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GMU researchers studying effect of cannabidiol on exosome release

Fatah Kashanchi, Professor, Laboratory of Molecular Virology, School of Systems Biology, and Lance Liotta, Co-Director, Applied Proteomics and Molecular Medicine, are working to mitigate virally driven HIV pathenogenesis in the central nervous system.

5 Jun 2020

New guidance for healthcare providers caring for hospitalized COVID-19 patients with diabetes

The COVID-19 pandemic presents new challenges for clinicians caring for infected patients with diabetes, according to new guidance published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

5 Jun 2020

Sleep fragmentation associated with inflammation and atherosclerosis

Disrupted nightly sleep and clogged arteries tend to sneak up on us as we age. And while both disorders may seem unrelated, a new study from the University of California, Berkeley, helps explain why they are, in fact, pathologically intertwined.

5 Jun 2020

European database investigates COVID-19 outcomes in patients with kidney failure

Experience throughout the world, including in Europe, shows that advanced age is the most important risk factor for death in COVID-19: people aged over 70 years are over 10 times more likely to die compared to those aged below 50.

5 Jun 2020

UTA and UT Southwestern team up on new project to refine lung cancer treatments

A researcher at The University of Texas at Arlington has teamed up with a colleague at UT Southwestern Medical Center on a biopsy image analysis that will help pinpoint care for lung cancer patients.

5 Jun 2020

Study reveals outcomes of radiosurgery for patients with brain metastases from small cell lung cancer

The international First-line Radiosurgery for Small-Cell Lung Cancer analysis led by University of Colorado Cancer Center researchers and published today in JAMA Oncology details clinical outcomes for 710 patients with brain metastases from small cell lung cancer treated with first-line stereotactic radiosurgery, without prior treatment with whole-brain radiation or prophylactic cranial irradiation.

5 Jun 2020

Focusing on clinical drug research for dementia

Frontiers in Clinical Drug Research - Dementia is a book series which presents comprehensive reviews about research on Dementia, a term which references the loss of brain function associated with Alzheimer's disease and other related medical conditions.

5 Jun 2020

Researchers investigate new approaches to treating neurodegenerative diseases

Heidelberg researchers investigate new approaches to treating neurodegenerative diseases. Protecting nerve cells from losing their characteristic extensions, the dendrites, can reduce brain damage after a stroke.

5 Jun 2020

Study: Daily aspirin could be a killer for some, rather than a cure

Daily aspirin could be a killer for some, rather than a cure, according to a new study.

5 Jun 2020

Rational use of antibiotics can help fight bacterial infections

The increase in antibiotic resistance and the lack of new antibiotics is currently a major global health problem.

5 Jun 2020

Telephone interventions can help treat cancer symptoms

Telephone interventions could be used to successfully treat symptoms of cancer such as fatigue, depression and anxiety, new research in theCochrane Libraryreports.

5 Jun 2020

Study: MafB protein may protect against renal failure

Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) is a common cause of steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome, a type of kidney disease that is accompanied by massive urinary protein loss and that may progress to end-stage renal disease.

5 Jun 2020

Newly identified mechanism regulates activity of nitric oxide-producing enzyme

The liver filters blood, detoxifies chemicals and metabolizes drugs. Hepatitis, alcohol and primary liver diseases are common sources of damage in the liver and can result in scarring, known as fibrosis.

5 Jun 2020

New leukemia immune profiles predict drug resistance, positive responses to immunotherapy

By analyzing 442 samples from three groups of children and adults with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), researchers have identified new immune classes of the disease that predict the likelihood of drug resistance and positive responses to immunotherapy.

5 Jun 2020

Study may pave for new therapeutic approaches for Parkinson's disease

Researchers have uncovered a link between the structure of the protein alpha-synuclein and its likelihood to misfold and aggregate.

5 Jun 2020

Study highlights increased consumption of opioids in patients with osteoarthritis

Fentanyl, tramadol or tilidine: New European figures show that even in Europe increasingly more people are taking opioids for pain connected with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases.

5 Jun 2020

Experts debate over future Parkinson’s disease trial involving growth factors

Growth factors such as glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) were initially thought to be exciting new treatments for Parkinson's disease (PD), but trials have been disappointing.

5 Jun 2020

New analysis supports first-line stereotactic radiosurgery for small cell lung cancer

The international First-line Radiosurgery for Small-Cell Lung Cancer (FIRE-SCLC) analysis led by University of Colorado Cancer Center researchers and published today in JAMA Oncology details clinical outcomes for 710 patients with brain metastases from small cell lung cancer treated with first-line stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS), without prior treatment with whole-brain radiation (WBRT) or prophylactic cranial irradiation (PCI).

5 Jun 2020

Trial results show efficacy of netakimab for treating moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis

Netakimab is a humanized anti-interleukin 17A antibody approved for the treatment of moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis.

5 Jun 2020

Current advances in nanoparticles and their role as anticancer drug-delivery vectors

Nanotechnology has contributed a great deal to the field of medical science. It has enabled researchers to design tools to deliver drugs to specific targets in a living organism.

4 Jun 2020

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GMU researchers studying effect of cannabidiol on exosome release

New guidance for healthcare providers caring for hospitalized COVID-19 patients with diabetes

Sleep fragmentation associated with inflammation and atherosclerosis

European database investigates COVID-19 outcomes in patients with kidney failure

UTA and UT Southwestern team up on new project to refine lung cancer treatments

Study reveals outcomes of radiosurgery for patients with brain metastases from small cell lung cancer

Focusing on clinical drug research for dementia

Researchers investigate new approaches to treating neurodegenerative diseases

Study: Daily aspirin could be a killer for some, rather than a cure

Rational use of antibiotics can help fight bacterial infections

Telephone interventions can help treat cancer symptoms

Study: MafB protein may protect against renal failure

Newly identified mechanism regulates activity of nitric oxide-producing enzyme

New leukemia immune profiles predict drug resistance, positive responses to immunotherapy

Study may pave for new therapeutic approaches for Parkinson's disease

Study highlights increased consumption of opioids in patients with osteoarthritis

Experts debate over future Parkinson’s disease trial involving growth factors

New analysis supports first-line stereotactic radiosurgery for small cell lung cancer

Trial results show efficacy of netakimab for treating moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis

Current advances in nanoparticles and their role as anticancer drug-delivery vectors

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