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Researchers discover molecules in the blood that can indicate impending dementia

Researchers at the DZNE and the University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG) have identified molecules in the blood that can indicate impending dementia. Their findings, which are presented in the scientific journal "EMBO Molecular Medicine", are based on human studies and laboratory experiments. Various university hospitals across Germany were also involved in the investigations.

11 Oct 2021

Accumulation of SARS-CoV-2 mutations reduces sensitivity to neutralizing antibodies

In a new study, researchers discovered that SARS-CoV-2 mutations accumulate, especially in immunocompromised patients.

10 Oct 2021

New digital program to improve physical and mental wellbeing of young cancer survivors

A digital program enhancing physical and mental wellbeing for young people adjusting to life after cancer, will be developed by The University of Queensland in partnership with cancer support organisation Canteen.

8 Oct 2021

Wyss Center to lead a collaborative project aimed at improving brain cancer treatment

The Wyss Center announced today that it will lead a collaborative project, as part of Wellcome Leap's Delta Tissue Program, to improve understanding of the brain cancer glioblastoma (GBM) and help develop more effective therapies.

8 Oct 2021

Study supports efficacy and safety of lung-selective nanotherapy against SARS-CoV-2 infection

A new preprint shows the potential role of a host protease cathepsin L inhibitor, which mediates viral entry into the host cell by its effect on the viral spike protein.

8 Oct 2021

Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy successfully completes the Newborn Screening Pilot project

Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD), a nonprofit organization leading the fight to end Duchenne muscular dystrophy (Duchenne), announced that the organization's Newborn Screening Pilot has successfully reached its completion, screening more than 36,000 babies born in New York State over the last two years.

8 Oct 2021

Common gut bacteria can fuel prostate cancer growth and treatment resistance

Common gut bacteria can fuel the growth of prostate cancers and allow them to evade the effects of treatment, a new study finds.

7 Oct 2021

Additional health care support needed to improve medication adherence among people with hypertension

People with hypertension, or high blood pressure, play a key role in whether they use medication appropriately to manage their blood pressure.

7 Oct 2021

Altering the metabolism of macrophages improves recovery after neve injury in mice

Peripheral nerves — the nerves outside the brain and spinal cord — have the capacity for regeneration, but the rate of renewal is so slow that many nerve injuries lead to incomplete recovery and permanent disability for patients.

7 Oct 2021

$'Fractionated' radiation therapy for spinal tumors helps prevent vertebral compression fractures$

'Fractionated' radiation therapy for spinal tumors helps prevent vertebral compression fractures

In an animal study published Oct. 1, 2021, in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers have provided evidence that treating spinal tumors with "fractionated" radiation therapy — doses given in a series of sessions rather than a single treatment — helps prevent vertebral compression fractures.

7 Oct 2021

Deadly subtype of T-cell lymphoma harbors unique mutations

An especially deadly subtype of T-cell lymphoma is distinguished by unique mutations in a specific protein signaling pathway, according to a study published in the journal Blood.

7 Oct 2021

Functionality testing in the pharmaceutical and medical sectors

In this interview, News-Medical talks to ZwickRoell UK about materials testing in the pharmaceutical and medical industry.

7 Oct 2021

Critical function of IL-7 in diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of COVID-19 patients

In this review, researchers summarized the therapeutic and pathogenic role of IL-7 in patients with COVID-19 and examined the promising role of IL-7 as a vaccine adjuvant.

7 Oct 2021

Australian researchers hope to switch on sight with new gene therapy

Australian researchers are developing a new gene therapy which they hope will ‘switch on sight’ by regenerating light-sensing photoreceptor cells in the retina at the back of the eye.

7 Oct 2021

Newly developed gel helps improve the effectiveness of immunotherapy in glioblastoma

Pairing a newly developed gel with immunotherapy that was delivered to post-surgical mouse brains with glioblastoma, a highly malignant and deadly cancer, improved the immunotherapy's effectiveness, report researchers from the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and colleagues. The findings appeared on Oct. 6, 2021, in Science Advances.

7 Oct 2021

Teaching magic tricks to kids with ADHD can enhance their feelings of self-esteem and confidence

Teaching magic tricks to children with disabilities can enhance their feelings of self-esteem and confidence, a study has shown.

7 Oct 2021

SARS-CoV-2 evolution promoted by long-term infection in patient with B cell depletion

A new study published on the medRxiv* preprint server focused on a patient with a persistent symptomatic viral infection for over a year. Researchers amplified sub-genomic transcripts for the E gene (sgE) using nasopharyngeal samples of the patient infected with SARS-CoV-2 over the course of 335 days.

6 Oct 2021

Study shows new antibody resistant variants can emerge in patients treated with monoclonal antibodies

A new study, published on the medRxiv* preprint server, suggested that selective pressures induced by the administration of monoclonal antibodies (Bamlanivimab) may require increased genomic surveillance to identify and control the spread of therapy-induced variants.

6 Oct 2021

Pancreatic cancer clinical trials exclude Black patients based on wide range of eligibility criteria

A simulated pancreatic cancer clinical trial screening process showed that Black patients were significantly more likely than white patients to be excluded from clinical trials for a wide range of eligibility criteria, according to results presented at the virtual 14th AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved, held October 6-8, 2021.

6 Oct 2021

Psychological therapy alleviates adverse biobehavioral effects in young adult testicular cancer survivors

Psychological therapy reduces the adverse biobehavioral effects of testicular cancer in young adult survivors, according to a pilot study led by the University of California, Irvine.

6 Oct 2021

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Researchers discover molecules in the blood that can indicate impending dementia

Accumulation of SARS-CoV-2 mutations reduces sensitivity to neutralizing antibodies

New digital program to improve physical and mental wellbeing of young cancer survivors

Wyss Center to lead a collaborative project aimed at improving brain cancer treatment

Study supports efficacy and safety of lung-selective nanotherapy against SARS-CoV-2 infection

Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy successfully completes the Newborn Screening Pilot project

Common gut bacteria can fuel prostate cancer growth and treatment resistance

Additional health care support needed to improve medication adherence among people with hypertension

Altering the metabolism of macrophages improves recovery after neve injury in mice

'Fractionated' radiation therapy for spinal tumors helps prevent vertebral compression fractures

Deadly subtype of T-cell lymphoma harbors unique mutations

Functionality testing in the pharmaceutical and medical sectors

Critical function of IL-7 in diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of COVID-19 patients

Australian researchers hope to switch on sight with new gene therapy

Newly developed gel helps improve the effectiveness of immunotherapy in glioblastoma

Teaching magic tricks to kids with ADHD can enhance their feelings of self-esteem and confidence

SARS-CoV-2 evolution promoted by long-term infection in patient with B cell depletion

Study shows new antibody resistant variants can emerge in patients treated with monoclonal antibodies

Pancreatic cancer clinical trials exclude Black patients based on wide range of eligibility criteria

Psychological therapy alleviates adverse biobehavioral effects in young adult testicular cancer survivors

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

Advancing Intracellular Delivery with LumiPore®

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