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New 3D scaffold may help identify the best treatments for cancer

A new 3D structure for growing cell cultures could enable doctors to test medications on model tumors grown from a patient's own cells, according to results from a team of engineers and cancer researchers at the University of Michigan.

3 Oct 2019

Researchers receive NIH grant to better assess and monitor patients recovering from stroke

According to the American Stroke Association, stroke is the leading cause of disability in the United States. For patients recovering from a stroke, paralysis or loss of muscle movement on one side of the body can make daily chores and tasks more difficult to complete.

3 Oct 2019

Fewer than half of U.S. adults get annual flu shot, shows study

So far this calendar year, 1,243 people scattered around 31 states had confirmed measles, the highest number of measles cases reported in the U.S.

3 Oct 2019

Study shows how opt-out organ donation could affect transplant waiting lists in the U.S.

Every year in the United States, about 7,500 people die while waiting for an organ transplant, and that number is expected to increase in coming years as demographics shift.

3 Oct 2019

Aspirin may reduce adverse effects of air pollution exposure on lung function

A new study is the first to report evidence that nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs like aspirin may lessen the adverse effects of air pollution exposure on lung function.

3 Oct 2019

Two cell mutations contribute to the development of acute myeloid leukemia

Sometimes the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Researchers at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory have discovered that two cell mutations, already harmful alone, enhance one another's effects, contributing to the development of the deadly blood cancer acute myeloid leukemia (AML).

3 Oct 2019

USF awarded $2.2 million to study neuromuscular effects of chemotherapy in breast cancer survivors

A University of South Florida College of Nursing researcher has been awarded a $2.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health's National Cancer Institute to study whether a home-based exercise regimen to help improve gait and balance and strengthen muscles can lessen adverse neuromuscular effects many breast cancer survivors face after chemotherapy.

3 Oct 2019

Study: Aspirin is not recommended for people who never had a heart attack or stroke

If you've never had a heart attack or stroke, you likely should not be taking aspirin to prevent them, according to new research.

3 Oct 2019

The vulnerability to auditory hallucinations in schizophrenia may be established by infancy

Some people suffering from severe mental illness, particularly schizophrenia, hear "voices," known as auditory hallucinations.

3 Oct 2019

Vaping-associated lung injury most likely caused by toxicity from noxious chemical fumes

Research into the pathology of vaping-associated lung injury is in its early stages, but a Mayo Clinic study published in The New England Journal of Medicine finds that lung injuries from vaping most likely are caused by direct toxicity or tissue damage from noxious chemical fumes.

3 Oct 2019

Study: Drops in income may lead to thinking problems, reduced brain health

Young adults who experience annual income drops of 25 percent or more may be more at risk of having thinking problems and reduced brain health in middle age, according to a study published in the October 2, 2019, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

3 Oct 2019

Study brings new understanding in the battle against mosquito-borne diseases

In two recent studies, including one published Oct. 1 in Trends in Parasitology, medical entomologist Riley Tedrow found that malaria-carrying mosquitoes in Madagascar, an African island nation, feed on the blood of humans and other mammals more frequently than assumed, which increases opportunities for disease transmission.

3 Oct 2019

High-resolution imaging shows how HIV spreads between living cells

In order to treat diseases better, we must understand how they arise.

3 Oct 2019

Home visit treatment program may help tackle childhood obesity

Behavioral medicine experts from the Rush University Prevention Center at Rush University Medical Center are going straight to patients' homes to see if they can find solutions to address childhood obesity.

3 Oct 2019

Adding local anesthetics can improve treatment for incurable breast cancer, melanoma

A new study examined the effects of local anesthetics combined with standard chemotherapy for treatment of incurable triple-negative breast cancer, as well as melanoma.

3 Oct 2019

Unique biomarker in urine may offer non-invasive means of detecting prostate cancer

A research study published in the journal Neoplasia and led by principal investigator Nallasivam Palanisamy, Ph.D., associate scientist in the Vattikuti Urology Institute at Henry Ford Health System, has identified a novel prostate cancer gene fusion involving the KLK4 protein coding gene and KLKP1 pseudogene.

3 Oct 2019

Sex-differences in brain development linked with psychiatric and neurodevelopmental disorders

The amygdala and the hippocampus--structures in the brain that are involved in emotion, learning, and memory--have been found to play a role in a diverse range of disorders, such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), anxiety, depression, and schizophrenia.

3 Oct 2019

Sexual minority women more likely to smoke cigarettes when drinking alcohol, study finds

Sexual minority women are more likely to smoke cigarettes when drinking alcohol than heterosexual women, according to new University at Buffalo research.

3 Oct 2019

Researchers create new material with antifungal and antitumor properties

A new material with antifungal and antitumor properties has been developed by researchers at the Center for Development of Functional Materials (CDMF), one of the Research, Innovation and Dissemination Centers (RIDCs) supported by São Paulo Research Foundation - FAPESP.

3 Oct 2019

Optimism linked to lower risk of cardiac events and all-cause mortality

Having an optimistic mindset is linked to a lower risk of cardiac events and all-cause mortality, according to new research from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

3 Oct 2019

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New 3D scaffold may help identify the best treatments for cancer

Researchers receive NIH grant to better assess and monitor patients recovering from stroke

Fewer than half of U.S. adults get annual flu shot, shows study

Study shows how opt-out organ donation could affect transplant waiting lists in the U.S.

Aspirin may reduce adverse effects of air pollution exposure on lung function

Two cell mutations contribute to the development of acute myeloid leukemia

USF awarded $2.2 million to study neuromuscular effects of chemotherapy in breast cancer survivors

Study: Aspirin is not recommended for people who never had a heart attack or stroke

The vulnerability to auditory hallucinations in schizophrenia may be established by infancy

Vaping-associated lung injury most likely caused by toxicity from noxious chemical fumes

Study: Drops in income may lead to thinking problems, reduced brain health

Study brings new understanding in the battle against mosquito-borne diseases

High-resolution imaging shows how HIV spreads between living cells

Home visit treatment program may help tackle childhood obesity

Adding local anesthetics can improve treatment for incurable breast cancer, melanoma

Unique biomarker in urine may offer non-invasive means of detecting prostate cancer

Sex-differences in brain development linked with psychiatric and neurodevelopmental disorders

Sexual minority women more likely to smoke cigarettes when drinking alcohol, study finds

Researchers create new material with antifungal and antitumor properties

Optimism linked to lower risk of cardiac events and all-cause mortality

Building quality into drug development for safer, faster medicines

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A new method to measure intracellular water in biological systems

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