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Long term effects of Zika virus exposure during pregnancy studied

Zika is a mosquito borne virus that can be dangerous in pregnant women as it can cause severe congenital malformations and damage to the baby. The extent of danger however is not known and a large study followed children who were exposed to this virus during their time within the womb.

7 Aug 2018

Taking cholesterol-busting pills can effectively treat brutal PAP

Researchers report in Nature Communications they figured out why air sacs in the lungs clog up with a thick substance called surfactant in a brutal disease called Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis, and they show taking cholesterol-busting pills called statins can effectively treat the disease.

7 Aug 2018

LSU Health research may lead to a change in worldwide obesity prevention strategy

A team of LSU Health New Orleans researchers has found a lower prevalence of overweight and obesity among youth in Grenada compared to US adolescents.

7 Aug 2018

New CAR T-cell immunotherapy trial targets solid tumors

Seattle Children's has opened a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell immunotherapy trial for children and young adults with relapsed or refractory non-central nervous system EGFR-expressing solid tumors. In the phase 1 trial, STRIvE-01, cancer-fighting CAR T cells will target the EGFR protein expressed in many childhood sarcoma, kidney and neuroblastoma tumors.

7 Aug 2018

New medical program keeps elderly aged care residents out of hospital

A medical program developed by clinicians at one of Australia's largest hospitals, the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, is successfully keeping elderly aged care residents out of hospital and reducing demand on emergency departments.

7 Aug 2018

Scientists identify two potential new drug targets for treatment of HIV

Johns Hopkins scientists report they have identified two potential new drug targets for the treatment of HIV. The finding is from results of a small, preliminary study of 19 people infected with both HIV - the virus that causes AIDS - and the hepatitis C virus.

7 Aug 2018

Access to soil increases mice's resistance to allergic inflammations

When mice live in cages with an added earthen floor, it increases their resistance towards allergic inflammations. Close contact with micro-organisms in the soil triggers anti-inflammatory genes in the mice and stimulates their gut microbiota.

7 Aug 2018

Children with allergies have lower risk of developing complicated appendicitis

Children with allergies have a lower risk of developing complicated appendicitis, according to a new study from Lund University and Skåne University Hospital in Sweden.

7 Aug 2018

New test method offers more reliable diagnosis of diabetes insipidus

When people produce excessive amounts of urine - more than three litres each day in adults is considered too much - doctors often find it difficult to establish a diagnosis under certain circumstances.

7 Aug 2018

Study: Potential new class of drugs may lower heart disease risk by targeting gut microbes

Cleveland Clinic researchers have designed a potential new class of drugs that may reduce cardiovascular risk by targeting a specific microbial pathway in the gut.

7 Aug 2018

Researchers identify role of infection-fighting cells in inflamed and damaged tissue

Hookworms infect nearly 430 million people in the world, mostly in countries where sanitation is poor, and people often walk barefoot.

7 Aug 2018

Offspring fed with low-protein diet during pregnancy more likely to develop prostate cancer

The offspring of females fed a low-protein diet during pregnancy and lactation are significantly more likely to develop prostate cancer as they age.

7 Aug 2018

New compounds can reverse key aspects of aging of human cells

Key aspects of the aging of human cells can be reversed by new compounds developed at the University of Exeter, research shows.

7 Aug 2018

Engineers create next-generation wristbands to monitor health, environmental exposures

Rutgers University-New Brunswick engineers have created a smart wristband with a wireless connection to smartphones that will enable a new wave of personal health and environmental monitoring devices.

7 Aug 2018

Researchers develop drug-delivery system that allows rapid response to heart attacks

Researchers from North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have developed a drug-delivery system that allows rapid response to heart attacks without surgical intervention.

7 Aug 2018

Scientists create unique polymeric materials to repair traumatized human organs

Tissue engineering is the future of medicine. Under Project 5-100, the Polymer Materials for Tissue Engineering and Transplantology Laboratory of Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University created unique polymeric materials for medical purposes that repair traumatized human organs.

7 Aug 2018

Scientists study effects of phototherapy on cardiovascular system

Light therapy is used to treat sleep disorders, depression, and seasonal mental disorders. In order to study its effects on the cardiovascular system and to make phototherapy safer for patients suffering from hypertension, experts from RUDN University were carrying out experiments on rats for five months.

7 Aug 2018

Blood-based test accurately identifies lung cancer patients who could benefit from immunotherapies

Researchers at UC Davis, Genentech and Foundation Medicine are the first to show that a blood-based test to assess tumor mutational burden accurately identifies non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients who could benefit from immunotherapies called checkpoint inhibitors.

7 Aug 2018

Rutgers researchers receive $2.5 million NIEHS grant to study cadmium exposure in expecting mothers

Rutgers researchers, with the aid of $2.5 million National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences grant, will study how exposure to cadmium during pregnancy can impact fetal development.

7 Aug 2018

Red blood cells contribute to cardiovascular diseases in patients with type 2 diabetes

Harmful effects of substances secreted from red blood cells could explain the increased risk of cardiovascular diseases in patients with type 2 diabetes, the results of two new studies conducted at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden indicate.

6 Aug 2018

Blood News and Research

Long term effects of Zika virus exposure during pregnancy studied

Taking cholesterol-busting pills can effectively treat brutal PAP

LSU Health research may lead to a change in worldwide obesity prevention strategy

New CAR T-cell immunotherapy trial targets solid tumors

New medical program keeps elderly aged care residents out of hospital

Scientists identify two potential new drug targets for treatment of HIV

Access to soil increases mice's resistance to allergic inflammations

Children with allergies have lower risk of developing complicated appendicitis

New test method offers more reliable diagnosis of diabetes insipidus

Study: Potential new class of drugs may lower heart disease risk by targeting gut microbes

Researchers identify role of infection-fighting cells in inflamed and damaged tissue

Offspring fed with low-protein diet during pregnancy more likely to develop prostate cancer

New compounds can reverse key aspects of aging of human cells

Engineers create next-generation wristbands to monitor health, environmental exposures

Researchers develop drug-delivery system that allows rapid response to heart attacks

Scientists create unique polymeric materials to repair traumatized human organs

Scientists study effects of phototherapy on cardiovascular system

Blood-based test accurately identifies lung cancer patients who could benefit from immunotherapies

Rutgers researchers receive $2.5 million NIEHS grant to study cadmium exposure in expecting mothers

Red blood cells contribute to cardiovascular diseases in patients with type 2 diabetes

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