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Machine learning helps identify metabolic biomarkers that could predict cancer risk

A novel study from the University of South Australia has identified a range of metabolic biomarkers that could help predict the risk of cancer.

4 Sep 2023

Survey highlights the lack of awareness about deadly chronic acid reflux

A new survey has revealed the overwhelming lack of knowledge about the causes and symptoms of hiatus hernia and chronic acid reflux in the UK. These results come despite the fact that 1 in 3 people aged over 50 have hiatus hernia and 13 million people suffer from chronic acid reflux.

4 Sep 2023

Intensive fasting boosts red blood cells' immune powers against COVID-19, study finds

Researchers found that short-term intensive fasting enhances the immune function of red blood cells, including their ability to combat SARS-CoV-2, without affecting their oxygen-carrying capacity. The study reveals that this fasting regimen popular in Asia could offer a multifaceted benefit by amplifying the body's defenses without compromising essential functions.

4 Sep 2023

Marijuana users have elevated levels of cadmium and lead in their blood and urine

Recent study reveals marijuana users have elevated levels of harmful metals like cadmium and lead in their blood and urine. The findings raise questions about the long-term health impacts and the need for stronger regulation on contaminants in cannabis products.

3 Sep 2023

Scientists discover new role for liver tPA in regulating cholesterol levels

Despite advances in treatment for high cholesterol, heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the U.S. Scientists at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) are investigating the role of a form of cholesterol called very-low-density lipoprotein – and their findings may lead to new treatment options in the future.

1 Sep 2023

SparkMaster 2: New software automates analysis of calcium release events

A team of UC Davis and University of Oxford researchers have developed an innovative tool: SparkMaster 2.

1 Sep 2023

Study sheds light on immune cells' ability to collectively migrate through complex environments

When fighting disease, our immune cells need to reach their target quickly. Researchers at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) now discovered that immune cells actively generate their own guidance system to navigate through complex environments.

1 Sep 2023

New research could help improve the effectiveness of immunotherapy for people with brain tumors

A study led by researchers at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center sheds new light on why tumors that have spread to the brain from other parts of the body respond to immunotherapy while glioblastoma, an aggressive cancer that originates in the brain, does not.

1 Sep 2023

Combination of cediranib and lenalidomide does not improve outcomes in advanced thyroid cancer

Results of a multicenter phase II clinical trial led by the University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center show that adding an immunomodulatory agent to treatment with the targeted tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) cediranib did not make a difference in outcomes for treating patients with an advanced form of thyroid cancer that develops from thyroid follicular cells called differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC).

1 Sep 2023

Mice study helps understand how DiNP affects pregnancy

We are constantly exposed to phthalates in our environment through plastic products such as storage containers, medical devices, packages, fabrics, and toys.

1 Sep 2023

Amgen to discuss application for LUMAKRAS® (sotorasib) for the treatment of KRAS G12C-positive NSCLC at FDA advisory committee meeting

Amgen today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee (ODAC) will review data supporting the supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for the full approval of LUMAKRAS® (sotorasib) for adults with previously treated locally advanced or metastatic KRAS G12C-mutated non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) at a meeting on Oct. 5, 2023.

From AMGEN 1 Sep 2023

Aligning Rhythms, Defying Alzheimer's: Intermittent Fasting's Role in Combating Alzheimer's Disease Neurodegeneration

News Medical interviewed Dr Paula Desplats, an Associate Professor of Neurosciences at the University of California San Diego.

1 Sep 2023

Discovery could lead to more effective treatments for cancers

Case Western Reserve University biochemical researchers have identified a new function of a key protein that leads to cancer–a finding they believe could lead to more effective treatments for a range of cancers and other diseases.

31 Aug 2023

Unique openings in specific ion channels could lead to development of selective drugs

Ion channels are attractive drug targets due to their importance in health and disease, but finding ways to target a specific ion channel selectively is a major challenge.

31 Aug 2023

New insights into how lung cells detect influenza virus

Researchers from Trinity College Dublin have discovered some new and surprising ways that viral RNA and influenza virus are detected by human lung cells, which has potential implications for treating people affected by such viruses.

31 Aug 2023

Scientists delve deeper into how vaccines work against leishmaniasis

Scientists have established the effectiveness of vaccines they developed to prevent the disfiguring skin disease leishmaniasis in animal studies, and Phase 1 human trial planning is in motion for the most promising candidate.

31 Aug 2023

Is the rapid evolution of SARS-CoV-2 in white-tailed deer complicating our fight against the pandemic?

New study reveals rapid evolution of SARS-CoV-2 in Ohio's white-tailed deer population, with a 25% seroprevalence rate. The findings suggest a significant risk of animal-to-human transmission and indicate the virus evolves faster in deer than in humans.

31 Aug 2023

Coronavirus fusion peptide plays more invasive role in infection than previously thought

Although the COVID-19 pandemic was the first time most of humanity learned of the now infamous disease, the family of coronaviruses was first identified in the mid-1960s.

31 Aug 2023

Dectin-1 stimulation promotes pro-inflammatory response in HIV-positive individuals

A new research paper was published on the cover of Aging (listed by MEDLINE/PubMed as "Aging (Albany NY)" and "Aging-US" by Web of Science) Volume 15, Issue 16, entitled, "Dectin-1 stimulation promotes a distinct inflammatory signature in the setting of HIV-infection and aging."

31 Aug 2023

Universal approach could potentially expand CAR T cell therapy to all blood cancers

A broad new strategy could hold hope for treating virtually all blood cancers with CAR T cell therapy, which is currently approved for five subtypes of blood cancer.

31 Aug 2023

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Machine learning helps identify metabolic biomarkers that could predict cancer risk

Survey highlights the lack of awareness about deadly chronic acid reflux

Intensive fasting boosts red blood cells' immune powers against COVID-19, study finds

Marijuana users have elevated levels of cadmium and lead in their blood and urine

Scientists discover new role for liver tPA in regulating cholesterol levels

SparkMaster 2: New software automates analysis of calcium release events

Study sheds light on immune cells' ability to collectively migrate through complex environments

New research could help improve the effectiveness of immunotherapy for people with brain tumors

Combination of cediranib and lenalidomide does not improve outcomes in advanced thyroid cancer

Mice study helps understand how DiNP affects pregnancy

Amgen to discuss application for LUMAKRAS® (sotorasib) for the treatment of KRAS G12C-positive NSCLC at FDA advisory committee meeting

Aligning Rhythms, Defying Alzheimer's: Intermittent Fasting's Role in Combating Alzheimer's Disease Neurodegeneration

Discovery could lead to more effective treatments for cancers

Unique openings in specific ion channels could lead to development of selective drugs

New insights into how lung cells detect influenza virus

Scientists delve deeper into how vaccines work against leishmaniasis

Is the rapid evolution of SARS-CoV-2 in white-tailed deer complicating our fight against the pandemic?

Coronavirus fusion peptide plays more invasive role in infection than previously thought

Dectin-1 stimulation promotes pro-inflammatory response in HIV-positive individuals

Universal approach could potentially expand CAR T cell therapy to all blood cancers

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