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Immunotherapy: A promising new alternative to cancer therapies

Sophie Lucas, a researcher at the University of Louvain (UCLouvain) de Duve Institute, studies the immune responses that cancer patients can develop against their own tumor.

16 Dec 2019

Human hearts and polluted air

Air pollution is injurious to our lungs and our blood vessels, according to many previous studies. However, a new study published on December 16, 2019, in the Journal of Physiology, says that the human heart responds to air pollution in more or less the same way as that of sea-living creatures.

16 Dec 2019

Type of upper airway bacteria could influence asthma severity

A new study raises the possibility of modulating asthma symptoms via the bacteria that commonly live in the upper airway. The work, which was published on December 16, 2019, in the journal Nature Communications, shows that in children who have mild to moderate asthma, the microbiome of the upper airway could determine how severe the symptoms are.

16 Dec 2019

E-cigarettes have long-term adverse effects on health

A new study has revealed that use of electronic cigarettes is associated with a raised risk of developing chronic lung diseases such as asthma, bronchitis, chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD) or emphysema.

16 Dec 2019

Poorest countries have high levels of both obesity and malnutrition

Malnutrition involves consuming nutrients that are either too much or not enough in a way that it causes health problems. The health issue has been a longstanding predicament worldwide, and now, a new study shows that a third of the poorest countries in the world are facing high levels of obesity, as well as undernutrition.

16 Dec 2019

Evolutionarily novel genes found to be expressed in tumors

A team of scientists from Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU) studied the evolutionary ages of human genes and identified a new class of them expressed in tumors -- tumor specifically expressed, evolutionarily novel (TSEEN) genes.

16 Dec 2019

Novel and targeted cellular product causes cell death in non-Hodgkin lymphoma models

Investigators at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey have found that a treatment based on a novel cellular product programmed to deliver an overabundance of chimeric antigen receptor causes cell death in non-Hodgkin lymphoma models that are sensitive or resistant to standard therapies.

16 Dec 2019

Getting closer to personalized medicine for patients with atrial fibrillation

Patients with atrial fibrillation, the most frequent cardiac arrhythmia, are closer to accessing personalized medicine.

16 Dec 2019

Cancer patients in Southern Italy have higher concentration of toxic metals in their blood

Toxic environmental agents, to which anyone is involuntarily exposed, represent non-negligible risk for human health and, therefore, environmental contamination has become a theme of primary importance worldwide.

16 Dec 2019

Researchers identify rare genetic disorder

A team of South Australian researchers has cracked a rare gene variant for a disorder that sees a normal healthy child start to lose muscle tone and motor skills, ultimately losing the capacity to walk and use language.

16 Dec 2019

Alterations in environmental factors may contribute to endometrial cancer

Endometrial cancer is the most common gynecological malignancy in the U.S. and the fourth most common cancer among women.

16 Dec 2019

Heart-healthy diets can reduce risk of stroke, heart disease

Reducing dietary cholesterol by focusing on an overall heart-healthy dietary pattern that replaces saturated fats with polyunsaturated fats remains good advice for keeping artery-clogging LDL cholesterol levels healthy.

16 Dec 2019

E-cigarette use linked to increased risk of chronic lung diseases

E-cigarette use significantly increases a person's risk of developing chronic lung diseases like asthma, bronchitis, emphysema or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, according to new UC San Francisco research, the first longitudinal study linking e-cigarettes to respiratory illness in a sample representative of the entire U.S. adult population.

16 Dec 2019

Pollution can affect the hearts of marine species and humans in similar ways

Air pollution is associated with detrimental effects on human health, including increased risk of heart disease and stroke.

16 Dec 2019

More than a third of low- and middle-income countries face double burden of malnutrition

A new approach is needed to help reduce undernutrition and obesity at the same time, as the issues become increasingly connected due to rapid changes in countries' food systems.

16 Dec 2019

Paramedic breathing tube insertion on first attempt could save lives of cardiac arrest patients

A newer breathing tube could save the lives of more than 10,000 sudden cardiac arrest patients a year for a simple reason: it's easier than standard intubation to insert on the first try, according to researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

15 Dec 2019

Integrated approach needs to be used to address opioid use among psychiatric patients

Opioid use among psychiatric hospital patients needs to be addressed through an integrated approach to managing mental illness, pain and substance use, a study by researchers at the University of Waterloo has found.

14 Dec 2019

CSHLP releases new book on 'Metastasis: Mechanism to Therapy'

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press announced the release of Metastasis: Mechanism to Therapy, available on its website in Hardcover format.

14 Dec 2019

Researchers identify novel genes associated with severity of peanut allergy

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have identified novel genes associated with the severity of peanut allergy, as well as ways in which these genes interact with other genes during allergic reactions.

14 Dec 2019

Molecular subtyping of bladder tumors outperformed by standard pathology tests

While trying to develop a comparatively easy, inexpensive way to give physicians and their patients with bladder cancer a better idea of likely outcome and best treatment options, scientists found that sophisticated new subtyping techniques designed to do this provide no better information than long-standing pathology tests.

14 Dec 2019