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New model predicts 10-year risk of dying from breast cancer

A team of researchers at the University of Oxford, led by the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, have developed a new model that reliably predicts a woman's likelihood of developing and then dying of breast cancer within a decade.

24 Aug 2023

Age-related changes in the blood system can exacerbate colon cancer

Researchers at the University of Florida College of Medicine have discovered how common age-related changes in the blood system can make certain colon cancers grow faster.

24 Aug 2023

Lung cells can be trained to counteract inflammation

Inflammation is a standard part of our bodies' immune system response. But sometimes this response becomes hyperactivated in our lungs, causing inflammation to continue unchecked, which can be fatal. Many deaths from COVID-19 have been due to excessive inflammation, which results in acute lung injury.

24 Aug 2023

Neglected brain region could play a critical role in drug relapse

Researchers from Indiana University School of Medicine have discovered a neglected brain region that could play a critical role in how likely a person with drug use disorders is to relapse, even after a long withdrawal period.

24 Aug 2023

Urine levels of adenine found to be predictive and causative biomarker of diabetic kidney disease

Urine levels of adenine, a metabolite produced in the kidney, are predictive and a causative biomarker of looming progressive kidney failure in patients with diabetes, a finding that could lead to earlier diagnosis and intervention, researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (also called UT Health San Antonio) reported Aug. 24 in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.

24 Aug 2023

Researchers find link between topography of the genome and presence of cancer mutations

Researchers at the University of California San Diego have uncovered a connection between the topography of the human genome and the presence of mutations in human cancer.

24 Aug 2023

Largest genetic study of heart failure finds new risk factors

In a new study co-led by investigators at the United States Department of Veterans Affairs and Brigham and Women's Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham healthcare system, a global team of scientists conducted one of the largest genetic association studies on heart failure to date.

24 Aug 2023

Engineered adeno-associated virus vector yields high transduction of the brain vasculature

Researchers have developed an engineered adeno-associated virus (AAV) vector that yields high transduction of brain vascular pericytes and smooth muscle cells.

24 Aug 2023

Specific alterations in brain structural connectivity may be an early diagnostic marker for ASD

ASD, a complex neurodevelopmental disorder, is known to be linked to altered brain development. However, precise markers that can accurately diagnose ASD at the individual level have been elusive.

24 Aug 2023

Bystander defibrillation improves 30-day survival even with short ambulance response times

Using a defibrillator for a cardiac arrest victim improves 30-day survival even with ambulance response times as short as two minutes, according to research presented at ESC Congress 2023.

24 Aug 2023

Asian Americans have the highest PFAS exposure, study finds

Asian Americans have significantly higher exposure than other ethnic or racial groups to PFAS, a family of thousands of synthetic chemicals also known as "toxic forever" chemicals, Mount Sinai-led researchers report.

24 Aug 2023

Heavy drinking linked to increased gun carrying among rural youth

In the rural United States, an adolescent who drinks heavily has a 43% greater probability of carrying a handgun in the following year, according to a study published this month in The Journal of Rural Health.

24 Aug 2023

Gonorrhoea surge in England following COVID-19 restrictions lift

Researchers analyzed the rise in gonorrhea diagnoses in England post-coronavirus disease 2019.

24 Aug 2023

Novel approach uses machine learning for quick and easy rheumatic disease diagnosis

Researchers evaluated fluorescence optical imaging as a method to accurately and rapidly diagnose rheumatic diseases of the hands.

24 Aug 2023

Timing and cost of new vaccines vary by virus and health insurance status

As summer edges toward fall, thoughts turn to, well, vaccines.

24 Aug 2023

Waters launches XBridge Premier GTx BEH SEC columns for gene therapy applications

Waters Corporation introduced the first in a new line of size exclusion chromatography (SEC) columns aimed at improving the analysis while lowering the cost of gene therapies, specifically adeno-associated viral (AAV) vectors.

From Waters Corporation 24 Aug 2023

Study shows how cancer can selfishly hijack a helpful immune pathway to spread

A study led by researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) and Weill Cornell Medicine discovered a new relationship between cancer cells and the immune system, and shows how cancer can selfishly hijack a normally helpful immune pathway.

23 Aug 2023

New targeted therapy zolbetuximab extends survival for patients with advanced gastric cancer

An international phase 3 clinical trial, done in participation with Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian, found that a new targeted treatment called zolbetuximab, given in combination with a standard chemotherapy, extended survival for patients with advanced gastric or gastroesophageal junction cancer that overexpressed a specific biomarker.

23 Aug 2023

Diabetes drug promotes longevity by stimulating the body's production of ether lipids

Metformin, the most commonly used drug to treat type 2 diabetes, not only lowers blood sugar levels but has revealed to extend lifespan in C. Elegans -- an animal model that shares similar metabolic systems with humans and are often used to model human diseases.

23 Aug 2023

Naked mole rat gene boosts health and longevity in mice

In a groundbreaking endeavor, researchers at the University of Rochester have successfully transferred a longevity gene from naked mole rats to mice, resulting in improved health and an extension of the mouse's lifespan.

23 Aug 2023

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New model predicts 10-year risk of dying from breast cancer

Age-related changes in the blood system can exacerbate colon cancer

Lung cells can be trained to counteract inflammation

Neglected brain region could play a critical role in drug relapse

Urine levels of adenine found to be predictive and causative biomarker of diabetic kidney disease

Researchers find link between topography of the genome and presence of cancer mutations

Largest genetic study of heart failure finds new risk factors

Engineered adeno-associated virus vector yields high transduction of the brain vasculature

Specific alterations in brain structural connectivity may be an early diagnostic marker for ASD

Bystander defibrillation improves 30-day survival even with short ambulance response times

Asian Americans have the highest PFAS exposure, study finds

Heavy drinking linked to increased gun carrying among rural youth

Gonorrhoea surge in England following COVID-19 restrictions lift

Novel approach uses machine learning for quick and easy rheumatic disease diagnosis

Timing and cost of new vaccines vary by virus and health insurance status

Waters launches XBridge Premier GTx BEH SEC columns for gene therapy applications

Study shows how cancer can selfishly hijack a helpful immune pathway to spread

New targeted therapy zolbetuximab extends survival for patients with advanced gastric cancer

Diabetes drug promotes longevity by stimulating the body's production of ether lipids

Naked mole rat gene boosts health and longevity in mice

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