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Research project explores how obesity is linked to social class

WHILE the rich get thinner, the poorest pile on the pounds. What accounts for this "social gradient", which results in obesity being most prevalent among the least well-off? The pleasure - tinged with guilt and anxiety - that they take in overeating is an explanation explored by a University of Huddersfield professor and his colleagues.

20 Aug 2018

RDMD raises $3 million in seed funding to accelerate rare disease research, drug development

RDMD, a healthcare technology company dedicated to accelerating research for patients with rare diseases, today announced that it has raised $3 million in seed financing.

20 Aug 2018

NYU Langone's Perlmutter Cancer Center expands Blood and Marrow Transplant Program

To further advance the study and treatment of blood cancers, Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone Health has significantly expanded its Blood and Marrow Transplant Program.

20 Aug 2018

Chagas disease causes chronic heart disease and has spread outside of Latin America

Chagas disease, caused by infection with a parasite called Trypanosoma cruzi (T cruzi), causes chronic heart disease in about one third of those infected.

20 Aug 2018

New drug shows potential to prevent painful side effect of therapy

About 50,000 people in the U.S. are diagnosed annually with head, neck, nasal and oral cancers. Most are treated with radiation, and of those, 70-80 percent develop a painful and debilitating side effect called severe oral mucositis.

20 Aug 2018

E-cigarettes can damage DNA and increase the risk of cancer, say researchers

The chemicals present in e-cigarettes can alter DNA in oral cells and increase the risk of cancer, according a new study.

20 Aug 2018

Strawberries could mitigate colonic inflammation

Inflammatory bowel disease is a set of painful conditions that can cause severe diarrhea and fatigue. Treatments can include medications and surgery. But now researchers report that a simple dietary intervention could mitigate colonic inflammation and improve gut health.

20 Aug 2018

Elevated LDL cholesterol levels linked to higher risk of CVD death in young, healthy people

Young, healthy people may still face a lifetime risk of premature death from cardiovascular disease if they cannot keep their cholesterol levels in check, according to new observational research in the American Heart Association's journal Circulation.

20 Aug 2018

BOOST-3 clinical trial aims to improve outcomes for severe TBI patients

An estimated 2.5 million Americans sustain a traumatic brain injury, or TBI, each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Severe TBI contributes to 30 percent of all injury-related deaths, and many who survive are left permanently disabled.

20 Aug 2018

GBCA creates model for developing scientist-advocate collaborations in cancer research

At Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, a group of breast cancer advocates say they've created a model for developing productive, successful, and sustainable collaborations between advocates and scientists in cancer research. They describe their efforts in an article published online August 17 in the journal Cancer Research.

20 Aug 2018

Thrombospondin-1 contributes to development of aortic aneurysm in mice and humans, study finds

Researchers centered at the University of Tsukuba and Kansai Medical University in Japan reveal matricellular protein Thrombospondin-1 (Thbs1) contributes to the development of aortic aneurysm in mice and humans.

20 Aug 2018

Brain tumors trap immune cells needed to fight cancer in the bone marrow, finds research

Certain brain cancers are associated with low numbers of immune system T-cells circulating in the peripheral blood. Low T-cell numbers can be a side-effect of cancer treatment. But it now appears that there is more to the story of these missing T-cells.

20 Aug 2018

Harbour Biomed and Kelun-Biotech collaborate to develop, commercialize anti-PD-L1 antibody

Harbour BioMed today announced it has entered into an exclusive strategic partnership with Sichuan Kelun-Biotech Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd. to develop and commercialize A167, an anti-PD-L1 antibody in Phase 2 clinical development, worldwide outside of the Greater China region.

20 Aug 2018

Novel system can pinpoint ingestible implants inside the body using wireless signals

Medical processes like imaging often require cutting someone open or making them swallow huge tubes with cameras on them. But what if could get the same results with methods that are less expensive, invasive and time-consuming?

20 Aug 2018

New assay may help improve both sarcoma diagnosis and treatment

Sarcomas are rare tumors that are often misdiagnosed. Specific recurrent chromosomal rearrangements, known as translocations, can serve as essential diagnostic markers and are found in about 20 percent of sarcomas.

20 Aug 2018

Type 2 diabetes on the rise among youngsters

According to a new study, more and more young people are being treated for Type 2 diabetes and this is cause for alarm.

20 Aug 2018

Passive smoking exposure among kids greatly increases COPD risk late in life

According to the latest research adults who do not smoke are at a greater risk of dying of serious lung disorders if they grew up around parents who smoked. The study appeared in the latest issue of the journal American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

20 Aug 2018

Medical Condition News

Research project explores how obesity is linked to social class

RDMD raises $3 million in seed funding to accelerate rare disease research, drug development

NYU Langone's Perlmutter Cancer Center expands Blood and Marrow Transplant Program

Chagas disease causes chronic heart disease and has spread outside of Latin America

New drug shows potential to prevent painful side effect of therapy

E-cigarettes can damage DNA and increase the risk of cancer, say researchers

Strawberries could mitigate colonic inflammation

Elevated LDL cholesterol levels linked to higher risk of CVD death in young, healthy people

BOOST-3 clinical trial aims to improve outcomes for severe TBI patients

GBCA creates model for developing scientist-advocate collaborations in cancer research

Thrombospondin-1 contributes to development of aortic aneurysm in mice and humans, study finds

Brain tumors trap immune cells needed to fight cancer in the bone marrow, finds research

Harbour Biomed and Kelun-Biotech collaborate to develop, commercialize anti-PD-L1 antibody

Novel system can pinpoint ingestible implants inside the body using wireless signals

New assay may help improve both sarcoma diagnosis and treatment

Type 2 diabetes on the rise among youngsters

Passive smoking exposure among kids greatly increases COPD risk late in life

Insight into endocrine cancers and treatment options

Loyola Medicine offers scalp cooling treatment to reduce risk of chemotherapy hair loss

Alternative devices can help when autoinjectors are unavailable

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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