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Gut microbiome can influence common dietary compound linked to heart disease

In the last five years, some scientists have cautioned against eating eggs and meat because these foods generate a common dietary compound, trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO), that research has suggested plays a role in heart disease.

11 Aug 2016

Analysis of biopsies during early treatment predicts patient’s response to melanoma immunotherapy

Immune response measured in tumor biopsies during the course of early treatment predicts which melanoma patients will benefit from specific immune checkpoint blockade drugs, researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center report in the journal Cancer Discovery.

11 Aug 2016

Researchers create detailed Zika map that weighs different drivers of transmission

With Zika sparking anxiety at the Summer Olympic Games in Brazil, and now being transmitted in Florida through contact with mosquitoes, accurately mapping the distribution of the virus is increasingly urgent.

11 Aug 2016

Scientists clarify how tumour cells kill specific cells in vascular wall to establish metastases

Many cancers only become a mortal danger if they form metastases elsewhere in the body. Such secondary tumours are formed when individual cells break away from the main tumour and travel through the bloodstream to distant areas of the body.

11 Aug 2016

Pancreatic cancer cells find alternative source of nutrition to avoid starvation

Pancreatic cancer cells avert starvation in dense tumors by ordering nearby support cells to supply them with an alternative source of nutrition.

11 Aug 2016

Integration of multiple types of protein biomarkers improves ability to detect breast cancer

A first-time study published in PLOS ONE shows that a combined assessment of multiple types of protein biomarkers in the blood offers an important advancement for detecting early breast cancer.

11 Aug 2016

Mayo Clinic launches new blood test that measures plasma ceramides to predict risk for heart disease

Mayo Clinic has launched a new type of blood test that will be used to predict adverse cardiovascular events in patients with progressing coronary artery disease (CAD).

11 Aug 2016

NYU Lutheran offers comprehensive cardiac care for unborn babies

Caring for an infant begins long before birth. Expectant moms are advised to avoid smoking and drinking, watch what they eat, and follow a host of other recommendations that are in the best interest of themselves and their little one on the way.

11 Aug 2016

Scientists create stable boron carrier for targeted radiation-based tumour therapies

Targeted radiation-based therapies for treating cancerous tumours such as 'boron neutron capture therapy' (BNCT), rely on the efficient and effective delivery of the capture agent (in this case, boron) to the tumour.

11 Aug 2016

New study shows frozen embryo transfer safer, more successful in women with PCOS

Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) who receive frozen embryos during in vitro fertilization have safer and more successful pregnancies than those who get fresh embryos, according to the results of a recent collaboration between Penn State College of Medicine and Chinese researchers.

10 Aug 2016

New disease gene linked to shortened telomeres appears to raise risk of pulmonary fibrosis-emphysema

Johns Hopkins researchers say they have identified a new disease gene that, when mutated, appears to increase the risk in a small number of people of developing emphysema and a lung-scarring condition known as pulmonary fibrosis.

10 Aug 2016

Study shows 1 in 5 hospitalized adults discharged with vital sign instabilities

Twenty percent of people hospitalized are released before all vital signs are stable, a pattern that is associated with an increased risk of death and hospital readmission, a new study by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers shows

10 Aug 2016

New technology uses natural nano-scale lipid transport system to deliver drugs straight to bloodstream

For years scientists and dieticians have argued over the health benefits of dietary fat. Research published this week, however, shows that piggybacking onto natural fat absorption pathways can dramatically enhance the utility of some drugs.

10 Aug 2016

Olympics officials find potential new trend in doping among athletes

Olympics officials already contending with the illegal use of steroids among athletes are now being proactive about a potential new trend in performance enhancement: gene doping.

10 Aug 2016

Warmer climate may reduce incidence of dengue

Health researchers predict that the transmission of dengue could decrease in a future warmer climate, countering previous projections that climate change would cause the potentially lethal virus to spread more easily.

10 Aug 2016

Philips collaborates with Mayo Clinic to climb Mount Kilimanjaro on research expedition

Royal Philips today announced it will be among the leading organizations collaborating with the Mayo Clinic to climb Mount Kilimanjaro on a research expedition to understand how the body reacts to the rigors of high altitude and how those learnings can be applied to improving human health.

10 Aug 2016

Cardinals appear as super-suppressors protecting Atlanta residents from West Nile Virus

A bird species that does a poor job spreading West Nile virus (WNV) but is particularly likely to get mosquito bites may explain why human infections with the disease are relatively uncommon in Atlanta, Georgia—despite evidence of high rates of virus circulating in the local bird population, according to a new study published online today in the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.

10 Aug 2016

Dexcom launches new cloud-based solution for secure sharing of CGM data between physicians and patients

Dexcom, Inc., a leader in continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) for patients with diabetes, today announced the availability of enhanced data sharing features for physician and patient users of the Dexcom CLARITY diabetes management solution.

10 Aug 2016

SBP researchers discover potential drug target for treatment of type 2 diabetes

Researchers at the Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP) have identified a new potential target for drugs to prevent type 2 diabetes. A paper published today in the Journal of Clinical Investigation shows that blocking a cellular glucose sensor in muscle improves insulin responsiveness.

10 Aug 2016

Rare genetic variations linked to severe porphyria

An international research team has linked rare variations in a cell membrane protein to the wide variation in symptom severity that is a hallmark of porphyria, a rare disorder that often affects the skin, liver and nervous system.

10 Aug 2016

Blood News and Research

Gut microbiome can influence common dietary compound linked to heart disease

Analysis of biopsies during early treatment predicts patient’s response to melanoma immunotherapy

Researchers create detailed Zika map that weighs different drivers of transmission

Scientists clarify how tumour cells kill specific cells in vascular wall to establish metastases

Pancreatic cancer cells find alternative source of nutrition to avoid starvation

Integration of multiple types of protein biomarkers improves ability to detect breast cancer

Mayo Clinic launches new blood test that measures plasma ceramides to predict risk for heart disease

NYU Lutheran offers comprehensive cardiac care for unborn babies

Scientists create stable boron carrier for targeted radiation-based tumour therapies

New study shows frozen embryo transfer safer, more successful in women with PCOS

New disease gene linked to shortened telomeres appears to raise risk of pulmonary fibrosis-emphysema

Study shows 1 in 5 hospitalized adults discharged with vital sign instabilities

New technology uses natural nano-scale lipid transport system to deliver drugs straight to bloodstream

Olympics officials find potential new trend in doping among athletes

Warmer climate may reduce incidence of dengue

Philips collaborates with Mayo Clinic to climb Mount Kilimanjaro on research expedition

Cardinals appear as super-suppressors protecting Atlanta residents from West Nile Virus

Dexcom launches new cloud-based solution for secure sharing of CGM data between physicians and patients

SBP researchers discover potential drug target for treatment of type 2 diabetes

Rare genetic variations linked to severe porphyria

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