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pH comes from the term “power of Hydrogen”, or the hydrogen ion concentration present in a given solution. It helps to measure the acidity or alkalinity of a substance.

Surprising discovery in people of Polynesian ancestry offers clues to genetic underpinnings of high cholesterol

The discovery of a genetic variant that is relatively common among people of Polynesian ancestry, but incredibly rare in most other populations, is giving clues to the genetic underpinnings of high cholesterol in all people, according to new research led by University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health geneticists in partnership with several other groups, including the University of Otago and the Samoan health research community.

21 Oct 2022

Infancy acid suppression and antibiotic use are associated with celiac disease

Researchers determine whether exposure to certain prescriptions after the first six months of life was associated with a diagnosis of celiac disease.

20 Oct 2022

Study finds differences in childbearing between racial/ethnic groups across educational levels

College-educated Black women in the United States give birth to fewer children than their white and Hispanic counterparts, according to a new study coauthored by Yale sociologist Emma Zang.

20 Oct 2022

Three-dose course of the hepatitis B vaccine fully protects adults living with HIV

A three-dose course of the hepatitis B vaccine HEPLISAV-B fully protected adults living with HIV who had never been vaccinated against or infected with the hepatitis B virus (HBV), according to study findings presented today at the IDWeek conference in Washington, D.C.

20 Oct 2022

Mayo Clinic scientists awarded $12.1 million NCI grant for breast cancer research

A team of researchers from Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center has been awarded a five-year, $12.1 million Specialized Program of Research Excellence (SPORE) grant in breast cancer from the National Cancer Institute.

20 Oct 2022

Low aerobic fitness is not a risk factor for metabolic syndrome in children

A study conducted in collaboration between the University of Jyväskylä and the University of Eastern Finland found that high aerobic fitness does not protect children from metabolic syndrome.

20 Oct 2022

Researchers circumvent a key mechanism in castration-resistant prostate cancer

Researchers at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine have shown that they can circumvent a key mechanism in castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) and possibly make immunotherapies more effective.

20 Oct 2022

Two small molecules reverse pancreatic acinar ductal metaplasia

Pancreatic cancer often lurks as a silent disease. With no known symptoms, it can progress undetected and spread to other organs.

20 Oct 2022

Depression risk increases with number of hours worked in stressful jobs

The more hours someone works each week in a stressful job, the more their risk of depression rises, a study in new doctors finds.

20 Oct 2022

Newly identified gene may provide a therapeutic target for deadly glioblastoma multiforme

Research led by doctors and scientists at UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center and the UCLA Jane & Terry Semel Institute for Neuroscience & Human Behavior have identified a gene that may provide a therapeutic target for the deadly, treatment-resistant brain cancer glioblastoma multiforme (GBM).

19 Oct 2022

SARS-CoV-2 virus alters the composition of breast milk, research shows

A research team from the University of Huelva in collaboration with the MilkCORONA initiative has demonstrated that the SARS-CoV-2 virus alters the composition of breast milk.

19 Oct 2022

Study reveals racial disparities in access to advanced therapies for heart failure

Black adults treated at advanced heart failure centers received potentially life-changing therapies, such as transplants and heart pumps, about half as often as white adults, possibly due to racial bias, a small National Institutes of Health-supported study has found.

19 Oct 2022

Researchers explore how stress may increase appetite in obese and lean adults

In a series of experiments using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to measure brain activity across networks in the brain, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers looked at how stress might increase appetite in obese and lean adults.

19 Oct 2022

Hair straightening chemicals linked to uterine cancer risk

A new study in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute aimed to analyze the association of hair product use with age-specific uterine cancer in a large, ethnically, and racially diverse population in the United States.

18 Oct 2022

Common oral bacterium promotes tumor progression-associated activity in pancreatic cancer cells

Virginia Tech researchers from the Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics and the Department of Biochemistry have discovered a characteristic of a common oral bacterium that relocates to pancreatic cancer tumors that may help guide future therapeutic interventions for treatment.

18 Oct 2022

Study: Health insurance companies may be overpaying for common radiology services

Health insurance companies may be overpaying for common radiology services, according to a study published in Radiology, a journal of the Radiological Society of North America.

18 Oct 2022

New machine learning model can screen novel drug compounds to accurately predict efficacy in humans

The journey between identifying a potential therapeutic compound and Food and Drug Administration approval of a new drug can take well over a decade and cost upwards of a billion dollars.

18 Oct 2022

The Emerging Field of Gene Therapy with Adeno-Associated Viruses

In this interview, Arnaud Delobel, the R&D and Innovation Director at Quality Assistance talks to NewsMed-LS about the emerging field of gene therapy with adeno-associated viruses (AAV).

From Waters | Wyatt Technology 18 Oct 2022

Scientists detect monkeypox virus in the testes of macaques during acute infection

For the first time, scientists have detected monkeypox virus in the testes of macaques during the acute phase of infection, according to research published online today in the journal Nature Microbiology.

17 Oct 2022

High immune protein levels predict both heart failure and death

For years, cardiologists have zeroed in on a hormone called BNP as a gold standard to determine if patients with heart failure are at risk of severe illness or death. It's released by the heart in response to when the cardiac tissue stretches due to pressure.

17 Oct 2022

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Surprising discovery in people of Polynesian ancestry offers clues to genetic underpinnings of high cholesterol

Infancy acid suppression and antibiotic use are associated with celiac disease

Study finds differences in childbearing between racial/ethnic groups across educational levels

Three-dose course of the hepatitis B vaccine fully protects adults living with HIV

Mayo Clinic scientists awarded $12.1 million NCI grant for breast cancer research

Low aerobic fitness is not a risk factor for metabolic syndrome in children

Researchers circumvent a key mechanism in castration-resistant prostate cancer

Two small molecules reverse pancreatic acinar ductal metaplasia

Depression risk increases with number of hours worked in stressful jobs

Newly identified gene may provide a therapeutic target for deadly glioblastoma multiforme

SARS-CoV-2 virus alters the composition of breast milk, research shows

Study reveals racial disparities in access to advanced therapies for heart failure

Researchers explore how stress may increase appetite in obese and lean adults

Hair straightening chemicals linked to uterine cancer risk

Common oral bacterium promotes tumor progression-associated activity in pancreatic cancer cells

Study: Health insurance companies may be overpaying for common radiology services

New machine learning model can screen novel drug compounds to accurately predict efficacy in humans

The Emerging Field of Gene Therapy with Adeno-Associated Viruses

Scientists detect monkeypox virus in the testes of macaques during acute infection

High immune protein levels predict both heart failure and death

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