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UCR biochemist receives grant to develop novel lead compound to treat breast cancer

A biochemist at the University of California, Riverside, has received a grant from the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs, or CDMRP, of the U.S. Department of Defense to develop a novel lead compound to treat breast cancer, the second most commonly diagnosed cancer among American women.

3 Oct 2019

Fewer than half of U.S. adults get annual flu shot, shows study

So far this calendar year, 1,243 people scattered around 31 states had confirmed measles, the highest number of measles cases reported in the U.S.

3 Oct 2019

Two cell mutations contribute to the development of acute myeloid leukemia

Sometimes the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Researchers at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory have discovered that two cell mutations, already harmful alone, enhance one another's effects, contributing to the development of the deadly blood cancer acute myeloid leukemia (AML).

3 Oct 2019

High-resolution imaging shows how HIV spreads between living cells

In order to treat diseases better, we must understand how they arise.

3 Oct 2019

Leading experts to discuss about emergence and growing use of point-of-care testing

Point-of-care testing is transforming healthcare: this type of testing helps patients get diagnosed and treated faster, and also makes it easier for patients in remote areas to have access to medical testing.

2 Oct 2019

Certain fungi increase pancreatic cancer risk, study finds

Certain fungi move from the gut to the pancreas, expand their population more than a thousand-fold, and encourage pancreatic cancer growth, a new study finds.

2 Oct 2019

Researchers propose potential treatment for Ewing sarcomas

Ewing sarcoma is a bone cancer that appears mainly in teenagers. Due to a single defective gene, once it spreads to distant organs it is hard to treat. Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science have discovered molecular interactions underlying Ewing sarcomas and proposed a potential treatment, which has shown promise in a study in mice.

2 Oct 2019

Fighting for Change: Detecting Fraudulent Honey using NMR

In this interview, Peter Awram discusses the benefits of NMR spectroscopy as an analytical technique for the honey industry, in the fight against fraud.

From Bruker BioSpin Group 2 Oct 2019

Deadly combo: Short sleep duration and heart disease, stroke

Middle-aged adults with high blood pressure, Type 2 diabetes, heart disease or stroke could be at high risk for cancer and early death when sleeping less than six hours per day, according to new research published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, the open access journal of the American Heart Association.

2 Oct 2019

Review examines the role of biologic agents in management of shoulder and elbow problems

The utilization of stem cell therapies for augmentation of tissue healing has far outpaced the supporting scientific and clinical data, largely due to aggressive marketing that has led to widespread and often inappropriate use of cell therapy approaches in the United States.

1 Oct 2019

New approach to find tailored treatments for adolescent depression

Depression is on the rise among adolescents in the United States; in fact, according to the NIH, an estimated 3.2 million U.S. teenagers experience major depression each year.

1 Oct 2019

Using AI to transform drug discovery in a big way

According to the National Cancer Institute, approximately 38 percent of men and women will be diagnosed with cancer at some point in their lives.

1 Oct 2019

Researchers deploy bacteriophages to fight against antibiotic resistance

In the battle against antibiotic resistance, many scientists have been trying to deploy naturally occurring viruses called bacteriophages that can infect and kill bacteria.

1 Oct 2019

Findings could open up new research avenues into how heme tolerance occurs in humans

Most people have some idea of how important iron is to their health, but Iqbal Hamza, professor in Animal and Avian Sciences, has made his seventeen-year career at the University of Maryland all about the study of iron and heme trafficking and regulation in the body.

1 Oct 2019

Study: Transmission of protozoan parasite may cause leishmaniasis-like symptoms in people

A new study published this week online in Emerging Infectious Diseases suggests that transmission of a protozoan parasite from insects may also cause leishmaniasis-like symptoms in people

1 Oct 2019

Full-body interaction videogames promote social interaction in children with ASD

Narcís Parés, a member of the Cognitive Media Technologies research group of the Department of Information and Communication Technologies at UPF, is working on a research line known as "full-body interaction".

1 Oct 2019

New study helps better understand how type 2 diabetes progresses as a disease

Researchers at Joslin Diabetes Center, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School, have unlocked the key to clearly identifying diseased beta cells in type 2 diabetes.

1 Oct 2019

Detecting neurocognitive change in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Although cure rates for children with cancer are increasing, cancer treatments can cause permanent deterioration of brain functions leading to impairments in attention, concentration, memory and learning. As a result, these changes can lead to challenges with school, obtaining future employment and overall quality of life into adulthood, even though cancer treatment may have been successful.

1 Oct 2019

UCI biologists make major breakthrough in combating inflammation linked to Alzheimer's

University of California, Irvine biologists blazing new approaches to studying Alzheimer's have made a major finding on combating inflammation linked to the disease.

1 Oct 2019

Study provides new insights on exercise limitations in patients with ventricular assist devices

Why don't patients with ventricular assist devices get better improvement in exercise tolerance? Increases in key internal heart pressures appear to be the answer, reports a study in the ASAIO Journal, official journal of ASAIO. The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.

1 Oct 2019

Laboratory News and Research

UCR biochemist receives grant to develop novel lead compound to treat breast cancer

Fewer than half of U.S. adults get annual flu shot, shows study

Two cell mutations contribute to the development of acute myeloid leukemia

High-resolution imaging shows how HIV spreads between living cells

Leading experts to discuss about emergence and growing use of point-of-care testing

Certain fungi increase pancreatic cancer risk, study finds

Researchers propose potential treatment for Ewing sarcomas

Fighting for Change: Detecting Fraudulent Honey using NMR

Deadly combo: Short sleep duration and heart disease, stroke

Review examines the role of biologic agents in management of shoulder and elbow problems

New approach to find tailored treatments for adolescent depression

Using AI to transform drug discovery in a big way

Researchers deploy bacteriophages to fight against antibiotic resistance

Findings could open up new research avenues into how heme tolerance occurs in humans

Study: Transmission of protozoan parasite may cause leishmaniasis-like symptoms in people

Full-body interaction videogames promote social interaction in children with ASD

New study helps better understand how type 2 diabetes progresses as a disease

Detecting neurocognitive change in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia

UCI biologists make major breakthrough in combating inflammation linked to Alzheimer's

Study provides new insights on exercise limitations in patients with ventricular assist devices

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