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Ketogenic diets may help ward off polycystic kidney disease

The team of UC Santa Barbara biochemist Thomas Weimbs published the results of a clinical study that gives the first indication that ketogenic diets may be safe and effective in patients with polycystic kidney disease (PKD).

7 Jun 2022

Oral administration of rapamycin increases β-amyloid buildup in Alzheimer's disease mouse model

Researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) have found that oral administration of rapamycin to an Alzheimer's disease mouse model causes an increase in beta (β)-amyloid protein plaques. β-amyloid buildup is a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease.

7 Jun 2022

Obesity increases the risk of undergoing knee replacement at a younger age

More than half of Australians who underwent knee replacement for osteoarthritis were obese, increasing their risk of having the operation at a younger age, especially among women.

7 Jun 2022

Oral pill taken once a day improves outcomes of patients with myelofibrosis

Momelotinib, an oral pill taken once a day, significantly improved outcomes of patients treated for myelofibrosis (MF), a rare but fatal bone marrow cancer, researchers reported June 7.

7 Jun 2022

COVID-19 vaccination may offer less effective and shorter-lasting protection for some cancer patients

A study co-led by the Universities of Oxford, Birmingham and Southampton and the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), published in Lancet Oncology today by the UK Coronavirus Cancer Evaluation Project, has found that while COVID-19 vaccination is effective in most cancer patients, the level of protection against COVID-19 infection, hospitalization and death offered by the vaccine is less than in the general population and vaccine effectiveness wanes more quickly.

7 Jun 2022

Major study reveals key differences in brain structure between people with and without anorexia

A major study, coordinated by neuroscientists at the University of Bath (UK) with international partners, has revealed key differences in brain structure between people with and without anorexia nervosa.

7 Jun 2022

Study: Weight-loss surgery reduces cancer incidence and deaths

Individuals with obesity were at least two times more likely to develop certain types of cancer and 3.5 times more likely to die from from the disease than those who had weight-loss surgery, according to a new study presented here today at the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Annual Meeting.

7 Jun 2022

Discovery may lead to new treatments to reduce inflammation in vitiligo disease

A new study, led by researchers from the University of California, Irvine, reveals the unique cell-to-cell communication networks that can perpetuate inflammation and prevent repigmentation in patients with vitiligo disease.

7 Jun 2022

New injectable therapy helps repair spinal cord injuries with dancing molecules

A new injectable therapy for spinal cord injuries uses specially engineered molecules that trigger a healing response in spinal cells.

7 Jun 2022

Frequent snorers with a high risk of sleep apnea are less active than those who don't snore

Frequent snorers and individuals with a high risk of obstructive sleep apnea are less active than those who don't snore, according to a new study to be presented at SLEEP 2022.

7 Jun 2022

New microbubble-assisted ultrasound-guided immunotherapy helps improve anti-tumor immunity

Researchers at UT Southwestern have developed a first-of-its-kind ultrasound-guided cancer immunotherapy platform that delivers immune-stimulating agents to cells for the development of systemic anti-tumor immunity.

7 Jun 2022

$Ultrasound-derived fat fraction is linked to MRI proton-density fat fraction and helps detect hepatic steatosis$

Ultrasound-derived fat fraction is linked to MRI proton-density fat fraction and helps detect hepatic steatosis

According to ARRS' American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), ultrasound-derived fat fraction (UDFF) is strongly associated with MRI proton-density fat fraction (PDFF) and provides high sensitivity for detecting hepatic steatosis.

7 Jun 2022

Profound neuroinflammation associated with long COVID

Around 36 to 53% of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients develop persistent chronic symptoms, often referred to as long COVID or PASC.

7 Jun 2022

Etiologies of liver cancer are changing and the prognosis is mixed, study says

The primary causes of liver cancer are well known: viral (hepatitis B and C), alcohol and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), a condition in which fat builds up in the liver, resulting in chronic inflammation and damage.

7 Jun 2022

Post-COVID smell and taste dysfunction associated with better recovery in long-COVID

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* pre-print server, Austrian researchers performed a multi-cohort analysis to investigate the slow resolution of subjective olfactory dysfunction (OD) and accompanying taste disorder in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) inpatients and outpatients.

7 Jun 2022

Study says 460k of first million recorded US COVID deaths caused by variants

In a recent research paper posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, scientists from Yale School of Public Health analyzed severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)-linked deaths in the United States (US).

7 Jun 2022

Age exacerbates COVID neuroimmunological symptoms

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* pre-print server, researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago investigated whether aging exacerbated severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection-induced neuropsychiatric disorders.

6 Jun 2022

Promising results of combination treatment for acute myeloid leukemia to be presented at ASCO 2022

On Tuesday, June 7, Eunice Wang, MD, Chief of Leukemia at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, will present the long-term results of a phase 2 clinical trial combining crenolanib, a second-generation FLT3 inhibitor, with standard intensive chemotherapy for treatment of adults with newly diagnosed FLT3-mutant acute myeloid leukemia (AML).

6 Jun 2022

New FR-targeting, micropinocytosis-mediated bioconjugate attacks K-Ras mutant pancreatic cancer

Often undetected until it has progressed to an advanced stage, pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a lethal cancer.

6 Jun 2022

Medication and lifestyle changes improve dizziness in pediatric long-COVID patients

A new Pediatrics study describes the experience of treating pediatric PASC patients with persistent dizziness.

6 Jun 2022

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Ketogenic diets may help ward off polycystic kidney disease

Oral administration of rapamycin increases β-amyloid buildup in Alzheimer's disease mouse model

Obesity increases the risk of undergoing knee replacement at a younger age

Oral pill taken once a day improves outcomes of patients with myelofibrosis

COVID-19 vaccination may offer less effective and shorter-lasting protection for some cancer patients

Major study reveals key differences in brain structure between people with and without anorexia

Study: Weight-loss surgery reduces cancer incidence and deaths

Discovery may lead to new treatments to reduce inflammation in vitiligo disease

New injectable therapy helps repair spinal cord injuries with dancing molecules

Frequent snorers with a high risk of sleep apnea are less active than those who don't snore

New microbubble-assisted ultrasound-guided immunotherapy helps improve anti-tumor immunity

Ultrasound-derived fat fraction is linked to MRI proton-density fat fraction and helps detect hepatic steatosis

Profound neuroinflammation associated with long COVID

Etiologies of liver cancer are changing and the prognosis is mixed, study says

Post-COVID smell and taste dysfunction associated with better recovery in long-COVID

Study says 460k of first million recorded US COVID deaths caused by variants

Age exacerbates COVID neuroimmunological symptoms

Promising results of combination treatment for acute myeloid leukemia to be presented at ASCO 2022

New FR-targeting, micropinocytosis-mediated bioconjugate attacks K-Ras mutant pancreatic cancer

Medication and lifestyle changes improve dizziness in pediatric long-COVID patients

Advancing Motor Neuron Disease Diagnosis with Non-Invasive Ultrasound and AI

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

Fourier 80: bringing benchtop NMR systems to the laboratory

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