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Study assesses safety and efficacy of new treatment for pancreatic cancer

Gemcitabine given in combination with nab-paclitaxel is the standard of care for patients with advanced pancreatic cancer. This practice, however, rests on data obtained from several recent clinical trials enrolling patients with pancreatic cancer who skewed younger and in better overall condition than most.

13 Dec 2018

Higher physical activity associated with improved mood

Increasing one's level of physical activity may be an effective way to boost one's mood, according to a new study from a team including scientists at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in collaboration with the National Institute of Mental Health Intramural Research Program.

13 Dec 2018

Recent findings on rare genetic disorder may help develop new treatment options

Fresh discoveries about a rare genetic disorder that affects mainly boys may inform the development of therapies to treat the condition.

13 Dec 2018

New mouse model shows potential for rapid identification of promising muscular dystrophy therapies

A Massachusetts General Hospital research team has created a new mouse model of a common form of muscular dystrophy with the potential of rapidly distinguishing promising therapeutic drugs from those unlikely to be successful.

13 Dec 2018

Hearing loss linked with increased risk for premature death

A new study links hearing loss with an increased risk for mortality before the age of 75 due to cardiovascular disease. Researchers at the Robert N. Butler Columbia Aging Center at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health found that mortality among those with hearing loss is elevated, particularly among men and women younger than age 75 and those who are divorced or separated.

13 Dec 2018

Exercise may reduce colorectal cancer risk after weight loss

New research suggests that exercise is a key factor in reducing colorectal cancer risk after weight loss. According to the study, physical activity causes beneficial changes in the bone marrow. The study is published ahead of print in the American Journal of Physiology--Endocrinology and Metabolism.

13 Dec 2018

Study describes mechanism that makes people more vulnerable to hunger-causing stimuli

The holiday season is a hard one for anyone watching their weight. The sights and smells of food are hard to resist.

13 Dec 2018

Unraveling the complexity of cancer biology can prompt new avenues for drug development

Unraveling the complexity of cancer biology can lead to the identification of new molecules involved in breast cancer and prompt new avenues for drug development. And proteogenomics, an integrated, multipronged approach, seems to be a way to do it.

13 Dec 2018

Research identifies new therapeutic target for cancer treatment and tissue regeneration

Research led by the University of Plymouth and Technische Universität Dresden has identified a new therapeutic target for cancer treatment and tissue regeneration - a protein called Prominin-1.

13 Dec 2018

Russian scientists create hardware-information system for brain disorders treatment

A team of scientists of Ural Federal University headed by Prof. Vladimir Kublanov created a hardware-information system for brain disorders prophylaxis and treatment unrivaled both in Russia and throughout the world.

13 Dec 2018

Blood test helps identify distinct molecular signatures in children with cystic fibrosis

Researchers at Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, and colleagues, used a blood test and microarray technology to identify distinct molecular signatures in children with cystic fibrosis.

12 Dec 2018

3D-printed adaptive aids can benefit patients with arthritis

Adaptive aids are expensive. Additive manufacturing, using low-cost 3D printers, can save upwards of 94 percent for simple household items.

12 Dec 2018

Intellectually active lifestyle confers protection against neurodegeneration in Huntington's patients

Researchers from the Cognition and Brain Plasticity research group of the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute and the University of Barcelona, in collaboration with several hospitals, have discovered that an intellectually active lifestyle confers protection against neurodegeneration in people with Huntington's disease, delaying the onset of symptoms and loss of grey matter in the brain.

12 Dec 2018

Study explores link between work stress and increased cancer risk

In an International Journal of Cancer study of data on more than 280,000 people from North America and Europe, work stress was associated with a significantly increased risk of colorectal, esophagus, and lung cancers.

12 Dec 2018

Weight history at ages 20 and 40 could help predict patients' future risk of heart failure

In a medical records analysis of information gathered on more than 6,000 people, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers conclude that simply asking older adult patients about their weight history at ages 20 and 40 could provide real value to clinicians in their efforts to predict patients' future risk of heart failure, heart attacks or strokes.

12 Dec 2018

Virginia Tech and UC San Diego researchers team up to develop nonopioid drug for chronic pain

Researchers from the Virginia Tech School of Neuroscience are teaming with the University of California San Diego and the U.S. National Institutes of Health to develop a drug -- now in its earliest stages -- that can treat certain types of chronic pain without the addictive consequences of opioids.

12 Dec 2018

DNA analysis finds that stethoscopes used in the ICU are teeming with bacteria

Researchers have found that stethoscopes carried by healthcare practitioners in an intensive care (ICU) setting are loaded with a wide range of bacteria.

12 Dec 2018

Nobel Laureates lecture about immune checkpoint therapy for cancer treatment

The Nobel Lectures held by the laureates of the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine saw Aula Medica at Karolinska Institutet filled to the brink. In addition to 1,000 audience members in the auditorium, people around the world were able to watch the live broadcast when James P. Allison and Tasuku Honjo talked about their research, the results of which have led to the ground-breaking immune checkpoint therapy for cancer treatment.

12 Dec 2018

New method helps better understand pathological development of ALS

The neurodegenerative disease ALS causes motor neuron death and paralysis. However, long before the cells die, they lose contact with the muscles as their axons atrophy.

12 Dec 2018

Obsessive-compulsive disorder may protect individuals from obesity

A new study led by Amitai Abramovitch, assistant professor in the Department of Psychology at Texas State University, shows that individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) are significantly less likely to become overweight or obese.

12 Dec 2018

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Study assesses safety and efficacy of new treatment for pancreatic cancer

Higher physical activity associated with improved mood

Recent findings on rare genetic disorder may help develop new treatment options

New mouse model shows potential for rapid identification of promising muscular dystrophy therapies

Hearing loss linked with increased risk for premature death

Exercise may reduce colorectal cancer risk after weight loss

Study describes mechanism that makes people more vulnerable to hunger-causing stimuli

Unraveling the complexity of cancer biology can prompt new avenues for drug development

Research identifies new therapeutic target for cancer treatment and tissue regeneration

Russian scientists create hardware-information system for brain disorders treatment

Blood test helps identify distinct molecular signatures in children with cystic fibrosis

3D-printed adaptive aids can benefit patients with arthritis

Intellectually active lifestyle confers protection against neurodegeneration in Huntington's patients

Study explores link between work stress and increased cancer risk

Weight history at ages 20 and 40 could help predict patients' future risk of heart failure

Virginia Tech and UC San Diego researchers team up to develop nonopioid drug for chronic pain

DNA analysis finds that stethoscopes used in the ICU are teeming with bacteria

Nobel Laureates lecture about immune checkpoint therapy for cancer treatment

New method helps better understand pathological development of ALS

Obsessive-compulsive disorder may protect individuals from obesity

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