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New PET tracer can identify, track bacterial lung infection better than current imaging methods

Researchers at the University of Louisville, Kentucky, have demonstrated that a new radiotracer, 2-18F-fluorodeoxysorbitol (18F-FDS), can identify and track bacterial infection in lungs better than current imaging methods and is able to differentiate bacterial infection from inflammation.

8 Jan 2018

Newly identified biomarkers predict cancer patient’s response to immunotherapy

Researchers at the University of Zurich have identified biomarkers in the blood that make it possible to predict whether cancer patients will respond positively to immunotherapy.

8 Jan 2018

Researchers discover mutations in a gene related to obesity

Researchers have discovered mutations in a gene related to obesity, offering new treatment possibilities in the fight against the global epidemic.

8 Jan 2018

Saliva-based diagnostics offer possibility to detect HPV-induced throat cancer

This follows the extension of a QUT collaboration with Johnson & Johnson Innovation, Janssen Vaccines & Prevention, and Janssen Cilag Pty Ltd.

8 Jan 2018

Study reveals increased risk of common cancers among female night shift workers

A new study published in the journal of American Association for Cancer Research, Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, has revealed the increased risk of breast, skin, and gastrointestinal cancers among women who work night shifts.

8 Jan 2018

Women more likely than men to die from a heart attack due to treatment disparity

Study shows women are more likely than men to die during the year following a heart attack as they are less likely to be offered recommended treatments.

8 Jan 2018

Exercise training may help middle-aged people to reduce heart failure risk from sedentary lifestyle

Middle-aged couch potatoes may reduce or reverse the risk of heart failure associated with years of sitting if they participate in two years of regular aerobic exercise training, according to a new study in the American Heart Association's journal Circulation.

8 Jan 2018

Polygenic risk score predicts early-onset heart disease risk

A risk score based on multiple genetic differences, or polygenic risk score, predicted significantly more cases of early-onset heart disease than standard tests for single genetic defects, according to new research in the American Heart Association's journal Circulation: Genomic and Precision Medicine.

8 Jan 2018

Sangamo and Pfizer partner for development of new zinc finger protein gene therapy to treat ALS

Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc. and Pfizer Inc. today announced a collaboration for the development of a potential gene therapy using zinc finger protein transcription factors (ZFP-TFs) to treat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) linked to mutations of the C9ORF72 gene.

8 Jan 2018

New understanding of how molecules regulate enzyme could lead to potential cancer targets

New understandings of how molecules affect the activity of an enzyme could lead to potential targets for the treatment of cancers and neurodegenerative diseases.

5 Jan 2018

Bielefeld scientists discover cause of initially unclear symptoms

The sequencing of the human genome has made it possible: nowadays scientists can discover potential disorders for which there are no known patients.

5 Jan 2018

Targeted fluorescence successfully identifies pulmonary metastases in osteosarcoma patient

In a proof-of-principle case report, researchers announce that targeted fluorescence successfully identified pulmonary metastases in a patient with osteosarcoma, making it easier for surgeons to locate the tumors for resection.

5 Jan 2018

Researchers pinpoint mechanism for conversion of white fat into brown fat

An international team of researchers led from Karolinska Institutet have, in experiments on mice, pinpointed a mechanism for the conversion of energy-storing white fat into energy-expending brown fat.

5 Jan 2018

Radiation therapy algorithm could lessen side effects, maintain effectiveness of treatment

Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a mathematical model for computing radiation therapy treatments that could substantially reduce patient side effects while delivering the same results as conventional radiation therapy.

5 Jan 2018

Research could lead to new ways of optimizing treatments for chronic infections

Antibiotic-resistant Pseudomonas infections in cystic fibrosis patients show predictable sensitivities to other classes of antibiotics.

5 Jan 2018

Study identifies how excess fat disrupts heart cells' ability to produce energy

A University of Iowa study has identified how excess fat in the heart, a common feature in diabetes and obesity, can harm the cells' essential ability to produce energy.

5 Jan 2018

HSS researchers win grant to determine if stem cell therapy can improve outcomes for rotator cuff tears

A multidisciplinary team led by Scott Rodeo, MD, and Christopher Mendias, PhD, at Hospital for Special Surgery has been awarded the Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation Clinical Research Grant in Cellular Therapy in honor of James Urbaniak, MD in Collaboration with National Stem Cell Foundation.

5 Jan 2018

Stem cell transplant improves survival among scleroderma patients

Scleroderma with internal organ involvement is a debilitating and lethal autoimmune disorder with few effective treatments. But a study led by Duke Health researchers has found new cause for optimism using an aggressive stem cell transplant regimen.

5 Jan 2018

Experimental device could help ease tinnitus symptoms by targeting unruly nerve activity in the brain

Millions of Americans hear ringing in their ears -- a condition called tinnitus -- but a new study shows an experimental device could help quiet the phantom sounds by targeting unruly nerve activity in the brain.

5 Jan 2018

Adrenomedullin could serve as biomarker, therapeutic target in disorders caused by leaky blood vessels

Disorders caused by a leaky vasculature are more common than most people think. Despite ICU treatment, one third of the 27 million patients globally that suffer from sepsis, and up to 20% of the more than 5 million US patients with congestive heart failure die every year from their condition.

5 Jan 2018

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New PET tracer can identify, track bacterial lung infection better than current imaging methods

Newly identified biomarkers predict cancer patient’s response to immunotherapy

Researchers discover mutations in a gene related to obesity

Saliva-based diagnostics offer possibility to detect HPV-induced throat cancer

Study reveals increased risk of common cancers among female night shift workers

Women more likely than men to die from a heart attack due to treatment disparity

Exercise training may help middle-aged people to reduce heart failure risk from sedentary lifestyle

Polygenic risk score predicts early-onset heart disease risk

Sangamo and Pfizer partner for development of new zinc finger protein gene therapy to treat ALS

New understanding of how molecules regulate enzyme could lead to potential cancer targets

Bielefeld scientists discover cause of initially unclear symptoms

Targeted fluorescence successfully identifies pulmonary metastases in osteosarcoma patient

Researchers pinpoint mechanism for conversion of white fat into brown fat

Radiation therapy algorithm could lessen side effects, maintain effectiveness of treatment

Research could lead to new ways of optimizing treatments for chronic infections

Study identifies how excess fat disrupts heart cells' ability to produce energy

HSS researchers win grant to determine if stem cell therapy can improve outcomes for rotator cuff tears

Stem cell transplant improves survival among scleroderma patients

Experimental device could help ease tinnitus symptoms by targeting unruly nerve activity in the brain

Adrenomedullin could serve as biomarker, therapeutic target in disorders caused by leaky blood vessels

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