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A drug for heart conditions improves efficacy of melanoma therapies

A collaborative study undertaken by the Navarrabiomed Biomedical Research Center (Pamplona, Navarre), the Institute of Neurosciences CSIC-UMH (Sant Joan d'Alacant, Valencian Community) and IRB Barcelona (Barcelona, Catalonia) shows that the administration of ranolazine, a drug currently used to treat heart conditions, improves the efficacy of current therapies for melanoma, in mouse models of this disease.

10 Aug 2023

Study provides clues to how harmful T cells cause heart disease

Scientists can finally hunt down a harmful kind of human T cell, thanks to new research led by scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) and the Medical College of Georgia (MCG) at Augusta University.

10 Aug 2023

Experimental drug can reduce symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease in pre-clinical models

A new study of mice and lab-grown human colon "organoids" indicates that an experimental drug developed by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers can substantially reduce symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in pre-clinical models.

10 Aug 2023

Longer duration of type 2 diabetes linked to brain changes

The longer a person has type 2 diabetes, the more likely they may be to experience changes in brain structure, a Michigan Medicine study finds.

10 Aug 2023

Study examines shared genetic etiology of chronic diseases and links leukocyte telomere length to heart failure risk

Researchers performed a prospective cohort study to investigate the shared genetic etiology between chronic diseases.

10 Aug 2023

Experts develop clinical practice guidance for exercise assessments in people with cystic fibrosis

People living with cystic fibrosis (CF) will benefit from improved treatment as international experts produce clinical practice guidance for exercise assessments.

10 Aug 2023

The menopausal symptoms and food consumption in post-menopausal women before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

Menopausal symptoms and food consumption in post-menopausal women before and during coronavirus disease 2019.

10 Aug 2023

The role of estrogen in osteoarthritis and lower back pain

Researchers review existing evidence on the association between estrogen, osteoarthritis, and lower back pain.

10 Aug 2023

Exploring molecular mechanisms and genetic dysregulation in aging and age-associated diseases

Researchers review existing data on the molecular basis of senescence and neurodegeneration in age-related brain diseases.

10 Aug 2023

Lost Medicaid health coverage? Here’s what you need to know

The nation’s health insurance system is undergoing tremendous upheaval as an estimated 8.2 million people will need to find new coverage since pandemic protections for Medicaid enrollees came to an end this spring.

10 Aug 2023

Have social determinants of health affected COVID-19 vaccine uptake?

Researchers investigated clinically significant predictors of COVID-19 vaccination uptake among individuals with social and medical susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 infection.

10 Aug 2023

Dementia risk may increase with long-term use of acid reflux drugs

People who take acid reflux medications called proton pump inhibitors for four-and-a-half years or more may have a higher risk of dementia compared to people who do not take these medications, according to new research published in the August 9, 2023, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

9 Aug 2023

Low levels of vitamin K linked to poor lung function

People with low levels of vitamin K in their blood are more likely to have poor lung function and to say they suffer with asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and wheezing, according to a study published today (Thursday) in ERJ Open Research.

9 Aug 2023

Yale researchers create "humanized" liver in living mice to study chronic liver diseases

Yale researchers have created a functional "humanized" liver in living mice that will help scientists find human-specific mechanisms for regulating cholesterol levels and potentially for treating chronic liver diseases afflicting tens of millions of people in the United States.

9 Aug 2023

Chronic News and Research

A drug for heart conditions improves efficacy of melanoma therapies

Study provides clues to how harmful T cells cause heart disease

Experimental drug can reduce symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease in pre-clinical models

Longer duration of type 2 diabetes linked to brain changes

Study examines shared genetic etiology of chronic diseases and links leukocyte telomere length to heart failure risk

Experts develop clinical practice guidance for exercise assessments in people with cystic fibrosis

The menopausal symptoms and food consumption in post-menopausal women before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

The role of estrogen in osteoarthritis and lower back pain

Exploring molecular mechanisms and genetic dysregulation in aging and age-associated diseases

Lost Medicaid health coverage? Here’s what you need to know

Have social determinants of health affected COVID-19 vaccine uptake?

Dementia risk may increase with long-term use of acid reflux drugs

Low levels of vitamin K linked to poor lung function

Yale researchers create "humanized" liver in living mice to study chronic liver diseases

Researchers design a probiotic to suppress autoimmunity in the brain

Can CBT help type 2 diabetes and obesity patients implement lifestyle alterations?

ADHD diagnosis in childhood vs adulthood: is there a difference in genetic architecture?

Long COVID may confer elevated psychological distress among young adults

Sugar-sweetened beverages linked to increased risk of liver cancer and chronic liver disease mortality

UTHealth Houston receives NIH grant to study preventive strategies for sudden unexpected death in epilepsy

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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