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New review aims to help clinicians diagnose and manage PCOS

A recent review article in CMAJ explores the state of current knowledge on the diagnosis and treatment of this chronic disorder.

30 Jan 2024

OU research focuses on innovative combination of imaging techniques to detect pancreatic cancer

Researchers at OU Health Stephenson Cancer Center at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences have embarked on a revolutionary new research study that could improve the detection of a deadly disease -; pancreatic cancer -; and give patients a chance to live longer, healthier lives.

29 Jan 2024

New review aims to help clinicians diagnose and manage polycystic ovarian syndrome

A new review in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) is aimed at helping clinicians diagnose and manage polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), an endocrine disorder that affects about 10% of females.

29 Jan 2024

How does social adversity influence biomarkers of stress and inflammation in children?

A recent study assessed whether social adversity affected the biomarkers of inflammation and stress in children.

22 Jan 2024

New oral insulin delivered via nano-carriers could soon replace injections

There are approximately 425 million people worldwide with diabetes. Approximately 75 million of these inject themselves with insulin daily.

19 Jan 2024

New targeted therapy eliminates cancer with zero side effects

Johannes Karges develops anti-cancer agents that work in a targeted manner, rather than adversely affecting the entire body.

18 Jan 2024

New analysis of cancer cells identifies 370 targets for smarter, personalized treatments

A new, systematic analysis of cancer cells identifies 370 candidate priority drug targets across 27 cancer types, including breast, lung and ovarian cancers.

13 Jan 2024

MedUni Vienna researchers discover possible trigger of chronic inflammatory bowel disease

As the cause of chronic inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) such as Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis is not yet known, treatment for sufferers is currently aimed at alleviating the often agonizing symptoms.

10 Jan 2024

Study reveals mangos attenuates potential against colon cancer

The chemo-preventive potential of Mangiferin (MF) (mango).

10 Jan 2024

Research potentially expands options for patients with aggressive childhood cancer

Research is shedding light and potentially expanding options for patients living with Medulloblastoma, an aggressive childhood cancer.

8 Jan 2024

Bottled water harbors a quarter of a million tiny plastic particles, posing unknown health risks

Researchers discovered an average of 240,000 nanoplastic particles per liter in bottled water, far exceeding previous estimates, raising concerns about their potential to invade human cells and impact health due to their ability to pass through biological barriers.

8 Jan 2024

UCSF research lays the groundwork for preventing deafness

Researchers have found a gene that links deafness to cell death in the inner ear in humans – creating new opportunities for averting hearing loss.

8 Jan 2024

Exploring environmental influences on pregnancy, child health and disabilities

How does a pregnant person's environment, diet, stress, medications and social wellbeing affect their pregnancy and -; down the road -; their child's health?

3 Jan 2024

Researchers receive $2.4 million grant to validate new blood test for early breast cancer detection

Weill Cornell Medicine researchers received a $2.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program to validate a new blood test for the early detection of breast cancer.

3 Jan 2024

Cytonemes: The "express subways" of the developing nervous system

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists found that cytonemes (thin, long, hair-like projections on cells) are important during neural development.

3 Jan 2024

Understanding the link between primary cilia, biological clock and wound healing

Nearly every organism on Earth follows a natural circadian rhythm that is coded by your cell's clock genes, which do exactly as you suspect from the name: regulate your body's rhythm on a 24-hour basis.

21 Dec 2023

Study: Barbie lags in diversity and accuracy of medical and scientific careers

Barbie should consider expanding her medical and scientific careers into areas where women and other under-represented groups remain a minority, suggests a study published in the Christmas issue of The BMJ.

19 Dec 2023

Hemoglobin-like protein plays an important role in the development of the heart, study finds

In a landmark study led by the University of Maryland School of Medicine, researchers discovered for the first time that a certain kind of protein similar to hemoglobin, called cytoglobin, plays an important role in the development of the heart.

15 Dec 2023

Targeted therapy reduces markers of disease burden, improves symptoms for patients with nonadvanced system mastocytosis

The targeted therapy bezuclastinib was safe and rapidly reduced markers of disease burden while also improving symptoms for patients with a rare blood disorder called nonadvanced system mastocytosis, according to results of the Phase II SUMMIT trial reported by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

11 Dec 2023

From surviving to thriving: a framework for long-term success in people with HIV

NewsMedical spoke to Lisa Sterman, Global Executive Director, Global HIV Medical Affairs, Gilead Sciences, about the recently published LTS framework, recently highlighted at the opening ceremony of the 19th European AIDS Conference, which takes a person-centric approach to the HIV treatment journey.

From Gilead Sciences, Inc. 11 Dec 2023

Hair News and Research

New review aims to help clinicians diagnose and manage PCOS

OU research focuses on innovative combination of imaging techniques to detect pancreatic cancer

New review aims to help clinicians diagnose and manage polycystic ovarian syndrome

How does social adversity influence biomarkers of stress and inflammation in children?

New oral insulin delivered via nano-carriers could soon replace injections

New targeted therapy eliminates cancer with zero side effects

New analysis of cancer cells identifies 370 targets for smarter, personalized treatments

MedUni Vienna researchers discover possible trigger of chronic inflammatory bowel disease

Study reveals mangos attenuates potential against colon cancer

Research potentially expands options for patients with aggressive childhood cancer

Bottled water harbors a quarter of a million tiny plastic particles, posing unknown health risks

UCSF research lays the groundwork for preventing deafness

Exploring environmental influences on pregnancy, child health and disabilities

Researchers receive $2.4 million grant to validate new blood test for early breast cancer detection

Cytonemes: The "express subways" of the developing nervous system

Understanding the link between primary cilia, biological clock and wound healing

Study: Barbie lags in diversity and accuracy of medical and scientific careers

Hemoglobin-like protein plays an important role in the development of the heart, study finds

Targeted therapy reduces markers of disease burden, improves symptoms for patients with nonadvanced system mastocytosis

From surviving to thriving: a framework for long-term success in people with HIV

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Why use light scattering to analyze proteins and viral vectors?

Changing the landscape of R&D to build clinical success from the ground up

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