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Penn Medicine receives $9 million to advance research on imaging technology that illuminates tumors

Building on Penn Medicine's years of research and use of imaging technology that illuminates tumor tissue - helping clinicians more easily detect and remove it - the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania has received a five-year, $9 million research grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to push the field forward, particularly for lung cancer patients.

28 Jun 2022

New $5.3 million NIH grant will support researchers into understanding lung cancer recurrence

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis are leading a national study aimed at identifying patients with early-stage lung cancer who are at high risk of having the cancer return, even after surgery and chemotherapy appear to have eliminated their tumors.

28 Jun 2022

Study finds higher risk of cardiovascular disease among adult cancer survivors

Adult survivors of cancer have a higher risk of heart failure and other cardiovascular diseases (CVD) later in life than adults without cancer, according to results of a large study led by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers.

28 Jun 2022

New word-score model can estimate the amount of hidden hearing loss in human ears

Researchers from Mass Eye and Ear have developed a word-score model capable of estimating the amount of hidden hearing loss in human ears.

28 Jun 2022

Antiretroviral drug used to treat HIV ameliorates cognitive deficits in mouse model of Down syndrome

Lamivudine, a commonly-used antiretroviral drug for treating HIV, improves cognition in a mouse model of Down syndrome, according to the findings of a joint new study by researchers at the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) and the IrsiCaixa AIDS Research Institute, a center jointly promoted by the "la Caixa" Foundation and the Department of Health of the Generalitat de Catalunya.

28 Jun 2022

Study elucidates the molecular mechanisms of acetylcholine for learning and memory

Acetylcholine (ACh) is a neuromodulator with a central role in aversive learning - rapid conditioning to unpleasant smell, taste, or touch.

28 Jun 2022

Unusual type of thymocyte cells capable of transforming into blood cancer discovered

Dysfunction involving an unusual type of thymocyte cell found in small amounts in every person may be the reason why some people develop a form of leukemia called T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) that affects more than 6,000 Americans each year.

28 Jun 2022

Developmental dyslexia-associated cognitive differences from the perspective of cognitive search

In a recent study published in Frontiers in Psychology, researchers assessed the characteristics of developmental dyslexia (DD).

28 Jun 2022

Race, income, location play role in access to stroke care, study shows

Residents in predominantly Black communities are more likely than those in predominantly white communities to live near a hospital with a certified stroke center.

27 Jun 2022

Study reveals surprising reasons why cancer cells are often forced to rely on fat imports

Columbia and MIT researchers are revealing the surprising reasons why cancer cells are often forced to rely on fat imports, a finding that could lead to new ways to understand and slow down tumor growth.

27 Jun 2022

Sanford Burnham Prebys scientist receives NIH grant to continue research on cellular signaling in cancer

Brooke Emerling from Sanford Burnham Prebys has been awarded a new grant from the National Institutes of Health to continue her work on cellular signaling in cancer.

27 Jun 2022

Innovative treatment reduces post-traumatic headache related disability, study finds

The first therapy to be developed specifically for post-traumatic headache significantly reduced related disability in veterans following a traumatic brain injury (TBI).

27 Jun 2022

Treatment resistance for deadly form of kidney cancer linked to low mitochondrial content in the cell

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have linked resistance to treatment for a deadly form of kidney cancer to low mitochondrial content in the cell.

27 Jun 2022

Prebiotic fiber inulin offers a protective effect against the damage of high-salt diet

New research in rats finds a diet high in the prebiotic fiber inulin offered a protective effect against the damage of a high-salt diet.

27 Jun 2022

Restricting timing of high fat intake improves markers of kidney and vascular health in mice

New research in a mouse model of diet-induced obesity finds that time-restricted feeding improves markers of kidney and vascular health.

27 Jun 2022

Researchers examine the role of perineural invasion in oral cancer outcomes

One of the most terrifying aspects of cancer is its unpredictability: Some cancerous tumors are cured by treatment, while others shrink with treatment only to return later.

27 Jun 2022

APOEε4 may confer increased risk for CTE-related neuropathological outcomes among older adults with repetitive head impacts

How could two individuals who both played football for 10 years and developed CTE have different disease severity? How could some individuals develop dementia in their 50's while other never develop dementia at all? Perhaps the answer lies in their genes.

27 Jun 2022

Study discovers microbial link between Western-style diet and colorectal cancer risk

New research builds the case that a Western-style diet - rich in red and processed meat, sugar and refined grains/carbohydrates - is tied to higher risk of colorectal cancer through the intestinal microbiota. Investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital with collaborators looked at data from more than 134,000 participants from two U.S.-wide prospective cohort studies.

27 Jun 2022

Simple scan can reveal if people are at increased risk of late-life dementia

Late-life dementia is becoming increasingly common in people after 80 years of age.

27 Jun 2022

Vitamin D supplements show promise to counter the adverse effects of diabetes drug on bone health

Vitamin D supplementation may help offset damaging bone loss that occurs in some people who take canagliflozin, a commonly prescribed diabetes drug.

27 Jun 2022

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Penn Medicine receives $9 million to advance research on imaging technology that illuminates tumors

New $5.3 million NIH grant will support researchers into understanding lung cancer recurrence

Study finds higher risk of cardiovascular disease among adult cancer survivors

New word-score model can estimate the amount of hidden hearing loss in human ears

Antiretroviral drug used to treat HIV ameliorates cognitive deficits in mouse model of Down syndrome

Study elucidates the molecular mechanisms of acetylcholine for learning and memory

Unusual type of thymocyte cells capable of transforming into blood cancer discovered

Developmental dyslexia-associated cognitive differences from the perspective of cognitive search

Race, income, location play role in access to stroke care, study shows

Study reveals surprising reasons why cancer cells are often forced to rely on fat imports

Sanford Burnham Prebys scientist receives NIH grant to continue research on cellular signaling in cancer

Innovative treatment reduces post-traumatic headache related disability, study finds

Treatment resistance for deadly form of kidney cancer linked to low mitochondrial content in the cell

Prebiotic fiber inulin offers a protective effect against the damage of high-salt diet

Restricting timing of high fat intake improves markers of kidney and vascular health in mice

Researchers examine the role of perineural invasion in oral cancer outcomes

APOEε4 may confer increased risk for CTE-related neuropathological outcomes among older adults with repetitive head impacts

Study discovers microbial link between Western-style diet and colorectal cancer risk

Simple scan can reveal if people are at increased risk of late-life dementia

Vitamin D supplements show promise to counter the adverse effects of diabetes drug on bone health

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