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Early PSA testing in black men could help predict future development of prostate cancer

Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in American men. But black men bear a disproportionate burden of its effects. It's more common - and more than twice as deadly - among black men compared to their white counterparts.

3 Oct 2018

Miniature magnetic swimming devices could deliver drugs to specific areas of body

Scientists have created miniature magnetic swimming devices - which mimic the appearance of sperm cells - that could revolutionize disease treatment by swimming drugs to specific areas of the body.

3 Oct 2018

Gene variant linked to Type 2 diabetes may predispose people to have lower body weight

A research team at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Gillings School of Global Public Health found that a well-known gene variant linked to Type 2 diabetes, called transcription Factor-7 like 2 gene, may also predispose someone to being leaner, or having a lower body weight.

3 Oct 2018

Research uncovers detrimental consequences of sleep deprivation

Researchers at Michigan State University conducted the largest experimentally controlled study on sleep deprivation to date, revealing just how detrimental operating without sleep can be in everything from bakers adding too much salt to cookies to surgeons botching surgeries.

3 Oct 2018

New way of using natural killer cells makes immunotherapy viable to more patients

Immunotherapy is making headlines for saving the lives of hundreds of cancer patients including former President Jimmy Carter. But many of these therapies, only work for a small portion of people who have a specific molecule called PDL1 in their cancer makeup.

3 Oct 2018

Study identifies camelid nanobodies capable of blocking EGF in cancer cells

The natural world often provides the answer to unsolved medical problems. On this occasion, the solution to a challenge posed by cancer has come about from the immune system of camelids.

3 Oct 2018

Penn scientists to explore new approach for predicting and treating diseases at individual level

A new National Institutes of Health High-Risk, High-Reward grant will allow Penn State's Steven Schiff and team to explore a radically changed approach to predicting, preventing and treating infectious disease at the individual level at point-of-care.

3 Oct 2018

Understanding immune system's balancing act could help in prevention, treatment of IBD

Australian researchers have uncovered clues in the immune system that reveal how the balance of 'good' gut bacteria is maintained. This information could help in the prevention and treatment of inflammatory bowel disease.

3 Oct 2018

Hopkins gastroenterologists use endoscopic procedure to deliver therapeutic genes to the liver

Fixing or replacing faulty genes has emerged as a key to unlocking cures for numerous devastating diseases. But if the new, engineered genes can't find their way into the patient's genomic sequence, they won't help.

3 Oct 2018

Aggressive breast cancer hijacks normal protective physiological process to survive

A member of a protein family known for protecting our cells also protects cancer cells in aggressive, metastatic breast cancer, scientists report.

3 Oct 2018

$Study finds strong link between bisphosphonates use and risk of atypical femoral fractures$

Study finds strong link between bisphosphonates use and risk of atypical femoral fractures

Following surgery, some patients experience a broken bone around the implants of a total hip replacement--called a periprosthetic femoral fracture.

3 Oct 2018

Study examines link between alcohol consumption and death risk in patients with NAFLD

Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, which is not caused by significant alcohol consumption, has become the most common liver disease in the United States and comprises more than two thirds of patients with chronic liver disease.

3 Oct 2018

Liver transplant and weight-loss surgery combination offers long-term benefits to obese patients

Obese patients who underwent a life-saving liver transplant and weight-loss surgery at the same time were better able to keep the weight off long term and had fewer metabolic complications than those who lost weight on their own before undergoing a liver transplant, Mayo Clinic research shows.

3 Oct 2018

CBT for insomnia may slow or reverse cortical atrophy in patients with co-morbid fibromyalgia

Preliminary findings from a pilot study suggest that cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia may slow or even reverse the atrophy of cortical gray matter in patients who have co-morbid fibromyalgia.

3 Oct 2018

$Study assess potential impacts of cataracts on risks of osteoporosis and fractures$

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Early PSA testing in black men could help predict future development of prostate cancer

Miniature magnetic swimming devices could deliver drugs to specific areas of body

Gene variant linked to Type 2 diabetes may predispose people to have lower body weight

Research uncovers detrimental consequences of sleep deprivation

New way of using natural killer cells makes immunotherapy viable to more patients

Study identifies camelid nanobodies capable of blocking EGF in cancer cells

Penn scientists to explore new approach for predicting and treating diseases at individual level

Understanding immune system's balancing act could help in prevention, treatment of IBD

Hopkins gastroenterologists use endoscopic procedure to deliver therapeutic genes to the liver

Aggressive breast cancer hijacks normal protective physiological process to survive

Study finds strong link between bisphosphonates use and risk of atypical femoral fractures

Study examines link between alcohol consumption and death risk in patients with NAFLD

Liver transplant and weight-loss surgery combination offers long-term benefits to obese patients

CBT for insomnia may slow or reverse cortical atrophy in patients with co-morbid fibromyalgia

Study assess potential impacts of cataracts on risks of osteoporosis and fractures

Researchers study how proliferation of gluten-free industry affects people with celiac disease

New study offers infertile women information on expected probabilities of becoming pregnant

Sexual harassment and assault may have negative health consequences, finds study

Neuroscientists use brain lesion network mapping to identify anatomical origins of free will

Researchers find human milk oligosaccharides in amniotic fluid

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