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Study highlights need to educate women and medical community about risk factors of preeclampsia

Despite its crowded healthcare market and strong efforts to make healthcare more accessible to patients, New Jersey has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the nation - an issue so pertinent that First Lady Tammy Murphy created the Nurture NJ initiative to help reduce infant and maternal mortality.

20 Sep 2019

Protein prevalent in older people interferes with bone healing

Broken bones are a bigger deal the older you are: even after they've healed, the bones of older people are weaker and more likely to re-fracture. And since more than 6 million Americans break a bone each year, figuring out how to help people heal better would make a big difference.

19 Sep 2019

Blue-green algae pose threat to patients with liver disease

Researchers are calling for new guidelines for people with pre-existing liver disease who are exposed to a toxin released by blue-green algae.

19 Sep 2019

New protein could offer a fresh target for cancer treatment

A study has revealed a drug target called the mitoNEET cell protein, which determines how materials are transported from the mitochondria to the rest of the cell.

19 Sep 2019

Toxic algae may be more harmful for people with pre-existing liver disease

Toxins produced during harmful algal blooms may be more harmful to people than previously known.

19 Sep 2019

The resurgence of gene therapy pioneer

Twenty years ago, scientists and investors were giddy over the promise of gene therapy to cure a host of deadly diseases. But the tragic death of a young man from an experimental treatment in 1999 nearly ended a scientist's career and the entire field.

19 Sep 2019

TUM researchers identify complex interactions between bacteria and parasites

A team at the Technical University of Munich has completed the first study of the effects of a simultaneous infection with blood flukes (schistosomes) and the bacterium Helicobacter pylori - a fairly common occurrence in some parts of the world.

19 Sep 2019

Using 3D virtual reality models to prepare for surgeries improves patient outcomes

A UCLA-led study has found that using three-dimensional virtual reality models to prepare for kidney tumor surgeries resulted in substantial improvements, including shorter operating times, less blood loss during surgery and a shorter stay in the hospital afterward.

19 Sep 2019

Roswell Park moving three-pronged immunotherapy strategy forward with support from DoD grant

A team from Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center is moving a new three-part strategy for treating advanced cancers forward with support from a U.S. Department of Defense grant to Pawel Kalinski, MD, PhD, Vice Chair for Translational Research and Rustum Family Professor for Molecular Therapeutics and Translational Research at the Buffalo, N.Y.-based cancer center.

18 Sep 2019

Compound could play a novel role in halting spread of pancreatic cancer

In early test tube and mouse studies, investigators at Johns Hopkins Medicine and the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have found that nonmuscle myosin IIC (MYH14), a protein activated in response to mechanical stress, helps promote metastatic behavior in pancreatic cancer cells, and that the compound 4-hydroxyacetophenone (4-HAP), known to stiffen myosin IIC-containing cells, can send it into overdrive, overwhelming the ability of cells to invade nearby tissue.

18 Sep 2019

Could drinking a small amount of alcohol everyday be good for type 2 diabetes?

A new meta-analysis suggests that people with type 2 diabetes may benefit from light-to-moderate drinking, which could have a positive effect on blood glucose and fat metabolism.

18 Sep 2019

UT Southwestern researchers identify novel mechanism that regulates fat formation

In work suggesting new therapeutic targets to fight obesity, UT Southwestern researchers have identified a novel mechanism that regulates the creation of fat in mammals.

18 Sep 2019

Obesity stigma and yo-yo dieting, not BMI, are behind chronic health conditions, dietitian claims

In a recent New York Times opinion column, dietitian Christy Harrison, an "intuitive eating coach" and author, responded to a fellow clinician who had questioned some of her thoughts on the link between being overweight and developing other medical conditions.

17 Sep 2019

Researchers discover link between alcohol-producing gut bacteria and NAFLD

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is the build-up of fat in the liver due to factors other than alcohol. It affects about a quarter of the adult population globally, but its cause remains unknown.

17 Sep 2019

Clinically undetectable Plasmodium relapse infections may still pose a threat

Nonhuman primates with clinically undetectable Plasmodium relapse infections still harbor parasitic gametocytes that may be infectious to mosquitoes, according to a study published September 19 in the open-access journal PLOS Pathogens by F. Eun-Hyung Lee and Mary R. Galinski of Emory University, Tracey J. Lamb of the University of Utah, and colleagues.

From PLOS ONE 17 Sep 2019

New imaging technology can fix aneurysms previously deemed inoperable

Aortic aneurysms occur primarily in men over the age of 60 when arteries have become more twisted and the use of stiff stents and wires is more challenging.

17 Sep 2019

Chemist explores link between Alzheimer's and copper protein molecules in brain cells

A University of Houston chemist is exploring the link between copper protein molecules in brain cells and neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's.

17 Sep 2019

Failed cancer drug could potentially be used to treat fibrotic diseases and scleroderma

Sixteen years ago, a research group at Mayo Medical School published results showing that a protein called TRAIL can kill cells that cause liver fibrosis but no one seemed to follow up on these findings.

From Johns Hopkins Medicine 13 Sep 2019

Abnormal gut bacteria linked to poor cognitive performance in vets with PTSD and cirrhosis

A study involving military veterans with PTSD and cirrhosis of the liver points to an abnormal mix of bacteria in the intestines as a possible driver of poor cognitive performance--and as a potential target for therapy.

13 Sep 2019

Scientists identify a potentially novel avenue to treat non-small cell lung cancers

Researchers at the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center have made a breakthrough discovery that solves a mystery long forgotten by science and have identified a potentially novel avenue in pre-clinical models to treat non-small cell lung cancers.

13 Sep 2019

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Study highlights need to educate women and medical community about risk factors of preeclampsia

Protein prevalent in older people interferes with bone healing

Blue-green algae pose threat to patients with liver disease

New protein could offer a fresh target for cancer treatment

Toxic algae may be more harmful for people with pre-existing liver disease

The resurgence of gene therapy pioneer

TUM researchers identify complex interactions between bacteria and parasites

Using 3D virtual reality models to prepare for surgeries improves patient outcomes

Roswell Park moving three-pronged immunotherapy strategy forward with support from DoD grant

Compound could play a novel role in halting spread of pancreatic cancer

Could drinking a small amount of alcohol everyday be good for type 2 diabetes?

UT Southwestern researchers identify novel mechanism that regulates fat formation

Obesity stigma and yo-yo dieting, not BMI, are behind chronic health conditions, dietitian claims

Researchers discover link between alcohol-producing gut bacteria and NAFLD

Clinically undetectable Plasmodium relapse infections may still pose a threat

New imaging technology can fix aneurysms previously deemed inoperable

Chemist explores link between Alzheimer's and copper protein molecules in brain cells

Failed cancer drug could potentially be used to treat fibrotic diseases and scleroderma

Abnormal gut bacteria linked to poor cognitive performance in vets with PTSD and cirrhosis

Scientists identify a potentially novel avenue to treat non-small cell lung cancers

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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