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Study: NOSES could achieve good short-term and oncological outcomes for colorectal cancer patients

This study is led by Prof. Xishan Wang (Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College), Prof. Chuangang Fu (Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine), Dr. Xu Guan (Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College), Dr. Xiyue Hu (Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College) and Prof. Zheng Jiang (Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College), on behalf of China NOSES Alliance.

15 Jun 2022

Study shows alarming trends in mortality from alcoholic cirrhosis in the U.S.

Alcoholic cirrhosis is an advanced form of alcohol-related liver disease. In the United States between 2010 and 2016, alcohol-related liver disease was the primary cause of nearly 1 in 3 liver transplants, surpassing hepatitis C.

14 Jun 2022

Study: Uterine transplantation is an effective, safe method to remedy infertility

Transplanting a uterus is an effective, safe method to remedy infertility when a functioning uterus is lacking.

14 Jun 2022

FUJIFILM Healthcare Europe to partner with the BOpA Innovation Chair to support advances in the operating room

FUJIFILM Healthcare Europe is pleased to announce a new partnership with the ‘Augmented Operating Room’ (BOpA) Innovation Chair to accelerate the development of digital technologies for surgery.

From FUJIFILM Corporation 14 Jun 2022

Duke Children's Hospital & Health Center retains No. 1 rank in North Carolina

Duke Children's Hospital & Health Center continues to rank as the No. 1 children's hospital in North Carolina by U.S. News & World Report, with nine pediatric specialties ranked among the best in the nation.

14 Jun 2022

New approach to quantify tumor-specific total mRNA levels from patient tumor samples

Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have developed a new approach to quantify tumor-specific total mRNA levels from patient tumor samples, which contain both cancer and non-cancer cells.

14 Jun 2022

New project seeks to develop a microscopy system for making drug interactions in the liver visible

Bielefeld University is coordinating a new EU-research project that seeks to produce microscopic liver tissue cultures that can survive for 14 days, while also using imaging methods to investigate how liver cells react to combinations of different medications.

14 Jun 2022

Researchers demonstrate the feasibility of pancreatic beta-cell, target-specific CAR-Treg treatment for T1D

Researchers have successfully treated type 1 diabetes in mice using pancreatic beta-cell, target-specific, chimeric antigen-receptor (CAR) regulatory T cells (Tregs), and demonstrated the feasibility of their approach to treat the human condition according to data being presented Monday, June 13 at ENDO 2022, the Endocrine Society's annual meeting in Atlanta, Ga.

13 Jun 2022

Treatment with immunity-boosting protein enhances the function of CAR-T cells in fighting blood cancers

Advances in cellular immunotherapy that spur genetically modified T cells to attack cancer cells have revolutionized the treatment of certain blood cancers.

13 Jun 2022

Social stress factors have a direct impact on cellular mechanisms that drive deadly breast cancer

Chronically stressful conditions of daily life such as racism, pollution and poverty have a direct impact on the cellular mechanisms that drive lethal, invasive forms of breast cancer, according to a study led by Duke Cancer Institute researchers.

13 Jun 2022

Race is often used as medical shorthand for how bodies work. Some doctors want to change that.

Several months ago, a lab technologist at Barnes-Jewish Hospital mixed the blood components of two people: Alphonso Harried, who needed a kidney, and Pat Holterman-Hommes, who hoped to give him one.

13 Jun 2022

Probiotic bacteria may enhance anti-cancer activities of tamoxifen to reduce ER+ breast cancer risk

Probiotic bacteria may enhance anti-cancer activities of the breast cancer drug tamoxifen and other endocrine-targeted therapies, which could help reduce the risk of estrogen receptive positive (ER+) breast cancer, suggests a new study presented Monday at ENDO 2022, the Endocrine Society's annual meeting in Atlanta, Ga.

13 Jun 2022

Prediabetes may be a strong independent risk factor for heart attacks, study finds

Prediabetes appears to be a strong independent risk factor for heart attacks, according to a new study presented Saturday, June 11 at ENDO 2022, the Endocrine Society's annual meeting in Atlanta, Ga.

13 Jun 2022

Nanomaterial-based devices may be a viable option for monitoring, treatment of cardiovascular diseases

Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death across the globe, responsible for about 17.9 million (32%) of all deaths worldwide every year.

10 Jun 2022

Study reveals the benefits of using thalidomide in patients with severe arteriovenous malformations

The same properties that caused birth defects when it was given to pregnant women, the inhibition of blood vessel formation (anti-angiogenesis), have led to an interest in thalidomide's therapeutic utility in other fields.

10 Jun 2022

Research reveals why many cancers are vulnerable to FDA-approved IDH1 inhibitors

A drug used to target IDH1 mutations in select cancers also appears to inhibit the wild-type form of the enzyme, under certain conditions.

9 Jun 2022

New hot-melt tissue adhesive can heal operative wounds

NIMS has developed a hot-melt tissue adhesive (i.e., medical glue that is applied in a molten state) capable of healing operative wounds.

9 Jun 2022

Inhaled recombinant IL-15 tested in pet dogs with metastatic lung disease from osteosarcoma or melanoma

A protein that the body naturally produces could become an important new immunotherapy drug in the cache of cancer-fighting tools available to oncologists.

9 Jun 2022

Genomic analysis provides a deeper understanding of DCIS biology

A new study led by the global Cancer Grand Challenges PRECISION team, including researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, shifts the long-held belief that all invasive breast cancers following ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) arise from the original DCIS lesion.

9 Jun 2022

COVID-19 vaccination associated with reduction in hospitalizations and mortality among heart failure patients

Heart failure patients who are unvaccinated against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, are three times more likely to die if infected with the virus compared to fully boosted heart failure patients, according to new research out of Mount Sinai Heart.

9 Jun 2022

Surgery News and Research

Study: NOSES could achieve good short-term and oncological outcomes for colorectal cancer patients

Study shows alarming trends in mortality from alcoholic cirrhosis in the U.S.

Study: Uterine transplantation is an effective, safe method to remedy infertility

FUJIFILM Healthcare Europe to partner with the BOpA Innovation Chair to support advances in the operating room

Duke Children's Hospital & Health Center retains No. 1 rank in North Carolina

New approach to quantify tumor-specific total mRNA levels from patient tumor samples

New project seeks to develop a microscopy system for making drug interactions in the liver visible

Researchers demonstrate the feasibility of pancreatic beta-cell, target-specific CAR-Treg treatment for T1D

Treatment with immunity-boosting protein enhances the function of CAR-T cells in fighting blood cancers

Social stress factors have a direct impact on cellular mechanisms that drive deadly breast cancer

Race is often used as medical shorthand for how bodies work. Some doctors want to change that.

Probiotic bacteria may enhance anti-cancer activities of tamoxifen to reduce ER+ breast cancer risk

Prediabetes may be a strong independent risk factor for heart attacks, study finds

Nanomaterial-based devices may be a viable option for monitoring, treatment of cardiovascular diseases

Study reveals the benefits of using thalidomide in patients with severe arteriovenous malformations

Research reveals why many cancers are vulnerable to FDA-approved IDH1 inhibitors

New hot-melt tissue adhesive can heal operative wounds

Inhaled recombinant IL-15 tested in pet dogs with metastatic lung disease from osteosarcoma or melanoma

Genomic analysis provides a deeper understanding of DCIS biology

COVID-19 vaccination associated with reduction in hospitalizations and mortality among heart failure patients

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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