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REANIMA project may overturn paradigms that underlie regenerative cardiology research

Research into new endogenous mechanisms of tissue regeneration is an innovative research avenue in cardiac regeneration.

31 Oct 2019

New deep learning tool will advance personalized medicine for musculoskeletal diseases

Personalized medicine has stirred the imagination of drugs and therapies that are individually tailored to patients.

31 Oct 2019

Common early sign of cardiovascular disease associated with cancer risk

A Mayo Clinic-led study involving 488 cardiac patients whose cases were followed for up to 12 years finds that microvascular endothelial dysfunction, a common early sign of cardiovascular disease, is associated with a greater than twofold risk of cancer.

31 Oct 2019

Researchers identify genes linked to most severe symptoms of multiple sclerosis

In a bid to determine factors linked to the most debilitating forms of multiple sclerosis, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they have identified three so-called "complement system" genes that appear to play a role in MS-caused vision loss.

From Johns Hopkins Medicine 31 Oct 2019

Study finds altered brain asymmetry in autism spectrum disorder

The left and right halves of our brains develop differently, as each hemisphere 'specialises' in certain functions. For example, for most people the left hemisphere--controlling the right hand--is dominant for language.

31 Oct 2019

LLNL leads multi-institutional collaboration in modeling protein interactions linked to cancer

Computational scientists, biophysicists and statisticians from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Los Alamos National Laboratory are leading a massive multi-institutional collaboration that has developed a machine learning-based simulation for next-generation supercomputers capable of modeling protein interactions and mutations that play a role in many forms of cancers.

31 Oct 2019

Adults in least walkable neighborhoods more likely to have high predicted cardiovascular risk

A study led by researchers from St. Michael's Hospital of Unity Health Toronto and ICES found that people living in neighborhoods considered to be the least walkable were up to 33 per cent more likely to have a high predicted 10-year cardiovascular risk compared to individuals living in the most walkable neighborhoods.

31 Oct 2019

$UTSA scientists study osteoporotic bone fractures to rethink treatment$

UTSA scientists study osteoporotic bone fractures to rethink treatment

About half of all women in the U.S. will suffer a bone fracture due to osteoporosis. For women, the incidence of this condition is greater than that of heart attack, stroke and breast cancer combined.

31 Oct 2019

UW Medicine expert highlights healthcare disparities in black women

Dr. Kemi Doll, a UW Medicine gynecologic oncologist, has long studied endometrial cancer. It's work that reflects a bigger issue, she says: "Healthcare for black women isn't really the same as it is for everyone else, especially when it comes to reproductive care."

31 Oct 2019

Research forum to present results of novel anti-obesity medications

Rhythm Pharmaceuticals and Novartis will present findings from the latest stages of clinical evaluation of new anti-obesity medications during a special late-breaking research forum titled "Emerging Pharmacological Anti-obesity Therapies."

31 Oct 2019

Novel method for aggressive breast cancer detection

A new study in rats published in the journal Cell Reports shows that the pattern of RNA molecules produced within certain immune cells called macrophages, found within breast cancers (tumor-associated macrophages, TAMs), can tell whether the tumor is cancerous or not and indicate the type of outcome. The same pattern is present in humans as in mice. This makes it directly useful in predicting the nature of a breast tumor and its outcome.

30 Oct 2019

Proton radiation therapy can help treat patients with hepatocellular carcinoma

Two new studies support and inform the use of proton radiation therapy to treat patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), a common but often fatal type of liver cancer for which there are limited treatment options. One study (Sanford et al.) suggests that proton radiation, compared to traditional photon radiation, can extend overall survival with reduced toxicity.

30 Oct 2019

New strategies and approaches to treat patients with hypertension

While studies of hypertension have been performed worldwide in a variety of epidemiological settings such as diabetes, renal function, obesity and thyroid disorders, there is a need to identify appropriate treatment strategies.

30 Oct 2019

Researchers develop new therapeutic concept for treatment of temporal lobe epilepsy

Teams of researchers from Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin and the Medical University of Innsbruck have developed a new therapeutic concept for the treatment of temporal lobe epilepsy.

30 Oct 2019

New biomarker can track mitochondrial activity in lung tumors

Researchers at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center and David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA have identified a new biomarker using a noninvasive imaging method that tracks mitochondrial activity in lung tumors.

30 Oct 2019

Shared abnormalities found in brain's control circuit of patients with mood, anxiety disorders

New research published today in JAMA Psychiatry shows for the first time that patients with mood and anxiety disorders share the same abnormalities in regions of the brain involved in emotional and cognitive control.

30 Oct 2019

Education may erase risk of cognitive decline linked to APOE e4 gene in black people

Education may erase the risk of cognitive decline associated with the APOE e4 gene--the biggest genetic risk factor for late-onset Alzheimer's disease--in older non-Hispanic black people, according to a new study by researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.

30 Oct 2019

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REANIMA project may overturn paradigms that underlie regenerative cardiology research

New deep learning tool will advance personalized medicine for musculoskeletal diseases

Common early sign of cardiovascular disease associated with cancer risk

Researchers identify genes linked to most severe symptoms of multiple sclerosis

Study finds altered brain asymmetry in autism spectrum disorder

LLNL leads multi-institutional collaboration in modeling protein interactions linked to cancer

Adults in least walkable neighborhoods more likely to have high predicted cardiovascular risk

UTSA scientists study osteoporotic bone fractures to rethink treatment

UW Medicine expert highlights healthcare disparities in black women

Research forum to present results of novel anti-obesity medications

Novel method for aggressive breast cancer detection

Proton radiation therapy can help treat patients with hepatocellular carcinoma

New strategies and approaches to treat patients with hypertension

Researchers develop new therapeutic concept for treatment of temporal lobe epilepsy

New biomarker can track mitochondrial activity in lung tumors

Shared abnormalities found in brain's control circuit of patients with mood, anxiety disorders

Education may erase risk of cognitive decline linked to APOE e4 gene in black people

Multiple environmental factors associated with greater risk for diabetes in rural populations

Study finds declining trend in prevalence of cannabis use disorder among frequent users

Steps to take to help people with dementia

Directed enzyme evolution and the Nobel Prize: Making enzymes evolve in the lab

Advancing Motor Neuron Disease Diagnosis with Non-Invasive Ultrasound and AI

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

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