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Even a small amount of red and processed meat can be harmful

New research suggests that even a diet that is low in red or processed meat can increase the risk of death compared to those following a vegetarian diet.

29 Mar 2019

Bottle of wine equivalent to smoking 10 cigarettes

New research suggests that drinking a bottle of wine every week raises the risk of cancer as much as smoking five to ten cigarettes.

29 Mar 2019

Breakthrough study could lead to new treatments for sickle cell disease

In a breakthrough study of sickle cell disease, biomedical engineers in the University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering have revealed that the building blocks of the disease are much less efficient at organizing than previously thought.

29 Mar 2019

Research uncovers crucial receptor involved in response to fast-acting antidepressants

Effective treatment of clinical depression remains a major mental health issue, with roughly 30 percent of patients who do not respond to any of the available treatments.

29 Mar 2019

Nanovaccine boosts immunity in mice with gut microbiome-mediated metabolic syndrome

A new class of biomaterial developed by Cornell researchers for an infectious disease nanovaccine effectively boosted immunity in mice with metabolic disorders linked to gut bacteria - a population that shows resistance to traditional flu and polio vaccines.

29 Mar 2019

Fetal exposure to nicotine linked with SIDS and cardiac arrhythmias in newborns

Fetal exposure to tobacco smoke in utero is associated with sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and cardiac arrhythmias in newborns. In a novel study in rabbits, investigators provide the first evidence linking fetal exposure to nicotine to long-term alterations of the cardiac sodium current.

29 Mar 2019

Walnut consumption could change gene expression in pathologically-confirmed breast cancers

New research from Marshall University links walnut consumption as a contributing factor that could suppress growth and survival of breast cancers.

29 Mar 2019

Scientists target metastasis in the battle against cancer

An experimental combination drug therapy attacking the DNA integrity of cancer cells is showing promise for a possible new cancer therapy in the future.

29 Mar 2019

Research leads to innovative method of diagnosing rare hereditary diseases

A new sophisticated computational model, developed by scientists at Lawson Health Research Institute, is bringing an innovative method of diagnosing rare hereditary conditions.

29 Mar 2019

Promising new way to thwart tricky Mtb pathogen

Tuberculosis, an ancient and notoriously difficult disease to treat, has killed millions through the course of human history; and the antibiotics that have been used to fight the disease in recent history are becoming less and less effective.

29 Mar 2019

Allergic reactions trigger changes in brain behavior development in unborn males and females

Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and colleagues at Ohio State University have discovered that allergic reactions trigger changes in brain behavior development in unborn males and females.

29 Mar 2019

Researchers identify 30 genes associated with schizophrenia

The research group led by Prof. Alex Schier, Director of the University of Basel's Biozentrum, has identified 30 genes associated with schizophrenia.

29 Mar 2019

New migraine-associated mechanism discovered

A mutation in the gen that codes the ionic channel TRESK -involved in the control of neuron irritability- causes the dysfunction of some neurons that increase neuronal activity and induce migraine pain.

29 Mar 2019

Study: Maternal deaths from cesarean sections far higher in low and middle-income countries

Cesarean sections are disproportionately threatening the lives of women and babies in low and middle-income countries, according to a study led by Queen Mary University of London.

29 Mar 2019

Exposure to subtle cues of coffee can arouse our minds, study reveals

Just looking at something that reminds us of coffee can cause our minds to become more alert and attentive, according to a new U of T study.

29 Mar 2019

Study: Seasonal allergies increase when the timing of spring 'greenup' changes

Human-induced climate change is disrupting nature's calendar, including when plants bloom and the spring season starts, and new research from the University of School of Public Health suggests we're increasingly paying the price for it in the form of seasonal allergies.

29 Mar 2019

Researchers discover 'taste bud cells' in mice lungs after severe bout of flu

Most people who weather an infection with influenza fully recover after a week or two. But for some, a severe case of the flu can actually reshape the architecture of their lungs and forever compromise their respiratory function.

29 Mar 2019

Cancer prevention drug also reduces virulence of H. pylori bacterium

A medicine currently being tested as a chemoprevention agent for multiple types of cancer has more than one trick in its bag when it comes to preventing stomach cancer, Vanderbilt researchers have discovered.

29 Mar 2019

Study provides framework for developing Ebola virus therapeutic under FDA Animal Rule

The U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases today announced that, for the first time, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has provided formal regulatory agreement for use of an animal model to support development of a drug candidate, remdesivir, for treating deadly Ebola virus infections.

29 Mar 2019

Researchers develop new strategy to treat sickle cell disease and beta thalassemia

Researchers at Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center and the University of Massachusetts Medical School have developed a strategy to treat two of the most common inherited blood diseases -- sickle cell disease and beta thalassemia -- applying CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing to patients' own blood stem cells.

29 Mar 2019

Medical Research News

Even a small amount of red and processed meat can be harmful

Bottle of wine equivalent to smoking 10 cigarettes

Breakthrough study could lead to new treatments for sickle cell disease

Research uncovers crucial receptor involved in response to fast-acting antidepressants

Nanovaccine boosts immunity in mice with gut microbiome-mediated metabolic syndrome

Fetal exposure to nicotine linked with SIDS and cardiac arrhythmias in newborns

Walnut consumption could change gene expression in pathologically-confirmed breast cancers

Scientists target metastasis in the battle against cancer

Research leads to innovative method of diagnosing rare hereditary diseases

Promising new way to thwart tricky Mtb pathogen

Allergic reactions trigger changes in brain behavior development in unborn males and females

Researchers identify 30 genes associated with schizophrenia

New migraine-associated mechanism discovered

Study: Maternal deaths from cesarean sections far higher in low and middle-income countries

Exposure to subtle cues of coffee can arouse our minds, study reveals

Study: Seasonal allergies increase when the timing of spring 'greenup' changes

Researchers discover 'taste bud cells' in mice lungs after severe bout of flu

Cancer prevention drug also reduces virulence of H. pylori bacterium

Study provides framework for developing Ebola virus therapeutic under FDA Animal Rule

Researchers develop new strategy to treat sickle cell disease and beta thalassemia

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