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Study reveals promising new strategy to attack deadly pediatric brain tumor

Researchers from Northwestern Medicine and Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago have revealed new insight into how the most deadly pediatric brain tumor, diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG), may develop.

7 Mar 2017

DNA enhancers switch on colorectal cancer genes to promote tumor growth, study finds

Genetic mutations can increase a person's cancer risk, but other gene "enhancer" elements may also be responsible for disease progression, according to new research out of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.

7 Mar 2017

Experts join forces to study affordable malaria drug for treating colorectal cancer

Experts from St George's University of London, and St George's Hospital have joined forces to investigate whether a common and cheap malaria drug can be used also against cancer.

7 Mar 2017

Clinical study seeks to examine new combination therapy for treating AML patients

A pair of drugs that may be a one-two punch needed to help combat acute myeloid leukemia (AML), an aggressive blood cancer that kills nearly three-fourths of patients within five years of diagnosis, is the focus of a new multi-center clinical trial that will enroll patients at three sites across the U.S.

7 Mar 2017

Diabetes medication could be effective therapy for aggressive type of breast cancer

Researchers in China have discovered that a metabolic enzyme called AKR1B1 drives an aggressive type of breast cancer.

7 Mar 2017

Study assesses effect of combining exercise, dietary supplements on muscle mass and function

Although progressive muscle loss is a natural part of ageing, sarcopenia is generally identified when muscle mass and muscle function falls below defined thresholds.

7 Mar 2017

New technique can effectively identify cancer-causing substances in urine or blood

A team of researchers, led by Professor Yoon-Kyoung Cho of Life Science at UNIST has recently developed a new technique that effectively identifies cancer-causing substances in the urine or blood.

7 Mar 2017

Study reports presence of structural changes in the brain during medication treatment for depression

A study led by Ravi Bansal, PhD, and Bradley S. Peterson, MD, of The Saban Research Institute of Children's Hospital Los Angeles, has found structural differences in the cerebral cortex of patients with depression and that these differences normalize with appropriate medication.

7 Mar 2017

ESMO announces takeover of Targeted Anticancer Therapies Congress series

ESMO, the leading European organisation for medical oncology, has announced it will take over the organisation of the Targeted Anticancer Therapies Congress series, with the aim of expanding its educational offer and ensure that professionals are kept up to date with the latest drug developments to improve outcomes for cancer patients.

7 Mar 2017

Deep learning transforms the drug discovery process in collaboration between Insilico Medicine and Life Extension

In March 2016 Insilico Medicine initiated a research collaboration with Life Extension to apply advanced bioinformatic methods and deep learning algorithms to screen for naturally occurring compounds that may slow down or even reverse the cellular and molecular mechanisms of aging. Today Life Extension (LE) launched a new line of nutraceuticals called GEROPROTECTTM, and the first product in the series called Ageless CellTM combines some of the natural compounds that were shortlisted by Insilico Medicine’s algorithms and are generally recognized as safe (GRAS).

7 Mar 2017

Hormonal factors play role in making women more susceptible to asthma and allergies

Women suffer more frequently and more severely from pollen and food allergies and therefore also from asthma.

7 Mar 2017

Research project explores link between mood and overeating in healthy, bulimic individuals

While fear and aggression tend to curb our appetite, sadness and frustration seem to stimulate it. A project funded by the Austrian Science Fund FWF looks into the connections between mood and overeating in healthy and bulimic individuals.

7 Mar 2017

Vaginal progesterone decreases preterm birth, infant mortality in twin gestations with short cervix

Treatment with vaginal progesterone reduced the risk of preterm birth, neonatal complications and death in pregnant women with twins and who have a short cervix— a risk factor for preterm birth— according to a meta-analysis of individual patient data by researchers at the National Institutes of Health, the Wayne State University School of Medicine, the Detroit Medical Center, and other institutions in the United States and abroad.

7 Mar 2017

New drug-like compound shows potential to treat symptoms of lupus

Lupus, a chronic autoimmune disease, has proved difficult to treat, but a new international study co-led by a Rush University Medical Center researcher suggests that a drug starting through the pipeline could ameliorate or even eliminate the symptoms in most sufferers.

7 Mar 2017

Researchers issue first predictive risk model of colon, rectal cancer based on data from Spanish population

Researchers of the Colorectal Cancer research group of Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute, led by Dr. Víctor Moreno, and linked to the Catalan Institute of Oncology, the University of Barcelona and the Epidemiology and Public Health CIBER, have issued the first predictive risk model of colon and rectal cancer based on Spanish data that combines genetic and lifestyle information.

7 Mar 2017

Nanomaterial-based bone regeneration technology could help people suffering from severe injuries

Advanced materials are revolutionizing our daily lives — from clothing to clinics to … cattle? A nanomaterial-based bone regeneration technology developed at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock helped save a valuable animal's life. In the future, this technology could help people suffering from a variety of severe injuries and ailments.

7 Mar 2017

Study finds gender bias among emergency medicine residents during training programs

Although female doctors training to become emergency medicine specialists scored as well as their male colleagues during the first year of their three-year programs, by the end of the third year, male residents, on average, received higher evaluations on all 23 emergency medicine training categories - including medical knowledge, patient safety, team management and communication - than female residents.

7 Mar 2017

Brain cells work together in harmony to store and retrieve short-term memory, research finds

Nerve cells in our brains work together in harmony to store and retrieve short-term memory, and are not solo artists as previously thought, Western-led brain research has determined.

6 Mar 2017

Researchers uncover new genetic clues linked to autoimmune kidney disease

Researchers have uncovered new genetic clues to understanding IgA nephropathy (IgAN), or Berger's disease, an autoimmune kidney disease and a common cause of kidney failure.

6 Mar 2017

New technology provides extracorporeal support and enables recovery of damaged donor lungs

A multidisciplinary team led by Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic, Mikati Foundation Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Medical Sciences at Columbia Engineering, and Matt Bacchetta, associate professor of surgery at Columbia University Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian has--for the first time--maintained a fully functional lung outside the body for several days.

6 Mar 2017

Medicine News and Research

Study reveals promising new strategy to attack deadly pediatric brain tumor

DNA enhancers switch on colorectal cancer genes to promote tumor growth, study finds

Experts join forces to study affordable malaria drug for treating colorectal cancer

Clinical study seeks to examine new combination therapy for treating AML patients

Diabetes medication could be effective therapy for aggressive type of breast cancer

Study assesses effect of combining exercise, dietary supplements on muscle mass and function

New technique can effectively identify cancer-causing substances in urine or blood

Study reports presence of structural changes in the brain during medication treatment for depression

ESMO announces takeover of Targeted Anticancer Therapies Congress series

Deep learning transforms the drug discovery process in collaboration between Insilico Medicine and Life Extension

Hormonal factors play role in making women more susceptible to asthma and allergies

Research project explores link between mood and overeating in healthy, bulimic individuals

Vaginal progesterone decreases preterm birth, infant mortality in twin gestations with short cervix

New drug-like compound shows potential to treat symptoms of lupus

Researchers issue first predictive risk model of colon, rectal cancer based on data from Spanish population

Nanomaterial-based bone regeneration technology could help people suffering from severe injuries

Study finds gender bias among emergency medicine residents during training programs

Brain cells work together in harmony to store and retrieve short-term memory, research finds

Researchers uncover new genetic clues linked to autoimmune kidney disease

New technology provides extracorporeal support and enables recovery of damaged donor lungs

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