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Study uncovers novel treatment for chromophobe renal cell carcinoma

Chromophobe renal cell carcinoma (ChRCC) is a rare form of kidney cancer for which there are currently no proven treatments for metastatic or unresectable disease.

20 Jun 2022

Melanoma rates are on the rise in Canada, study reveals

Rates of melanoma, a deadly form of skin cancer, are on the rise in Canada. Those living in southern and coastal areas are most at risk, according to a new study led by McGill University.

20 Jun 2022

Area-level education and income linked with patients' lung cancer stage at the time of diagnosis

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States, and early detection and treatment are key to prolonging survival in patients.

20 Jun 2022

Researchers highlight the impact of macrophage subtypes on acute kidney injury to CKD transition

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a condition in which kidneys are unable to filter waste from the blood effectively, leading to various health complications.

20 Jun 2022

MRI-based machine learning approach can accurately predict Alzheimer’s disease

The research uses machine learning technology to look at structural features within the brain, including in regions not previously associated with Alzheimer's.

20 Jun 2022

Genetic discovery may pave the way to new diagnostic approaches, treatments for motor neurone diseases

A new genetic discovery adds weight to a theory that motor neurone degenerative diseases are caused by abnormal lipid (fat) processing pathways inside brain cells.

20 Jun 2022

Youth hockey players with more years of bodychecking experience have higher concussion risk

Youth hockey players with more years of bodychecking experience were at significantly higher risk of concussion than their peers with less bodychecking experience, according to new research in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) https://www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.211718.

20 Jun 2022

SARS-CoV-2 spike circulating in most long COVID 12 months post-diagnosis

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers explored the association between circulating coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) antigens and post-COVID-19 sequelae (long COVID).

20 Jun 2022

Overt and occult hypoxemia in patients hospitalized with COVID-19

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers assessed whether non-invasive estimation of the ratio of arterial oxygen partial pressure (PaO2) to the fractional inspired oxygen (Fi O2), i.e., the P/F ratio could measure overt and occult hypoxemia in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients.

20 Jun 2022

Long-COVID risk reduced with Omicron versus Delta

In a recent study published in The Lancet, researchers at King's College London and ZOE Limited assessed the risk of long coronavirus disease (COVID) associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Delta and Omicron variants in the United Kingdom (UK).

19 Jun 2022

Study points to a new direction for the development of NAMPT-targeted cancer therapies

In this new article publication from Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B, authors Ying Wu, Congying Pu, Yixian Fu, Guoqiang Dong, Min Huang and Chunquan Sheng from Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China discuss how NAMPT-targeting PROTAC promotes antitumor immunity via suppressing myeloid-derived suppressor cell expansion.

18 Jun 2022

New method can safely free patients from lifelong immunosuppression after kidney transplant

Physicians at Stanford Medicine have developed a way to provide pediatric kidney transplants without immune-suppressing drugs.

17 Jun 2022

Traumatic brain injury changes the connections between nerve cells across the entire brain

Scientists from the University of California, Irvine have discovered that an injury to one part of the brain changes the connections between nerve cells across the entire brain.

17 Jun 2022

Math model predicts several useful new drug combinations that may help treat heart attacks

Researchers used mice to develop a mathematical model of a myocardial infarction, popularly known as a heart attack.

17 Jun 2022

Urgent action needed to clear heart surgery backlogs, research suggests

Urgent action is needed to clear the backlog of people with a common heart condition who are waiting for lifesaving treatment, according to research co-led by a Keele Professor.

17 Jun 2022

Neuropsychiatric symptoms among patients with long COVID

More than two years after the COVID-19 pandemic erupted, scientists have become increasingly aware of a group of patients - so-called 'long haulers' - who remain plagued by a combination of symptoms long after the infection passes.

17 Jun 2022

New discovery could lead to the development of therapeutic approaches for retinitis pigmentosa

Retinitis pigmentosa, a degenerative genetic disease of the eye, is characterized by progressive vision loss, usually leading to blindness.

17 Jun 2022

Clinical risk and protective factors for the presence and persistence of abdominal pain-related disorders of gut-brain interaction

The current study carries forward what is known about the risk of AP-DGBI conferred by various factors such as sex, infectious gastroenteritis, trauma, abuse, stress, psychological factors, somatic symptoms, family history, smoking, and drug abuse.

17 Jun 2022

Male gut health may benefit from beer

In a recent article published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, scientists analyzed the effect of alcoholic and nonalcoholic beer ingestion on gut microbiota.

17 Jun 2022

International researchers win funding for Cancer Grand Challenge

Pediatric oncologist Anton Henssen and a group of researchers from the US and the UK have won funding for a Cancer Grand Challenge.

16 Jun 2022

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Study uncovers novel treatment for chromophobe renal cell carcinoma

Melanoma rates are on the rise in Canada, study reveals

Area-level education and income linked with patients' lung cancer stage at the time of diagnosis

Researchers highlight the impact of macrophage subtypes on acute kidney injury to CKD transition

MRI-based machine learning approach can accurately predict Alzheimer’s disease

Genetic discovery may pave the way to new diagnostic approaches, treatments for motor neurone diseases

Youth hockey players with more years of bodychecking experience have higher concussion risk

SARS-CoV-2 spike circulating in most long COVID 12 months post-diagnosis

Overt and occult hypoxemia in patients hospitalized with COVID-19

Long-COVID risk reduced with Omicron versus Delta

Study points to a new direction for the development of NAMPT-targeted cancer therapies

New method can safely free patients from lifelong immunosuppression after kidney transplant

Traumatic brain injury changes the connections between nerve cells across the entire brain

Math model predicts several useful new drug combinations that may help treat heart attacks

Urgent action needed to clear heart surgery backlogs, research suggests

Neuropsychiatric symptoms among patients with long COVID

New discovery could lead to the development of therapeutic approaches for retinitis pigmentosa

Clinical risk and protective factors for the presence and persistence of abdominal pain-related disorders of gut-brain interaction

Male gut health may benefit from beer

International researchers win funding for Cancer Grand Challenge

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How microplastics and bacteria interact to drive antibiotic resistance

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