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Microglial surveillance helps prevent seizure activity in the brain

An important part of the brain's immune system, cells called microglia constantly extend and retract "branches" from their cell body to survey their environment.

14 Dec 2020

Hybrid approach reveals details about genes involved in Meier-Gorlin syndrome

Meier-Gorlin syndrome, or MGS, is a rare genetic developmental disorder that causes dwarfism, small ears, a small brain, missing patella and other skeletal abnormalities. In severe cases, MGS results in miscarriages and stillbirths.

14 Dec 2020

Research sheds light on the underprediction riddle of biomass burning

Oxidized organic aerosol is a major component of ambient particulate matter, substantially impacting climate, human health, and ecosystems.

14 Dec 2020

Study explores link between aging, obesity, and metabolic diseases

Unraveling the links among obesity, aging, telomere lengths and metabolic diseases is the subject of the study published today in Nature Metabolism by a collaborative research team at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth).

14 Dec 2020

New clue to protect neurons and encourage their growth found

Many neurodegenerative conditions, from glaucoma to Alzheimer's disease, are characterized by injury to axons - the long, slender projections that conduct electrical impulses from one nerve cell to another, facilitating cellular communications. Injury to axons often leads to neuronal impairment and cell death.

14 Dec 2020

Researchers identify cases of best practices in Europe to reduce inequalities in cancer prevention

The Area of Cancer and Public Health of the Foundation for the Promotion of Health and Biomedical Research of Valencia Region has been taking part in the consortium of the European Commission Innovative Partnership for Action Against Cancer since 2018.

14 Dec 2020

Virtual reality-based rehabilitation for recovery of stroke and neurodegenerative disease patients

Virtual reality-based rehabilitation programs are becoming an important complement to conventional motor therapy for stroke patients and individuals with neurodegenerative diseases.

14 Dec 2020

Higher proportion of male bosses found to have negative attitudes toward depression

A higher proportion of male than of female managers have negative attitudes toward depression, a University of Gothenburg study shows.

14 Dec 2020

Compound derived from thunder god vine could improve outcomes for pancreatic cancer patients

The results of a pre-clinical study led by researchers at the Translational Genomics Research Institute, an affiliate of City of Hope, suggest how a compound derived from the thunder god vine -- an herb used in China for centuries to treat joint pain, swelling and fever -- is able to kill cancer cells and potentially improve clinical outcomes for patients with pancreatic cancer.

14 Dec 2020

Huntsman Cancer Institute receives $3 million CDC grant to improve colorectal cancer screening

Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah has been awarded a five-year, $3 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to improve Utah's colorectal cancer screening rates.

14 Dec 2020

Multisystem immune-related adverse events linked with improved survival from immunotherapy in NSCLC

The results of a large, retrospective study of patients who received a form of immunotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) revealed that patients may get more than one immune-related side effect, and identified a correlation between these multisystem immune-related adverse events (irAEs) and improved patient survival.

14 Dec 2020

Landmark heart study reveals new insights about risk factors for depression

Recently published UT Southwestern research reveals new insights about risk factors for depression based on data from a landmark longitudinal study focused on heart disease.

14 Dec 2020

New combination therapy has potential to treat aggressive cancers with common mutations

Scientists have long known that therapies that target the cancer-driving MAPK pathway are only effective in a handful of cancers with specific mutations in a cancer gene called BRAF, and these cancers that initially respond to the therapy often end up developing resistance to the treatment, resulting in relapse for many patients.

14 Dec 2020

Mindfulness-based stress reduction may provide benefit to people with migraine

Migraine is a neurological disease that can be severely debilitating and is the second leading cause of disability worldwide.

14 Dec 2020

Moffitt Cancer Center finds a way for researchers and patients to engage with each other

Behind every new cancer treatment and scientific breakthrough is a research team. However, because they spend most of their time in their labs, basic science researchers rarely get to meet the patients who benefit most from their work.

14 Dec 2020

Study investigates the use of CBT and well-being therapy in depressed patients with acute coronary syndromes

Randomized controlled trials (RCT) of psychotherapeutic interventions have addressed depression and demoralization associated with acute coronary syndromes.

14 Dec 2020

60-second breath test to detect COVID-19 with IONICON PTR-TOFMS

Singapore start-up develops fast breath test based on PTR-TOF technology.

From Ionicon Analytik Ges.m.b.H. 14 Dec 2020

Study shows how STAT5 optimizes function of CD4+ T cells to drive antitumor immunity

Cancer immunotherapy using "designer" immune cells has revolutionized cancer treatment in recent years. In this type of therapy, T cells, a type of white blood cell, are collected from a patient's blood and subjected to genetic engineering to produce T cells carrying a synthetic molecule termed chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) that is designed to enable T cells to recognize and destroy cancer cells.

14 Dec 2020

Researchers develop first biohybrid artificial retina with silk fibroin and retinal cells

An international research led by the Complutense University of Madrid has taken a further step to solve the age-related macular degeneration (AMD)-derived blidness problem with the development of the first biohybrid artificial retina built with silk fibroin and retinal cells.

11 Dec 2020

Texas Biomed to investigate the effects of cannabinoids on HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded Professor Mahesh Mohan, D.V.M., Ph.D., and collaborators more than $3.5 million over five years to investigate the effects of cannabinoids on Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) associated neurocognitive disorder (HAND).

11 Dec 2020

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Microglial surveillance helps prevent seizure activity in the brain

Hybrid approach reveals details about genes involved in Meier-Gorlin syndrome

Research sheds light on the underprediction riddle of biomass burning

Study explores link between aging, obesity, and metabolic diseases

New clue to protect neurons and encourage their growth found

Researchers identify cases of best practices in Europe to reduce inequalities in cancer prevention

Virtual reality-based rehabilitation for recovery of stroke and neurodegenerative disease patients

Higher proportion of male bosses found to have negative attitudes toward depression

Compound derived from thunder god vine could improve outcomes for pancreatic cancer patients

Huntsman Cancer Institute receives $3 million CDC grant to improve colorectal cancer screening

Multisystem immune-related adverse events linked with improved survival from immunotherapy in NSCLC

Landmark heart study reveals new insights about risk factors for depression

New combination therapy has potential to treat aggressive cancers with common mutations

Mindfulness-based stress reduction may provide benefit to people with migraine

Moffitt Cancer Center finds a way for researchers and patients to engage with each other

Study investigates the use of CBT and well-being therapy in depressed patients with acute coronary syndromes

60-second breath test to detect COVID-19 with IONICON PTR-TOFMS

Study shows how STAT5 optimizes function of CD4+ T cells to drive antitumor immunity

Researchers develop first biohybrid artificial retina with silk fibroin and retinal cells

Texas Biomed to investigate the effects of cannabinoids on HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder

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A new method to measure intracellular water in biological systems

Obesity, GLP-1s, and metabolic care

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