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Effectiveness of SPARK Resilience program during COVID-19 pandemic

Resilience and well-being in difficult times can be developed via online interventions in the workplace. An international team of researchers from France, the UK and Russia (with the participation of researchers from the HSE International Laboratory of Positive Psychology of Personality and Motivation) studied the effectiveness of SPARK Resilience, a programme for developing resilience, at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

15 Mar 2023

Vitamin A-rich diet may reduce risk of developing asparaginase-associated pancreatitis in ALL patients

Consuming a diet rich in vitamin A or its analogs may help prevent children and young adults with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) reduce their risk of developing painful pancreas inflammation during chemotherapy treatment.

15 Mar 2023

Research uncovers a possible explanation for sex differences in pancreatic cancer

Immunotherapy is an effective form of therapy for different types of cancer. However, for pancreatic cancer, its effect is limited and differs between men and women.

15 Mar 2023

Owlstone Medical Enters Partnership with Bicycle Therapeutics for the Development of Antigen-Targeted EVOC Probes for Early Cancer Detection

Owlstone Medical, the global leader in Breath Biopsy® announced that it has entered into a Research Agreement with Bicycle Therapeutics plc.

15 Mar 2023

Embryonic stem cells used to recreate thyroid cancer histotypes

A recent Nature Communications study revealed the recapitulating capacity of human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) to elucidate the cellular hierarchy of the thyroid gland. Furthermore, these cells possessed the capacity to reproduce the oncogenic process using the CRISPR-based genetic editing method.

14 Mar 2023

In China, Alzheimer's disease awareness and acceptance is low

Researchers examine the level of knowledge about and attitudes towards Alzheimer’s disease among social residents in China.

14 Mar 2023

New solution based on deep learning classifies epileptic events in near real-time

According to the World Health Organization, close to 50 million people worldwide suffer from epilepsy, a chronic neurological disease, whose seizures are considered one of the main symptoms.

14 Mar 2023

New guideline focuses on the timing of hip and knee arthroplasty

The American College of Rheumatology and the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons released a summary of its new guideline titled "the Optimal Timing of Elective Hip or Knee Arthroplasty for Patients with Symptomatic Moderate to Severe Osteoarthritis or Osteonecrosis Who Have Failed Nonoperative Therapy."

14 Mar 2023

Overview of the causes, diagnosis and management of endometriosis

Endometriosis is a painful, complex condition affecting about 1 in 10 women of reproductive age, but it is poorly understood.

14 Mar 2023

Long-acting GIPRA inhibits feeding and lowers body weight in mice with diet-induced obesity

The hormone glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) is considered obesogenic. In contrast, GIP receptor agonists (GIPRAs) have shown reduced feeding and body weight in an obese mouse model. Therefore, the precise effects exerted by GIP and GIPRAs remain elusive.

14 Mar 2023

Long-term antibiotic therapy for adolescent acne can affect liver metabolism and promote adiposity

A growing body of evidence is showing that the healthy gut microbiome – a community of microorganisms that live together in the gut – influences many aspects of human growth and development, especially during adolescence.

14 Mar 2023

Scientists find a good treatment target for pulmonary hypertension

The vascular smooth muscle cells that normally give blood vessel walls strength and flexibility proliferate and become destructive in pulmonary hypertension, a typically rapidly progressing condition that makes it hard to get blood inside our lungs and oxygen to our bodies.

14 Mar 2023

Hunger hormone can increase the heart's pump capacity in patients with heart failure

A clinical study by researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital in Sweden shows that the hunger hormone ghrelin can increase the heart's pump capacity in patients with heart failure.

14 Mar 2023

Study paves way for developing effective ASO therapies for brain diseases with fewer side effects

A promising therapy for a range of brain diseases involves antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) - specialized molecules that can modulate RNA and alter protein production - directly injected into the cerebrospinal fluid, in the space around the brain and spinal cord.

14 Mar 2023

Using antagonistic drug combinations for selective killing of resistant cancer cells

A new review paper was published in Oncotarget's Volume 14 on March 11, 2023, entitled, "Selective protection of normal cells from chemotherapy, while killing drug-resistant cancer cells."

14 Mar 2023

Cherenkov color imaging holds potential to make radiation therapy safer and more effective

Cherenkov imaging is a valuable cancer treatment tool that can help doctors track and monitor radiation doses received by tissues during cancer therapy in real time.

14 Mar 2023

Correcting abnormalities in solid tumor's blood vessels can improve efficacy of CAR-T cell therapy

A type of immune therapy called chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cell therapy has revolutionized the treatment of multiple types of blood cancers but has shown limited efficacy against glioblastoma - the deadliest type of primary brain cancer - and other solid tumors.

14 Mar 2023

Therapy News and Research

Effectiveness of SPARK Resilience program during COVID-19 pandemic

Vitamin A-rich diet may reduce risk of developing asparaginase-associated pancreatitis in ALL patients

Research uncovers a possible explanation for sex differences in pancreatic cancer

Owlstone Medical Enters Partnership with Bicycle Therapeutics for the Development of Antigen-Targeted EVOC Probes for Early Cancer Detection

Embryonic stem cells used to recreate thyroid cancer histotypes

In China, Alzheimer's disease awareness and acceptance is low

New solution based on deep learning classifies epileptic events in near real-time

New guideline focuses on the timing of hip and knee arthroplasty

Overview of the causes, diagnosis and management of endometriosis

Long-acting GIPRA inhibits feeding and lowers body weight in mice with diet-induced obesity

Long-term antibiotic therapy for adolescent acne can affect liver metabolism and promote adiposity

Scientists find a good treatment target for pulmonary hypertension

Hunger hormone can increase the heart's pump capacity in patients with heart failure

Study paves way for developing effective ASO therapies for brain diseases with fewer side effects

Using antagonistic drug combinations for selective killing of resistant cancer cells

Cherenkov color imaging holds potential to make radiation therapy safer and more effective

Correcting abnormalities in solid tumor's blood vessels can improve efficacy of CAR-T cell therapy

Study suggests mRNA vaccines decouple SARS-CoV-2 immunity from autoantibody responses observed during acute COVID-19

The burden of Clostridioides difficile infections in the United States

Consuming low-insulin-stimulating bread significantly reduces body weight

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

Advancing Intracellular Delivery with LumiPore®

How ELRIG Is Helping Mid-Career Scientists Navigate Leadership, Career Change and Redundancy

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