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Five new ways individualized medicine has moved from research lab into clinical care

Advancements in individualized medicine are offering health care providers new tools to quickly and accurately diagnose, treat, predict and, eventually, prevent disease. Keith Stewart, M.B., Ch.B., Carlson and Nelson Endowed Director, Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine, today outlined five new ways individualized medicine has moved from the research lab into clinical care. Dr. Stewart made his statements during the opening of the 2017 "Individualizing Medicine Conference: Advancing Care Through Genomics" in Rochester.

9 Oct 2017

UCLA scientists discover potential combination treatment for brain cancer in adults

UCLA scientists have discovered a potential combination treatment for glioblastoma, the deadliest form of brain cancer in adults. The three-year study led by Dr. David Nathanson, a member of UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, found that the drug combination tested in mice disrupts and exploits glucose intake, essentially cutting off the tumor's nutrients and energy supply.

9 Oct 2017

Brains of men and women respond differently to prosocial, selfish behavior

Behavioral experiments have shown that when women share a sum of money more generously than men. To gain a more in-depth understanding of this behavior, neuroscientists from the Department of Economics looked at the areas of the brain that are active when decisions of this kind are made.

9 Oct 2017

Researchers discover mutation that amplifies capabilities of tumor-suppressor protein

Cancer researchers have long hailed p53, a tumor-suppressor protein, for its ability to keep unruly cells from forming tumors. But for such a highly studied protein, p53 has hidden its tactics well.

9 Oct 2017

Farsighted preschoolers, kindergartners have hard time paying attention, study suggests

Farsighted preschoolers and kindergartners have a harder time paying attention and that could put them at risk of slipping behind in school, a new study suggests.

9 Oct 2017

Analysis of survey data finds no significant racial differences in quality of end-of-life care

An analysis of survey data found no significant racial differences in various aspects of the quality of end-of-life care, although survey respondents reported deficiencies in the quality of end-of-life care for both black and white patients who died, including unmet symptom needs, problems with communication and less than optimal decision-making, according to an article published by JAMA Internal Medicine.

9 Oct 2017

Study sheds new light on underlying genetic causes of congenital heart disease

Approximately one in every 100 babies is born with congenital heart disease (CHD), and CHD remains the leading cause of mortality from birth defects.

9 Oct 2017

GW researchers receive NIH award to bring Zika vaccine trial to Brazil

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease of the National Institutes of Health awarded more than $2 million to a research team at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences to facilitate a Zika vaccine trial in Brazil.

9 Oct 2017

Blood samples may help identify most sensitive patients before radiation and chemotherapy

How much radiation or chemotherapy can a certain person handle? With help from blood or tissue testing, it may be possible to answer this question in advance, which in turn could improve treatment, as research at Sahlgrenska Academy shows.

9 Oct 2017

New $7.6 million NIA grant awarded to IU for Longitudinal Early-onset AD Study

Indiana University School of Medicine has been awarded a one-year, $7.6 million grant from the National Institute on Aging to establish a network of sites to study early-onset Alzheimer's disease.

9 Oct 2017

Study finds abundant disease-transmitting mosquito species in deforested areas

Most disease-transmitting mosquito species live in deforested areas, a finding that may influence decisions on where and when to cut down trees, a new University of Florida study shows.

9 Oct 2017

Researchers propose LSD1 protein as central player in Alzheimer's and FTD

Removal of a regulatory gene called LSD1 in adult mice induces changes in gene activity that that look unexpectedly like Alzheimer's disease, scientists have discovered.

9 Oct 2017

Your grandma’s guide to grass: Calif. rolls out website to cut through cannabis haze

Every day, Anna Denny encounters people who know their way around a joint. Denny owns Elevated 916, a smoke shop in north Sacramento that sells tobacco products and smoking accessories. But many of her customers don't limit their smoking to tobacco.

9 Oct 2017

Exposure to air pollution on route to school can decrease working memory growth, study reveals

A study conducted by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) has revealed that air pollution exposure on home-to-school routes can have harmful effects on cognitive development in children. The aim of the study was to evaluate the impact of air pollution exposure during the home-to-school walking commute.

9 Oct 2017

Overlooked by ACA: Many people paying full price for insurance ‘getting slammed’

Paul Melquist of St. Paul, Minn., has a message for the people who wrote the Affordable Care Act: "Quit wrecking my health care."

9 Oct 2017

Study unveils neuronal effects of psychedelics using cerebral organoids

A Brazilian study, published in Scientific Reports on October 09, 2017, has identified changes in signaling pathways associated with neural plasticity, inflammation and neurodegeneration triggered by a compound from the family of dimethyltryptamine known as 5-MeO-DMT.

9 Oct 2017

Research News and Research

Five new ways individualized medicine has moved from research lab into clinical care

UCLA scientists discover potential combination treatment for brain cancer in adults

Brains of men and women respond differently to prosocial, selfish behavior

Researchers discover mutation that amplifies capabilities of tumor-suppressor protein

Farsighted preschoolers, kindergartners have hard time paying attention, study suggests

Analysis of survey data finds no significant racial differences in quality of end-of-life care

Study sheds new light on underlying genetic causes of congenital heart disease

GW researchers receive NIH award to bring Zika vaccine trial to Brazil

Blood samples may help identify most sensitive patients before radiation and chemotherapy

New $7.6 million NIA grant awarded to IU for Longitudinal Early-onset AD Study

Study finds abundant disease-transmitting mosquito species in deforested areas

Researchers propose LSD1 protein as central player in Alzheimer's and FTD

Your grandma’s guide to grass: Calif. rolls out website to cut through cannabis haze

Exposure to air pollution on route to school can decrease working memory growth, study reveals

Overlooked by ACA: Many people paying full price for insurance ‘getting slammed’

Study unveils neuronal effects of psychedelics using cerebral organoids

Global study quantifies link between watershed quality and health outcomes of children

Patients, health insurers challenge Iowa’s privatized Medicaid

New U-M study examines why overtreatment in older breast cancer patients persists

University of Akron researcher awarded NSF grant to study bone remodeling

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