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Promoting cellular recycling in the brain may reverse or prevent damage from traumatic brain injury

Each year about 1.5 million people in the U.S. survive a traumatic brain injury due to a fall, car accident, or a sports injury, which can cause immediate and long-term disability.

4 Apr 2023

ChatGPT provides correct health advice about 88% of the time, study finds

As more consumers turn to the newly available ChatGPT for health advice, researchers are eager to see whether the information provided by the artificial intelligence chatbot is reliable and accurate.

4 Apr 2023

High-deductible health plan can deter women from attending additional screening mammography

Researchers who surveyed women attending breast cancer screening appointments found that one in five is likely to skip additional testing after an abnormal finding on their mammogram if there is a deductible or co-payment, according to an editorial published in Radiology, a journal of the Radiological Society of North America.

4 Apr 2023

New model for proteomic cardiovascular risk assessment among chronic kidney disease patients

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a strong cardiovascular risk factor and is often accompanied by hypertension and diabetes. Despite the disease's prevalence - 10 percent of individuals across the globe suffer from CKD - there are limited tools for measuring cardiac risk for CKD patients, until now.

4 Apr 2023

Unique brain proteins may be critical regulators of body weight

Genetic factors could contribute to up to 50-75% of the variance in body mass index, or BMI, in the population.

4 Apr 2023

Novel immunotherapy-based approach for low-grade lymphomatoid granulomatosis improves patient survival

Results from a clinical trial conducted by researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) show that people with low-grade lymphomatoid granulomatosis who are treated with interferon alfa-2b, a type of immunotherapy, can live for decades after diagnosis.

4 Apr 2023

Blood-based biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease could make diagnostic workup more accurate, cost-effective

An international research team led by the HUG and the UNIGE has shown that amyloid and tau blood-based biomarkers are highly correlated with the corresponding biomarkers used so far for the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease.

4 Apr 2023

Innovative approach to customize treatments for colorectal cancer

How to determine the most effective treatment for colon cancer? The response to chemotherapy varies greatly from one patient to another.

4 Apr 2023

Live attenuated nasal vaccine elicits superior immunity to SARS-CoV-2 variants in hamsters

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers have been working on mucosal vaccines that can be administered through the nose.

4 Apr 2023

Mosaic Therapeutics closes $28m series A funding and appoints Brian Gladsden as CEO

Company developing targeted oncology therapies spun out of world-leading research at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, in collaboration with the Netherlands Cancer Institute.

From Mosaic Therapeutics 4 Apr 2023

UCSD engineers develop a biodegradable polymer system to treat rheumatoid arthritis

A team led by engineers at the University of California San Diego has developed a biodegradable polymer system to treat rheumatoid arthritis, an autoimmune and inflammatory disease, by working in concert with the power of the human immune system.

4 Apr 2023

Study finds ultrasound as an effective standalone diagnostic method for focal breast complaints

Ultrasound is an effective standalone diagnostic method in patients with focal breast complaints, according to a study published in Radiology, a journal of the Radiological Society of North America.

4 Apr 2023

Research uncovers the root cause of adverse health effects from circadian rhythm disruption

New research at the University of Massachusetts Amherst zeroes in on the root cause of adverse health effects from disruption of the body's circadian rhythms, which typically occurs from jet lag and rotating work shifts.

4 Apr 2023

What are the effects of kimchi on human health?

Researchers evaluated the effectiveness of kimchi consumption on overall human health.

4 Apr 2023

Adding purified form of curcumin to preserve and enhance probiotic yogurt

Researchers have succeeded for the first time in adding a highly purified form of curcumin to yogurt in a way that ensures it remains dissolved in the dairy product and preserves it, while tasting good.

4 Apr 2023

What role do dietary lipids play in the gut-brain axis in type 2 diabetes mellitus?

Researchers examined the significance of dietary lipids in the gut-brain axis of individuals with T2DM.

4 Apr 2023

Research provides new insights into the underlying disease mechanisms for polycystic kidney disease

Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is the most common potentially lethal genetic disease - about a half million people in the United States alone suffer from the condition.

4 Apr 2023

Two-drug combination may offer a new way to treat inflammatory bowel diseases, study suggests

Fresh insights into how our bodies interact with the microbes living in our guts suggest that a two-drug combination may offer a new way to treat inflammatory bowel diseases such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.

4 Apr 2023

Endothelial deletion of the Wt1 gene affects coronary vessel formation and myocardial development

How is the mammals' heart formed? What role do endothelial cells play? Do the same pathways and genes involved in the formation of the embryonic heart also play a role in repair processes?

4 Apr 2023

Increased expression of collagens can drive longer lifespan at warm temperatures

Researchers have long known that many animals live longer in colder climates than in warmer climates.

4 Apr 2023

Research News and Research

Promoting cellular recycling in the brain may reverse or prevent damage from traumatic brain injury

ChatGPT provides correct health advice about 88% of the time, study finds

High-deductible health plan can deter women from attending additional screening mammography

New model for proteomic cardiovascular risk assessment among chronic kidney disease patients

Unique brain proteins may be critical regulators of body weight

Novel immunotherapy-based approach for low-grade lymphomatoid granulomatosis improves patient survival

Blood-based biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease could make diagnostic workup more accurate, cost-effective

Innovative approach to customize treatments for colorectal cancer

Live attenuated nasal vaccine elicits superior immunity to SARS-CoV-2 variants in hamsters

Mosaic Therapeutics closes $28m series A funding and appoints Brian Gladsden as CEO

UCSD engineers develop a biodegradable polymer system to treat rheumatoid arthritis

Study finds ultrasound as an effective standalone diagnostic method for focal breast complaints

Research uncovers the root cause of adverse health effects from circadian rhythm disruption

What are the effects of kimchi on human health?

Adding purified form of curcumin to preserve and enhance probiotic yogurt

What role do dietary lipids play in the gut-brain axis in type 2 diabetes mellitus?

Research provides new insights into the underlying disease mechanisms for polycystic kidney disease

Two-drug combination may offer a new way to treat inflammatory bowel diseases, study suggests

Endothelial deletion of the Wt1 gene affects coronary vessel formation and myocardial development

Increased expression of collagens can drive longer lifespan at warm temperatures

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