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Four-drug chemotherapy regimen provides longer overall survival for metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

A four-drug chemotherapy regimen provided longer overall survival than a two-drug combination in a Phase 3 clinical trial for metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.

20 Jan 2023

Addition of nab-paclitaxel to gemcitabine/cisplatin does not improve overall survival of patients with advanced biliary tract cancers

Adding nab-paclitaxel to a standard treatment of gemcitabine plus cisplatin does not significantly extend median overall survival (OS) time for patients with advanced biliary tract cancers, although it may provide a benefit for subsets of patients with locally advanced disease or gallbladder adenocarcinoma.

20 Jan 2023

Research shows how Huntington’s disease affects two distinct cell populations in the striatum

In patients with Huntington's disease, neurons in a part of the brain called the striatum are among the hardest-hit.

20 Jan 2023

Gene editing could offer a promising solution for treating patients after a heart attack

Editing a gene that prompts a cascade of damage after a heart attack appeared to reverse this inevitable course in mice, leaving their hearts remarkably unharmed, a new study by UT Southwestern scientists showed.

20 Jan 2023

RUSH aims to deliver top-quality care with plans for new cancer treatment center in Lisle

RUSH is advancing its mission of delivering seamless, top-quality care with plans for a new cancer treatment center in Lisle, Illinois, that will strengthen the health of the community by increasing access to care where and when patients need it most.

20 Jan 2023

Research reveals the cellular origin of cancer-associated fibroblasts

A type of cell that plays a key role in pancreatic cancer can trace its origin back to a structure that forms during embryonic development, new research at MUSC Hollings Cancer Center shows.

20 Jan 2023

Brazilian study uncovers reorganization of anatomical structures in the brains of congenitally blind people

Recently published in the scientific journal Human Brain Mapping, a Brazilian study has identified for the first time the reorganization of anatomical structures in the brain of people with congenital blindness.

20 Jan 2023

Mutations may underlie how the most aggressive lymphomas arise and resist therapies

The key to understanding how the most aggressive lymphomas arise and resist current therapies may lie in mutations that disrupt a critical natural selection process among antibody-producing B cells, according to a multi-institutional preclinical study led by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators.

19 Jan 2023

Team-oriented approach improves the risk of acquiring post-procedural acute kidney injury

Findings from a new study published in The Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, involving a collaborative effort between researchers at Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine, Vanderbilt, and Veteran's Affairs (VA) medical centers, show that an implementation science approach using team-based coaching and automated surveillance reporting significantly improves the risk of acquiring post-procedural acute kidney injury (AKI) when compared to other interventions.

19 Jan 2023

Study generates a comprehensive genetic map to identify important genes that cause sarcoma

Several genes that cause sarcoma have been identified in the first comprehensive genetic map of sarcomas, generated by research led by Omico, the Garvan Institute of Medical Research and UNSW Sydney.

19 Jan 2023

Heritable pathogenic defects in genes may increase the risk for sarcomas

Heritable pathogenic defects in genes related to mitosis and telomere function may specifically increase the risk for sarcomas – rare cancers that develop in muscles, bones, and other connective tissues, researchers report.

19 Jan 2023

Gut bacterial community found to be less diverse in people with irritable bowel syndrome

People with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) have lower bacterial diversity in the intestine than do healthy people, according to a team of Korean investigators.

19 Jan 2023

Schizophrenia may be linked with vascular alterations in the brain, study suggests

A study conducted in Brazil and reported in an article published in Molecular Psychiatry suggests that schizophrenia may be associated with alterations in the vascularization of certain brain regions.

19 Jan 2023

Study reveals how most-resistant pancreatic cancer cells defy treatment

Pancreatic cancer is the third deadliest cancer in the United States, after lung and colorectal, though far less common.

19 Jan 2023

Nearly half a million people missed out on blood pressure lowering medication during the pandemic

Nearly half a million people missed out on starting medication to lower their blood pressure during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to research supported by the British Heart Foundation Data Science Centre at Health Data Research UK published today in Nature Medicine.

19 Jan 2023

$3 million NIH grant to support research on Alzheimer's disease

Researchers at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology will use a unique combination of imaging techniques to study Alzheimer's disease on a scale that's never been done before.

19 Jan 2023

Researchers create large-scale 2D and 3D spatial maps of colorectal cancer

In the United States, turning 45 brings with it a rather unpleasant rite of passage: the beginning of regular colonoscopies, in which an endoscope equipped with a light and a camera is used to visually check the colon for signs of cancer.

19 Jan 2023

Long-term, COVID-19-related smell loss could be treated using injections of platelet-rich plasma

Early in the pandemic, when people with COVID-19 began reporting that they lost their sense of smell, Zara Patel, MD, figured as much. A professor of otolaryngology at Stanford Medicine, Patel has, for years, studied loss of smell as a symptom of viral infections.

19 Jan 2023

MD Anderson announces licensing agreements with BostonGene and Tempus for its EGFR Classification

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center today announced licensing agreements with BostonGene Corporation and Tempus for the MD Anderson EGFR Classification, which groups EGFR mutations in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) based on structural modifications and sensitivity to available therapies.

19 Jan 2023

Transient ischemic attack needs emergency assessment to help prevent a full-blown stroke

Stroke symptoms that disappear in under an hour, known as a transient ischemic attack (TIA), need emergency assessment to help prevent a full-blown stroke, according to a new American Heart Association scientific statement published today in the Association's journal Stroke.

19 Jan 2023

Medical Condition News

Four-drug chemotherapy regimen provides longer overall survival for metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

Addition of nab-paclitaxel to gemcitabine/cisplatin does not improve overall survival of patients with advanced biliary tract cancers

Research shows how Huntington’s disease affects two distinct cell populations in the striatum

Gene editing could offer a promising solution for treating patients after a heart attack

RUSH aims to deliver top-quality care with plans for new cancer treatment center in Lisle

Research reveals the cellular origin of cancer-associated fibroblasts

Brazilian study uncovers reorganization of anatomical structures in the brains of congenitally blind people

Mutations may underlie how the most aggressive lymphomas arise and resist therapies

Team-oriented approach improves the risk of acquiring post-procedural acute kidney injury

Study generates a comprehensive genetic map to identify important genes that cause sarcoma

Heritable pathogenic defects in genes may increase the risk for sarcomas

Gut bacterial community found to be less diverse in people with irritable bowel syndrome

Schizophrenia may be linked with vascular alterations in the brain, study suggests

Study reveals how most-resistant pancreatic cancer cells defy treatment

Nearly half a million people missed out on blood pressure lowering medication during the pandemic

$3 million NIH grant to support research on Alzheimer's disease

Researchers create large-scale 2D and 3D spatial maps of colorectal cancer

Long-term, COVID-19-related smell loss could be treated using injections of platelet-rich plasma

MD Anderson announces licensing agreements with BostonGene and Tempus for its EGFR Classification

Transient ischemic attack needs emergency assessment to help prevent a full-blown stroke

Exploring the nanoscale: How AFM is transforming cosmetic science

Innovating Texture and Culture in Plant-Based Foods

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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