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Short-term, self-regulating therapies may help alleviate long COVID symptoms

A new UCLA-led study suggests that some people living with long COVID may be able to alleviate certain symptoms by using short-term, self-regulating therapies.

13 Mar 2024

Novel CAR-T therapy shows promising results in glioblastoma patients

A collaborative project to bring the promise of cell therapy to patients with a deadly form of brain cancer has shown dramatic results among the first patients to receive the novel treatment.

13 Mar 2024

Unveiling mechanisms of relapse in small cell lung cancer under therapy

Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is a highly aggressive tumor of the lung that occurs especially in heavy smokers.

13 Mar 2024

Innovative nanoparticle therapy enhances recovery in severe burn patients

Severe burns can cause critical issues, including deep tissue damage and increased risk of fatal conditions like sepsis and organ failure.

13 Mar 2024

Targeting a non-encoding stretch of RNA may shrink pediatric brain tumors in mice

Targeting a non-encoding stretch of RNA may help shrink tumors caused by an aggressive type of brain cancer in children, according to new research in mice reported March 8 in Cell Reports by Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center investigators.

13 Mar 2024

Novel dual-target CAR T cell therapy shows promise in treating recurrent glioblastoma

Targeting two brain tumor-associated proteins - rather than one - with CAR T cell therapy shows promise as a strategy for reducing solid tumor growth in patients with recurrent glioblastoma (GBM), an aggressive form of brain cancer, according to early results from the first six patients treated in an ongoing Phase I clinical trial led by researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and Penn Medicine's Abramson Cancer Center.

13 Mar 2024

Researchers identify potential new approaches for early detection and treatment of atherosclerosis

Blockage of arterial blood vessels caused by atherosclerosis is largely responsible for heart attacks and strokes, which are the most common causes of death worldwide.

13 Mar 2024

Acute malnutrition raises risk of malaria treatment failure in young children

Children with acute malnutrition across Africa and Asia have a higher risk of treatment failure and malaria reinfection, even after being given the best currently available and recommended malaria treatment.

13 Mar 2024

Self-guided digital behavioral therapy can be an alternative solution for insomnia

Are sleeping pills the only solution for insomnia? Not according to Flinders University's Dr Alexander Sweetman, who says that using self-guided digital behavioural therapy is an alternative solution that should be considered.

13 Mar 2024

Exploring the power of diet: A new frontier in disease management and cancer treatment

The therapeutic potential of and molecular mechanisms through which dietary interventions impact a wide range of human diseases.

13 Mar 2024

Novel tool to predict a person's risk for cardiovascular complications after bone marrow transplant

For thousands of Americans each year, a bone marrow transplant has the potential to cure diseases such as leukemias, lymphomas and immune deficiency disorders.

13 Mar 2024

Concerns grow over quality of care as investor groups buy not-for-profit nursing homes

Shelly Olson's mother, who has dementia, has lived at the Scandia Village nursing home in rural Sister Bay, Wisconsin, for almost five years. At first, Olson said, her mother received great care at the facility, then owned by a not-for-profit organization, the Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society.

13 Mar 2024

Collaborative care intervention provides cost savings and health benefits for cancer patients

Cancer patients who received specialized mental health support as part of their treatment plan are more likely to see improvements in their quality of life and reductions in pain, depression and fatigue, according to a study led by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.

12 Mar 2024

Rethinking recovery timelines for robotic lung surgery patients

Are surgeons giving patients unrealistic expectations about recovery after robotic lung surgery? That's what CU Department of Surgery faculty member Robert Meguid, M.D., MPH, and surgery resident Adam Dyas, M.D., set out to discover after realizing the guidance they were offering patients might be based on outdated or anecdotal information.

12 Mar 2024

Therapy News and Research

Short-term, self-regulating therapies may help alleviate long COVID symptoms

Novel CAR-T therapy shows promising results in glioblastoma patients

Unveiling mechanisms of relapse in small cell lung cancer under therapy

Innovative nanoparticle therapy enhances recovery in severe burn patients

Targeting a non-encoding stretch of RNA may shrink pediatric brain tumors in mice

Novel dual-target CAR T cell therapy shows promise in treating recurrent glioblastoma

Researchers identify potential new approaches for early detection and treatment of atherosclerosis

Acute malnutrition raises risk of malaria treatment failure in young children

Self-guided digital behavioral therapy can be an alternative solution for insomnia

Exploring the power of diet: A new frontier in disease management and cancer treatment

Novel tool to predict a person's risk for cardiovascular complications after bone marrow transplant

Concerns grow over quality of care as investor groups buy not-for-profit nursing homes

Collaborative care intervention provides cost savings and health benefits for cancer patients

Rethinking recovery timelines for robotic lung surgery patients

T1-spanin breakthrough offers new hope against antibiotic resistance

MIT researchers develop new method to quickly screen cancer-associated genetic mutations

Boosting curcumin's absorption and effectiveness for disease prevention and therapy

Piezo Components for Microfluidics in Medical Technology: White Paper Provides Exciting Insights

A new $16,000 postpartum depression drug is here. How will insurers handle it?

Recent advances in injectable hydrogel-mediated myocardial infarction therapy

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

The impact of vibration on microscopy

How Omics Technologies Are Transforming Biological Research and Drug Discovery

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