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Researchers test an experimental treatment for metastatic cancer

Researchers at the University of Oklahoma are testing an experimental treatment for metastatic cancer focusing on pancreatic cancer.

20 Apr 2022

DNA abnormality explains insensitivity to chemotherapy in germ cell cancer

Extra copies of a piece of DNA partly explain insensitivity to chemotherapy in germ cell cancer, a new study shows.

20 Apr 2022

Portable MRIs enable highly accessible and bedside detection of ischemic stroke

Portable MRI machines, an emerging technology that makes medical imaging accessible even in remote locations, detected ischemic strokes, or strokes caused by clotting, in 90% of patients scanned, according to a study led by Yale and Harvard researchers.

20 Apr 2022

Researchers discover more needles in the haystack in the quest to unravel Alzheimer’s disease

21 million. That's the number of genetic variations in the human genome that researchers are sifting to identify patterns predisposing people to Alzheimer's disease.

20 Apr 2022

Radioconjugates could transform the future of cancer care

Many current cancer treatments make patients very sick because even the most targeted treatments kill healthy cells as well as cancer cells. But a new type of treatment called a radioconjugate is getting the attention of oncologists.

20 Apr 2022

Cancer survivors facing medical financial hardship have higher mortality risk

New findings from a large national study led by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS) show cancer survivors in the United States who reported medical financial hardship had a higher mortality risk than cancer survivors without financial hardship.

20 Apr 2022

Blood test can reveal the presence of circulating melanoma cells, research shows

New research in Advanced NanoBiomed Research indicates that testing an individual's blood can reveal the presence of circulating melanoma cells.

20 Apr 2022

New evidence from a zebrafish model may help understand how epileptic seizures originate

New evidence from a zebrafish model of epilepsy may help resolve a debate into how seizures originate, according to Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian investigators.

20 Apr 2022

Antidepressant use is not related to better health-related quality of life in the long run

Over time, using antidepressants is not associated with significantly better health-related quality of life, compared to people with depression who do not take the drugs.

20 Apr 2022

Einstein Aging Study secures $32 million NIH grant to help address the rising tide of Alzheimer's disease

To help address the rising tide of Alzheimer's disease nationwide, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in collaboration with faculty at Pennsylvania State University and other institutions, have received a five-year, $32 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to support the ongoing Einstein Aging Study, which focuses on both normal aging and the special challenges of Alzheimer's disease, and other dementias. EAS was established at Einstein in 1980 and has been continuously funded by the NIH.

20 Apr 2022

Waning antibody responses in SARS-CoV-2-infected children and adults over time

In a new study, researchers evaluated the duration of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2.

20 Apr 2022

Little-known protein found to play a role in common neurodegenerative disorder

Scientists have known for years that amyloid fibrils - fibrous, ropelike structures formed by closely linked protein molecules - are present in the brains of patients with Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases and likely play a role in the progression of these disorders.

20 Apr 2022

New findings reveal the long-standing underrepresentation of women in cardiology leadership roles

In a trio of studies analyzing trends in cardiology research funding, clinical trials and leadership, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say some progress has been made in the gender gap that has long favored men, but inequalities persist and are likely linked to ongoing disparities in outcomes for women with heart disease.

20 Apr 2022

Scientists receive $4.6 million for a program that matches mental health patients with psychotherapists

A University of Massachusetts Amherst psychologist has received a $4.6 million funding award from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to implement a program that matches mental health patients with psychotherapists based on the therapist's previously established effectiveness strengths.

20 Apr 2022

Five different diseases attack language areas in the brain that cause primary progressive aphasia

There are five different diseases that attack the language areas in the left hemisphere of the brain that slowly cause progressive impairments of language known as primary progressive aphasia (PPA), reports a new Northwestern Medicine study.

20 Apr 2022

Disasters can disrupt access to medications for opioid use disorder in vulnerable communities

The COVID-19 pandemic has spiked the overdose death rate from opioid use. For people who rely on medications (buprenorphine, methadone, and extended-release naltrexone) to treat opioid use disorders, the pandemic and such natural disasters as tornados, hurricanes, and wildfires can disrupt access to medications.

20 Apr 2022

Researchers uncover a new protective mechanism against non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), commonly known as fatty liver disease, is a prevalent disease frequently seen in obese people. Having high fat content in the liver is detrimental as it is strongly associated with severe health problems like diabetes, high blood pressure, and liver cancer.

20 Apr 2022

People with severe mental illness have increased risk of cardiovascular-related mortality

Compared to the general population, people with severe mental illness, including schizophrenia, have higher levels of cardiovascular-related mortality, and that association has become stronger over recent decades, according to a new study publishing April 19th in PLOS Medicine by Amanda Lambert of the University of Birmingham, UK, and colleagues.

19 Apr 2022

Type I interferon found to be major driver of memory, cognitive loss in Alzheimer's disease mouse model

Alzheimer's disease (AD), the most common type of dementia, progressively impairs memory, concentration and the ability to learn new things and accomplish everyday activities.

19 Apr 2022

Levels of little-studied enzyme found to decline with age and more dramatically with Alzheimer’s

A little-studied enzyme has been found in high levels in healthy neurons, levels that scientists say decline with age and more dramatically with Alzheimer's, making adjusting the enzyme's level a potential treatment for both.

19 Apr 2022

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Researchers test an experimental treatment for metastatic cancer

DNA abnormality explains insensitivity to chemotherapy in germ cell cancer

Portable MRIs enable highly accessible and bedside detection of ischemic stroke

Researchers discover more needles in the haystack in the quest to unravel Alzheimer’s disease

Radioconjugates could transform the future of cancer care

Cancer survivors facing medical financial hardship have higher mortality risk

Blood test can reveal the presence of circulating melanoma cells, research shows

New evidence from a zebrafish model may help understand how epileptic seizures originate

Antidepressant use is not related to better health-related quality of life in the long run

Einstein Aging Study secures $32 million NIH grant to help address the rising tide of Alzheimer's disease

Waning antibody responses in SARS-CoV-2-infected children and adults over time

Little-known protein found to play a role in common neurodegenerative disorder

New findings reveal the long-standing underrepresentation of women in cardiology leadership roles

Scientists receive $4.6 million for a program that matches mental health patients with psychotherapists

Five different diseases attack language areas in the brain that cause primary progressive aphasia

Disasters can disrupt access to medications for opioid use disorder in vulnerable communities

Researchers uncover a new protective mechanism against non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

People with severe mental illness have increased risk of cardiovascular-related mortality

Type I interferon found to be major driver of memory, cognitive loss in Alzheimer's disease mouse model

Levels of little-studied enzyme found to decline with age and more dramatically with Alzheimer’s

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