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Tracking changes in blood vessels may hold clues to early detection of neurodegenerative diseases

While age-related brain disorders like Alzheimer's disease often develop slowly across an individual's lifetime, they usually aren't detected until symptoms have already started.

26 May 2023

Researchers explore the possibility of treating lung cancer by targeting telomeres

Healthy cells can only divide a limited number of times during an organism's lifetime. In contrast, tumor cells are immortal: they proliferate indefinitely and uncontrollably, and this is the defining characteristic of cancer.

26 May 2023

New treatment protocol for brain hemorrhage improves survival chances without major disability

The George Institute for Global Health today announced data from the phase III INTERACT3 study demonstrating that a new combination of treatments for stroke due to intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) significantly improves the chances of surviving without major disability.

26 May 2023

Markey one of 71 NCI designated cancer centers in the U.S.

When the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center earned a designation the National Cancer Institute (NCI) in 2013, it instantly established Markey as one of the top cancer research centers in the U.S.

26 May 2023

$4.5 million grant to fund research exploring link between exercise and slowing Alzheimer's progression

A $4.5 million groundbreaking grant will fund research to explore a promising link between aerobic exercise and slowing the progression of Alzheimer's disease in a study led by an Arizona State University researcher.

26 May 2023

Makeup of microbiome in a person's tumor varies depending on early or late-onset colorectal cancer

Researchers at Georgetown University's Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center studied the microbiome of people with colorectal cancer and found the make-up of the bacteria, fungi and viruses in a person's tumor varied significantly depending on whether they were diagnosed with early-onset disease (age 45 or younger) or late-onset disease (age 65 or older).

26 May 2023

Study compares long-term outcomes of rotational atherectomy for specific indications versus on-label use

Announcing a new article publication for Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications journal. This study compared the long-term outcomes between rotational atherectomy (RA) for specific indications and on-label use of RA for severely calcified coronary lesions.

26 May 2023

Recent evolution of the LAAO therapy for thromboembolic complications

Announcing a new article publication for Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications journal.

26 May 2023

Fibromyalgia causes structural brain changes

Pain-processing regions are particularly affected by changes in brain volume. The good news is that these changes may be reversible.

26 May 2023

Study identifies six odor categories associated with migraine attacks

Researchers categorized migraine-associated odors into six groups.

26 May 2023

Do glucose-lowering medications have different effects on kidney outcomes?

Researchers evaluated the kidney outcomes in individuals with type 2 diabetes.

26 May 2023

A groundbreaking digital brain–spine bridge empowers tetraplegic patient to walk naturally after spinal cord injury

Researchers developed a groundbreaking wireless digital bridge that helped a chronic tetraplegia patient to walk.

26 May 2023

The effects of alcohol taxation, minimum unit pricing, and restricted temporal availability on overall alcohol consumption

Researchers estimate the impact of three main alcohol control policies on alcohol consumption levels.

26 May 2023

Associations between exposure to air pollution and severe COVID-19

Researchers explored associations between prolonged exposure to air pollution and severe coronavirus disease 2019.

26 May 2023

Study reveals type 2 diabetes diagnosis spurs cholesterol shifts, alters cardiovascular risk

A recent study published in the journal Scientific Reports assessed the associations between the change in total cholesterol (TC) levels after type 2 diabetes (T2D) diagnosis (relative to pre-diagnosis levels) and the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD).

26 May 2023

Plant-based diets can play a significant role in reducing blocked arteries, study says

Vegetarian and vegan diets are linked to lower levels of cholesterol and fats in your blood, according to an analysis of all the evidence from randomized trials published since 1982.

25 May 2023

Tumors in distant organs remotely reprogram the liver

Cancers often release molecules into the bloodstream that pathologically alter the liver, shifting it to an inflammatory state, causing fat buildup and impairing its normal detoxifying functions, according to a study from investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine.

25 May 2023

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Tracking changes in blood vessels may hold clues to early detection of neurodegenerative diseases

Researchers explore the possibility of treating lung cancer by targeting telomeres

New treatment protocol for brain hemorrhage improves survival chances without major disability

Markey one of 71 NCI designated cancer centers in the U.S.

$4.5 million grant to fund research exploring link between exercise and slowing Alzheimer's progression

Makeup of microbiome in a person's tumor varies depending on early or late-onset colorectal cancer

Study compares long-term outcomes of rotational atherectomy for specific indications versus on-label use

Recent evolution of the LAAO therapy for thromboembolic complications

Fibromyalgia causes structural brain changes

Study identifies six odor categories associated with migraine attacks

Do glucose-lowering medications have different effects on kidney outcomes?

A groundbreaking digital brain–spine bridge empowers tetraplegic patient to walk naturally after spinal cord injury

The effects of alcohol taxation, minimum unit pricing, and restricted temporal availability on overall alcohol consumption

Associations between exposure to air pollution and severe COVID-19

Study reveals type 2 diabetes diagnosis spurs cholesterol shifts, alters cardiovascular risk

Plant-based diets can play a significant role in reducing blocked arteries, study says

Tumors in distant organs remotely reprogram the liver

Physical activity in the afternoon provides greatest improvements in glucose control for patients with type 2 diabetes

Curcumin can suppress metastasis of colorectal cancer cells by activating a specific signaling pathway

T-cell-inducing mRNA COVID-19 vaccine improves effectiveness

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

Fourier 80: bringing benchtop NMR systems to the laboratory

How industrial hygiene flow calibration supports defensible exposure data

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