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Inherited behaviors, traits that appear during adolescence may be related to adult cannabis use

While some youth experiment with marijuana but don't go on to long-term use, others develop a problematic pot habit that continues into adulthood.

22 Mar 2021

Study finds two drugs capable of slowing bone marrow cancer progression

Primary myelofibrosis (PMF), a relatively rare but painful type of bone marrow cancer, disrupts the body's normal production of blood cells by causing extensive scarring in the bone marrow.

22 Mar 2021

Bacteria residing within tumor cells can boost cancer immunotherapy

Cancer immunotherapy may get a boost from an unexpected direction: bacteria residing within tumor cells.

22 Mar 2021

Chaotic genetic changes drive the growth of melanomas

Melbourne researchers have revealed how melanoma cells are flooded with DNA changes as this skin cancer progresses from early, treatable stages through to fatal end-stage disease.

22 Mar 2021

Study of metaphors can help understand the beliefs and feelings of people with mental disorders

"You have to win the battle against depression", "what counts is not surrendering" and "this is not a short road" are examples of conceptual metaphors typically used to describe experiences and issues associated with disorders like depression.

22 Mar 2021

NYSCF is developing new stem cell therapy to treat age-related macular degeneration

The New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) today announced that they are developing a stem cell therapy to treat patients suffering from age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

22 Mar 2021

Novel technology may reveal the brain's mysteries

A team of scientists, led by researchers at Northwestern University, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab and the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), has developed novel technology promising to increase understanding of how brains develop, and offer answers on repairing brains in the wake of neurotrauma and neurodegenerative diseases.

22 Mar 2021

New study to identify prenatal and early childhood markers of high risk for food allergy and eczema

A study to identify prenatal and early childhood markers of high risk for food allergy and atopic dermatitis, or eczema, as well as biological pathways that lead to these conditions, has begun.

22 Mar 2021

New study shows how the immune system relates to cancer

Three University of Colorado Cancer Center researchers are part of a team that recently published a paper offering new insight into how the immune system relates to cancer.

22 Mar 2021

New book explains the functional aspects of melanogenesis and related disorders

The Vertebrate Pigmentary System: From pigment cells to disorders provides readers with fundamental knowledge of the structural and functional aspects of vertebrate pigment cells - melanophores and melanocytes - from their origin to different stages of development to related diseases.

22 Mar 2021

Hearing loss, other auditory problems strongly linked with Covid-19

Hearing loss and other auditory problems are strongly associated with Covid-19 according to a systematic review of research evidence led by University of Manchester and NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) scientists.

21 Mar 2021

Consumption of processed meat associated with increased risk of dementia

Scientists from the University of Leeds's Nutritional Epidemiology Group used data from 500,000 people, discovering that consuming a 25g serving of processed meat a day, the equivalent to one rasher of bacon, is associated with a 44% increased risk of developing the disease.

21 Mar 2021

Tubeless, wearable insulin pump can improve blood sugar control for people with type 1 diabetes

People with type 1 diabetes can improve their blood sugar control while reducing time with low blood sugar, or hypoglycemia, using Insulet Corporation's Omnipod 5 Automated Insulin Delivery System compared to their standard insulin therapy.

21 Mar 2021

Genetic engineering strategy dramatically reduces tau levels in Alzheimer's animal model

Researchers have used a genetic engineering strategy to dramatically reduce levels of tau--a key protein that accumulates and becomes tangled in the brain during the development of Alzheimer's disease--in an animal model of the condition.

21 Mar 2021

ESC Preventive Cardiology 2021 features the hottest science in prevention of heart disease

Stay tuned for the hottest science in the prevention of heart disease at ESC Preventive Cardiology 2021, an online scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology.

20 Mar 2021

$11 million COBRE funding will help create Center for Pre-Clinical Cancer Research at LSU SVM

The Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine, or LSU SVM, has received an $11 million grant to establish a Center of Biomedical Research Excellence, or COBRE.

19 Mar 2021

VHIO-born spin-off receives approval to initiate Phase I/II clinical trial of novel Myc inhibitor

Co-founded back in 2014 by VHIO's Laura Soucek, CEO of the enterprise, and Marie-Eve Beaulieu, Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) of the company, VHIO-born spin-off Peptomyc S.L. has just announced that it has received approval from the Spanish Agency of Medicines and Medical Devices for conducting clinical trials in Spain (AEMPS), to initiate the first-in-human Phase I/II clinical trial with its first compound - a disruptive Myc inhibitor, Omomyc (OMO-103).

19 Mar 2021

Medical Condition News

Inherited behaviors, traits that appear during adolescence may be related to adult cannabis use

Study finds two drugs capable of slowing bone marrow cancer progression

Bacteria residing within tumor cells can boost cancer immunotherapy

Chaotic genetic changes drive the growth of melanomas

Study of metaphors can help understand the beliefs and feelings of people with mental disorders

NYSCF is developing new stem cell therapy to treat age-related macular degeneration

Novel technology may reveal the brain's mysteries

New study to identify prenatal and early childhood markers of high risk for food allergy and eczema

New study shows how the immune system relates to cancer

New book explains the functional aspects of melanogenesis and related disorders

Hearing loss, other auditory problems strongly linked with Covid-19

Consumption of processed meat associated with increased risk of dementia

Tubeless, wearable insulin pump can improve blood sugar control for people with type 1 diabetes

Genetic engineering strategy dramatically reduces tau levels in Alzheimer's animal model

ESC Preventive Cardiology 2021 features the hottest science in prevention of heart disease

$11 million COBRE funding will help create Center for Pre-Clinical Cancer Research at LSU SVM

VHIO-born spin-off receives approval to initiate Phase I/II clinical trial of novel Myc inhibitor

COVID-19 patients have higher risk of stroke, finds study

Endovascular therapy more prevalent among stroke patients, yet racial differences persist

VR offers hope to nerve injury patients experiencing chronic pain

Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

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