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Scientists develop a method of targeted drug delivery to cancer cells

A team of scientists from Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University together with their colleagues developed a method of targeted drug delivery to cancer cells. The discovery is based on the use of mesenchymal stem cells and microcapsules made of polymeric compounds.

9 Dec 2019

Venetoclax in combination with azacytidine aids therapy for myelodysplastic syndromes

A new study by Yale Cancer Center and Smilow Cancer Hospital researchers suggests that the drug venetoclax aids therapy for relapsed/refractory myelodysplastic syndromes, especially when paired with azacytidine.

9 Dec 2019

Smoking during pregnancy may increase woman's risk of developing gestational diabetes

Smoking during pregnancy is one of the most significant risk factors for poor pregnancy outcomes. In the United States, 10.7% of all women smoke during their pregnancy or are exposed to second-hand smoke.

9 Dec 2019

Important biomarker may help in determining prognosis of brain cancer patients

A common virus that is harmless to most individuals may produce an important biomarker in determining the prognosis of brain cancer patients, according to a recent study published by a student researcher at the University of Cincinnati.

9 Dec 2019

Award to help advance development of diagnostic test for necrotizing enterocolitis

The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development of the National Institutes of Health has awarded Chosen Diagnostics Inc, a spin-out company, a $299,641 Phase I Small Business Technology Transfer award.

9 Dec 2019

Study highlights benefits of Medicaid expansion for Michigan enrollees

When the state of Michigan expanded its Medicaid program to provide health coverage to more low-income residents, its leaders built special features into the plan, different from most states.

9 Dec 2019

Researchers use machine learning to better understand conversations about death

Some of the most important, and difficult, conversations in healthcare are the ones that happen amid serious and life-threatening illnesses.

9 Dec 2019

Exercise improves key measures of cardiovascular health

Eight months of daily, afterschool physical activity in previously inactive 8- to 11-year-olds with obesity and overweight improved key measures of their cardiovascular health like good cholesterol levels, aerobic fitness and percent body fat, but didn't improve others like arterial stiffness, an early indicator of cardiovascular risk, investigators report.

9 Dec 2019

Even light to moderate alcohol consumption can increase cancer risk

In a study conducted in Japan, even light to moderate alcohol consumption was associated with elevated cancer risks.

9 Dec 2019

Low prevalence of clinical decision support systems used to calculate nutritional intake for premature infants

Most neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) participating in the Children's Hospitals Neonatal Consortium are unable to reliably and consistently monitor caloric intake delivered to critically ill infants at risk for growth failure, according to a study published in the Journal of Perinatology.

9 Dec 2019

Study identifies genetic variation linked to heart failure risk in people of African, Latino ancestry

A genetic variation believed to increase risk for heart failure in people of African or Latino ancestry has been identified in a new study by researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

9 Dec 2019

Thermo Fisher Scientific to accelerate genomic profiling process in hematology and oncology labs

Clinical researchers who take a traditional sequential approach to analyze myeloid malignancies, a highly heterogeneous group of disorders, face a major hurdle: a laborious and time-consuming workflow.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 9 Dec 2019

New partnership enables launch of POCare cell therapy platform within HYGEIA Group’s hospital network

Orgenesis Inc., a leading cell and gene therapy enabling company providing centralized CDMO manufacturing and development services through its subsidiary Masthercell Global, Inc., as well as localized point-of-care development and processing centers for therapeutic treatments, today announces a strategic partnership agreement between the HYGEIA Group and the Theracell–Orgenesis joint venture.

9 Dec 2019

Next-generation sequencing can detect genetic alterations specific to follicular lymphoma

People with follicular lymphoma, a slow-growing lymphatic-system cancer, who have been treated and are in remission for at least two years, may no longer have what has been considered an incurable disease based on highly sensitive testing.

9 Dec 2019

Study shows safety of palbociclib for advanced breast cancer patients with unique gene alteration

Women who receive palbociclib (Ibrance) to treat their advanced breast cancer and have a gene alteration that can lead to a condition known as benign ethnic neutropenia (BEN), can safely receive the drug without major concerns of developing infections associated with neutropenia, or low white blood cell counts, say Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers.

9 Dec 2019

Treating the whole patient essential for older people with cardiovascular disease

Geriatric conditions such as frailty and cognitive impairments may inadvertently worsen when older patients are treated in cardiac intensive care units - even as they receive excellent care for their heart attack, heart failure, valvular heart disease or pulmonary embolism, according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association, published today in the Association's premier journal Circulation.

9 Dec 2019

Computer betting game can help predict the likelihood of opioid reuse

A computer betting game can help predict the likelihood that someone recovering from opioid addiction will reuse the pain-relieving drugs, a new study shows.

8 Dec 2019

$Experimental immunotherapy can put patients with relapsed or refractory lymphoma into remission$

Experimental immunotherapy can put patients with relapsed or refractory lymphoma into remission

A new, experimental immunotherapy can put patients with B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) that is resistant to or has come back after multiple other therapies, including CAR T therapy, into remission.

8 Dec 2019

Methamphetamine undermines success in treatment for opioid-use disorder

Judith Tsui, a UW Medicine clinician specializing in addiction treatment, was seeing more and more patients she was treating for opioid-use disorder also using methamphetamines, a powerful, highly addictive stimulant that affects the central nervous system.

8 Dec 2019

Insights from virtual reality experiments could help break the cycle of addiction

The number of drug overdose deaths in the US has never been higher. Most of those deaths--68 percent in 2017--have involved opioids. An estimated 10 million Americans aged 12 and older misused opioids in 2018.

8 Dec 2019

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Scientists develop a method of targeted drug delivery to cancer cells

Venetoclax in combination with azacytidine aids therapy for myelodysplastic syndromes

Smoking during pregnancy may increase woman's risk of developing gestational diabetes

Important biomarker may help in determining prognosis of brain cancer patients

Award to help advance development of diagnostic test for necrotizing enterocolitis

Study highlights benefits of Medicaid expansion for Michigan enrollees

Researchers use machine learning to better understand conversations about death

Exercise improves key measures of cardiovascular health

Even light to moderate alcohol consumption can increase cancer risk

Low prevalence of clinical decision support systems used to calculate nutritional intake for premature infants

Study identifies genetic variation linked to heart failure risk in people of African, Latino ancestry

Thermo Fisher Scientific to accelerate genomic profiling process in hematology and oncology labs

New partnership enables launch of POCare cell therapy platform within HYGEIA Group’s hospital network

Next-generation sequencing can detect genetic alterations specific to follicular lymphoma

Study shows safety of palbociclib for advanced breast cancer patients with unique gene alteration

Treating the whole patient essential for older people with cardiovascular disease

Computer betting game can help predict the likelihood of opioid reuse

Experimental immunotherapy can put patients with relapsed or refractory lymphoma into remission

Methamphetamine undermines success in treatment for opioid-use disorder

Insights from virtual reality experiments could help break the cycle of addiction

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