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Lung cancer patients with coronary artery calcium burden have greater risk of cardiovascular events

Lung cancer patients with higher amounts of coronary artery calcium have an increased risk of an adverse cardiovascular event as a result of thoracic radiation therapy compared to patients with no coronary artery calcium.

11 Feb 2022

New insights into the effects of COVID-19 vaccination on dialysis patients

Two studies in CJASN offer a better understanding of the effects of COVID-19 vaccination on individuals with kidney failure who are undergoing long-term dialysis.

11 Feb 2022

COPD patients more compliant with COVID-19 restrictions in the UK

A new study reports on the tendency among COPD patients in the UK to practice social distancing, compared to the public at large, during the COVID-19 pandemic.

11 Feb 2022

Scientists decipher molecular cause of cerebral venous thrombosis

Cerebral venous thrombosis is a rare, often severe disease that has been brought to public attention by the Covid 19 pandemic. A research group from Würzburg has now succeeded for the first time in deciphering a molecular cause of this disease.

11 Feb 2022

New tools may better help in prevention of heart disease in individuals with chronic kidney disease

A new study reveals that certain changes to models that predict the risk of developing cardiovascular problems in the general population can help clinicians improve risk prediction in individuals with kidney disease.

11 Feb 2022

SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid G215C variation may explain Delta severity

A new study shows that the SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein has unique properties that allow the virus to become more infective in the presence of certain mutations.

11 Feb 2022

New COVID-19 test can determine if individuals have been vaccinated, infected, both, or neither

Researchers have created a new T cell assay that allows discrimination of COVID-19 infection and vaccination, as well as the order in which these occurred.

11 Feb 2022

Direct oral anti-coagulants less likely to result in major bleeding after rare, fatal stroke

Direct oral anti-coagulant (anti-clotting) (DOAC) medications that target a single clotting factor work just as well to prevent future clots as the older, less-specific medication warfarin.

11 Feb 2022

Newer clot-busting drug may lengthen the window for additional stroke treatment to 24 hours

If patients with clot-caused strokes obtain medical care more than 4½ hours after their symptoms are noticed, it is too late to receive the standard clot-busting medication alteplase.

11 Feb 2022

Alkem signs license agreement with Harvard to develop, commercialize new technology for treating ischemic conditions

Alkem Laboratories Limited, an Indian multinational pharmaceutical company, has signed a license agreement with Harvard University's Office of Technology Development enabling Alkem to develop and commercialize a novel technology that may help meet the dire need for effective treatment of diabetic neuropathy, foot ulcers, peripheral arterial disease (PAD), and other injuries caused by vascular disease.

11 Feb 2022

Molecular treatment works against metastatic cancer that spread to the brain

Mount Sinai researchers conducting clinical trials of a drug targeting a cancer gene found that it increased metastatic cancer patients' survival and was able to work within the brain, according to a study published in Clinical Cancer Research in February.

10 Feb 2022

Scientists discover a new class of potential drug targets for neurodegenerative diseases

Oregon State University scientists have discovered a new class of potential drug targets for people suffering from neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Lou Gehrig's disease.

10 Feb 2022

Drugs used to increase insulin signaling may be effective therapeutic strategy for autism

Drugs to increase insulin signaling may be effective for treating autism say Lancaster University researchers, who have discovered how a genetic change impacts on insulin signaling and glucose metabolism in the brain.

10 Feb 2022

Artificial intelligence uses facial features to better diagnose rare genetic diseases

Rare genetic diseases can sometimes be recognized through facial features, such as characteristically shaped brows, nose or cheeks.

10 Feb 2022

Being fit can protect older people against mild cognitive impairment

Seventy- to eighty-year-olds who train for better fitness are better at solving cognitive tasks and are less likely to suffer cognitive impairment.

10 Feb 2022

New protocol for transplanting 3D cellular structures to regenerate damaged intestinal tissue

Ulcerative colitis is an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that causes inflammation and ulcers (sores) in the digestive tract. Ulcerative colitis affects the innermost lining of the colon and rectum.

10 Feb 2022

Simple eye test may help identify Alzheimer’s risk in middle age

A simple eye test may make diagnosing the earliest stages of 'diseases of old age' possible when people are much younger, University of Otago researchers hope.

10 Feb 2022

Gene variants associated with acute kidney injury in Black veterans hospitalized with COVID-19

Gene variants increased the risk of acute kidney injury and death in veterans of African ancestry who were hospitalized with COVID-19, according to a new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

10 Feb 2022

New analysis highlights growing trends in combination cancer therapy clinical trials

The Cancer Research Institute, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the discovery and development of powerful immunotherapies for all types of cancer, announced today the publication of its newest analysis of the global landscape of clinical development of drugs that target the PD1/PDL1 immune checkpoint pathway.

10 Feb 2022

New rapid, cheaper test could help advance personalized cancer treatment

Using a routine blood sample, investigators have developed an extremely sensitive assay to detect and quantify DNA fragments containing rare genetic mutations in a patient's cancer cells.

10 Feb 2022

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Lung cancer patients with coronary artery calcium burden have greater risk of cardiovascular events

New insights into the effects of COVID-19 vaccination on dialysis patients

COPD patients more compliant with COVID-19 restrictions in the UK

Scientists decipher molecular cause of cerebral venous thrombosis

New tools may better help in prevention of heart disease in individuals with chronic kidney disease

SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid G215C variation may explain Delta severity

New COVID-19 test can determine if individuals have been vaccinated, infected, both, or neither

Direct oral anti-coagulants less likely to result in major bleeding after rare, fatal stroke

Newer clot-busting drug may lengthen the window for additional stroke treatment to 24 hours

Alkem signs license agreement with Harvard to develop, commercialize new technology for treating ischemic conditions

Molecular treatment works against metastatic cancer that spread to the brain

Scientists discover a new class of potential drug targets for neurodegenerative diseases

Drugs used to increase insulin signaling may be effective therapeutic strategy for autism

Artificial intelligence uses facial features to better diagnose rare genetic diseases

Being fit can protect older people against mild cognitive impairment

New protocol for transplanting 3D cellular structures to regenerate damaged intestinal tissue

Simple eye test may help identify Alzheimer’s risk in middle age

Gene variants associated with acute kidney injury in Black veterans hospitalized with COVID-19

New analysis highlights growing trends in combination cancer therapy clinical trials

New rapid, cheaper test could help advance personalized cancer treatment

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