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IU Cancer Center awarded grant to train next generation of cancer drug discovery researchers

The Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center was awarded a prestigious grant to train the next generation of cancer drug discovery and development researchers.

10 Oct 2023

New AI tool could aid in the diagnosis of enigmatic rare diseases

An innovative AI-based tool leverages varied symptom descriptions, along with evidence from the scientific literature and genomic datasets, to pinpoint disease-associated gene variants.

10 Oct 2023

Hybrid closed-loop technology could be game-changing for pregnant women with type 1 diabetes

For pregnant women with type 1 diabetes, a technology giving insulin doses as informed by a smartphone algorithm, helps them better manage their blood sugars, compared to traditional insulin pumps or multiple daily injections, according to a new randomized trial published in The New England Journal of Medicine and presented at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) meeting.

10 Oct 2023

Mental Health as a Universal Human Right: NAMI's Mission on World Mental Health Day

News-Medical speaks to Matt Raymond, director of communications at the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI).

10 Oct 2023

The critical role of model interpretation in diabetes decision support systems

The importance of tools used to interpret the output of predictive models in type 1 diabetes (T1D) management.

10 Oct 2023

Closed Loop Medicine appoints Konstantinos Vlassis as Chief Technology Officer

Closed Loop Medicine Ltd. today announced that it has appointed Konstantinos Vlassis as Chief Technology Officer (CTO).

From Closed Loop Medicine 10 Oct 2023

Liquid biopsies could be used as an early marker of immunotherapy response, study finds

Liquid biopsies are blood tests that can serially measure circulating tumor DNA (cell-free DNA that is shed into the bloodstream by dying cancer cells).

9 Oct 2023

Study provides evidence for combination therapy as first-line treatment for relapsed ITP

Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences &Peking Union Medical College, conducted a multicenter comprehensive retrospective analysis to assess the effectiveness and safety of primary single-agent and combination therapies in treating adult patients with relapsed immune thrombocytopenia (ITP).

9 Oct 2023

Machine learning models in healthcare can be victims of their own success, researchers say

Models built on machine learning in health care can be victims of their own success, according to researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine and the University of Michigan.

9 Oct 2023

New report forecasts growing health and economic impacts from stroke between 2020 and 2050

Unless urgent action is taken, the number of people who die from stroke globally is estimated to increase by 50% by 2050 to 9.7 million deaths per year, with annual costs as high as US$2.3 trillion possible, according to a new report on pragmatic solutions to reduce the global burden of stroke: a World Stroke Organization–Lancet Neurology Commission.

9 Oct 2023

AI language models can characterize subtle signatures in the speech of schizophrenia patients

Scientists at the UCL Institute for Neurology have developed new tools, based on AI language models, that can characterize subtle signatures in the speech of patients diagnosed with schizophrenia.

9 Oct 2023

EMC1 protein found to play pivotal role in retinal vascular development

In a groundbreaking study published in the journal Genes & Diseases, researchers from University of Electronic Science and Technology of China have uncovered a key relationship between the EMC1 protein and retinal vascular development.

9 Oct 2023

Study sheds light on PRMT1's role in gastric cancer progression

In a study published in the journal Genes & Diseases, researchers from Southwest University, and Southwest Medical University investigated PRMT1, a protein previously known to be overexpressed in gastric cancer cells.

9 Oct 2023

FDA approves the use of sound waves to break down tumors in humans for liver treatment

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of sound waves to break down tumors—a technique called histotripsy—in humans for liver treatment.

9 Oct 2023

New forum launched to support behavioral research in laboratory animals

COST Action TEATIME have launched a new public forum for those wishing to delve deeper into scientific matters relating behavioral research in laboratory animals.

9 Oct 2023

Drug Discovery 2023: A Conversation with Professor Janet Hemingway

We spoke to Professor Janet Hemingway, founding Director of iiCON and Professor of Tropical Medicine at Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine.

From ELRIG (UK) Ltd. 9 Oct 2023

Targeting Microbiota 2023 captures the essence of microbiota research and future implications

Targeting Microbiota 2023 will be a ground-breaking experience that will introduce you to the latest advancements in the microbiota field.

9 Oct 2023

International report paves way for precision diabetes medicine breakthrough

Precision medicine for prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis for Diabetes.

9 Oct 2023

Graphene oxide offers a promising new approach to treating Alzheimer's disease

A probable early driver of Alzheimer's disease is the accumulation of molecules called amyloid peptides. These cause cell death, and are commonly found in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients. Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, have now shown that yeast cells that accumulate these misfolded amyloid peptides can recover after being treated with graphene oxide nanoflakes.

9 Oct 2023

UK's first-of-its-kind total-body PET imaging platform could enhance quality and speed of drug discovery

A partnership between Medicines Discovery Catapult (MDC), the Medical Research Council (MRC) and Innovate UK will deliver scientific breakthroughs with the launch of the UK's first-of-its-kind national total-body positron emission tomography (PET) imaging platform for drug discovery

9 Oct 2023

Technology News and Research

IU Cancer Center awarded grant to train next generation of cancer drug discovery researchers

New AI tool could aid in the diagnosis of enigmatic rare diseases

Hybrid closed-loop technology could be game-changing for pregnant women with type 1 diabetes

Mental Health as a Universal Human Right: NAMI's Mission on World Mental Health Day

The critical role of model interpretation in diabetes decision support systems

Closed Loop Medicine appoints Konstantinos Vlassis as Chief Technology Officer

Liquid biopsies could be used as an early marker of immunotherapy response, study finds

Study provides evidence for combination therapy as first-line treatment for relapsed ITP

Machine learning models in healthcare can be victims of their own success, researchers say

New report forecasts growing health and economic impacts from stroke between 2020 and 2050

AI language models can characterize subtle signatures in the speech of schizophrenia patients

EMC1 protein found to play pivotal role in retinal vascular development

Study sheds light on PRMT1's role in gastric cancer progression

FDA approves the use of sound waves to break down tumors in humans for liver treatment

New forum launched to support behavioral research in laboratory animals

Drug Discovery 2023: A Conversation with Professor Janet Hemingway

Targeting Microbiota 2023 captures the essence of microbiota research and future implications

International report paves way for precision diabetes medicine breakthrough

Graphene oxide offers a promising new approach to treating Alzheimer's disease

UK's first-of-its-kind total-body PET imaging platform could enhance quality and speed of drug discovery

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