directly into cells.

13 Oct 2022

Largest academic collaboration aims to transform the treatment for pediatric cancers

The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital today announced the largest academic collaboration of its kind to transform and accelerate the identification of vulnerabilities in pediatric cancers and translate them into better treatments.

13 Oct 2022

Clinical trial to evaluate antiviral drug for monkeypox begins in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

A clinical trial to evaluate the antiviral drug tecovirimat, also known as TPOXX, in adults and children with monkeypox has begun in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

12 Oct 2022

UQ-led study analyzes genetic variants that influence height

Children's growth will be easier to assess following a University of Queensland-led study analyzing the genetic variants that influence height.

12 Oct 2022

Children not involved in activities during the pandemic show higher levels of anxiety

Children who did not take part in social and group activities during the pandemic had significantly higher levels of anxiety than those who did not.

12 Oct 2022

High-sugar diet lowers the ability of the taste system to sense sweetness

For many people, a high-sugar diet has become almost accidental. Three-quarters of food in the supermarket has added sugar, according to University of Michigan researcher Monica Dus, leading the scientist to wonder whether our sense of taste can become dulled to sweetness.

12 Oct 2022

Precise DNA cleavage using new CRISPR-Cas approach

A team led by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) has overcome a major constraint for cutting and editing DNA by CRISPR-Cas enzymes and other technologies.

11 Oct 2022

Thirdhand smoke exposure elevates biomarkers associated with the initiation of skin diseases

Thirdhand smoke, or THS, comprises the residual pollutants from tobacco smoke that remain on surfaces and in dust after tobacco has been smoked.

11 Oct 2022

Neuropilin 2 identified as a novel regulator of distal colonic smooth muscle motility

Colonic motility disorders, especially problems associated with constipation and diarrhea, are common in adults and children, greatly impacting quality of life.

11 Oct 2022

Saliency heat maps may not be yet ready for prime time, study shows

Artificial intelligence models that interpret medical images hold the promise to enhance clinicians' ability to make accurate and timely diagnoses, while also lessening workload by allowing busy physicians to focus on critical cases and delegate rote tasks to AI.

10 Oct 2022

Light-Seq technology for barcoding and deep-sequencing selected cell populations in tissues

Under the microscope, researchers often observe different cell types organizing themselves in peculiar patterns within tissues, or sometimes a rare cell type that stands out by occupying a unique position, exhibiting an unusual shape, or expressing a specific biomarker molecule.

10 Oct 2022

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More frequent chest imaging may benefit certain colorectal cancer patients

Livers have a cumulative age of at least 100 years, researchers find

Study illuminates how pain neurons protect the gut from damage

Researchers identify a previously unknown mitochondrial disease in identical twins

Rheumatoid arthritis drug can be repurposed to improve diabetes-associated symptoms

Over-the-counter aspirin effective in preventing blood clots following surgery to repair bone fractures

New technology for producing oxygen within cells

Largest academic collaboration aims to transform the treatment for pediatric cancers

Clinical trial to evaluate antiviral drug for monkeypox begins in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

UQ-led study analyzes genetic variants that influence height

Children not involved in activities during the pandemic show higher levels of anxiety

High-sugar diet lowers the ability of the taste system to sense sweetness

Precise DNA cleavage using new CRISPR-Cas approach

Thirdhand smoke exposure elevates biomarkers associated with the initiation of skin diseases

Neuropilin 2 identified as a novel regulator of distal colonic smooth muscle motility

Saliency heat maps may not be yet ready for prime time, study shows

Light-Seq technology for barcoding and deep-sequencing selected cell populations in tissues

Two popular drugs to treat type 2 diabetes performed best in large clinical trial

UMSOM researchers identify how multiple genes of SARS-CoV-2 affect disease severity

Adolescent alcohol misuse may indirectly influence long-term physical health and life satisfaction

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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