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New urine test could avoid unnecessary prostate cancer biopsies

A urine test based on University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center research could have avoided one third of unnecessary prostate cancer biopsies while failing to detect only a small number of cancers, according to a validation study that included more than 1,500 patients.

11 Feb 2021

HIV self-testing increases testing uptake and frequency in trans people

HIV self-testing could reduce the time between HIV infection and HIV diagnosis amongst trans people when compared to standard testing services, suggests new research in EClinicalMedicine.

11 Feb 2021

Variants of nine genes induce a higher risk of developing Addison's disease

Variants of nine genes increase the risk of developing Addison's disease, a rare disease in which the immune system attacks the adrenal glands.

11 Feb 2021

New study reveals that daytime naps are partly regulated by genes

How often a person takes daytime naps, if at all, is partly regulated by their genes, according to new research led by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and published in Nature Communications.

11 Feb 2021

Researchers analyze overall survival rate of prostate cancer patients treated with melatonin

Oncotarget recently published "Melatonin increases overall survival of prostate cancer patients with poor prognosis after combined hormone radiation treatment" which reported that a retrospective study included 955 patients of various stages of prostate cancer who received combined hormone radiation treatment from 2000 to 2019.

11 Feb 2021

Scientists publish new analysis of most diverse genetic data set

Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) and their colleagues published a new analysis today in the journal Nature from genetic sequencing data of more than 53,000 individuals, primarily from minority populations.

10 Feb 2021

Innovative collaboration applies state-of-the-art computation to medical care

An innovative partnership at The University of Texas at Austin takes aim at medicine down to the individual level by applying state-of-the-art computation to medical care.

10 Feb 2021

Mediterranean diet may have benefits for cognitive functioning in later life

People who eat a Mediterranean-style diet--particularly one rich in green leafy vegetables and low in meat--are more likely to stay mentally sharp in later life, a study shows.

10 Feb 2021

Lundquist Institute receives grant to evaluate safety, efficacy of compound for treating psychological distress

The Lundquist Institute has received a $1.75 million grant from the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation to fund a multi-site clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of the compound psilocybin in individuals with severe psychological distress associated with a terminal medical illness.

10 Feb 2021

$Skeletal age calculator aims to better identify individuals at risk of bone fractures$

Skeletal age calculator aims to better identify individuals at risk of bone fractures

Researchers at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research have developed a computational model to calculate 'skeletal age', a personalized estimate of an individual's risk of bone fracture and premature death.

9 Feb 2021

Differences in gene readouts may shed light on mental disorders

A new study suggests that differences in the expression of gene transcripts - readouts copied from DNA that help maintain and build our cells - may hold the key to understanding how mental disorders with shared genetic risk factors result in different patterns of onset, symptoms, course of illness, and treatment responses

8 Feb 2021

In vitro human blood-brain barrier model found to have a critical flaw

Cells used to study the human blood brain barrier in the lab aren't what they seem, throwing nearly a decade's worth of research into question, a new study from scientists at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and Weill Cornell Medicine suggests.

8 Feb 2021

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New urine test could avoid unnecessary prostate cancer biopsies

HIV self-testing increases testing uptake and frequency in trans people

Variants of nine genes induce a higher risk of developing Addison's disease

New study reveals that daytime naps are partly regulated by genes

Researchers analyze overall survival rate of prostate cancer patients treated with melatonin

Scientists publish new analysis of most diverse genetic data set

Innovative collaboration applies state-of-the-art computation to medical care

Mediterranean diet may have benefits for cognitive functioning in later life

Lundquist Institute receives grant to evaluate safety, efficacy of compound for treating psychological distress

Skeletal age calculator aims to better identify individuals at risk of bone fractures

Differences in gene readouts may shed light on mental disorders

In vitro human blood-brain barrier model found to have a critical flaw

New SARS-Cov-2 mutations could arise during chronic infection, say scientists

Army scientists evaluate three nonhuman primate models of SARS-CoV-2 airborne infection

European Union funds new project to improve personalized treatments for ovarian cancer

Researchers to create computational models to improve treatments for ovarian cancer

New drug candidate to be trialed for most lethal form of brain cancer

Songbird system may provide new treatment options for children with autism

New computerized adaptive screener may help identify youth at risk for attempting suicide

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