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CAR T cell therapy may enhance the effectiveness of surgery for solid tumors

CAR T cell therapy, an approach which reprograms patients' own immune cells to attack their blood cancers, may enhance the effectiveness of surgery for solid tumors, according to a preclinical study from researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

11 Jan 2023

Medicare policy change may lead to increased inequities in access to heart transplants

A change to Medicare policy surrounding heart transplant may lead to increased inequities in access to transplant for patients with heart failure, a Michigan Medicine study finds.

11 Jan 2023

COVID-19 outcomes in Rituximab treated patients

A new report throws light on SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infections in patients with certain joint diseases or musculoskeletal conditions who are on rituximab and compares the severity of COVID-19 outcomes in these patients whilst identifying potential risk factors for severe outcomes.

11 Jan 2023

Study reveals how inflammation alters the tumor microenvironment in acute myeloid leukemia

Severe inflammation weakens the body's ability to kill cancerous blood cells in people with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), a new study shows.

11 Jan 2023

Most clergy embrace a medical understanding of depression’s etiology and treatment

A new Duke University study appears to ease concerns that clergy would steer congregants suffering from depression away from mental health providers and instead rely only on their faith.

11 Jan 2023

Ringlike peripheral high iodine concentration for differentiating pulmonary metastasis from lung cancer

According to an accepted manuscript published in ARRS' American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), ringlike peripheral high iodine concentration maps from dual-energy CT (DECT) can help guide management in patients with known lung cancer and an indeterminate solitary nodule.

11 Jan 2023

Study may help explain how excess weight can contribute to diabetes

People who are overweight or obese have a significantly increased risk of developing diabetes, but exactly how that happens is not well understood.

11 Jan 2023

Three genes found to be directly associated with cleft lip and palate

Researchers are finding more genes directly associated with cleft lip and palate.

11 Jan 2023

Simple method increases the efficacy of T cell therapy by cytokine conjugation

The recent years have seen a wave of adoptive cell therapies (ACTs), a type of immunotherapy in which T cells (T cell transfer therapy) and other immune cells are obtained from patients, activated and multiplied outside the body, and infused in larger numbers back into the blood circulation to help fight cancers.

11 Jan 2023

Deep divers make adaptations to make their hearts, lungs work effectively in low oxygen conditions

Scientists detected deep divers make adaptations that make their hearts and lungs work more effectively in low oxygen conditions.

11 Jan 2023

Effectiveness of slow eating intervention tested in overweight and obese women

A recent Eating Behaviors study has aimed to develop and test the effectiveness of a 5-week slow-eating intervention in obese women.

11 Jan 2023

Neurosurgeons discover potential markers of glial brain tumors

RUDN University neurosurgeons have discovered potential markers of the most common brain tumor. They turned out to be microRNAs - small sequences of nucleotides.

11 Jan 2023

Discovery could lead to more effective treatments for childhood obesity and cancer

An Iowa State University research team has discovered a method for modifying the function of an enzyme crucial to fat production, which could lead to more effective treatments for childhood obesity and cancer.

11 Jan 2023

RNAs may be a promising biomarker and therapeutic target for ischemic stroke

RUDN doctors analyzed the latest research on the use of RNA for the treatment and diagnosis of ischemic stroke.

10 Jan 2023

Performing acts of kindness may help people suffering from depression or anxiety

People suffering from symptoms of depression or anxiety may help heal themselves by doing good deeds for others, new research shows.

10 Jan 2023

New method can predict cancer patients' survival within hours after chemotherapy

Researchers from the University of Bergen, Norway, has found a new method that within hours can predict if certain cancer patients will survive or not after chemotherapy.

10 Jan 2023

MIS-C more common and severe than previously thought

In a recent study published in the JAMA Network Open journal, researchers compared the characteristics of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

10 Jan 2023

Men who lack interest in sex are at heightened risk of premature death

A recent study published in the journal PLOS ONE evaluated the association between sexual interest and mortality.

10 Jan 2023

Blood-based markers could lead to earlier detection of Alzheimer's disease

Alzheimer's disease begins decades before any symptoms, such as memory loss, start to show. Consequently, early diagnosis increases the chances of slowing the disease down with drugs.

10 Jan 2023

Protein Medin: A new treatment target for Alzheimer's

A recent study published in the journal Nature reported the co-aggregation of medin, a fragment of lactadherin, with vascular amyloid-β in Alzheimer’s disease (AD).

10 Jan 2023

Medical Condition News

CAR T cell therapy may enhance the effectiveness of surgery for solid tumors

Medicare policy change may lead to increased inequities in access to heart transplants

COVID-19 outcomes in Rituximab treated patients

Study reveals how inflammation alters the tumor microenvironment in acute myeloid leukemia

Most clergy embrace a medical understanding of depression’s etiology and treatment

Ringlike peripheral high iodine concentration for differentiating pulmonary metastasis from lung cancer

Study may help explain how excess weight can contribute to diabetes

Three genes found to be directly associated with cleft lip and palate

Simple method increases the efficacy of T cell therapy by cytokine conjugation

Deep divers make adaptations to make their hearts, lungs work effectively in low oxygen conditions

Effectiveness of slow eating intervention tested in overweight and obese women

Neurosurgeons discover potential markers of glial brain tumors

Discovery could lead to more effective treatments for childhood obesity and cancer

RNAs may be a promising biomarker and therapeutic target for ischemic stroke

Performing acts of kindness may help people suffering from depression or anxiety

New method can predict cancer patients' survival within hours after chemotherapy

MIS-C more common and severe than previously thought

Men who lack interest in sex are at heightened risk of premature death

Blood-based markers could lead to earlier detection of Alzheimer's disease

Protein Medin: A new treatment target for Alzheimer's

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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