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TINY cancer detection device shows promise as point-of-care detector of KSHV

Its name is an acronym used to convey its size, but researchers at Cornell Engineering and Weill Cornell Medicine are hoping their hand-held cancer detection device's impact in the developing world is anything but small.

21 Sep 2018

UAB researchers study dysfunction of the immune system associated with NSAID carprofen

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or NSAIDs, are commonly used as inflammation blockers worldwide. However, recent clinical data show these painkillers can have serious side effects that create some risk of heart attacks, strokes, and kidney or heart failure.

21 Sep 2018

New research finds that MHC-II molecules have more influence on tumors than MHC-I

Cancer immunotherapy -- efforts to boost a patient's own immune system, allowing it to better fight cancer cells on its own -- has shown great promise for some previously intractable cancers.

21 Sep 2018

Study: Annual wellness visits improve delivery of preventive services in elderly population

new Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute study assesses the effect of receiving an Annual Wellness Visit between 2011 and 2013 on the annual rate of eight preventive services recommended for the Medicare population following the AWV.

21 Sep 2018

Novel mathematical approach uncovers existence of unsuspected biological cycles

A novel mathematical approach has uncovered that some animal cells have robust 12-hour cycles of genetic activity, in addition to circadian or 24-hour cycles.

20 Sep 2018

Grieving patients treated with talk therapy have lower risk of suicide and psychiatric illness

In a comprehensive study, researchers from Aarhus University show that grieving patients who receive what is known as talk therapy at the general practitioner shortly after a relative's death, have a lower risk of suicide and psychiatric illness than others.

20 Sep 2018

Scientists achieve breakthrough in accelerated diagnosis of multi-resistant hospital pathogens

A team of researchers at the University of Cologne's Faculty of Medicine and the German Center for Infection Research has achieved a scientific breakthrough in the accelerated diagnosis of multi-resistant hospital pathogens.

20 Sep 2018

First evaluation of benefits, harms of Alzheimer's screening for family members of older adults

With the support of a new $3 million, five-year National Institute on Aging grant, researchers from the Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University Center for Aging Research are conducting the first evaluation of the benefits and harms of Alzheimer's disease screening for family members of older adults.

20 Sep 2018

Scientists predict how well the body will fight lung cancer by analyzing immune cell shapes

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have discovered how to quickly and accurately predict which lung cancer patients will benefit from chemotherapy by analyzing how immune cells the body sends out to fight the disease are arranged.

20 Sep 2018

CWRU receives NIH grant to learn how non-coding genes contribute to spread of colorectal cancer

Certain genes that code for proteins have long been known to contribute to cancer progression. But in a frame shift, researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine recently found that non-coding genes also contribute to the development and spreading of the disease, one of the first known examples of researchers doing so.

20 Sep 2018

New type of fatty acid can slow down overreactive immune system

Sometimes, the body's otherwise intelligent immune system mistakenly attacks the body's healthy tissue by responding to infections that do not exist.

20 Sep 2018

Genetic polymorphisms linked with muscle injury and stiffness

To test whether sex-related genetic polymorphisms are associated with muscle injury and stiffness, Noriyuki Fuku from Juntendo University and colleagues report in the journal Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise that ESR1 rs2234693 polymorphism is associated with both muscle injury and muscle stiffness.

20 Sep 2018

Inflammation plays crucial role in preventing heart attacks and strokes, study reveals

Inflammation, long considered a dangerous contributor to atherosclerosis, actually plays an important role in preventing heart attacks and strokes, new research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine reveals.

20 Sep 2018

New platform examines infectious pathogens that may spread from animals to humans

Large-scale food scares like BSE and dioxin-contaminated eggs raised awareness about the health risks posed when a link in the food chain becomes compromised.

20 Sep 2018

Cell Medica successfully doses first patient with CMD-501 targeting pediatric neuroblastoma

Cell Medica announces the treatment of the first patient world-wide to receive CMD-501, an autologous CAR-NKT therapy targeting pediatric neuroblastoma

20 Sep 2018

Despite red flags at surgery centers, overseers award gold seals

At his surgery center near San Diego, Rodney Davis wore scrubs, was referred to as "Dr. Rod" and carried the title of director of surgery. But he was a physician assistant, not a doctor, who anesthetized patients and performed liposuction with little input from his supervising doctor, court records show.

20 Sep 2018

Vax-Hub to influenze radical change in development and manufacturing of vaccines

Vax-Hub, a new Future Vaccine Manufacturing Research Hub, will bring together academia, industry and policy makers to affect radical change in the development and manufacturing of vaccines and improve responses to outbreaks of deadly pandemics such as Swine Flu and Ebola.

20 Sep 2018

ALSAM Foundation invests additional $2 million for drug discovery and development projects

The ALSAM Foundation recently invested an additional $2 million to continue the Therapeutic Innovation Grants Program at the CU Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.

20 Sep 2018

New guidance for treatment of bone loss in hematologic stem cell transplant Recipients

Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is the treatment of choice for many patients with malignant and non-malignant hematological diseases, such as leukemia and multiple myeloma. The success of recent advances in such transplantation techniques and supportive care measures, has led to greater numbers of long-term HSCT survivors.

20 Sep 2018

UK and European research collaborations receive vote of confidence by three major cancer charities

UK and European research collaborations in cancer research have received a vote of confidence by three major cancer charities, with an announcement today of approximately £30 million into six international projects.

20 Sep 2018

Medicine News and Research

TINY cancer detection device shows promise as point-of-care detector of KSHV

UAB researchers study dysfunction of the immune system associated with NSAID carprofen

New research finds that MHC-II molecules have more influence on tumors than MHC-I

Study: Annual wellness visits improve delivery of preventive services in elderly population

Novel mathematical approach uncovers existence of unsuspected biological cycles

Grieving patients treated with talk therapy have lower risk of suicide and psychiatric illness

Scientists achieve breakthrough in accelerated diagnosis of multi-resistant hospital pathogens

First evaluation of benefits, harms of Alzheimer's screening for family members of older adults

Scientists predict how well the body will fight lung cancer by analyzing immune cell shapes

CWRU receives NIH grant to learn how non-coding genes contribute to spread of colorectal cancer

New type of fatty acid can slow down overreactive immune system

Genetic polymorphisms linked with muscle injury and stiffness

Inflammation plays crucial role in preventing heart attacks and strokes, study reveals

New platform examines infectious pathogens that may spread from animals to humans

Cell Medica successfully doses first patient with CMD-501 targeting pediatric neuroblastoma

Despite red flags at surgery centers, overseers award gold seals

Vax-Hub to influenze radical change in development and manufacturing of vaccines

ALSAM Foundation invests additional $2 million for drug discovery and development projects

New guidance for treatment of bone loss in hematologic stem cell transplant Recipients

UK and European research collaborations receive vote of confidence by three major cancer charities

Everything there is to know about biosimilars eBook

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

Managing vibration in IVF laboratories

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