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Early PSA testing in black men could help predict future development of prostate cancer

Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in American men. But black men bear a disproportionate burden of its effects. It's more common - and more than twice as deadly - among black men compared to their white counterparts.

3 Oct 2018

Miniature magnetic swimming devices could deliver drugs to specific areas of body

Scientists have created miniature magnetic swimming devices - which mimic the appearance of sperm cells - that could revolutionize disease treatment by swimming drugs to specific areas of the body.

3 Oct 2018

Gene variant linked to Type 2 diabetes may predispose people to have lower body weight

A research team at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Gillings School of Global Public Health found that a well-known gene variant linked to Type 2 diabetes, called transcription Factor-7 like 2 gene, may also predispose someone to being leaner, or having a lower body weight.

3 Oct 2018

New way of using natural killer cells makes immunotherapy viable to more patients

Immunotherapy is making headlines for saving the lives of hundreds of cancer patients including former President Jimmy Carter. But many of these therapies, only work for a small portion of people who have a specific molecule called PDL1 in their cancer makeup.

3 Oct 2018

Liver transplant and weight-loss surgery combination offers long-term benefits to obese patients

Obese patients who underwent a life-saving liver transplant and weight-loss surgery at the same time were better able to keep the weight off long term and had fewer metabolic complications than those who lost weight on their own before undergoing a liver transplant, Mayo Clinic research shows.

3 Oct 2018

Sexual harassment and assault may have negative health consequences, finds study

The #MeToo Movement, in addition to raising awareness, has provided people with a voice to speak out when they've been wronged, harassed, or assaulted.

3 Oct 2018

Researchers find human milk oligosaccharides in amniotic fluid

Human milk oligosaccharides are complex carbohydrates that are highly abundant and unique to human milk.

3 Oct 2018

Study sheds light on transport of enzyme involved in stem cell differentiation to DNA

Researchers at the Centre for Genomic Regulation in Barcelona, Spain, have identified the mechanism by which an important enzyme involved in the differentiation of stem cells is brought to the DNA.

3 Oct 2018

Sudden cardiac arrests more likely to happen on any day at any time, shows study

Heart experts have long believed that weekday mornings - and especially Mondays - were the danger zones for unexpected deaths from sudden cardiac arrests.

3 Oct 2018

Researchers decode anti-inflammatory mechanism of vitamin E and its metabolites

Vitamin E's positive effects often fail to manifest themselves as strongly as expected, but sometimes administering vitamin E actually has detrimental effects. An international team has now found a possible cause for this.

3 Oct 2018

A promising new approach for repairing cleft palate in infants

A technique using umbilical cord blood stem cells could be a promising new approach for repair of cleft palate in infants, reports a paper in The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.

3 Oct 2018

Natural nanoscopic particles identified as possible diagnostic tool for Alzheimer's

Exosomes are natural nanoscopic particles released by most cell types, and are currently the focus of research because they represent a possible tool for the diagnosis of Alzheimer's. These particles are not so easy to isolate, and nanotechnology may help in this process.

3 Oct 2018

Women who drink more water experience fewer bladder infections, study finds

In the controlled trial, women who drank an additional 1.5 liters of water daily experienced 48 percent fewer repeat bladder infections than those who drank their usual volume of fluids, said senior author Dr. Yair Lotan, Professor of Urology and with the Simmons Cancer Center at UT Southwestern.

1 Oct 2018

Study finds disease-causing mutation in French-Canadians

A team of Canadian scientists, including researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital has discovered the first French-Canadian founder mutation gene linked to synucleinopathies, a group of neurodegenerative diseases that includes Parkinson's disease, dementia with Lewy-Bodies and multiple system atrophy

1 Oct 2018

Blood News and Research

Early PSA testing in black men could help predict future development of prostate cancer

Miniature magnetic swimming devices could deliver drugs to specific areas of body

Gene variant linked to Type 2 diabetes may predispose people to have lower body weight

New way of using natural killer cells makes immunotherapy viable to more patients

Liver transplant and weight-loss surgery combination offers long-term benefits to obese patients

Sexual harassment and assault may have negative health consequences, finds study

Researchers find human milk oligosaccharides in amniotic fluid

Study sheds light on transport of enzyme involved in stem cell differentiation to DNA

Sudden cardiac arrests more likely to happen on any day at any time, shows study

Researchers decode anti-inflammatory mechanism of vitamin E and its metabolites

A promising new approach for repairing cleft palate in infants

Natural nanoscopic particles identified as possible diagnostic tool for Alzheimer's

Women who drink more water experience fewer bladder infections, study finds

Study finds disease-causing mutation in French-Canadians

Researchers caution that expediting HLH treatment may miss underlying cancers

Mediterranean diet cuts risk of developing AMD

Infants face high thrombosis risk

Researchers find link between insufficient sleep and unsafe behavior in teens

Genetic variants reveal novel therapeutic targets for chronic kidney disease

New software package automatically creates plans and factor in variables

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