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Largest multi-omics study identifies new genetic landscapes in colorectal cancer

The Institute of Intelligent Medical Research (IIMR) of BGI Genomics, in collaboration with Sweden's Uppsala University, has published the largest multi-omics study of colorectal cancer (CRC) to date.

13 Aug 2024

Nanoparticles offer new hope for treating red meat allergies linked to tick bites

Nanoparticles delivered intravenously in mice can block the allergic reactions to red meat caused by the bite of the lone star tick, new research led by the University of Michigan shows.

13 Aug 2024

Personalized treatment strategies based on calcification status in breast cancer

Mammographic calcifications, a common feature of breast cancer, have remained enigmatic in terms of their molecular underpinnings and clinical implications, particularly in the hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative subtype.

13 Aug 2024

World's first rapid TBI blood test debuts at Orlando Health

Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center (ORMC) is the first hospital in the world to use a new, groundbreaking blood test to help assess patients with suspected mild traumatic brain injuries (TBIs), or concussions.

13 Aug 2024

New insights into the pharmacokinetics of remdesivir in treating SARS-CoV-2 in pregnant women

A new study provides important insights into the pharmacokinetics and safety of intravenous remdesivir in treating the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus in pregnant women.

13 Aug 2024

Two studies uncover how immunotherapies work together to activate immune responses in melanoma

Two studies published in the latest issue of the journal Cell by University of Pittsburgh researchers uncover how immunotherapies targeting the immune checkpoints PD1 and LAG3 work together to activate immune responses.

13 Aug 2024

IU research sheds light on urea cycle defects and fatty liver disease

An Indiana University School of Medicine physician scientist is making strides in understanding the molecular origins of fatty liver disease, a leading cause of liver failure in the United States.

13 Aug 2024

Scientists awarded $7.7 million grant to develop treatment for rare brain disorder

Children born with a damaged gene needed for healthy brain development, SYNGAP1, experience seizures, sensory processing disorders, difficulty speaking, intellectual disability, and autism-like behaviors.

13 Aug 2024

Lurie Children's and University of Utah Health receive $12 million for study on antibiotic use in pediatric pneumonia

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, in partnership with University of Utah Health, has been approved for $12 million in research funding by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) for a study that will compare two ways to use antibiotics in young children with mild pneumonia, one of the leading reasons children seek acute care, who are well enough to be cared for at home.

13 Aug 2024

New advances in Hodgkin's lymphoma treatment offer hope for affected individuals

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL), impacting the lymph nodes and lymphatic system, has experienced a gradual increase in survival rates thanks to contemporary chemotherapy.

13 Aug 2024

Study reveals sharp increase in emergency department visits due to water beads

Researchers from the Center for Injury Research and Policy and Central Ohio Poison Center at Nationwide Children's Hospital have found more than an estimated 8,000 visits to U.S. emergency departments (EDs) associated with water beads from 2007 through 2022, and the number of these visits increased rapidly by more than 130% from 2021 to 2022.

13 Aug 2024

Expanding horizons in Parkinson's disease care with non-pharmacological interventions

The field of non-pharmacological interventions for the treatment of individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD) is reaching maturity and has the potential to substantially improve patient care in the future.

13 Aug 2024

New ultrasound-based tool offers precise measurement of lung diseases

Researchers have established a suite of parameters that can be determined using ultrasound to quantitatively measure different physical characteristics of the lung.

13 Aug 2024

Greater plant fat intake associated with lower overall and cardiovascular disease mortality

Researchers determined the relationship between animal and dietary plant fat intake with mortality from cardiovascular disease (CVD) and other causes.

13 Aug 2024

Study reveals role of parvalbumin neurons in deep rebound sleep after sleep deprivation

Professor Hiroki R. Ueda (RIKEN Center for Functional Biology, concurrently team lead), Dr. Kazuhiro Kon (at the time of the research, currently a postdoctoral fellow at Johns Hopkins University) and their colleagues at Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, have elucidated the importance of proper regulation of the activity of parvalbumin (PV)-expressing neurons, the major inhibitory neurons in the cerebral cortex, in the long, deep sleep (rebound sleep) that occurs after prolonged wakefulness.

13 Aug 2024

Innovative AI system uses tongue color to identify multiple health conditions

A computer algorithm has achieved a 98% accuracy in predicting different diseases by analyzing the color of the human tongue.

13 Aug 2024

Generative AI in genetics: Effective but needs monitoring for consistency

Samuel (Sandy) Aronson, ALM, MA, executive director of IT and AI Solutions for Mass General Brigham Personalized Medicine and senior director of IT and AI Solutions for the Accelerator for Clinical Transformation, is the corresponding author of a paper published in NEJM AI that looked at whether generative AI could hold promise for improving scientific literature review of variants in clinical genetic testing.

13 Aug 2024

Medicine News and Research

Largest multi-omics study identifies new genetic landscapes in colorectal cancer

Nanoparticles offer new hope for treating red meat allergies linked to tick bites

Personalized treatment strategies based on calcification status in breast cancer

World's first rapid TBI blood test debuts at Orlando Health

New insights into the pharmacokinetics of remdesivir in treating SARS-CoV-2 in pregnant women

Two studies uncover how immunotherapies work together to activate immune responses in melanoma

IU research sheds light on urea cycle defects and fatty liver disease

Scientists awarded $7.7 million grant to develop treatment for rare brain disorder

Lurie Children's and University of Utah Health receive $12 million for study on antibiotic use in pediatric pneumonia

New advances in Hodgkin's lymphoma treatment offer hope for affected individuals

Study reveals sharp increase in emergency department visits due to water beads

Expanding horizons in Parkinson's disease care with non-pharmacological interventions

New ultrasound-based tool offers precise measurement of lung diseases

Greater plant fat intake associated with lower overall and cardiovascular disease mortality

Study reveals role of parvalbumin neurons in deep rebound sleep after sleep deprivation

Innovative AI system uses tongue color to identify multiple health conditions

Generative AI in genetics: Effective but needs monitoring for consistency

Humor could be an effective parenting tool, study suggests

Cell adhesion and starvation found to be key drivers of pattern formation in keratinocytes

Long COVID's lasting toll: Economic losses, healthcare strain, and the urgent need for better global policies

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Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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