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Unusually small antibodies could help CAR T-cell therapies to kill solid tumors

In 1989, two undergraduate students at the Free University of Brussels were asked to test frozen blood serum from camels, and stumbled on a previously unknown kind of antibody. I

12 Apr 2019

High levels of blood lipids may worsen multiple sclerosis symptoms in obese patients

A newly published paper in the Lancet journal EBioMedicine identifies a link between high levels of blood lipids and worsening of disease in multiple sclerosis patients who are overweight or obese.

12 Apr 2019

Stress related disorders linked to multiple types of cardiovascular disease

A group of researchers followed up a population of siblings and tried to estimate the connection between stress-related conditions and heart disease. Their study titled “Stress related disorders and risk of cardiovascular disease: population based, sibling controlled cohort study,” was published in the latest issue of the journal BMJ.

12 Apr 2019

Ohio researchers investigate racial disparity in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Two top researchers at the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine are working with two other institutions on a federally funded project to investigate why Hispanics are more prone to develop non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

12 Apr 2019

Researchers discover unique approach to treat some chronic inflammatory diseases

Inflammation is a balanced physiological response -- the body needs it to eliminate invasive organisms and foreign irritants, but excessive inflammation can harm healthy cells, contributing to aging and chronic diseases.

12 Apr 2019

Study estimates how many cancer patients and survivors use complementary, alternative medicines

This study used data from a nationwide survey to estimate how many patients with cancer and cancer survivors use complementary and alternative medicines in addition to or instead of conventional therapies, and how many don't disclose that to their physicians.

12 Apr 2019

FDA offers funding to create the most advanced living mimicry of a human lung

The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus announced the funding of $3.4 million by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to create the most advanced living mimicry of a human lung to identify toxicity and cancer-causing potential of emerging tobacco products.

12 Apr 2019

The U.S government may account for up to $37.8 billion due to opioid epidemic

The opioid epidemic may have cost U.S. state and federal governments up to $37.8 billion in lost tax revenue due to opioid-related employment loss, according to Penn State researchers.

12 Apr 2019

Combined inhibition of EGFR and c-RAF kinase shows regression of most aggressive pancreatic cancer

Researchers from the Experimental Oncology Group, led by Mariano Barbacid at the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre, have published in Cancer Cell the results of a study that shows full regression of advanced pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma upon combined inhibition of the epidermal growth factor receptor and c-RAF kinase.

12 Apr 2019

The two-hit model can lead to better understanding of heart failure

Nearly half of current hospital admissions for heart failure are caused by a type of the disease with no treatment options. Cardiology researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center are changing that reality with a fresh approach, recently published in Nature.

12 Apr 2019

Analysis of bright spot in confocal microscopy images to diagnose brain tumors

Photodynamic diagnosis using 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) is now widely used for neurosurgical resection of brain tumors.

12 Apr 2019

Aldo-keto reductase family 1 member B10 enzyme found in advanced liver diseases

Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis is associated with liver inflammation in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, and it can progress to liver fibrosis at an advanced stage, and also to hepatocellular carcinoma and portal hypertension.

12 Apr 2019

Scientists identify promising small molecules that curb errant proteins of AL amyloidosis

Scientists at Scripps Research have identified a group of small molecules that prevent structural changes to proteins that are at the root of AL amyloidosis, a progressive and often fatal disease.

12 Apr 2019

One-third of people with cancer use complementary and alternative medicines

A stunning one-third of people with a cancer diagnosis use complementary and alternative medicines such as meditation, yoga, acupuncture, herbal medicine, and supplements.

12 Apr 2019

New series offers global evidence detailing role of surgery in the opioids crisis

Targets to eliminate pain after surgery have driven increases in the use of opioids, and are a major cause of the opioid crisis in the USA, Canada and other countries.

12 Apr 2019

Research shows how prenatal anesthesia in rats affects neuronal migration

While there has long been discussion whether exposure to anesthesia affects brain development, new Rush University Medical Center research published in the journal Cerebral Cortex describes how prenatal anesthesia in rats seems to disrupt the "precisely choreographed" and timed migration of neurons to the area of the developing brain where thinking, memory and language occur.

12 Apr 2019

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Unusually small antibodies could help CAR T-cell therapies to kill solid tumors

High levels of blood lipids may worsen multiple sclerosis symptoms in obese patients

Stress related disorders linked to multiple types of cardiovascular disease

Ohio researchers investigate racial disparity in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Researchers discover unique approach to treat some chronic inflammatory diseases

Study estimates how many cancer patients and survivors use complementary, alternative medicines

FDA offers funding to create the most advanced living mimicry of a human lung

The U.S government may account for up to $37.8 billion due to opioid epidemic

Combined inhibition of EGFR and c-RAF kinase shows regression of most aggressive pancreatic cancer

The two-hit model can lead to better understanding of heart failure

Analysis of bright spot in confocal microscopy images to diagnose brain tumors

Aldo-keto reductase family 1 member B10 enzyme found in advanced liver diseases

Scientists identify promising small molecules that curb errant proteins of AL amyloidosis

One-third of people with cancer use complementary and alternative medicines

New series offers global evidence detailing role of surgery in the opioids crisis

Research shows how prenatal anesthesia in rats affects neuronal migration

Study: Despite substantial progress, many African countries have wide discrepancies in vaccine coverage

Parkinson’s update - hydration, awareness and detection

Air pollution causes four million new childhood asthma cases annually

Lower retirement pay, shorter lifespan

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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