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Combining two immunotherapies into a single treatment found to be more effective

Some of the most promising advances in cancer treatment have centered on immunotherapies that rev up a patient's immune system to attack cancer. But immunotherapies don't work in all patients, and researchers have been searching for ways to increase their effectiveness.

23 Jul 2020

Online tools can help speed up autism diagnosis

Online tools and assessments can help speed up diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), the first comprehensive survey of research in the field has concluded.

23 Jul 2020

Gene signature explains why 18F-FDG imaging performs better for PSMA-suppressed prostate cancer patients

Scientists have uncovered the genomic signature to explain why 18F-FDG imaging performs better than PSMA-targeted imaging for prostate cancer patients with low or no expression of the prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA).

23 Jul 2020

Adjunct professors: Jobs are low on pay and health benefits with high COVID risk

David Chatfield feels he transitioned from an unstable career in graphic design to what is becoming an even more unpredictable one in academia.

23 Jul 2020

Genetic testing can help make well-informed decisions about heart health

Genetic testing and counseling for inherited cardiovascular diseases may help patients and their families make well-informed decisions about managing their heart health, according to "Genetic Testing for Inherited Cardiovascular Diseases," a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association, published today in the Association's journal Circulation: Genomic and Precision Medicine.

23 Jul 2020

Mysterious enzyme inhibits inflammation in blood vessels, LJI study shows

Scrape your knee, and you'll see some red puffiness appear around the injury. This is inflammation, and it is driven by the immune system.

23 Jul 2020

siRNA-based treatment can reduce psoriasis symptoms

Psoriasis, a chronic skin condition that causes itchy, red, scaly patches, afflicts more than 8 million Americans and 125 million people worldwide.

23 Jul 2020

Researchers detect fluoroethers in blood of Wilmington residents

In a new paper detailing findings from North Carolina State University's GenX Exposure Study, researchers detected novel per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) called "fluoroethers" in blood from residents of Wilmington, North Carolina.

23 Jul 2020

NIH leaders create a framework to scale up testing technologies for COVID-19

In a paper in the New England Journal of Medicine, scientific leaders from the National Institutes of Health set forth a framework to increase significantly the number, quality and type of daily tests for detecting SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and help reduce inequities for underserved populations that have been disproportionally affected by the disease.

23 Jul 2020

COVID-19: Older adults fared better emotionally than younger and middle-aged people

Adults aged 60 and up have fared better emotionally compared to younger adults (18-39) and middle-aged adults (40-59) amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new UBC research published recently in the Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences.

23 Jul 2020

Study identifies common characteristics of pediatric vestibular schwannomas

Vestibular schwannomas, more commonly known as acoustic neuromas, are benign brain tumors that develop on the balance (vestibular) and hearing or auditory nerves leading from the inner ear to the brain.

23 Jul 2020

Ashion Analytics and Elevation Oncology form innovative cancer treatment partnership

Ashion Analytics LLC today announced a partnership with Elevation Oncology, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, focused on the matching of patients with tumors harboring an NRG1 gene fusion identified using Ashion's proprietary GEM ExTra test with CRESTONE, a registration-directed Phase 2 study sponsored by Elevation Oncology.

23 Jul 2020

New approach tracks tumors in real time, could improve outcomes for cancer patients

A team of University of Alberta researchers has developed a faster way of tracking the movement of tumours in the body during radiation therapy, which could significantly improve outcomes for cancer patients.

23 Jul 2020

Study shows parental hesitancy to begin and complete child's HPV vaccine series

Study results documenting parental hesitancy to begin and complete their child's HPV vaccine series were published in The Lancet Public Health by researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

22 Jul 2020

Experts use genomic analysis tools to create personalized treatment for kidney cancer patients

Experts at City of Hope and the Translational Genomics Research Institute are using one of the world's most comprehensive genomic analysis tools to map out personalized treatment plans for metastatic kidney cancer patients.

22 Jul 2020

Occupational physical stress may be linked to faster brain aging, poorer memory

A new study out of Colorado State University has found that physical stress in one's job may be associated with faster brain aging and poorer memory.

22 Jul 2020

Concussions can lead to cognitive, behavioral, and emotional consequences in children

Concussions can have a compounding effect on children, leading to long-term cognitive, behavioral, and emotional health consequences, according to researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, who published their findings in the American Journal of Sports Medicine.

22 Jul 2020

$Ibuprofen use does not affect fracture healing in children, study shows$

Children News and Research

Combining two immunotherapies into a single treatment found to be more effective

Online tools can help speed up autism diagnosis

Gene signature explains why 18F-FDG imaging performs better for PSMA-suppressed prostate cancer patients

Adjunct professors: Jobs are low on pay and health benefits with high COVID risk

Genetic testing can help make well-informed decisions about heart health

Mysterious enzyme inhibits inflammation in blood vessels, LJI study shows

siRNA-based treatment can reduce psoriasis symptoms

Researchers detect fluoroethers in blood of Wilmington residents

NIH leaders create a framework to scale up testing technologies for COVID-19

COVID-19: Older adults fared better emotionally than younger and middle-aged people

Study identifies common characteristics of pediatric vestibular schwannomas

Ashion Analytics and Elevation Oncology form innovative cancer treatment partnership

New approach tracks tumors in real time, could improve outcomes for cancer patients

Study shows parental hesitancy to begin and complete child's HPV vaccine series

Experts use genomic analysis tools to create personalized treatment for kidney cancer patients

Occupational physical stress may be linked to faster brain aging, poorer memory

Concussions can lead to cognitive, behavioral, and emotional consequences in children

Ibuprofen use does not affect fracture healing in children, study shows

Novel biomarkers for diagnosis of ureteropelvic junction obstruction in infants

Essential and in danger: Coronavirus sickens, even kills public health workers

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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