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Study demonstrates that HIV infection in the brain can be established, maintained by T cells

A new study by University of North Carolina School of Medicine researchers has found that T cells, a type of white blood cell and an essential part of the immune system, are sufficient by themselves to establish and maintain an HIV infection in the brain.

6 Jun 2018

Acoustic technology could offer new way to diagnose IBS

Utilizing newly adapted artificial intelligence, researchers have developed an acoustic belt that offers a new way to diagnose irritable bowel syndrome by listening to the noises in a patient's gut, according to research presented at Digestive Disease Week 2018.

5 Jun 2018

Redaction of substance abuse data could result in long-term implications

Due to a change in federal regulation, from 2013-2017, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services redacted any health care encounter that included a diagnosis or procedure code related to substance abuse from the Medicare and Medicaid identifiable files.

5 Jun 2018

Breast cancer treated successfully with immune therapy

According to researchers from the US, early breast cancers can be successfully treated with a new form of immune therapy instead of traditional chemotherapy. The details of the treatment and the case is published in the journal Nature Medicine.

5 Jun 2018

Researchers gain new insights into hepatitis B virus

Researchers at the University of Delaware, working with colleagues at Indiana University, have gained new insights into the virus that causes hepatitis B -- a life-threatening and incurable infection that afflicts more than 250 million people worldwide.

4 Jun 2018

MiNA Therapeutics announces initial results from phase I trial of saRNA candidate in liver cancer patients

MiNA Therapeutics, the pioneer in RNA activation therapeutics, today announced preliminary results from its ongoing Phase I study of small activating RNA candidate MTL-CEBPA in advanced liver cancer.

4 Jun 2018

Scientists reveal role of lung scavenger cells in liver cancer spread to the lungs

Hepatocellular carcinoma is the most common form of liver cancer, and the third biggest cause of death from cancer worldwide.

4 Jun 2018

Study finds increase in lifestyle-related cancers over the past decade

Lifestyle-related cancers, such as lung, colorectal, and skin cancers, have increased globally over the past decade, according to the most comprehensive analysis of cancer-related health outcomes and patterns ever conducted.

4 Jun 2018

Opdivo plus low-dose Yervoy shows promising results in treating renal cell carcinoma patients

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company today announced patient-reported outcomes data from the Phase 3 CheckMate -214 trial in intermediate- and poor-risk patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma treated with the Immuno-Oncology combination Opdivo plus low-dose Yervoy versus sunitinib over a two-year follow-up period.

1 Jun 2018

Cancer cells can use lipid molecules as fuel for growth, shows study

Cancer cells can when the blood supply is low use lipid molecules as fuel instead of blood glucose. This has been shown in animal tumor models by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden in a study published in Cell Metabolism.

1 Jun 2018

Researchers study effects of specific gut enterobacterium on body fat mass

A research project performed at the universities of Jyväskylä and Turku studied the effects of a specific gut enterobacterium on body fat mass.

1 Jun 2018

Increased physical activity helps individuals with coronary heart disease to live longer

Increased physical activity, not weight loss, gives individuals with coronary heart disease a longer lease on life, according to a new study conducted at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU).

31 May 2018

Impaired maternal-fetal environment associated with lower survival after surgery in newborns with CHD

Children who undergo surgery for congenital heart disease have lower survival rates by three years of age if there are specific problems during fetal development, such as hypertension in the mother or the newborn being born preterm or small for gestational age.

30 May 2018

New trial to test if omega-3 capsules can stop secondary liver cancer recurrence after surgery

A new clinical trial from the University of Leeds is testing omega-3 capsules in patients who have bowel cancer which has spread to the liver, to see if it can stop the cancer returning after surgery.

30 May 2018

New mathematical model holds potential to improve treatment for Hepatitis C infection

The University of Surrey has created a new mathematical model that details how the Hepatitis C infection develops and behaves more accurately than previous models. This new model has the potential to improve treatment for the infection that affects 215,000 people in the United Kingdom.

30 May 2018

Study proposes a new way to reverse the aging process

A new discovery about the effects of aging in our cells could allow doctors to cure or prevent diabetes, fatty liver disease and other metabolic diseases - and possibly even turn back the clock on aging itself.

29 May 2018

Lung-on-a-chip technology could streamline drug-testing for pulmonary fibrosis

Developing new medicines to treat pulmonary fibrosis, one of the most common and serious forms of lung disease, is not easy.

25 May 2018

SLU researcher aims to find solutions for diabetes patients at risk of hypoglycemia

A $150,000 grant from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust will support research at Saint Louis University led by scientist Gina Yosten, Ph.D. Yosten's team is pursuing solutions for people with diabetes who are at risk of life-threatening drops in blood sugar known as hypoglycemia.

25 May 2018

Researchers develop new, rapid blood test to detect liver damage

Chemist Vincent Rotello at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, with colleagues at University College London (UCL), U.K., announce today that they have developed a "quick and robust" blood test that can detect liver damage before symptoms appear, offering what they hope is a significant advance in early detection of liver disease. Details appear in Advanced Materials.

24 May 2018

Scientists uncover the cause of insulin resistance in obesity

A team of international researchers has identified a pathway by which obesity results in reduced insulin sensitivity.

24 May 2018

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Study demonstrates that HIV infection in the brain can be established, maintained by T cells

Acoustic technology could offer new way to diagnose IBS

Redaction of substance abuse data could result in long-term implications

Breast cancer treated successfully with immune therapy

Researchers gain new insights into hepatitis B virus

MiNA Therapeutics announces initial results from phase I trial of saRNA candidate in liver cancer patients

Scientists reveal role of lung scavenger cells in liver cancer spread to the lungs

Study finds increase in lifestyle-related cancers over the past decade

Opdivo plus low-dose Yervoy shows promising results in treating renal cell carcinoma patients

Cancer cells can use lipid molecules as fuel for growth, shows study

Researchers study effects of specific gut enterobacterium on body fat mass

Increased physical activity helps individuals with coronary heart disease to live longer

Impaired maternal-fetal environment associated with lower survival after surgery in newborns with CHD

New trial to test if omega-3 capsules can stop secondary liver cancer recurrence after surgery

New mathematical model holds potential to improve treatment for Hepatitis C infection

Study proposes a new way to reverse the aging process

Lung-on-a-chip technology could streamline drug-testing for pulmonary fibrosis

SLU researcher aims to find solutions for diabetes patients at risk of hypoglycemia

Researchers develop new, rapid blood test to detect liver damage

Scientists uncover the cause of insulin resistance in obesity

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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