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Study shows how dietary saturated/trans fats promote liver tumorigenesis

Fatty foods harm our health. Prior research has established a link between the consumption of dietary fats and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, which subsequently leads to inflammation and tumor formation in the liver.

7 Dec 2022

Whole genome sequencing helps construct the first blood virological profile of Chinese population

Whole genome sequencing technology can discover various known or unspecified viral sequences contained in human blood, which can provide an important database for viral infection prevention, vaccine development, viral genomic and epidemiological research.

7 Dec 2022

Low-intensity ultrasound therapies may help rebuild stronger knees

Low-intensity ultrasound therapies may one day rebuild stronger knees following injury or surgery, thanks to research by Dr. Anu Subramanian at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) that's being supported by the National Institutes of Health.

7 Dec 2022

New 'heart attack on a chip' could serve as a testbed to develop personalized medicines

Researchers at the University of Southern California Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering have developed a "heart attack on a chip," a device that could one day serve as a testbed to develop new heart drugs and even personalized medicines.

7 Dec 2022

URI entomologist receives NIH grant to study ecological factors driving the evolution of Lyme disease bacteria in ticks

University of Rhode Island entomologist Jannelle Couret is tipping the way we understand the bacteria that causes Lyme disease.

7 Dec 2022

Scientists report the in vitro production of infectious Plasmodium falciparum sporozoites

Scientists from Sanaria Inc., and collaborators at multiple institutions publish results in Nature reporting "In vitro production of infectious Plasmodium falciparum sporozoites."

7 Dec 2022

Liver cancer study could help improve the safety of certain gene therapies for hemophilia

Research led by Randal J. Kaufman, Ph.D., has found that misfolded proteins in liver cells contribute to the development of liver cancer, shedding new light on the mysterious origins of one of the world's deadliest diseases.

7 Dec 2022

Enrollment in Medicare Advantage not associated with higher rate of heart attack survival

Nearly half of Americans with Medicare now get their health insurance coverage through a private company that takes part in the federal government's Medicare Advantage program.

7 Dec 2022

UK's Newton Fund supported Mexican scientist to develop vaccines against Chikungunya, Zika and Dengue

Dr Arturo Reyes Sandoval is the Director of the National Polytechnic Institute, one of the largest and most prestigious universities in Mexico.

7 Dec 2022

Researchers detect the Alongshan virus for the first time in Swiss ticks

The Alongshan virus was discovered in China only five years ago. Now researchers at the University of Zurich have found the novel virus for the first time in Swiss ticks.

7 Dec 2022

Wearable technology could improve doctors' ability to administer precise medication doses

For some of the powerful drugs used to fight infection and cancer, there's only a small difference between a healing dose and a dose that's large enough to cause dangerous side effects.

7 Dec 2022

Researchers share results of MVA-BN-respiratory syncytial virus vaccine human challenge trial

Researchers reported the immunogenicity, efficacy, and safety of the MVA-BN (modified vaccinia Ankara-Bavarian Nordic)-RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) vaccine against RSV-A (RSV subtype A) Memphis 37b strain in a human challenge trial.

7 Dec 2022

New Clinical Practice Guideline offers recommendations to manage hypoglycemia in people with diabetes

People with diabetes are benefiting from advances in medications and technologies to lower their risk of hypoglycemia, according to a Clinical Practice Guideline issued today by the Endocrine Society.

7 Dec 2022

Study allows people with type 2 diabetes to choose their own medication

A large-scale new study offers a new approach to treating type 2 diabetes - that puts patients in charge of their own medication. The Trimaster study is the first to allow people with type 2 diabetes to choose their own medication, after trying three different drugs in succession.

7 Dec 2022

Study reports overall response of HER2-low breast cancer patients to neoadjuvant T-DXd treatment

Patients with localized, hormone receptor-positive, HER2-low breast cancer treated with trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd, Enhertu) in the neoadjuvant setting had an overall response rate of 75 percent in the absence of anastrozole and 63 percent in combination with anastrozole, according to results from the phase II TRIO-US B-12 TALENT trial presented at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, held December 6-10, 2022.

7 Dec 2022

What was the SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence among US adults during 2021 and 2022?

In a recent Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), the United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.-CDC) published the preliminary results of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) for August 2021–May 2022.

7 Dec 2022

Blood News and Research

Study shows how dietary saturated/trans fats promote liver tumorigenesis

Whole genome sequencing helps construct the first blood virological profile of Chinese population

Low-intensity ultrasound therapies may help rebuild stronger knees

New 'heart attack on a chip' could serve as a testbed to develop personalized medicines

URI entomologist receives NIH grant to study ecological factors driving the evolution of Lyme disease bacteria in ticks

Scientists report the in vitro production of infectious Plasmodium falciparum sporozoites

Liver cancer study could help improve the safety of certain gene therapies for hemophilia

Enrollment in Medicare Advantage not associated with higher rate of heart attack survival

UK's Newton Fund supported Mexican scientist to develop vaccines against Chikungunya, Zika and Dengue

Researchers detect the Alongshan virus for the first time in Swiss ticks

Wearable technology could improve doctors' ability to administer precise medication doses

Researchers share results of MVA-BN-respiratory syncytial virus vaccine human challenge trial

New Clinical Practice Guideline offers recommendations to manage hypoglycemia in people with diabetes

Study allows people with type 2 diabetes to choose their own medication

Study reports overall response of HER2-low breast cancer patients to neoadjuvant T-DXd treatment

What was the SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence among US adults during 2021 and 2022?

Researchers explore the correlation between the dynamic shedding pattern of SARS-CoV-2 and viral load

Leica Microsystems and ASI announce partnership to commercialize customizable microscope for advanced users

Study: People with higher levels of vitamin D in the brain have better cognitive function

New method can easily detect multiple types of cancers

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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