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Study finds dramatic increase in the incidence of bowel cancer among adults under 50

There has been a dramatic increase in the incidence of bowel cancer in adults under the age of 50, according to new research from the University of Bristol, UWE Bristol and University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust.

10 Mar 2020

PrEP drug levels found to lower among pregnant African adolescent girls and young women

Among African adolescent girls and young women who took HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) daily, levels of the PrEP drug tenofovir were more than 30% lower in those who were pregnant than in those who had recently given birth.

9 Mar 2020

UQ study identifies a major shift in how to treat brain injuries

Researchers have identified a major shift in how to treat brain injuries, after rejuvenating immune cells to support the repair process.

9 Mar 2020

New toolkit to repair DNA breaks linked to aging, cancer and MND discovered

A new 'toolkit' to repair damaged DNA that can lead to aging, cancer and Motor Neurone Disease has been discovered by scientists at the Universities of Sheffield and Oxford.

9 Mar 2020

Study provides new insight into neurofibromin-deficient ER+ breast cancer

An international team of researchers led by scientists at Baylor College of Medicine has new insights into the function of neurofibromin, a tumor suppressor produced by the NF1 gene.

5 Mar 2020

PET imaging helps researchers to detect transplant patients with cardiac allograft vasculopathy

Myocardial blood flow and myocardial flow reserve have been identified as accurate indicators for graft failure after cardiac transplantation, according to a new study published in The Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

5 Mar 2020

UConn team discovers a population of stem cells with ability to generate new bone

A population of stem cells with the ability to generate new bone has been newly discovered by a group of researchers at the UConn School of Dental Medicine.

5 Mar 2020

Common autistic personality test lacks reliability and may not be capturing the right signs

Psychologists at the University of Bath, King's College London, and Cardiff have found that a common test used by doctors and researchers to measure autistic personality traits lacks reliability and might not be capturing the right signs of autism.

5 Mar 2020

Automated CT-based biomarkers can better predict cardiovascular events than standard methods

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health and the University of Wisconsin have demonstrated that using artificial intelligence to analyze CT scans can produce more accurate risk assessment for major cardiovascular events than current, standard methods such as the Framingham risk score and body-mass index.

5 Mar 2020

Dietary changes may prevent or reverse age-related effects in the brain

A study using neuroimaging led by Stony Brook University professor and lead author Lilianne R. Mujica-Parodi, PhD, and published in PNAS, reveals that neurobiological changes associated with aging can be seen at a much younger age than would be expected, in the late 40s.

5 Mar 2020

Combined biopsy more likely to detect aggressive prostate cancers than standard biopsy alone

Using a combination of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to target and sample suspicious prostate tissue along with a standard prostate biopsy is significantly more likely to detect the most aggressive prostate cancers than standard biopsy alone.

5 Mar 2020

AI may help identify newborns at risk for aggressive posterior retinopathy of prematurity

An artificial intelligence device that has been fast-tracked for approval by the Food and Drug Administration may help identify newborns at risk for aggressive posterior retinopathy of prematurity.

4 Mar 2020

Nearly $4 million to fund drug discovery research for Alzheimer's, other dementia

The Alzheimer's Association and the Rainwater Charitable Foundation have joined forces again to fund drug discovery research towards finding therapies for Alzheimer's disease, frontotemporal degeneration, and other tauopathies.

4 Mar 2020

Older workers with obesity at higher risk of prolonged sickness absence or job loss

New research has shown that older workers with obesity are at a higher risk of prolonged sickness absence or losing their jobs for health reasons than those of normal weight, with women affected significantly more than men.

4 Mar 2020

Novel compounds show promise as potent new treatment for malaria

A novel class of antimalarial compounds that can effectively kill malaria parasites has been developed by Australian and US researchers.

4 Mar 2020

Cesarean delivery has little impact on development of childhood allergic diseases

A cesarean birth had little impact on whether a child would go onto develop allergies, a new study led by the Murdoch Children's Research Institute has shown.

4 Mar 2020

A new, promising method for developing drugs that target, block macropinocytosis

With drug resistance a major challenge in the fight against cancer, a discovery by University of California, Irvine biologists could offer new approaches to overcoming the obstacle.

3 Mar 2020

Chemists develop promising molecular tool to target cell immortality's underlying gears

One of the hallmarks of cancer is cell immortality. A Northwestern University organic chemist and his team now have developed a promising molecular tool that targets and inhibits one of cell immortality's underlying gears: the enzyme telomerase.

3 Mar 2020

UAB research reveals hydrogen sulfide as new culprit for deadly tuberculosis

A new culprit -- hydrogen sulfide -- has been found for the deadly infectious disease tuberculosis. Hydrogen sulfide gas is known for its rotten egg smell, yet it has normal physiological roles in the human body to communicate among cells.

3 Mar 2020

Inhibiting specific protein could make radiation therapy for colon cancer more effective

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis appear to have discovered a way to make radiation therapy for colorectal cancer more effective by inhibiting a protein found in cancer cells in the gut.

3 Mar 2020

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Study finds dramatic increase in the incidence of bowel cancer among adults under 50

PrEP drug levels found to lower among pregnant African adolescent girls and young women

UQ study identifies a major shift in how to treat brain injuries

New toolkit to repair DNA breaks linked to aging, cancer and MND discovered

Study provides new insight into neurofibromin-deficient ER+ breast cancer

PET imaging helps researchers to detect transplant patients with cardiac allograft vasculopathy

UConn team discovers a population of stem cells with ability to generate new bone

Common autistic personality test lacks reliability and may not be capturing the right signs

Automated CT-based biomarkers can better predict cardiovascular events than standard methods

Dietary changes may prevent or reverse age-related effects in the brain

Combined biopsy more likely to detect aggressive prostate cancers than standard biopsy alone

AI may help identify newborns at risk for aggressive posterior retinopathy of prematurity

Nearly $4 million to fund drug discovery research for Alzheimer's, other dementia

Older workers with obesity at higher risk of prolonged sickness absence or job loss

Novel compounds show promise as potent new treatment for malaria

Cesarean delivery has little impact on development of childhood allergic diseases

A new, promising method for developing drugs that target, block macropinocytosis

Chemists develop promising molecular tool to target cell immortality's underlying gears

UAB research reveals hydrogen sulfide as new culprit for deadly tuberculosis

Inhibiting specific protein could make radiation therapy for colon cancer more effective

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