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Navigating adjuvant therapy options in hepatocellular carcinoma

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most prevalent malignancies globally and is the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths.

16 Jul 2024

Ultrasound techniques for the surveillance, diagnosis, and treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a primary malignancy of the liver and one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Early detection and accurate diagnosis are crucial for effective management and improved survival rates.

16 Jul 2024

Bridging chemistry and computing to combat cancer

Vincent Zoete is developing computer tools to fight cancer. The chemist, who heads two groups at the University of Lausanne and the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, predicts the effects of new drugs.

16 Jul 2024

Before Michigan legalized surrogacy, families found ways around the ban

The first time Tammy and Jordan Myers held their twins, the premature babies were so fragile that their tiny faces were mostly covered by oxygen masks and tubing.

16 Jul 2024

Cellular Origins appoints Geoffrey Hodge as Non-Executive Director

Appointment brings additional significant strategic, technical and commercial experience to the Board.

From Cellular Origins 16 Jul 2024

JH Technologies announces strategic partnership with VacTradeUK to distribute advanced vacuum coating systems in the United States

JH Technologies, a leading provider of scientific instruments and equipment, is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with VacTradeUK, a renowned manufacturer of advanced vacuum coating systems.

From JH Technologies 16 Jul 2024

Optibrium appoints James Halle as Chief Commercial Officer

Key appointment brings extensive software commercial experience to drive global growth.

From Optibrium Ltd. 16 Jul 2024

UChicago expands microbiome research capabilities with new manufacturing facility

The Duchossois Family Institute (DFI) at the University of Chicago can manufacture clinical-grade encapsulated bacteria – catalyzing opportunities to better understand the microbiome and its myriad of roles in human health.

16 Jul 2024

Integrating academic psychiatry with telehealth innovations for comprehensive care

The strengths of academic psychiatry departments and the fast-growing private telehealth sector are complementary, according to a Perspectiv

15 Jul 2024

Study: Seven out of ten Spanish households regularly waste food

Seven out of ten Spanish households regularly waste food, according to a recent study by the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ICTA-UAB).

15 Jul 2024

Breakthrough biosensors illuminate opioid dynamics in the brain

New research from a Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience researcher could transform how we understand the way opioids affect the brain.

15 Jul 2024

Research assesses effects of healthcare providers' nonverbal behaviors on pain reports and placebo effects

Research assessed the effects of the nonverbal behavior of healthcare providers on pain reports and placebo effects in 51 males and 53 females randomly divided into four groups.

15 Jul 2024

ARPA-H funding boosts Wyss Institute's RNA therapeutic project

With the award for up to $27 million from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), a collaborative research project at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University will advance a disease-agnostic novel RNA therapeutic with the potential to treat diverse diseases, and to be effectively and rapidly deployable.

15 Jul 2024

Consumer wearable devices provide clinical information similar to hospital assessment of heart disease

Monitoring of heart rate and physical activity using consumer wearable devices was found to have clinical value for comparing the response to two treatments for atrial fibrillation and heart failure.

15 Jul 2024

Precise brain imaging method reveals origins of creativity

Have you ever had the solution for a tough problem suddenly hit you when you're thinking about something entirely different? Creative thought is a hallmark of humanity, but it's an ephemeral, almost paradoxical ability, striking unexpectedly when it's not sought out.

15 Jul 2024

Mogrify appoints Dr. Jonathan Appleby as Chief Scientific Officer

Strategic hire bolsters executive leadership team as Company progresses multiple therapeutic programs toward and into clinical development.

From Mogrify 15 Jul 2024

Predicting behavior from image features: Insights from cortical tuning

Researchers investigate whether the human occipital-temporal cortex (OTC) co-represents the semantic and affective content of visual stimuli to guide behavior.

15 Jul 2024

New 3D model sheds light on amyloid-beta's impact

Researchers at the Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation (TIBI) have unveiled a pioneering study shedding light on the intricate mechanisms underlying Alzheimer's disease (AD). The study, titled "Effects of amyloid-β-mimicking peptide hydrogel matrix on neuronal progenitor cell phenotype," represents a significant leap forward in understanding the interplay between amyloid-like structures and neuronal cells.

13 Jul 2024

Study reveals how inflammation weakens muscles during illness

Infections and neurodegenerative diseases cause inflammation in the brain. But for unknown reasons, patients with brain inflammation often develop muscle problems that seem to be independent of the central nervous system. Now, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have revealed how brain inflammation releases a specific protein that travels from the brain to the muscles and causes a loss of muscle function.

13 Jul 2024

New tech aims to create marbling in plant-based meat

One of the challenges of creating realistic-looking and delectable plant-based meat is mimicking the marbled effect of animal fat that many carnivores expect and enjoy.

13 Jul 2024