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Maternal exposure to pollutants can lead to multigenerational weakening of the immune system

New research shows that maternal exposure to a common and ubiquitous form of industrial pollution can harm the immune system of offspring and that this injury is passed along to subsequent generations, weakening the body's defenses against infections such as the influenza virus.

2 Oct 2019

Asthma may protect against obesity in African American teens living in disadvantaged neighborhoods

A first-of-its-kind study led by researchers at LSU Health New Orleans Schools of Public Health and Medicine found that asthma may protect against obesity among African American female adolescents living in disadvantaged neighborhoods.

2 Oct 2019

Researchers find no evidence of adverse health outcomes linked with antidepressant use

Antidepressants are generally safe, according to a new study by an international team of researchers. By assessing evidence from 45 meta-analyses, which combined the results from many studies, the researchers did not find strong evidence of adverse health outcomes associated with antidepressant use.

2 Oct 2019

Preventing hypoglycaemia in diabetic patients could dramatically reduce hospital stays

Preventing in-patients with diabetes from developing hypoglycaemia could dramatically reduce the length of time they spend in hospital - according to new research from the University of East Anglia and Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

2 Oct 2019

Study: Gut bacteria play key role in childhood obesity

New information published by scientists at Wake Forest Baptist Health suggests that gut bacteria and its interactions with immune cells and metabolic organs, including fat tissue, play a key role in childhood obesity.

2 Oct 2019

Diet low in fermented carbohydrates improves health-related quality of life in IBD patients

New research from King's College London has found that a diet low in fermented carbohydrates has improved certain gut symptoms and improved health-related quality of life for sufferers of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

2 Oct 2019

CAR T-cell therapy may be effective in killing solid tumor cells

There is now a multitude of therapies to treat cancer, from chemotherapy and radiation to immunotherapy and small molecule inhibitors. Chemotherapy is still the most widely used cancer treatment, but chemotherapy attacks all the rapidly dividing cells that it locates within the body, whether they're ultimately harmful or beneficial.

2 Oct 2019

Researchers propose potential treatment for Ewing sarcomas

Ewing sarcoma is a bone cancer that appears mainly in teenagers. Due to a single defective gene, once it spreads to distant organs it is hard to treat. Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science have discovered molecular interactions underlying Ewing sarcomas and proposed a potential treatment, which has shown promise in a study in mice.

2 Oct 2019

Scientists develop skin patch than may protect against antibiotic resistant superbugs

Researchers have developed non-invasive patches that adhere to skin in order to provide a continuous reading of a patient’s medication level.

2 Oct 2019

Household bleach may be contributing to harmful indoor pollution

While the risks from ingesting chlorine bleach are clear, less obvious risks concerning airborne particles emanating from the bleach have been identified in a new study.

2 Oct 2019

Targeted therapy slows disease progression and improves survival for prostate cancer

A new PARP-inhibitor has been shown to significantly delayed cancer progression among patients with prostate cancer who had cancer cells with faulty DNA repair genes.

2 Oct 2019

Firefighters call for governmental action to protect them from cancer

Firefighters in the UK are calling on the government for more health protection, after researchers find they are at an increased risk of cancer.

2 Oct 2019

New study shows link between antidepressant use and gestational diabetes mellitus

A study has found a link between the use of antidepressants and the development of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in pregnant women.

2 Oct 2019

Using cloning technology to prevent esophageal cancer

Researchers at the University of Houston have replicated the genetic mechanism underlying the transformation of benign esophageal cells into a malignant tumor.

2 Oct 2019

Study shows how brake cell failure causes some types of seizure disorders

A study has revealed that brake cell failure causes some types of seizure disorders.

2 Oct 2019

New study shows response to HIV vaccine in 6 weeks

A US study on DNA-based and protein HIV vaccines has shown that an antibody and cellular immune response occurs within six weeks.

2 Oct 2019

Discovery of neoantigens could widen the possibilities for universal cancer vaccine

For more than a decade, scientist Stephen Albert Johnston and his team at Arizona State University's Biodesign Institute have pooled their energies into an often scoffed-at, high-risk, high-reward goal in medicine: to develop a universal vaccine to prevent cancer.

2 Oct 2019

Deadly combo: Short sleep duration and heart disease, stroke

Middle-aged adults with high blood pressure, Type 2 diabetes, heart disease or stroke could be at high risk for cancer and early death when sleeping less than six hours per day, according to new research published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, the open access journal of the American Heart Association.

2 Oct 2019

Physically active and fit children have better cardiac regulation, Finnish study shows

A recent Finnish study showed that more physically active and fit children have better cardiac regulation than less active and fit children.

2 Oct 2019

New leishmaniasis look-alike parasitic infection reported

A new study published online in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases describes the appearance of a new protozoan infection carried by insects which causes symptoms that mimic the disease called visceral leishmaniasis, caused by a different parasite.

2 Oct 2019

Medical Research News

Maternal exposure to pollutants can lead to multigenerational weakening of the immune system

Asthma may protect against obesity in African American teens living in disadvantaged neighborhoods

Researchers find no evidence of adverse health outcomes linked with antidepressant use

Preventing hypoglycaemia in diabetic patients could dramatically reduce hospital stays

Study: Gut bacteria play key role in childhood obesity

Diet low in fermented carbohydrates improves health-related quality of life in IBD patients

CAR T-cell therapy may be effective in killing solid tumor cells

Researchers propose potential treatment for Ewing sarcomas

Scientists develop skin patch than may protect against antibiotic resistant superbugs

Household bleach may be contributing to harmful indoor pollution

Targeted therapy slows disease progression and improves survival for prostate cancer

Firefighters call for governmental action to protect them from cancer

New study shows link between antidepressant use and gestational diabetes mellitus

Using cloning technology to prevent esophageal cancer

Study shows how brake cell failure causes some types of seizure disorders

New study shows response to HIV vaccine in 6 weeks

Discovery of neoantigens could widen the possibilities for universal cancer vaccine

Deadly combo: Short sleep duration and heart disease, stroke

Physically active and fit children have better cardiac regulation, Finnish study shows

New leishmaniasis look-alike parasitic infection reported

Directed enzyme evolution and the Nobel Prize: Making enzymes evolve in the lab

Advancing Motor Neuron Disease Diagnosis with Non-Invasive Ultrasound and AI

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

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