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Using newly discovered immune cell type to fight pancreatic cancer

Immunotherapy is showing great promise for treating cancer. But so far, this approach has been effective in only about 20% of all cancers. To advance those results, researchers are looking for new ways to mobilize the immune system to destroy tumors.

23 Feb 2020

A step towards precision medicine for the management of monogenic diabetes

Diabetes affects more than 400 million people worldwide and is a major public health problem. Although commonly referred to as a single disease, it actually constitutes a group of metabolic disorders with hyperglycemia as a common feature. Of all its forms, monogenic diabetes - due to a mutation in one of the genes involved in the management of blood sugar levels - affects 1% to 4% of all cases of diabetes.

22 Feb 2020

Bariatric surgery also effective for individuals with early-onset obesity

Surgical treatment of obesity is as effective for individuals who developed the disorder early, by the age of 20, as for those who have developed obesity later in life, a study from the University of Gothenburg shows.

21 Feb 2020

People with higher obsessive-compulsive symptoms tend to distrust past experience

Obsessive–compulsive disorder is characterized by intrusive thoughts, urges, or images that cause marked distress, and repetitive behavioral or mental rituals.

From PLOS ONE 21 Feb 2020

Survey: Over half of GPs, nurses who treat type 2 diabetics do not carry out annual kidney test

A new UK-wide survey, conducted by Napp Pharmaceuticals, suggests that over half (54%, n=403) of GPs and nurses who treat patients with type 2 diabetes do not carry out a vital routine test annually, which is used to identify early markers of kidney damage.

21 Feb 2020

GlobalData: Oncology is top therapy area for non-industry-sponsored clinical trials

Oncology was the top therapy area for non-industry sponsored clinical trials in 2019, making up 25.7% of all clinical trials.

21 Feb 2020

Scientists identify chemicals in urine that are specific to overactive bladder

Millions of people might eventually be spared the embarrassment and extreme isolation caused by wetting themselves, thanks to new research.

21 Feb 2020

Administering immunotherapy alongside chemoradiation for advanced NSCLC appears to be safe and tolerable

Research from Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey shows administering the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab together with chemotherapy given at the same time as radiation treatment (chemoradiation) is safe and tolerable as a first-line therapy for patients with stage 3 non-small cell lung cancer.

21 Feb 2020

HCI at University of Utah to host 7th annual Metastatic Breast Cancer Research Conference

The 7th annual Metastatic Breast Cancer Research Conference will be hosted by Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah in partnership with Baylor College of Medicine and Theresa's Research Foundation on September 10 and 11, 2020.

21 Feb 2020

New drug offers hope for preserving brain cells for a time after stroke

After 50 years of research and the testing of over 1,000 drugs, there is new hope for preserving brain cells for a time after stroke.

21 Feb 2020

Study highlights the need to promote fair, standardized measurement of cardiovascular care quality

In a new study published today in JAMA Cardiology, a team of researchers led by Rishi Wadhera, MD, MPP, MPhil, an investigator in the Smith Center for Outcomes Research in Cardiology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, found that hospitals that received awards from the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology for the delivery of high-quality care for acute myocardial infarction and heart failure were more likely to be financially penalized under value-based programs than other hospitals.

21 Feb 2020

Faster stroke treatment in specialized ambulances reduces patients' disability

Treating stroke patients in specialized ambulances speeds treatment and reduces patients' disability, according to late breaking science presented today at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2020.

21 Feb 2020

Proactive outreach can be an effective way to improve long-term opioid use disorder care

Proactive outreach, including knocking on the doors of individuals who recently overdosed on opioids, can be an effective way to engage more people who have opioid use disorder with long-term care, according to researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

20 Feb 2020

New study expands the knowledge on tumor-suppressor role of HERC proteins

The RAF protein could be a therapeutical target to treat the tumor growth in regulated pathways by the p38 protein, according to a new study published in the journal Scientific Reports by a team of experts of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences of the University of Barcelona and the Bellvitge Institute for Biomedical Research.

20 Feb 2020

Finding new clues to combat glioblastoma

Glioblastoma is an aggressive, killer disease. While victims of this fast-moving brain tumor comprise only about 15% of all people with brain cancer, its victims rarely survive more than a few years after diagnosis.

20 Feb 2020

Researchers reveal new vulnerability in MYC-driven lymphomas

Walter and Eliza Hall Institute researchers have revealed a new vulnerability in lymphomas that are driven by one of the most common cancer-causing changes in cells.

20 Feb 2020

Low socioeconomic status associated with certain kidney diseases

A new study found an inverse association between socioeconomic status and certain kidney diseases. The findings appear in an upcoming issue of CJASN.

20 Feb 2020

Study finds racial, ethnic disparities in stroke prevention among patients undergoing dialysis

In a study of patients with kidney failure and atrial fibrillation, racial/ethnic minorities experienced higher rates of stroke compared with non-Hispanic White patients, and they were less likely to fill prescriptions of stroke-preventive medications.

20 Feb 2020

Global study shows long-term survival benefit for a subset of patients with advanced lung cancer

According to the results of a large, global study led by Yale Cancer Center researchers, even a tiny amount of a biomarker known as PD-L1 (programmed death-ligand1) can predict a long-term survival benefit from using pembrolizumab (Keytruda).

20 Feb 2020

'Stranger Things' increased public awareness of cleidocranial dysplasia

A new study published in February 2020 in the journal JAMA Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery shows that using mainstream media to depict rare diseases in a realistic manner can prompt greater public awareness and support for such conditions.

20 Feb 2020

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Using newly discovered immune cell type to fight pancreatic cancer

A step towards precision medicine for the management of monogenic diabetes

Bariatric surgery also effective for individuals with early-onset obesity

People with higher obsessive-compulsive symptoms tend to distrust past experience

Survey: Over half of GPs, nurses who treat type 2 diabetics do not carry out annual kidney test

GlobalData: Oncology is top therapy area for non-industry-sponsored clinical trials

Scientists identify chemicals in urine that are specific to overactive bladder

Administering immunotherapy alongside chemoradiation for advanced NSCLC appears to be safe and tolerable

HCI at University of Utah to host 7th annual Metastatic Breast Cancer Research Conference

New drug offers hope for preserving brain cells for a time after stroke

Study highlights the need to promote fair, standardized measurement of cardiovascular care quality

Faster stroke treatment in specialized ambulances reduces patients' disability

Proactive outreach can be an effective way to improve long-term opioid use disorder care

New study expands the knowledge on tumor-suppressor role of HERC proteins

Finding new clues to combat glioblastoma

Researchers reveal new vulnerability in MYC-driven lymphomas

Low socioeconomic status associated with certain kidney diseases

Study finds racial, ethnic disparities in stroke prevention among patients undergoing dialysis

Global study shows long-term survival benefit for a subset of patients with advanced lung cancer

'Stranger Things' increased public awareness of cleidocranial dysplasia

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