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New wearable sensor helps people manage alcohol intake

Electrical engineers are creating a wearable sensor to help people manage their alcohol intake.

15 Jun 2017

Researchers bioengineer human liver tissues that mimic natural development

An international team of researchers bioengineering human liver tissues uncovered previously unknown networks of genetic-molecular crosstalk that control the organ's developmental processes – greatly advancing efforts to generate healthy and usable human liver tissue from human pluripotent stem cells.

15 Jun 2017

SLU scientists discover nuclear receptor that appears to play key role in muscle regeneration

Saint Louis University researchers report in Molecular Metabolism new findings that the nuclear receptor REV-ERB appears to play a key role in muscle regeneration, suggesting the receptor may be a good target for new drugs to treat a variety of muscle disorders and injuries.

14 Jun 2017

Monounsaturated fats promote fatty liver disease, study finds

As the obesity epidemic continues, new data shed light on which nutrients and what quantity of those nutrients promote health or disease.

14 Jun 2017

Cigarette smoking causes diverse harm that extends way beyond the lungs

Warning: Cigarette smoking presents far more health hazards than you probably realize.

14 Jun 2017

Antibody-based theranostic agent shows promise for identifying and treating pancreatic tumors

Pancreatic cancer is associated with bleak five-year survival rates and limited treatment options, but new research is offering hope.

13 Jun 2017

Scientists create method for mapping genome-wide DNA damage caused by chemical carcinogen

Scientists have known for decades that smoking cigarettes causes DNA damage, which leads to lung cancer. Now, for the first time, UNC School of Medicine scientists created a method for effectively mapping that DNA damage at high resolution across the genome.

13 Jun 2017

New way to produce protein antigen may lead to preventative vaccine for schistosomiasis

Cornell and Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research scientists have developed a way to produce a protein antigen that may be useful as vaccine for schistosomiasis – a parasitic disease that infects millions of people, mostly in tropical and subtropical climates – according to new research in the journal Protein Expression and Purification, June 2017.

12 Jun 2017

Study finds link between breastfeeding duration, maternal obesity and NAFLD in adolescents

Infants who were breastfed for less than six months before starting infant formula milk and infants who had mothers who were obese at the start of pregnancy, were much more likely to develop nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) as adolescents, according to a novel study in the Journal of Hepatology.

12 Jun 2017

'Mismatch repair' genetic defects drive cancer patient's response to immunotherapy drugs

In an expanded, three-year clinical trial of 86 patients with colorectal and 11 other kinds of cancer that have so-called 'mismatch repair' genetic defects, scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine and its Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy have found that half of the patients respond to an immunotherapy drug called pembrolizumab.

9 Jun 2017

‘Wholesome’ breads may not necessarily be healthiest choice for everyone, study reveals

Bread occupies a unique place in our diet: it accounts for about one-tenth of the calories many people in the West consume and up to 40 percent of the caloric consumption in some non-Western countries – more than any other food product.

9 Jun 2017

UNC researchers identify how class of antiviral drugs interacts with HCV

Globally, an estimated 71 million people are living with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV). Over decades of infection, chronic HCV infection results in progressive damage to the liver and an increased risk for end stage liver disease and liver cancer, making the virus the leading cause of liver-related deaths in the United States today.

9 Jun 2017

Rice scientists use magnets and nanoparticles to make vessels temporarily ‘leaky’

The endothelial cells that line blood vessels are packed tightly to keep blood inside and flowing, but scientists at Rice University and their colleagues have discovered it may be possible to selectively open gaps in those barriers just enough to let large molecules through -- and then close them again.

8 Jun 2017

Can liver damage caused by a low protein diet be repaired?

Proteins are an important component of our diet and help to build muscles; they take part in the structure of hormones and they are vital to the whole body’s metabolism. The most important consequence is that the liver loses its capacity to produce proteins (such as albumin) and to metabolise (inactivate or activate in some cases) medicaments for instance.

8 Jun 2017

SLU scientist discovers cause and potential solution for cancer-related bone pain

In a paper published in the journal Pain, Saint Louis University researcher Daniela Salvemini, Ph.D., reports discovering a key molecular pathway that drives cancer-related bone pain while providing a potential solution with a drug that already is on the market.

8 Jun 2017

Prebiotics may be new weapon in the fight against childhood obesity

There may soon be a new tool in the fight against childhood obesity. Prebiotics reduce body fat in children who are overweight or obese by altering their gut microbiota, according to new research published in Gastroenterology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Association.

7 Jun 2017

Exposure to particulate air pollution linked to increased risk of death in liver cancer patients

In a recent study, exposure to particulate air pollution after being diagnosed with liver cancer was significantly associated with an increased risk of premature death.

7 Jun 2017

Gut composition affects whether white or brown bread is healthier, say researchers

Whether or not whole wheat bread is better for you than white bread is not as clear-cut as people generally believe and depends somewhat on an individual’s gut microbiome, say researchers.

7 Jun 2017

Natural sugar may trigger immune system to treat atherosclerosis, study finds

Researchers have long sought ways to harness the body's immune system to treat disease, especially cancer.

7 Jun 2017

Scientists reveal 12-hour autonomous biological clock that coordinates bodily functions

Some bodily activities, sleeping, for instance, mostly occur once every 24 hours; they follow a circadian rhythm. Other bodily functions, such as body temperature, cognitive performance and blood pressure, present an additional 12-hour cycle, but little is known about the biological basis of their rhythm.

6 Jun 2017

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New wearable sensor helps people manage alcohol intake

Researchers bioengineer human liver tissues that mimic natural development

SLU scientists discover nuclear receptor that appears to play key role in muscle regeneration

Monounsaturated fats promote fatty liver disease, study finds

Cigarette smoking causes diverse harm that extends way beyond the lungs

Antibody-based theranostic agent shows promise for identifying and treating pancreatic tumors

Scientists create method for mapping genome-wide DNA damage caused by chemical carcinogen

New way to produce protein antigen may lead to preventative vaccine for schistosomiasis

Study finds link between breastfeeding duration, maternal obesity and NAFLD in adolescents

'Mismatch repair' genetic defects drive cancer patient's response to immunotherapy drugs

‘Wholesome’ breads may not necessarily be healthiest choice for everyone, study reveals

UNC researchers identify how class of antiviral drugs interacts with HCV

Rice scientists use magnets and nanoparticles to make vessels temporarily ‘leaky’

Can liver damage caused by a low protein diet be repaired?

SLU scientist discovers cause and potential solution for cancer-related bone pain

Prebiotics may be new weapon in the fight against childhood obesity

Exposure to particulate air pollution linked to increased risk of death in liver cancer patients

Gut composition affects whether white or brown bread is healthier, say researchers

Natural sugar may trigger immune system to treat atherosclerosis, study finds

Scientists reveal 12-hour autonomous biological clock that coordinates bodily functions

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