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Two potent small molecules appear to suppress tumor growth in multiple cancers

City of Hope scientists have identified and developed two potent small molecules that appear to suppress tumor growth in multiple cancers even when other treatments cease to work, possibly due to the development of drug resistance.

16 Jun 2020

Persistent DNA damage in the placenta can affect embryonic growth

Scientists at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research have shown that a dysfunctional placenta can play a previously unrecognized role during the earliest stages of development in mouse models of Cornelia de Lange syndrome.

16 Jun 2020

All of Us Research Program launches initiatives to seek new insights into COVID-19

The All of Us Research Program, part of the National Institutes of Health, today announced that it is leveraging its significant and diverse participant base to seek new insights into COVID-19--through antibody testing, a survey on the pandemic's impacts and collection of electronic health record information.

16 Jun 2020

Researchers receive federal funding to rapidly repurpose FDA-approved drugs for COVID-19

Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine will be partnering on an agreement funded by the federal government's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to rapidly test hundreds of drugs, approved and marketed for other conditions, to see whether any can be repurposed to prevent or treat COVID-19.

16 Jun 2020

Antibody cocktail with potential to treat COVID-19 identified

Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) evaluated several human antibodies to determine the most potent combination to be mixed in a cocktail and used as a promising anti-viral therapy against the virus that causes COVID-19.

16 Jun 2020

Exercise has profound protective effect in mouse models of Friedreich's ataxia

A top exercise researcher at the University of Virginia School of Medicine is urging clinical trials of exercise in patients with Friedreich's ataxia after finding that physical activity has a "profound" protective effect in mouse models of the debilitating genetic disease.

16 Jun 2020

Australian program helps keep young cancer patients with a fever at home

An Australian program that avoids hospital admission for some young cancer patients with a fever is helping to ease pressure on the UK health system during the COVID-19 crisis.

16 Jun 2020

First National Preclinical Imaging Centre established in Ireland to enhance medical research

A new National Preclinical Imaging Centre which will provide enhanced research data to inform new clinical trials that aim to improve patient outcomes, has been awarded funding of €3.4 million under the Science Foundation Ireland Research Infrastructure Programme.

16 Jun 2020

Cell signaling pathway could treat chronic kidney disease and other medical conditions

Scientists have discovered an important cell signaling pathway in the kidney which if stopped, could hold the key to treating chronic kidney disease as well as other deadly conditions, including heart attack and stroke.

16 Jun 2020

Irregular circadian rhythm in older adults associated with increased risk of Parkinson's disease

Older men who have a weak or irregular circadian rhythm guiding their daily cycles of rest and activity are more likely to later develop Parkinson's disease, according to a new study by scientists at the UC San Francisco Weill Institute for Neurosciences who analyzed 11 years of data for nearly 3,000 independently living older men.

15 Jun 2020

Electronic health information exchange increases disease reporting and completeness of information

Disease tracking is an important area of focus for health departments in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

15 Jun 2020

NIH launches a centralized, secure enclave to store and study COVID-19 patient data

The National Institutes of Health has launched a centralized, secure enclave to store and study vast amounts of medical record data from people diagnosed with coronavirus disease across the country.

15 Jun 2020

Chimeric reference standards for validating controls in SARS-CoV-2 tests

A preliminary study by researchers from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research and the University of New South Wales and published on the preprint server bioRxiv in June 2020 reports the use of chimeric design to produced reference standards for diagnostic tests. This could allow a highly flexible approach to the development of different genetic features in the same test, even for organisms that are not directly related.

15 Jun 2020

Study aims to identify key genes involved in the body's response to COVID-19 infection

Data from popular home genetic-testing kits could help scientists shed light on why some people who catch coronavirus have no symptoms while others become very ill.

15 Jun 2020

QUT leads study to improve quality of life for children with congenital heart disease

QUT, in partnership with Children’s Health Queensland, will lead a nation-wide study to help health services support the long-term neurodevelopment and quality of life of children with congenital heart disease.

12 Jun 2020

Fentanyl tops the list of drugs detected in overdose patients at Baltimore hospitals

A new University of Maryland study found fentanyl tops the list of drugs detected in overdose patients at two Baltimore hospital emergency departments.

12 Jun 2020

Scientists develop new test to help identify people at risk for developing liver cancer

Scientists have developed a new test that can help identify people who are likely to develop hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common form of liver cancer. The approach uses a simple blood test to check for the patient's previous exposure to certain viruses.

11 Jun 2020

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Two potent small molecules appear to suppress tumor growth in multiple cancers

Persistent DNA damage in the placenta can affect embryonic growth

All of Us Research Program launches initiatives to seek new insights into COVID-19

Researchers receive federal funding to rapidly repurpose FDA-approved drugs for COVID-19

Antibody cocktail with potential to treat COVID-19 identified

Exercise has profound protective effect in mouse models of Friedreich's ataxia

Australian program helps keep young cancer patients with a fever at home

First National Preclinical Imaging Centre established in Ireland to enhance medical research

Cell signaling pathway could treat chronic kidney disease and other medical conditions

Irregular circadian rhythm in older adults associated with increased risk of Parkinson's disease

Electronic health information exchange increases disease reporting and completeness of information

NIH launches a centralized, secure enclave to store and study COVID-19 patient data

Chimeric reference standards for validating controls in SARS-CoV-2 tests

Study aims to identify key genes involved in the body's response to COVID-19 infection

QUT leads study to improve quality of life for children with congenital heart disease

Fentanyl tops the list of drugs detected in overdose patients at Baltimore hospitals

Scientists develop new test to help identify people at risk for developing liver cancer

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