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Precision cancer drugs spark powerful immune response and boost effects of immunotherapy

Precision cancer drugs called PARP inhibitors have a previously unknown ability to boost the immune system, and could help many more patients benefit from immunotherapy, a new study reveals.

11 Mar 2019

Machine-learning based imaging and sorting solution aims to reduce Africa's tsetse population

The tsetse fly has wreaked devastation across large swaths of sub-Saharan Africa. About the size of a housefly, the insect transmits a parasite that can be lethal to both humans (sleeping sickness) and animals (nagana) - especially cattle.

11 Mar 2019

Population aging study reveals wide variations in how well or poorly people age

At what age do you feel 65? A 30-year gap separates countries with the highest and lowest ages at which people experience the health problems of a 65-year-old, according to a new scientific study.

11 Mar 2019

African-Americans in major U.S. cities more likely to live in 'trauma deserts'

African-Americans in major U.S. cities are significantly more likely to live in "trauma deserts" with limited access to advanced emergency medical care, according to new research from the University of Chicago Medicine.

11 Mar 2019

Study charts new ground in understanding neural responses to music

Music has the ability to captivate us; when listeners engage with music, they follow its sounds closely, connecting to what they hear in an affective and invested way.

11 Mar 2019

Researchers identify gene that increases risk of antibiotic reaction

Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and colleagues have identified a gene that increases the risk for a severe and potentially life-threatening reaction to the commonly prescribed antibiotic vancomycin.

11 Mar 2019

Blood-clotting protein may hold the key to liver regeneration, shows study

The liver is the only organ in the body that can regenerate. But some patients who undergo a liver resection, a surgery that removes a diseased portion of the organ, end up needing a transplant because the renewal process doesn't work.

11 Mar 2019

Researchers find link between frequently trading cryptocurrency and problem gambling

Researchers at the Center for Gambling Studies at Rutgers University-New Brunswick's School of Social Work have found a link between frequently trading cryptocurrency -- a digital and virtual currency -- and problem gambling.

11 Mar 2019

UMSOM study reveals progress, challenges in introducing typhoid conjugate vaccine in Africa and Asia

Each year there are nearly 11 million cases of typhoid, a disease that is spread through contaminated food, drink and water.

11 Mar 2019

Leisure-time physical activity from adolescence to later adulthood linked with lower risk of death

It may never be too late for adults to become physically active and enjoy some health benefits. This observational study looked at how patterns of leisure-time physical activity from adolescence (15 to 18) to later adulthood (40-61) were associated with risk of dying using data for 315,000 U.S. adults.

11 Mar 2019

Racial and ethnic disparities in access to trauma centers

An analysis of census tract data for neighborhoods in America's three largest cities suggests black-majority neighborhoods are associated with disparities in access to trauma centers.

11 Mar 2019

Researchers develop statistical approach to reveal elusive cancer-promoting genes

Australian and US researchers have developed a way to discover elusive cancer-promoting genes, and have already identified one that appears to promote aggressive breast cancers.

11 Mar 2019

Virginia Tech professor uses mathematical modeling simulations to assess vaccine efficacy

The recent measles outbreaks across the country emphasize the importance of vaccinations.

11 Mar 2019

Longitudinal cohort studies could be a good alternative for early career investigators

Compared to experimental studies that require complex infrastructures such as laboratories or clinical trials at multiple centers, studies using a longitudinal cohort (an observational research method in which data is gathered for the same participants repeatedly over a period of time) could be a good alternative for investigators as they begin their early research careers.

11 Mar 2019

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Precision cancer drugs spark powerful immune response and boost effects of immunotherapy

Machine-learning based imaging and sorting solution aims to reduce Africa's tsetse population

Population aging study reveals wide variations in how well or poorly people age

African-Americans in major U.S. cities more likely to live in 'trauma deserts'

Study charts new ground in understanding neural responses to music

Researchers identify gene that increases risk of antibiotic reaction

Blood-clotting protein may hold the key to liver regeneration, shows study

Researchers find link between frequently trading cryptocurrency and problem gambling

UMSOM study reveals progress, challenges in introducing typhoid conjugate vaccine in Africa and Asia

Leisure-time physical activity from adolescence to later adulthood linked with lower risk of death

Racial and ethnic disparities in access to trauma centers

Researchers develop statistical approach to reveal elusive cancer-promoting genes

Virginia Tech professor uses mathematical modeling simulations to assess vaccine efficacy

Longitudinal cohort studies could be a good alternative for early career investigators

Athletes with sleep disordered breathing may be at risk of heart abnormalities, suggests study

Smoking, high blood pressure, obesity and diabetes associated with less healthy brains

Researchers discover why hearing becomes impaired for a short time after listening to loud sounds

Vitamin D may be protective among asthmatic obese children, finds study

Study finds high rate of viral suppression among people new to HIV care

Surveys show 13% decrease in consumption of fruit and vegetables by Canadians

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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