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UAB researchers identify cell-surface marker that indicates fate of T cells

Follicular helper T cells, or Tfh cells, have a crucial role in immune defense. Without Tfh cells, B cells cannot form germinal center, or GC, responses during which high-affinity antibodies are generated.

14 Aug 2023

Virginia Tech researchers receive $2.6M NIH grant to study new pancreatic cancer treatment

Only about 10 percent of patients survive as long as five years after a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer.

14 Aug 2023

Expert consensus on how to help patients with chronic pain get adequate care and coverage

The pendulum of opioid prescribing for pain has swung sharply in the last decade, as the epidemic of opioid overuse, addiction and overdose led policymakers and health care providers to ratchet back on the prescriptions patients receive.

14 Aug 2023

AI tool can identify social determinants of health in dementia patients

In the rush to harness artificial intelligence and machine learning tools to make care more efficient at hospitals nationwide, a new study points to another possible use: identifying patients with non-medical needs that could affect their health and ability to receive care.

14 Aug 2023

Intensive lifestyle intervention linked to increased employment for people with type 2 diabetes

USC Schaeffer Center and University of Minnesota researchers found that study participants without a college degree had even larger employment gains from lifestyle changes recommended by specialists.

14 Aug 2023

New diagnostic tool could revolutionize early bladder cancer detection

Bladder cancer has a five-year survival rate of over 80% when detected early, but this rate declines significantly as the disease progresses to advanced stages.

14 Aug 2023

Scientists uncover new molecular targets for cardiovascular regulation

Scientists at City of Hope, one of the largest cancer research and treatment organizations in the United States and a leading research center for diabetes and other life-threatening illnesses, have uncovered new molecular targets on a cell receptor that play a major role in cardiovascular regulation.

14 Aug 2023

New insights into how coronaviruses invade cells

Unexpected new insights into how COVID-19 infects cells may help explain why coronaviruses are so good at jumping from species to species and will help scientists better predict how COVID-19 will evolve.

14 Aug 2023

Late life depression: Bridging the gap with new perspectives on aging

Researchers explore the interplay between late life depression and aging.

14 Aug 2023

New insights into severe obesity genetics: Evidence from adults seeking treatment reveals intriguing oligogenic patterns

Researchers explore the prevalence of rare genetic forms of obesity in a United Kingdom-based clinical obesity cohort.

14 Aug 2023

Parents see own health spiral as their kids’ mental illnesses worsen

After her teenage daughter attempted suicide and began to cycle through emergency rooms and mental health programs during the past three years, Sarah Delarosa noticed her own health also declined.

14 Aug 2023

The current evidence and advances in mechanical thrombectomy for acute ischaemic stroke

The current evidence on advancements in mechanical thrombectomy (MT).

14 Aug 2023

Attention required for neural marker of error detection in visual system

A University of California, Irvine-led team of researchers have discovered that a neural marker of error detection in the brain's visual system previously considered pre-attentive may actually require attention and that subtle visual irregularities may be revealed by other neural markers.

13 Aug 2023

Football players at increased risk for Parkinson's disease, study finds

Identification of risk factors for Parkinson's disease (PD) is essential for early diagnosis. Dating back to the 1920s, Parkinson's disease and parkinsonism - an umbrella term that refers to motor symptoms found in Parkinson's disease and also other conditions - have long been described in boxers.

11 Aug 2023

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UAB researchers identify cell-surface marker that indicates fate of T cells

Virginia Tech researchers receive $2.6M NIH grant to study new pancreatic cancer treatment

Expert consensus on how to help patients with chronic pain get adequate care and coverage

AI tool can identify social determinants of health in dementia patients

Intensive lifestyle intervention linked to increased employment for people with type 2 diabetes

New diagnostic tool could revolutionize early bladder cancer detection

Scientists uncover new molecular targets for cardiovascular regulation

New insights into how coronaviruses invade cells

Late life depression: Bridging the gap with new perspectives on aging

New insights into severe obesity genetics: Evidence from adults seeking treatment reveals intriguing oligogenic patterns

Parents see own health spiral as their kids’ mental illnesses worsen

The current evidence and advances in mechanical thrombectomy for acute ischaemic stroke

Attention required for neural marker of error detection in visual system

Football players at increased risk for Parkinson's disease, study finds

Study calls for action to capture real-time data on climate change impact on human health

No evidence that COVID-19 vaccines cause sudden cardiac arrest or myocarditis in athletes

Resilient biomedical scientists experienced setbacks during the pandemic

Researchers identify ion channel switches that regulate dopamine release in the brain

Research focuses on Long Covid patient's legs turning blue after 10 minutes of standing

Parents and clinicians reach consensus on pediatric decision-making

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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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