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Study: Women's brains more vulnerable than men's to injury from soccer heading

Women's brains are much more vulnerable than men's to injury from repeated soccer heading, according to a new study by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, part of Montefiore.

31 Jul 2018

New discovery may lead to targeted treatment for copper metabolism disorders

Individuals with defects in copper metabolism may soon have more targeted treatment options thanks to a discovery by a research team led by Dr. Vishal Gohil of Texas A&M AgriLife Research in College Station.

31 Jul 2018

Women & Infants Hospital introduces new technology for physicians to mark and find breast lesions

Thanks to better imaging and increased screening, many breast lumps today are detected at the earliest stages, often when lesions are small and hard to locate during surgery.

31 Jul 2018

LSTM to lead new multinational project on sepsis research in Africa

LSTM is to lead a new multinational project on sepsis following a £2 million award from the National Institute of Health Research.

31 Jul 2018

UVA heart failure program slashes mortality rate and reduces costs, study finds

A University of Virginia Health System program that provides follow-up care for heart failure patients after they leave the hospital significantly improves survival and other outcomes while saving money, a new study finds.

31 Jul 2018

Glaucoma Research Foundation-funded research makes breakthrough in treatment of glaucoma

Glaucoma Research Foundation, a national non-profit organization dedicated to finding a cure for glaucoma, today announced a team of neuroscience researchers, led by Adriana Di Polo, PhD, at University of Montreal, have made a major breakthrough in the treatment of glaucoma.

31 Jul 2018

European Commission approves Pfizer’s first oncology biosimilar

Pfizer Inc. today announced the European Commission has approved TRAZIMERA, a biosimilar to Herceptin (trastuzumab), for the treatment of human epidermal growth factor overexpressing breast cancer and HER2 overexpressing metastatic gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma.

31 Jul 2018

Inhibiting a protein could enhance effectiveness of cancer immunotherapies

Researchers at the Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy in the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center discovered inhibiting a previously known protein could reduce tumor burdens and enhance the effectiveness of immunotherapy treatments.

31 Jul 2018

Long-term heat therapy may increase mitochondrial function in muscles

A new study finds that long-term heat therapy may increase mitochondrial function in the muscles. The discovery could lead to new treatments for people with chronic illness or disease. The study, the first of its kind in humans - is published ahead of print in the Journal of Applied Physiology.

31 Jul 2018

Mutation 'hotspots' in DNA could help determine cancer risk

Researchers have identified DNA 'hotspots' where gene mutations are significantly more likely to arise. The findings will be used to determine cancer risk.

31 Jul 2018

Cancer cells proliferate less when their internal pH is lowered, study shows

A new computational model has allowed researchers to identify new therapeutic targets that can attack cancer cells by lowering their intracellular pH. The study, which is the result of collaboration between IRB Barcelona, the Moffitt Cancer Center, and the University of Maryland, has been published in Nature Communications.

31 Jul 2018

Alzheimer’s-in-a-dish model made better with microfluidic system

Researchers from Massachusetts have used a microfluidic device to incorporate neuroinflammation into the Alzheimer's-in-a-dish model for drug discovery.

31 Jul 2018

FDA approves first ever non-surgical treatment for rare neuroendocrine cancers

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first ever non-surgical treatment for the rare neuroendocrine cancers pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma.

31 Jul 2018

For many college students, hunger can ‘make it hard to focus in class’

As students enter college this fall, many will hunger for more than knowledge. Up to half of college students report that they were either not getting enough to eat or were worried about it, according to published studies.

31 Jul 2018

New project develops ethical framework to help doctors make difficult decisions

Medical professionals have a duty of care to relieve suffering and save lives. Although they will occasionally make mistakes, it is rare that someone deliberately participates in wrongdoing.

31 Jul 2018

Chemists develop new method for observing chemical reactions of individual silver nanoparticles

Chemists at Ruhr-Universität Bochum have developed a new method of observing the chemical reactions of individual silver nanoparticles, which only measure a thousandth of the thickness of a human hair, in real time.

31 Jul 2018

New research into how cells communicate could pave way for improved cancer treatments

Pioneering new research into the way in which cells communicate with each other could hold the key to unlocking new, improved treatment for life-threatening diseases, including cancer.

31 Jul 2018

Some doctors, patients balk at Medicare’s ‘flat fee’ payment proposal

The Trump administration announced a plan Friday that would affect about 40 percent of the payments physicians receive from Medicare. Not everybody’s pleased.

31 Jul 2018

Study uncovers why elderly people struggle to swallow

A new study has revealed people naturally lose muscle and function in the throat as they age, making it harder for food to move from the mouth to the space above the food pipe.

31 Jul 2018

Health Canada announces new sodium reduction efforts despite scientific evidence

Recently, Health Canada, the Canadian government’s public health department, announced new sodium reduction efforts despite the latest scientific evidence.

31 Jul 2018

Research News and Research

Study: Women's brains more vulnerable than men's to injury from soccer heading

New discovery may lead to targeted treatment for copper metabolism disorders

Women & Infants Hospital introduces new technology for physicians to mark and find breast lesions

LSTM to lead new multinational project on sepsis research in Africa

UVA heart failure program slashes mortality rate and reduces costs, study finds

Glaucoma Research Foundation-funded research makes breakthrough in treatment of glaucoma

European Commission approves Pfizer’s first oncology biosimilar

Inhibiting a protein could enhance effectiveness of cancer immunotherapies

Long-term heat therapy may increase mitochondrial function in muscles

Mutation 'hotspots' in DNA could help determine cancer risk

Cancer cells proliferate less when their internal pH is lowered, study shows

Alzheimer’s-in-a-dish model made better with microfluidic system

FDA approves first ever non-surgical treatment for rare neuroendocrine cancers

For many college students, hunger can ‘make it hard to focus in class’

New project develops ethical framework to help doctors make difficult decisions

Chemists develop new method for observing chemical reactions of individual silver nanoparticles

New research into how cells communicate could pave way for improved cancer treatments

Some doctors, patients balk at Medicare’s ‘flat fee’ payment proposal

Study uncovers why elderly people struggle to swallow

Health Canada announces new sodium reduction efforts despite scientific evidence

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