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Study shows how machinery within immune system activates T cells to attack cancer

In just a few years, CAR T-cell and other adoptive T-cell therapies have emerged as among the most promising forms of cancer immunotherapy.

31 Oct 2018

Asymmetry between two sides of the face increases with aging, finds study

Asymmetry between the two sides of the face increases steadily with aging - a finding with important implications for facial rejuvenation and reconstructive procedures, reports a study in the November issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.

31 Oct 2018

New reviews analyze symptom stability over the course of psychiatric disorders

In patients with psychiatric disorders, stability of symptoms has important implications for diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment.

31 Oct 2018

Higher cognitive ability reduces risk of mental health issues in people from disadvantaged backgrounds

Higher levels of cognitive ability could help protect people from socially disadvantaged backgrounds from increased risk of mental health issues - but health inequality remains a major issue, new research has found.

31 Oct 2018

Scientists pinpoint TIM-3 protein as next potential target for immunotherapy treatments

Following the 2018 Nobel Prize for Medicine, global attention is now more than ever turned toward the promise of immunotherapy in oncology. An international team’s work has shed new light on a molecule called TIM-3 that might play a key role in the regulation of the immune response.

31 Oct 2018

Dogs trained to sniff out malaria

It is already known that dogs with their sharp noses can sniff out a host of human diseases including cancers.

31 Oct 2018

Researchers develop new material that improves quality, durability of knee cartilage implants

Researchers of Valencia's Polytechnic University, the University of Notre Dame and the Technological University of Auckland, along with multinational company Zimmer, have developed a new material that improves the quality and durability of the articular cartilage implants used in knee operations.

31 Oct 2018

Researchers discover new, better marker to identify degree of brain damage after cardiac arrest

Last year, researchers Tobias Cronberg and Niklas Mattsson at Lund University in Sweden published a study showing serum tau levels to be a new and promising marker for identifying patients with severe brain damage after cardiac arrest.

31 Oct 2018

Researchers examine immune responses to CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing system

The CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing system has been generating excitement within the field of gene therapy, inspiring hopes of molecular tools capable of treating genetic diseases.

30 Oct 2018

Novel technique potentially more effective in fighting against ovarian cancer

Instead of destroying a tumors' blood supply, a first-ever University of Guelph study has proven that opening up the vessels is potentially more effective when it comes to fighting ovarian cancer.

30 Oct 2018

Researchers find existence of specific networks in the brain much earlier than previously thought

A team of researchers from the University of Minnesota Medical School, the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience, and the Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies, have used the brain's spontaneously generated patterns of activity to glean novel insights into network structure and development.

30 Oct 2018

Study pinpoints two proteins that sense blood pressure and help control baroreceptor reflex

The baroreceptor reflex is a fascinating medical phenomenon. The reflex is controlled by specialized neurons that react in just a fraction of a second to keep blood pressure fairly consistent.

30 Oct 2018

Meta-analysis reveals effective treatment options for urticarial vasculitis

What treatments are available for patients with the rare inflammatory disease known as urticarial vasculitis? How effective are these treatments? Researchers from Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin embarked on a systematic review and meta-analysis to address these questions.

30 Oct 2018

Relapses are common in patients with drug-resistant urinary tract infections

Patients with a certain drug-resistant urinary tract infection were more likely to have a relapse of their infection within a week than those with non-resistant infections and were more likely to be prescribed an incorrect antibiotic according to a study published today in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, the journal of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America.

30 Oct 2018

New Penn Medicine Center offers hope in the fight against glioblastoma

Today, Penn Medicine is announcing the newest Translational Center of Excellence in the Abramson Cancer Center, focused on Glioblastoma Multiforme, the most common and lethal form of brain cancer.

30 Oct 2018

Researchers find key differences in brains of males and females with schizophrenia

Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have found clear disparities in the way males and females--both those with schizophrenia and those who are healthy--discern the mental states of others.

30 Oct 2018

Individual heart cells respond differently to high blood pressure

A team of cardiologists have found that single cells within the heart are affected by high blood pressure in different ways. Some adapt, whilst others fail.

30 Oct 2018

Cryo-electron microscopy helps study proteins responsible for amyloid-based diseases

The century old mission to understand how the proteins responsible for amyloid-based diseases such as Alzheimer's, Huntingdon's and Parkinson's work has taken major steps forward in the last 12 months, thanks to a revolution in a powerful microscopy technique used by scientists.

30 Oct 2018

Individual cells within the same heart cope differently with high blood pressure, study shows

Individual cells within the same heart cope differently with high blood pressure, according to a study in human cells and mice by a team of cardiologists and computational biologists at the University of Tokyo.

30 Oct 2018

Monkeys infected with Zika virus points to a sylvatic transmission cycle

Zika virus has been detected in dead monkeys found in Brazil near São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo State, and Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais.

30 Oct 2018

Medical Research News

Study shows how machinery within immune system activates T cells to attack cancer

Asymmetry between two sides of the face increases with aging, finds study

New reviews analyze symptom stability over the course of psychiatric disorders

Higher cognitive ability reduces risk of mental health issues in people from disadvantaged backgrounds

Scientists pinpoint TIM-3 protein as next potential target for immunotherapy treatments

Dogs trained to sniff out malaria

Researchers develop new material that improves quality, durability of knee cartilage implants

Researchers discover new, better marker to identify degree of brain damage after cardiac arrest

Researchers examine immune responses to CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing system

Novel technique potentially more effective in fighting against ovarian cancer

Researchers find existence of specific networks in the brain much earlier than previously thought

Study pinpoints two proteins that sense blood pressure and help control baroreceptor reflex

Meta-analysis reveals effective treatment options for urticarial vasculitis

Relapses are common in patients with drug-resistant urinary tract infections

New Penn Medicine Center offers hope in the fight against glioblastoma

Researchers find key differences in brains of males and females with schizophrenia

Individual heart cells respond differently to high blood pressure

Cryo-electron microscopy helps study proteins responsible for amyloid-based diseases

Individual cells within the same heart cope differently with high blood pressure, study shows

Monkeys infected with Zika virus points to a sylvatic transmission cycle

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