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Endostatin can decrease proliferation of castration-resistant prostate cancer cells

Failure of hormone deprivation therapy, which is used to slow prostate cancer in patients, leads to castration-resistant prostate cancer, a lethal form of advanced disease with limited treatment options.

10 Mar 2017

Stony Brook researchers discover novel metabolic pathway of lipid ceramide involved in cell death

A collaborative Stony Brook University research team has discovered a novel metabolic pathway of the lipid ceramide, which is involved in cell death.

10 Mar 2017

Wearable biosensors can track physiological changes linked to illness

Your watch might be able to tell you it's time to call in sick. Researchers supported by the National Institutes of Health have revealed the ability of wearable biosensors, similar to the Apple Watch or Fitbit, to detect physiological changes that may indicate illness, even before symptoms appear.

10 Mar 2017

New combination antibiotic therapy overcomes pernicious infections caused by drug-resistant bacteria

Researchers have known that part of the challenge in treating penicillin-resistant infections lies in understanding the way bacteria inactivate penicillin antibiotics.

10 Mar 2017

Newer, more effective medications increase number of patients achieving HCV cure

A new analysis reveals a dramatic transformation in the care of patients infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) as more effective and tolerable medications have become available.

8 Mar 2017

Case Western Reserve and VA team up to tackle rising problem of antibiotic resistance

Since the discovery of penicillin in 1928, antibiotics have made the world a much safer and healthier place. But Shakespeare was onto something when he asked if it's possible to have too much of a good thing. In the case of antibiotics, the answer is increasingly "yes."

3 Mar 2017

Neuroprotective compound could save brain cells during stroke, rat study shows

Researchers from the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine and the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine have shown that a neuroprotective compound tested in rats provides two-pronged protection for brain cells during stroke and improves physical and cognitive outcomes in the treated animals.

2 Mar 2017

New report highlights inherent weaknesses of VA's Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry

Inherent features of registries that rely on voluntary participation and self-reported information make them fundamentally unsuitable for determining whether emissions from military burn pits in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other locations in Southwest Asia caused health problems in service members who were exposed to them, says a new congressionally mandated report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

28 Feb 2017

Activated T-cells promote heart failure after heart attack

Chronic inflammation after a heart attack can promote heart failure and death. University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers have now shown that activated T-cells — part of the immune system's inflammatory response — are both necessary and sufficient to produce such heart failure.

28 Feb 2017

Collaborative ‘tune up’ clinic for complex type 2 diabetes patients reduces health care costs

Diabetes cost the U.S. an estimated $245 billion in 2012, in direct medical costs and reduced productivity. Health care providers are facing increasing pressure to achieve better patient outcomes at a lower cost.

28 Feb 2017

Scientists create organ-on-a-chip that can mimic heart's biomechanical properties

The human heart beats more than 2.5 billion times in an average lifetime. Now scientists at Vanderbilt University have created a three-dimensional organ-on-a-chip that can mimic the heart's amazing biomechanical properties.

23 Feb 2017

New research pinpoints how immigrant microbes get to the lungs

They traveled a huge distance, evaded a protective barrier, and found themselves in a strange and unwelcoming land.

23 Feb 2017

Duke Health scientists identify proteins in mucous that confirm viral infection

It may seem obvious, but the key to confirming whether someone is suffering from a cold or flu virus might lie at the misery's source -- the inflamed passages of the nose and throat.

22 Feb 2017

Prolonged use of popular heartburn drugs linked to silent, gradual kidney damage

Taking popular heartburn drugs for prolonged periods has been linked to serious kidney problems, including kidney failure.

22 Feb 2017

Compound from snail's venom may offer alternative to opioids for pain relief

A tiny snail may offer an alternative to opioids for pain relief. Scientists at the University of Utah have found a compound that blocks pain by targeting a pathway not associated with opioids.

21 Feb 2017

Researchers explore how patients with COPD, heart failure and heart attack fared in ICU

Does a stay in the intensive care unit give patients a better chance of surviving a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or heart failure flare-up or even a heart attack, compared with care in another type of hospital unit? Unless a patient is clearly critically ill, the answer may be no, according to University of Michigan researchers who analyzed more than 1.5 million Medicare records.

17 Feb 2017

Study reports on health of American women deployed to Vietnam for military or civilian service

A study just released by Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health reports on the health of American women who were deployed to Vietnam for either military or civilian service.

14 Feb 2017

New study aims to better understand long-term neurologic effects of mild TBI

An ambitious U.S. federally funded study is enrolling at least 1,100 service members and veterans who fought in Iraq or Afghanistan to learn more about mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) and how it can be best evaluated, and perhaps prevented and treated.

9 Feb 2017

VA scientists reveal new theory on how aspirin may ward off cancer

Studies abound that point to a role for plain old aspirin in keeping deadly cancers at bay. While aspirin is not yet part of mainstream treatment for any cancer, it is recommended by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force for certain adults to help prevent colorectal cancer.

8 Feb 2017

Study links higher BMI to lower chances of getting hospice care

The heavier someone is, the less likely they are to have what many people might call a "good death", with hospice care and a chance to die at home, a new study finds. And that difference comes with a financial, as well as a personal, cost, the research shows.

8 Feb 2017

Veterans Affairs News and Research

Endostatin can decrease proliferation of castration-resistant prostate cancer cells

Stony Brook researchers discover novel metabolic pathway of lipid ceramide involved in cell death

Wearable biosensors can track physiological changes linked to illness

New combination antibiotic therapy overcomes pernicious infections caused by drug-resistant bacteria

Newer, more effective medications increase number of patients achieving HCV cure

Case Western Reserve and VA team up to tackle rising problem of antibiotic resistance

Neuroprotective compound could save brain cells during stroke, rat study shows

New report highlights inherent weaknesses of VA's Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry

Activated T-cells promote heart failure after heart attack

Collaborative ‘tune up’ clinic for complex type 2 diabetes patients reduces health care costs

Scientists create organ-on-a-chip that can mimic heart's biomechanical properties

New research pinpoints how immigrant microbes get to the lungs

Duke Health scientists identify proteins in mucous that confirm viral infection

Prolonged use of popular heartburn drugs linked to silent, gradual kidney damage

Compound from snail's venom may offer alternative to opioids for pain relief

Researchers explore how patients with COPD, heart failure and heart attack fared in ICU

Study reports on health of American women deployed to Vietnam for military or civilian service

New study aims to better understand long-term neurologic effects of mild TBI

VA scientists reveal new theory on how aspirin may ward off cancer

Study links higher BMI to lower chances of getting hospice care

How Omics Technologies Are Transforming Biological Research and Drug Discovery

How microplastics and bacteria interact to drive antibiotic resistance

Single-cell proteomics: Revealing proteome diversity from cellular heterogeneity to non-canonical biology

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