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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.

New anti-cancer drug candidate is absorbed through the lymphatic system rather than blood vessels

A team of University of Michigan researchers is developing a new anti-cancer drug that is absorbed through the gut's lymphatic system rather than blood vessels, potentially outmaneuvering the molecular signaling pathways that lead to drug resistance while increasing cancer-fighting ability and reducing side effects.

17 Aug 2022

Workers involved in cleaning up oil spill more likely to experience asthma symptoms

Researchers from the Gulf Long-term Follow-up Study (GuLF STUDY) found that workers involved in cleaning up the nation's largest oil spill were 60% more likely than those who did not work on the cleanup to be diagnosed with asthma or experience asthma symptoms one to three years after the spill.

17 Aug 2022

Scientists elucidate the structure of Type IV secretion system involved in antibiotic resistance

With antibiotic-resistant bacteria on the rise, scientists have been searching for ways to shut down the Type IV secretion system (T4SS), a protein complex on the outer envelope of bacterial cells that helps them to exchange DNA with neighboring bacteria and resist antibiotics.

17 Aug 2022

Novel non-invasive detection technique detects carotid artery stenosis

Motion analysis of video recorded on a smartphone accurately detected narrowed arteries in the neck, which are a risk factor for stroke, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access, peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association.

17 Aug 2022

Expert panel identifies critical challenges in recruiting study participants

Unless cures are found, Alzheimer's dementia is projected to affect nearly 13 million Americans by 2050 - overwhelming families, caregivers and our healthcare system. Yet only one new therapeutic, aducanumab, has come to market in the past 20 years, and therapeutic progress remains hampered for several reasons: recruiting study participants in clinical trials for Alzheimer's is more challenging than other disease areas, the trials take longer to complete and they are more costly.

17 Aug 2022

Study finds a declining trend in use of medications for sleep disturbance among Americans

Americans aren't turning to pharmaceutical options as often in the never-ending battle for a good night's sleep.

16 Aug 2022

Discovery explains how impaired metabolism triggers neuroendocrine tumors in the adrenal glands

Researchers have deciphered a signaling cascade through which inborn errors in metabolism provoke deadly neuroendocrine tumors in the adrenal glands.

16 Aug 2022

Peter Adams and Bing Ren receive NIH grant to join multi-institution initiative studying the aging process

Peter Adams, Ph.D., and Bing Ren, Ph.D., have been awarded a new grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to join a multi-institution initiative studying the process of aging.

16 Aug 2022

Scientists turn toward artificial intelligence for unraveling cell biology

For our cells to proliferate, differentiate or migrate, the nucleus needs the help of its cytoskeleton, the scaffold surrounding the nucleus which provides cells with shape and solid structure.

16 Aug 2022

Study identifies an optimal rTMS treatment regimen for older adults

A new study published in Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience is the first to identify an optimal Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) treatment regimen for older adults with treatment-resistant depression, according to researchers at Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research and the Deanna and Sidney Wolk Center for Memory Health at Hebrew SeniorLife.

16 Aug 2022

CSU part of $12.5 million-supported institute to advance virus research and education

Colorado State University researchers are part of a $12.5 million National Science Foundation-supported institute that will advance research and education around viral emergence – the process of viruses jumping from animals to humans.

16 Aug 2022

UT Southwestern's cryo-EM images shed light on the mechanisms behind Wnt signaling activation

Using UT Southwestern's Cryo-Electron Microscopy Facility, researchers have captured images of an enzyme for Wnt lipidation, which is pivotal to human development and cancer and crucial for Wnt signaling activation.

16 Aug 2022

Financial incentives from pharma companies can influence how vision care practitioners prescribe branded eyedrops

In a lookback study of prescribing patterns among thousands of American ophthalmologists and optometrists, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers concluded that eye doctors who receive even small financial incentives from pharmaceutical companies, such as free food, sponsored travel to attend meetings or consulting fees, are up to twice as likely to prescribe the companies' brand name eyedrops for glaucoma instead of cheaper generic versions.

15 Aug 2022

Philippines’ inadequate measures have led to failure in reducing the incidence of rabies

The Philippines' inadequate measures to control rabies led to its failure to reduce the incidence of the deadly viral disease transmitted mainly through the bite of dogs and other animals, new research suggests.

15 Aug 2022

Scientists develop a smart contact lens that can capture and detect exosomes

Scientists from the Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation (TIBI) have developed a contact lens that can capture and detect exosomes, nanometer-sized vesicles found in bodily secretions which have the potential for being diagnostic cancer biomarkers.

12 Aug 2022

Crying out for new disease diagnoses

In this interview, we speak to Dr. Fei Liu and Dr. Luke P. Lee about their new iTears platform and how it could help to diagnose disease from tears.

11 Aug 2022

Electrical body stimulation combined with sound activates the brain's somatosensory cortex

A University of Minnesota Twin Cities-led team has found that electrical stimulation of the body combined with sound activates the brain's somatosensory or "tactile" cortex, increasing the potential for using the technique to treat chronic pain and other sensory disorders.

11 Aug 2022

Scientists develop nanoantidote to reduce acidosis in critically ill COVID-19 patients

A group of scientists from China has recently developed an antacid nanoantidote that can effectively ameliorate blood acidosis induced by SARS-CoV-2 infection.

11 Aug 2022

PET imaging could help measure the pharmacodynamic effects of using STING-activating drugs

Stimulator of interferon genes, or STING, helps regulate immune activation. Thus, drugs that activate STING are being tested as a form of cancer immunotherapy and for treating certain infections.

11 Aug 2022

Study findings reveal bacterial signature in the saliva of soldiers experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder

A scientific breakthrough from the Tel Aviv and Haifa Universities may facilitate speedy, objective and accurate diagnosis of people suffering from PTSD using saliva samples. As part of the study, the researchers characterized the psychological, social and medical conditions of about 200 participants, while at the same time collecting saliva samples from them.

11 Aug 2022

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Further Reading

New anti-cancer drug candidate is absorbed through the lymphatic system rather than blood vessels

Workers involved in cleaning up oil spill more likely to experience asthma symptoms

Scientists elucidate the structure of Type IV secretion system involved in antibiotic resistance

Novel non-invasive detection technique detects carotid artery stenosis

Expert panel identifies critical challenges in recruiting study participants

Study finds a declining trend in use of medications for sleep disturbance among Americans

Discovery explains how impaired metabolism triggers neuroendocrine tumors in the adrenal glands

Peter Adams and Bing Ren receive NIH grant to join multi-institution initiative studying the aging process

Scientists turn toward artificial intelligence for unraveling cell biology

Study identifies an optimal rTMS treatment regimen for older adults

CSU part of $12.5 million-supported institute to advance virus research and education

UT Southwestern's cryo-EM images shed light on the mechanisms behind Wnt signaling activation

Financial incentives from pharma companies can influence how vision care practitioners prescribe branded eyedrops

Philippines’ inadequate measures have led to failure in reducing the incidence of rabies

Scientists develop a smart contact lens that can capture and detect exosomes

Crying out for new disease diagnoses

Electrical body stimulation combined with sound activates the brain's somatosensory cortex

Scientists develop nanoantidote to reduce acidosis in critically ill COVID-19 patients

PET imaging could help measure the pharmacodynamic effects of using STING-activating drugs

Study findings reveal bacterial signature in the saliva of soldiers experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder

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