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Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes therapy treats cancers at a large scale

A novel treatment strategy with personalized cell therapy significantly improves progression-free survival compared to standard immunotherapy in patients with advanced melanoma, according to ground-breaking results reported at the ESMO Congress 2022 from the phase 3 M14TIL trial.

12 Sep 2022

Pollutant particles in the air trigger lung cancer in non-smokers

A new mechanism has been identified through which very small pollutant particles in the air may trigger lung cancer in people who have never smoked, paving the way to new prevention approaches and development of therapies, according to late-breaking data [to be] reported at the ESMO Congress 2022 by scientists of the Francis Crick Institute and University College London, funded by Cancer Research UK. The particles, which are typically found in vehicle exhaust and smoke from fossil fuels, are associated with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) risk, accounting for over 250,000 lung cancer deaths globally per year.

12 Sep 2022

ACTG announces the initiation of trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of monkeypox treatment

The AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG), the largest global HIV research network, which expanded its focus to conduct research into COVID-19, today announced the initiation of STOMP (Study of Tecovirimat for Human Monkeypox Virus), or A5418, a phase 3, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of tecovirimat for the treatment of human monkeypox.

9 Sep 2022

Federal meal programs supported youths’ access to food during COVID school closures

When schools closed during the first year of the pandemic, an immediate and potentially devastating problem surfaced: How would millions of children in struggling families get the school meals many of them depended on?

9 Sep 2022

Novel antifungal medications urgently needed to control COVID-19-associated fungal infections

Every day we inhale thousands of potentially pathogenic fungal spores, but our immune system simply eliminates them.

9 Sep 2022

Survey: 'Healthy tan' and other myths about sun safety are alive in Europe, other countries

8 in 10 Europeans believe tans are attractive with almost as many (73%) saying tans are healthy, according to a new study presented today at the 31st European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV) Congress.

9 Sep 2022

Study shows link between childhood bullying and violent offenses in future

Children who bullied others at the age of 8-9 have higher hazard for committing violent offenses by the age of 31. This was shown in a Finnish Nationwide Birth Cohort Study conducted at the Research Centre for Child Psychiatry at the University of Turku, Finland.

9 Sep 2022

Study: Racial, ethnic minorities in L.A. County more likely to live as far from cardiac rehabilitation facility

Racial and ethnic minorities in Los Angeles County are more likely to live as far as or farther than five miles from a cardiac rehabilitation facility, according to a new study by investigators at the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai.

9 Sep 2022

Gut microbes can also impact a person's neurological and emotional health, UTSW researcher says

The role of the microbiome in intestinal and systemic health has garnered close attention among researchers for many years.

9 Sep 2022

UT Southwestern scientists identify genetic mutations that contribute to nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Using a genetic screening platform developed by a UT Southwestern Nobel Laureate, scientists with the Center for the Genetics of Host Defense at UT Southwestern Medical Center have identified genetic mutations that contribute to nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), providing a potential future target for therapeutic interventions.

9 Sep 2022

Distribution of platinum after chemotherapy may help predict resistance to ovarian cancer treatment

A team of researchers from Japan has discovered that the distribution of platinum within a tumor following platinum-based chemotherapy treatment of ovarian cancer may predict whether the tumor will be resistant to further treatment.

9 Sep 2022

Weill Cornell Medicine receives $61.9 million NIH grant to continue funding its Clinical and Translational Science Center

Weill Cornell Medicine was awarded a $61.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health's National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences to continue funding its Clinical and Translational Science Center until 2027.

9 Sep 2022

Wayne State receives $11.3 million NIH award to tackle health problems caused by VOCs

Wayne State University has received a five-year, approximately $11.3 million award from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences of the National Institutes of Health to create a new Superfund Research Program, the "Center for Leadership in Environmental Awareness and Research (CLEAR)."

9 Sep 2022

Understanding the molecular pathways that underly nutrient switch in starving cancer cells

Cancer cells often grow in environments that are low in nutrients, and they cope with this challenge by switching their metabolism to using proteins as alternative "food".

9 Sep 2022

NIH funds $3.35 million to enhance diversity in genomics training

The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of Health, will fund $3.35 million over five years to launch the Genome Research Experiences to Attract Talented Undergraduates into the Genomics Field to Enhance Diversity (GREAT) program.

9 Sep 2022

Researchers produce high-resolution crystal structure of enzyme critical to SARS-CoV-2 survival

A team of Mount Sinai researchers has produced a high-resolution crystal structure of an enzyme essential to the survival of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

9 Sep 2022

Study: Nurses remain passionate about patient care despite challenges

Cross Country Healthcare, Inc., a market-leading tech-enabled workforce solutions platform and advisory firm, announced its annual national survey of nursing professionals and students.

9 Sep 2022

Vaccination hesitancy more prominent among pregnant women of lower socioeconomic status

A questionnaire of 1,899 pregnant women nationwide representing all 50 states reveals that during the Covid-19 pandemic if a pregnant woman had lower socioeconomic status and/or were African American, she was less likely to have the intention of taking a Covid-19 vaccine or actually receiving it.

9 Sep 2022

COVID-19’s long-term impact on orphanhood and caregiver loss

Researchers performed epidemiologic modeling to update COVID-19-associated caregiver and parent loss estimates.

9 Sep 2022

Booster vaccination maintains high efficacy against malaria in African children

Researchers from the University of Oxford and their partners have today reported new findings from their Phase 2b trial following the administration of a booster dose of the candidate malaria vaccine, R21/Matrix-M™ - which previously demonstrated high-level efficacy of 77% over the following 12 months in young west African children in 2021.

9 Sep 2022

Education News and Research

Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes therapy treats cancers at a large scale

Pollutant particles in the air trigger lung cancer in non-smokers

ACTG announces the initiation of trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of monkeypox treatment

Federal meal programs supported youths’ access to food during COVID school closures

Novel antifungal medications urgently needed to control COVID-19-associated fungal infections

Survey: 'Healthy tan' and other myths about sun safety are alive in Europe, other countries

Study shows link between childhood bullying and violent offenses in future

Study: Racial, ethnic minorities in L.A. County more likely to live as far from cardiac rehabilitation facility

Gut microbes can also impact a person's neurological and emotional health, UTSW researcher says

UT Southwestern scientists identify genetic mutations that contribute to nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Distribution of platinum after chemotherapy may help predict resistance to ovarian cancer treatment

Weill Cornell Medicine receives $61.9 million NIH grant to continue funding its Clinical and Translational Science Center

Wayne State receives $11.3 million NIH award to tackle health problems caused by VOCs

Understanding the molecular pathways that underly nutrient switch in starving cancer cells

NIH funds $3.35 million to enhance diversity in genomics training

Researchers produce high-resolution crystal structure of enzyme critical to SARS-CoV-2 survival

Study: Nurses remain passionate about patient care despite challenges

Vaccination hesitancy more prominent among pregnant women of lower socioeconomic status

COVID-19’s long-term impact on orphanhood and caregiver loss

Booster vaccination maintains high efficacy against malaria in African children

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