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Researchers to investigate real-world effects of new cystic fibrosis medications

Researchers at RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences are leading a new €3m study to investigate the real-world effects of the newest cystic fibrosis medications as they become available for people with CF.

30 Jul 2020

Researchers identify targeted treatment strategy for malignant pleural mesothelioma

The reactivation of telomerase is a key mechanism in the unrestricted growth of cancer cells. Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a form of cancer originating from the mesothelium, a cell layer covering the lungs and the inside of the chest wall.

30 Jul 2020

New program to reverse the effects of Type 2 diabetes and beat COVID-19

The Diabetes Reversal Company has developed a pioneering programme based on weight loss, lifestyle change and one-to-one clinical support to reduce and reverse the effects of Type 2 diabetes, helping deliver the goals in the Government’s newly published National Obesity Strategy.

30 Jul 2020

Patent issued for Concarlo-developed therapeutic peptide to treat drug-resistant breast cancer

Concarlo Holdings LLC, has today announced that US Patent 10,702,570 was issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office on July 07, 2020, marking the latest step in Concarlo’s journey to commercialize revolutionary medicines for metastatic breast cancer.

30 Jul 2020

Study examines the health effects of lead exposure in Japanese children

A study conducted over the past 18 years has found differences between lead exposure effects in young Japanese boys versus girls.

30 Jul 2020

Two young scientists receive Damon Runyon-Sohn Pediatric Cancer Fellowship Award

The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation has named two outstanding young scientists as recipients of the Damon Runyon-Sohn Pediatric Cancer Fellowship Award, committing nearly $500,000 to help address a critical shortage of funding for pediatric cancer research.

30 Jul 2020

Antioxidant-rich foods may increase risk for bowel cancers, study finds

It is a fact that has long baffled doctors: Cancer in the small intestine is quite rare, whereas colorectal cancer, a neighboring though much smaller organ, is one of the leading causes of cancer death for men and women. What is it about the colon that seems to "attract" cancer?

29 Jul 2020

The toll that COVID-19 takes on the heart

Now, two new studies describe the toll that COVID-19 takes in the heart, increasing the risk of long-term damage even after patients recover. These studies also show that heart damage can even occur in people who did not have severe illness that required hospitalization.

29 Jul 2020

Loss of smell in COVID-19 explained by scientists

Now, a team of researchers at Harvard Medical school says they have found the reason why some people who get COVID-19 experience loss of smell.

29 Jul 2020

New approach shows promise for treating shoulder pain in wheelchair users with spinal cord injury

Researchers in regenerative rehabilitation conducted a pilot study of a new approach to the treatment of treatment-resistant shoulder pain in wheelchair users with spinal cord injury (SCI) and rotator cuff disease.

29 Jul 2020

Experts caution against routine use of current GEP tests for melanoma patients

A consensus statement published today in JAMA Dermatology by an international group of melanoma researchers evaluates the use of prognostic genetic expression profile (GEP) testing to guide clinical management of patients with melanoma.

29 Jul 2020

Pimavanserin reduced psychotic symptoms in people with dementia in phase 3 study

A large-scale trial has found a treatment with pimavanserin substantially reduced psychotic symptoms and reduced risk of relapse of those symptoms compared to placebo in people with dementia, a condition for which no treatments are currently licensed.

29 Jul 2020

Unexpected neurologic complication identified in severe COVID-19

Physicians working at Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust have reported that a significant proportion of patients with severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) who required intensive care developed unanticipated disabling neurological deficits that were related to a mononeuritis multiplex.

29 Jul 2020

Aerobic exercise may be more important for improvement in patients with fatty liver diseases

A new study from Trinity College Dublin highlights that fitness may be a more important clinical endpoint for improvement in patients with fatty liver diseases during exercise trials, rather than weight loss.

29 Jul 2020

Stand Up To Cancer announces $1.1 million in funding to foster collaborative research

Stand Up To Cancer announced today five new awards that will cut across institutional and national lines to foster collaborative research and explore new paths to improve cancer treatment.

29 Jul 2020

Study identifies novel function of SMS enzyme to facilitate colorectal cancer growth

A new study by researchers at the University of Kentucky identifies a novel function of the enzyme spermine synthase (SMS) to facilitate colorectal cancer growth.

29 Jul 2020

Early-in-life antibiotic exposure increases susceptibility to inflammatory bowel disease

Even short, single antibiotic courses given to young animals can predispose them to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) when they are older, according to Rutgers researchers.

29 Jul 2020

Pilot study shows cholesterol-lowering medication improves function of coronary arteries

In a pilot study of people living with HIV or high levels of cholesterol, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers found that a six-week course of a cholesterol-lowering medication improved the function of the coronary arteries that provide oxygen to the heart.

29 Jul 2020

$Researchers examine the implications of bisphosphonate drug holidays on fracture risk$

Researchers examine the implications of bisphosphonate drug holidays on fracture risk

Bisphosphonates have been shown to reduce the risk of osteoporotic fractures. To avoid possible side effects of long-term therapy, many patients take a drug holiday after several years of bisphosphonate therapy.

29 Jul 2020

Study examines the prevalence and volume of foods that contain nonnutritive sweeteners

A new study in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, published by Elsevier, found that between 2002 and 2018 purchases by US households of foods and beverages containing caloric sweetener (CS, i.e., sugar) declined while purchases of products containing both caloric sugars and nonnutritive sweeteners (NNS, i.e., sugar substitutes) increased.

29 Jul 2020

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Researchers to investigate real-world effects of new cystic fibrosis medications

Researchers identify targeted treatment strategy for malignant pleural mesothelioma

New program to reverse the effects of Type 2 diabetes and beat COVID-19

Patent issued for Concarlo-developed therapeutic peptide to treat drug-resistant breast cancer

Study examines the health effects of lead exposure in Japanese children

Two young scientists receive Damon Runyon-Sohn Pediatric Cancer Fellowship Award

Antioxidant-rich foods may increase risk for bowel cancers, study finds

The toll that COVID-19 takes on the heart

Loss of smell in COVID-19 explained by scientists

New approach shows promise for treating shoulder pain in wheelchair users with spinal cord injury

Experts caution against routine use of current GEP tests for melanoma patients

Pimavanserin reduced psychotic symptoms in people with dementia in phase 3 study

Unexpected neurologic complication identified in severe COVID-19

Aerobic exercise may be more important for improvement in patients with fatty liver diseases

Stand Up To Cancer announces $1.1 million in funding to foster collaborative research

Study identifies novel function of SMS enzyme to facilitate colorectal cancer growth

Early-in-life antibiotic exposure increases susceptibility to inflammatory bowel disease

Pilot study shows cholesterol-lowering medication improves function of coronary arteries

Researchers examine the implications of bisphosphonate drug holidays on fracture risk

Study examines the prevalence and volume of foods that contain nonnutritive sweeteners

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