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Study may offer an unexpected pathway for targeted treatment of brain tumors

In a new study led by Yale Cancer Center, researchers show the nucleoside transporter ENT2 may offer an unexpected path to circumventing the blood-brain barrier (BBB) and enabling targeted treatment of brain tumors with a cell-penetrating anti-DNA autoantibody.

15 Jun 2021

Research provides insights into why COVID-19 patients develop severe blood clots

Scientists have identified how and why some Covid-19 patients can develop life-threatening clots, which could lead to targeted therapies that prevent this from happening.

15 Jun 2021

Researchers screen dual main protease-cathepsin L inhibitors against SARS-CoV-2

In a recent study released on the bioRxiv* preprint server, a selective dual inhibitor of MPRO and cathepsin L is described, producing synergistic results that suppress SARS-CoV-2 infection.

15 Jun 2021

Treatment-resistant depression relieved by laughing gas

Researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the University of Chicago have found that a single, one-hour treatment involving the inhalation of a mixture of oxygen and the anesthetic drug nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas, can improve symptoms of depression in people resistant to treatment.

15 Jun 2021

CDC reports rare cases of heart inflammation in young men after mRNA COVID-19 vaccination

Vaccination efforts have rolled out in most countries starting in the last quarter of 2020 with more than 2.37 billion vaccines administered worldwide so far. However, reports of cardiac inflammation (myocarditis and pericarditis) occurring after the mRNA COVID-19 vaccination (Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna) have increased in the United States since April 2021.

15 Jun 2021

Weight-based dosing strategy may affect immunotherapy outcomes, shows study

Overweight cancer patients receiving immunotherapy treatments live more than twice as long as lighter patients, but only when dosing is weight-based, according to a study by cancer researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center.

15 Jun 2021

Analysis of COVID-19 patients with repeatedly positive SARS-CoV-2 tests

New research published on the medRxiv preprint server provides a detailed analysis of COVID-19 patients who had repeated positive PCR tests for SARS-CoV-2 infection in a large US COVID-19 electronic health record (EHR) database.

15 Jun 2021

Study uncovers novel drug that effectively thwarts pancreatic tumors

Pancreatic cancer is an aggressive disease in which malignant cells form in the tissues of the pancreas, a long and flat gland located behind the stomach that helps with digestion and blood sugar regulation.

14 Jun 2021

Study reveals risk factors associated with COVID-19 outcomes for people with IDD

A study of nearly 550 adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities receiving residential services in New York City found that age, larger residential settings, Down syndrome and chronic kidney disease were the most common risk factors for COVID-19 diagnosis, and heart disease was most associated with COVID-19 deaths.

14 Jun 2021

COVID-19 public health efforts linked to dramatic decline in COPD hospitalizations

Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine analyzed data at the 13-hospital University of Maryland Medical System and found public health measures designed to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 virus may have fostered a substantial side benefit: Hospital admissions for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) were reduced by 53 percent, according to a new study accepted for publication by a peer-reviewed medical journal and currently available at the online journal medRxiv.

14 Jun 2021

High proportion of people with diabetes have chronic kidney disease, research reveals

Some 42% of patients attending a dedicated diabetes clinic have signs of established chronic kidney disease, the first detailed research of its kind in Ireland has revealed.

14 Jun 2021

New approach to gene therapy uses common pain reliever to fight against genetic diseases

Researchers have developed a new approach to gene therapy that leans on the common pain reliever acetaminophen to force a variety of genetic diseases into remission.

14 Jun 2021

Artificial intelligence for predicting TMB-H colorectal cancer from histopathological characteristics

Biomarkers are important determinants of appropriate and effective therapeutic approaches for various diseases including cancer.

14 Jun 2021

Cell therapy improves outcomes for heart failure patients, clinical trial shows

A clinical trial conducted at the University of Louisville has shown for the first time that heart failure treatments using cells derived from the patient's own bone marrow and heart resulted in improved quality of life and reduced major adverse cardiac events for patients after one year.

14 Jun 2021

UIC discovery may lead to new treatments for alcohol use disorder and depression

A discovery from researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago may lead to new treatments for individuals who suffer from alcohol use disorder and depression.

14 Jun 2021

Leducq Foundation provides $7 million to support Cardiac Splicing as a Therapeutic Target project

Diverse messenger RNAs are produced in cells by “alternative splicing.” The Leducq Foundation is now supporting a transatlantic network dedicated to investigating this process in heart muscle cells and how changes in this process contribute to disease. Professor Michael Gotthardt of the MDC and Professor Leslie Leinwand of the University of Colorado Boulder are coordinating the project.

14 Jun 2021

USC study suggests new treatment target for Alzheimer's disease in people with APOE4 gene

Like amyloid plaque, the genetic variant APOE4 has long been associated with Alzheimer's disease, but still little is known about the role the gene plays in the disease process.

14 Jun 2021

Nanoparticle-based therapy alleviates pulmonary hypertension in mouse model of rare lung disease

The disease is so rare and complex that its acronym is hard to pronounce. But for infants unlucky enough to be born with this lung disease, the outcome is usually fatal.

14 Jun 2021

Kirigami-inspired stent to improve drug delivery for diseases that affect tubular organs

Diseases that affect tubular structures in the body, such as the gastrointestinal (GI) system, vasculature and airway, present a unique challenge for delivering local treatments.

14 Jun 2021

Plant-based diet appears to offer protection against hypertension and preeclampsia

A plant-based diet appears to afford significant protection to rats bred to become hypertensive on a high-salt diet, scientists report. When the rats become pregnant, the whole grain diet also protects the mothers and their offspring from deadly preeclampsia.

14 Jun 2021

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Study may offer an unexpected pathway for targeted treatment of brain tumors

Research provides insights into why COVID-19 patients develop severe blood clots

Researchers screen dual main protease-cathepsin L inhibitors against SARS-CoV-2

Treatment-resistant depression relieved by laughing gas

CDC reports rare cases of heart inflammation in young men after mRNA COVID-19 vaccination

Weight-based dosing strategy may affect immunotherapy outcomes, shows study

Analysis of COVID-19 patients with repeatedly positive SARS-CoV-2 tests

Study uncovers novel drug that effectively thwarts pancreatic tumors

Study reveals risk factors associated with COVID-19 outcomes for people with IDD

COVID-19 public health efforts linked to dramatic decline in COPD hospitalizations

High proportion of people with diabetes have chronic kidney disease, research reveals

New approach to gene therapy uses common pain reliever to fight against genetic diseases

Artificial intelligence for predicting TMB-H colorectal cancer from histopathological characteristics

Cell therapy improves outcomes for heart failure patients, clinical trial shows

UIC discovery may lead to new treatments for alcohol use disorder and depression

Leducq Foundation provides $7 million to support Cardiac Splicing as a Therapeutic Target project

USC study suggests new treatment target for Alzheimer's disease in people with APOE4 gene

Nanoparticle-based therapy alleviates pulmonary hypertension in mouse model of rare lung disease

Kirigami-inspired stent to improve drug delivery for diseases that affect tubular organs

Plant-based diet appears to offer protection against hypertension and preeclampsia

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