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New technology predicts effectiveness of chemotherapy after one treatment

While early detection of breast cancer is critical, early prediction of how well the neoadjuvant chemotherapy treatment before surgery is working also may provide a window of opportunity when treatment could be altered and have a big impact on the patient's quality of life.

4 Jun 2021

Henry Ford Hospital cardiologists are first in the U.S. to implant circulatory support device

Cardiologists at Henry Ford Hospital are first in the U.S. and second in the world to implant a circulatory support device that is being investigated in a clinical trial for patients hospitalized with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) and worsening kidney function, a condition known as cardiorenal syndrome.

4 Jun 2021

African cichlid fish could serve as a premier model of social disorders

Beau Alward, University of Houston assistant professor of psychology, who holds a joint appointment in biology and biochemistry and is director of the Social Neuroscience Lab, has received the Beckman Young Investigator Award by the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation.

4 Jun 2021

Researchers test the impact of deploying artificial intelligence for radiation cancer therapy

The impact of deploying Artificial Intelligence (AI) for radiation cancer therapy in a real-world clinical setting has been tested by Princess Margaret researchers in a unique study involving physicians and their patients.

4 Jun 2021

Study: Diet can influence the breast microbiome and alter breast cancer tumors

When people think of microbiome, they typically think about the gut, but there's also a breast microbiome, and the role it plays in breast health and breast cancer isn't thoroughly understood. A microbiome is the collection of microorganisms that live in a particular environment in the body.

4 Jun 2021

New biomaterial for pancreatic islet transplants does not trigger the body's immune response

A multidisciplinary research team led by Jonathan Lakey, Ph.D., professor of surgery and biomedical engineering at the University of California, Irvine, has developed a biomaterial for pancreatic islet transplants that doesn't trigger the body's immune response.

4 Jun 2021

UK study reports on attitudes to COVID-19 symptoms and testing

Researchers from King’s College London and Public Health England studied how people engage with the NHSTT, in particular, how people recognize symptoms and get tested. They reported their results in a paper published on the medRxiv* preprint server.

4 Jun 2021

New study could improve diagnostic capabilities for life-threatening diseases

Researchers studying how bubbles form and function sent a fully automated, self-contained experiment to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard a Space X rocket that launched this afternoon.

3 Jun 2021

Secondary infections amplify the brain's immune response and affect memory in Alzheimer's disease

New research into Alzheimer's disease (AD) suggests that secondary infections and new inflammatory events amplify the brain's immune response and affect memory in mice and in humans - even when these secondary events occur outside the brain.

3 Jun 2021

New review reports significant drop in people receiving cardiac rehabilitation during the pandemic

The number of people engaging with life-enhancing cardiac rehabilitation clinics has declined during the pandemic, according to a BMJ clinical update which makes the case for more home-based and virtual alternatives.

3 Jun 2021

UC San Diego Health offers new immunotherapy treatment for multiple myeloma following FDA approval

Following the Food and Drug Administration's approval, UC San Diego Health is the first designated medical center in San Diego certified to offer a new immunotherapy treatment of multiple myeloma outside of a clinical trial.

3 Jun 2021

Pitt researchers use a unique and powerful MRI device to study sickle cell disease

Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is a genetically inherited group of red blood cell disorders. According to the CDC, an estimated 90,000 to 100,000 people in the United States live with this disease, and it disproportionately affects Black or African Americans; it occurs in roughly 1 in every 500 individuals in this demographic.

3 Jun 2021

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New technology predicts effectiveness of chemotherapy after one treatment

Henry Ford Hospital cardiologists are first in the U.S. to implant circulatory support device

African cichlid fish could serve as a premier model of social disorders

Researchers test the impact of deploying artificial intelligence for radiation cancer therapy

Study: Diet can influence the breast microbiome and alter breast cancer tumors

New biomaterial for pancreatic islet transplants does not trigger the body's immune response

UK study reports on attitudes to COVID-19 symptoms and testing

New study could improve diagnostic capabilities for life-threatening diseases

Secondary infections amplify the brain's immune response and affect memory in Alzheimer's disease

New review reports significant drop in people receiving cardiac rehabilitation during the pandemic

UC San Diego Health offers new immunotherapy treatment for multiple myeloma following FDA approval

Pitt researchers use a unique and powerful MRI device to study sickle cell disease

Lung protein hyperconcentration may be a key factor in predicting COPD risks

Immunotherapy after surgery offers recurrence-free survival advantage for patients with high-risk melanoma

Alzheimer's disease increases a threefold risk of contracting severe COVID-19 and death

Urgent action needed to address the shortage of hematologists in Africa, experts say

New clinical guidelines to manage insomnia with intensive behavioral therapy

New therapeutic approach developed to treat psoriatic arthritis

Antibody treatment reactivates the immune defense in patients with advanced-stage cancer

Oncologists underestimate patient use of complementary medicine after breast cancer diagnosis

Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

How GLP‑1 Agonists Are Shaping the Future of Obesity Treatment With Dr Bryony Henderson

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