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New guidelines recommend people to start colorectal cancer screening at age 45

The American Cancer Society (ACS) and other preventive guideline organizations recommend that screening for colorectal cancer start for people of average risk at age 50.

31 May 2018

Scientists find enzyme that breaks down plasmalogens in Alzheimer's disease patients

Alzheimer's disease patients lose up to 60% of a component called plasmalogen from the membranes of the cells in their brains, but it's still not known how or why.

31 May 2018

Scientists uncover the role of the ApoE gene in Alzheimer's Disease

A study conducted at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has identified why the ApoE4 gene increases the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, and why the ApoE3 gene reduces the risk.

31 May 2018

Researchers trigger natural defense mechanism to alleviate intestinal inflammation

Treating inflammatory diseases of the bowel is extremely challenging: Genes, gut microbes and disrupted immune function all contribute.

31 May 2018

Mesoblast and Cartherics form partnership to develop 'off-the-shelf' CAR-T therapies for solid cancers

Mesoblast Limited today announced that it has entered into a partnership with Cartherics Pty Ltd to develop allogeneic ‘off-the-shelf’ CAR-T cells armed with multiple targeting receptors for use in solid cancers. Off the shelf CAR-T therapies have the potential to reduce costs dramatically and open up this very effective treatment to millions of cancer patients across the world.

31 May 2018

Scientists introduce combination approach to fight cancer

For efficient cancer therapy with few side effects, the active drug should selectively attain high concentration in the tumor. In the journal Angewandte Chemie, scientists have introduced a new approach, in which two synergistic drug components are combined into a dimer.

31 May 2018

UTSA scientists explore stuttering and develop new technology to optimize brain function

A team of researchers at The University of Texas at San Antonio received a two-year, $387,000 grant, from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to develop technology that will identify brain activity patterns that contribute to stuttering and use that technology to train people how to optimize brain functions.

31 May 2018

Telemedicine approach improves genetic counseling at community-based cancer care

Genetic counseling for cancer patients has become standard of care at academic medical centers, but patients cared for at community-based medical practices across the United States may not have access to these resources. Video and phone sessions can close that gap and bring genetic counseling to patients who would not otherwise have the chance to receive it, according to a new study from the Basser Center for BRCA at the University of Pennsylvania's Abramson Cancer Center.

31 May 2018

Researchers identify workplace dress codes as hindrance for people with disabilities

According to the U.S. Census, nearly 20 million people of working age live with a disability. While past research has indicated that people living with disabilities face barriers in workplace participation, researchers from the University of Missouri have now found one hindrance to workplace participation for people with disabilities is the lack of appropriate clothing. This barrier increases their stigma and decreases their confidence.

31 May 2018

Scientists identify 'hidden' driver that helps prime the anti-tumor immune response

Like exposing a crime boss whose authority has gone undetected, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have identified a hidden driver that influences production of the T cells that fight cancer and infections. The study appears today as an advance online publication in the journal Nature.

31 May 2018

FDA approves first oral medication for adults with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today expanded the approval of Xeljanz (tofacitinib) to include adults with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis. Xeljanz is the first oral medication approved for chronic use in this indication.

30 May 2018

Scientists engineer bi-specific antibodies that attract immune killers directly to cancer cells

Our immune system's arsenal of defenses usually protects us from cancer. But sometimes, cancer cells overwhelm or evade this elaborate defense system.

30 May 2018

FDA-approved drug for lymphoma and leukemia may help treat common type of brain tumor

New Cleveland Clinic research shows for the first time that ibrutinib, an FDA-approved drug for lymphoma and leukemia, may also help treat the most common – and deadliest – type of brain tumor.

30 May 2018

New trial to test if omega-3 capsules can stop secondary liver cancer recurrence after surgery

A new clinical trial from the University of Leeds is testing omega-3 capsules in patients who have bowel cancer which has spread to the liver, to see if it can stop the cancer returning after surgery.

30 May 2018

Male thyroid cancer survivors face nearly 50% higher CVD risk than women, study suggests

Male thyroid cancer survivors have a nearly 50 percent higher risk of developing heart disease than women within five years of cancer diagnosis, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

30 May 2018

New study estimates current prevalence of eating disorders in the United States

Biological Psychiatry has published a new study revising the outdated estimates of the prevalence of eating disorders in the United States.

30 May 2018

Review: Plant-based diets associated with better cardiovascular health

Vegetarian, especially vegan, diets are associated with better cardiovascular health, according to a new review published in the journal Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases.

30 May 2018

Researchers shed promising light on the origin of Alzheimer's disease

After a decade of work, a team led by Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont researcher and Université de Montréal associate professor Dr. Gilbert Bernier has shed promising light on the origin of the most common and prevalent form of Alzheimer's disease, hoping to someday help mitigate or even reverse the progress of the disease.

30 May 2018

American Cancer Society releases updated guideline for CRC screening

An updated American Cancer Society guideline says colorectal cancer screening should begin at age 45 for people at average risk, based in part on data showing rates of colorectal cancer are increasing in young and middle-aged populations.

30 May 2018

Researchers develop new prediction method for epileptic seizures

Epileptic seizures strike with little warning and nearly one third of people living with epilepsy are resistant to treatment that controls these attacks. More than 65 million people worldwide are living with epilepsy.

30 May 2018

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New guidelines recommend people to start colorectal cancer screening at age 45

Scientists find enzyme that breaks down plasmalogens in Alzheimer's disease patients

Scientists uncover the role of the ApoE gene in Alzheimer's Disease

Researchers trigger natural defense mechanism to alleviate intestinal inflammation

Mesoblast and Cartherics form partnership to develop 'off-the-shelf' CAR-T therapies for solid cancers

Scientists introduce combination approach to fight cancer

UTSA scientists explore stuttering and develop new technology to optimize brain function

Telemedicine approach improves genetic counseling at community-based cancer care

Researchers identify workplace dress codes as hindrance for people with disabilities

Scientists identify 'hidden' driver that helps prime the anti-tumor immune response

FDA approves first oral medication for adults with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis

Scientists engineer bi-specific antibodies that attract immune killers directly to cancer cells

FDA-approved drug for lymphoma and leukemia may help treat common type of brain tumor

New trial to test if omega-3 capsules can stop secondary liver cancer recurrence after surgery

Male thyroid cancer survivors face nearly 50% higher CVD risk than women, study suggests

New study estimates current prevalence of eating disorders in the United States

Review: Plant-based diets associated with better cardiovascular health

Researchers shed promising light on the origin of Alzheimer's disease

American Cancer Society releases updated guideline for CRC screening

Researchers develop new prediction method for epileptic seizures

Advancing Menopause Care: Non-Hormonal Treatments for Vasomotor Symptoms

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