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New drug could transform treatment of brain tumors in younger people

A top UVA Health cancer expert is highlighting how a new drug could transform how doctors treat a brain tumor that typically strikes younger people.

25 Aug 2023

Cholesterol loss in inner ear linked to age-related hearing loss

Researchers led by María Eugenia Gomez-Casati, the Institute of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of Buenos Aires-CONICET; Mauricio Martin, the Institute of Medical Research Mercedes; and Martín Ferreyra, (INIMEC-CONICET-UNC), National University of Córdoba in Argentina report that age-related hearing loss is associated with a decrease of cholesterol in the inner ear.

24 Aug 2023

New research sheds light on role of KRAS mutations in pancreatic cancer

Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have uncovered a functional role for KRAS mutations in pancreatic cancer and rapidly translated these findings into a novel therapeutic approach combining a KRAS G12D inhibitor with immune checkpoint inhibitors for early- and late-stage KRAS G12D-mutant pancreatic cancer.

24 Aug 2023

Anesthesiologists can play a greater role in managing patients with substance use disorders

As use and misuse of alcohol, opioids, and psychostimulants continues to increase, anesthesiologists can become a more integral part of the care team managing patients with a Substance Use Disorder (SUD), according to a series of three articles published in the September issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, the official journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society.

24 Aug 2023

Brain-computer interface enables woman with severe paralysis to speak through digital avatar

Researchers at UC San Francisco and UC Berkeley have developed a brain-computer interface (BCI) that has enabled a woman with severe paralysis from a brainstem stroke to speak through a digital avatar.

24 Aug 2023

Speech Accessibility Project needs more participants with Parkinson's

The Speech Accessibility Project is almost halfway through its first phase of gathering voice recordings from people with Parkinson's.

24 Aug 2023

Certain gut conditions associated with higher risk of Parkinson's disease diagnosis

Certain gut problems, such as constipation, difficulty swallowing, and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), may be early warning signs of the neurological condition Parkinson's disease, suggests research published online in the journal Gut.

24 Aug 2023

Stem cell patch for treating macular degeneration to enter phase 2b clinical trial

A stem cell patch developed by USC researchers for patients with macular degeneration will soon be tested in a phase 2b clinical trial.

24 Aug 2023

Scientists create new test to identify people at risk of developing myeloid leukemias

Scientists have created a new test for identifying people at risk of developing acute myeloid leukaemia and related cancers, years before they do.

24 Aug 2023

Age-related changes in the blood system can exacerbate colon cancer

Researchers at the University of Florida College of Medicine have discovered how common age-related changes in the blood system can make certain colon cancers grow faster.

24 Aug 2023

KAUST researchers refute challenges to targeted cancer therapy

Drugs that inhibit a key protein should offer new targeted cancer therapy for leukemia and breast cancer.

24 Aug 2023

Neglected brain region could play a critical role in drug relapse

Researchers from Indiana University School of Medicine have discovered a neglected brain region that could play a critical role in how likely a person with drug use disorders is to relapse, even after a long withdrawal period.

24 Aug 2023

Urine levels of adenine found to be predictive and causative biomarker of diabetic kidney disease

Urine levels of adenine, a metabolite produced in the kidney, are predictive and a causative biomarker of looming progressive kidney failure in patients with diabetes, a finding that could lead to earlier diagnosis and intervention, researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (also called UT Health San Antonio) reported Aug. 24 in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.

24 Aug 2023

Researchers find link between topography of the genome and presence of cancer mutations

Researchers at the University of California San Diego have uncovered a connection between the topography of the human genome and the presence of mutations in human cancer.

24 Aug 2023

Largest genetic study of heart failure finds new risk factors

In a new study co-led by investigators at the United States Department of Veterans Affairs and Brigham and Women's Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham healthcare system, a global team of scientists conducted one of the largest genetic association studies on heart failure to date.

24 Aug 2023

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New drug could transform treatment of brain tumors in younger people

Cholesterol loss in inner ear linked to age-related hearing loss

New research sheds light on role of KRAS mutations in pancreatic cancer

Anesthesiologists can play a greater role in managing patients with substance use disorders

Brain-computer interface enables woman with severe paralysis to speak through digital avatar

Speech Accessibility Project needs more participants with Parkinson's

Certain gut conditions associated with higher risk of Parkinson's disease diagnosis

Stem cell patch for treating macular degeneration to enter phase 2b clinical trial

Scientists create new test to identify people at risk of developing myeloid leukemias

Age-related changes in the blood system can exacerbate colon cancer

KAUST researchers refute challenges to targeted cancer therapy

Neglected brain region could play a critical role in drug relapse

Urine levels of adenine found to be predictive and causative biomarker of diabetic kidney disease

Researchers find link between topography of the genome and presence of cancer mutations

Largest genetic study of heart failure finds new risk factors

Brain circuitry repair offers hope for new Parkinson's disease treatments

Engineered adeno-associated virus vector yields high transduction of the brain vasculature

Specific alterations in brain structural connectivity may be an early diagnostic marker for ASD

Bystander defibrillation improves 30-day survival even with short ambulance response times

The role played by the gut microbiome in metabolizing selected sweeteners

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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