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Researchers successfully grow mini-tumors of head and neck cancers to test therapies

Head and neck cancer is an aggressive type of cancer that often grows back, despite patients undergoing harsh treatments.

18 Jun 2019

Use of molecular biomarkers shows promise in early detection of endometrial cancer

The use of molecular biomarkers in minimally invasive sampling opens a promising perspective for the early detection of endometrial cancer.

18 Jun 2019

New type of cooling vest can improve athletes' performance in hot conditions

Strategies to cope with body heat in sports is a pressing issue. The Tokyo Olympics will be held in the hot and muggy Japanese summer where the ambient temperature is expected to be above 33°C. Athletes have to worry about performing under pressure of the high-stakes competition but also now have to deal with a very hot and humid climate.

17 Jun 2019

Breastmilk antibody necessary to prevent necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm infants

A new study from the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh finds that an antibody in breastmilk is necessary to prevent necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC)- an often deadly bacterial disease of the intestine-in preterm infants.

17 Jun 2019

Study shows association between use of mentholated cigarettes and smoking cessation

For decades, Big Tobacco has sold African American smokers on menthol-flavored cigarettes through targeted marketing campaigns.

17 Jun 2019

Research highlights potential targets to help fight Crohn's disease

Affecting around 115,000 people in the UK alone, Crohn's disease is a lifelong condition which sees parts of the digestive system become inflamed.

17 Jun 2019

Study finds increase in fatal opioid overdoses after cold weather

Cold weather snaps are followed by a marked increase in fatal opioid overdoses, a new study finds.

17 Jun 2019

New tool will help implement more precise treatments for patients with cardiogenic shock

A joint research effort by the Hospital and the Instituto de Investigación Germans Trias i Pujol is characterizing and studying a new cohort of cardiogenic shock patients to predict the risk of having this heart attack-derived complication which, while infrequent, sometimes presents a fatal outcome.

17 Jun 2019

Nurses more likely to conduct HIV screenings when practice setting supports routine testing

Nurse practitioners are more likely to conduct HIV screenings if they feel that their colleagues support routine screenings, according to new research from Binghamton University, State University of New York. This comes in advance of National HIV Testing Day, taking place June 27.

17 Jun 2019

Scientists identify two genes that may play a role in prostate enlargement

For aging men, prostate enlargement is almost as common as graying hair, and yet scientists know very little about why the prostate increases in size or how the process occurs on a molecular level.

17 Jun 2019

Researchers conclude that EnChroma's glasses do not improve results of color-blind participants

In Europe, 8 % of the male population and 0.5 % of the female population present a congenital anomaly in their color vision, commonly known as color-blindness.

17 Jun 2019

Combining new tool with existing methods renders precise and patient-specific decision-making possible

17 Jun 2019

Small bioengineered implant promises long-lasting relief from Type 1 diabetes

People suffering from Type 1 diabetes are set to benefit from an innovative therapy being developed in an EU-funded project that promises to restore the body's ability to regulate blood sugar via a small bioengineered implant.

17 Jun 2019

Blood pressure drug appears to be helpful for people with Alzheimer's disease

Seeking new treatments to slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease, researchers found the blood pressure drug nilvadipine increased blood flow to the brain's memory and learning center among people with Alzheimer's disease without affecting other parts of the brain, according to new research in the American Heart Association's journal Hypertension.

17 Jun 2019

NHS braces itself for more deaths following listeria outbreak

The NHS is bracing itself for more deaths following an outbreak of listeria due to contaminated pre-packaged sandwiches given to hospital patients.

17 Jun 2019

Researchers exploit nanoparticles to develop test for early detection of different diseases

Investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital are taking advantage of a unique phenomenon of nanoparticles to develop a test for early detection of different types of diseases, including cancer.

17 Jun 2019

Small cluster of neurons in mouse's brain are crucial to making squeaky, ultrasonic 'songs'

Researchers at Duke University have isolated a cluster of neurons in a mouse's brain that are crucial to making the squeaky, ultrasonic 'songs' a male mouse produces when courting a potential mate.

17 Jun 2019

A 'homing beacon' for cancer drugs

Killing tumor cells while sparing their normal counterparts is a central challenge of cancer chemotherapy. If scientists could put a “homing beacon” in tumors, they could attract these medicines and reduce side effects caused by the drugs acting on healthy cells.

17 Jun 2019

Urinary DKK3 can improve prediction of AKI

A new renal biomarker was presented at the ERA-EDTA Congress last year: that shows that urinary DKK3 might help to identify patients who are at risk of progressive chronic kidney disease.

17 Jun 2019

Research opens up new avenues for understanding the causes of schizophrenia

Schizophrenia causes hallucinations and memory or cognition problems inter alia. This psychiatric illness affects 0.5% of the general population, and it may be related to genetic abnormalities of chromosome 22, known as 22q11 deletion syndrome.

17 Jun 2019

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Researchers successfully grow mini-tumors of head and neck cancers to test therapies

Use of molecular biomarkers shows promise in early detection of endometrial cancer

New type of cooling vest can improve athletes' performance in hot conditions

Breastmilk antibody necessary to prevent necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm infants

Study shows association between use of mentholated cigarettes and smoking cessation

Research highlights potential targets to help fight Crohn's disease

Study finds increase in fatal opioid overdoses after cold weather

New tool will help implement more precise treatments for patients with cardiogenic shock

Nurses more likely to conduct HIV screenings when practice setting supports routine testing

Scientists identify two genes that may play a role in prostate enlargement

Researchers conclude that EnChroma's glasses do not improve results of color-blind participants

Combining new tool with existing methods renders precise and patient-specific decision-making possible

Small bioengineered implant promises long-lasting relief from Type 1 diabetes

Blood pressure drug appears to be helpful for people with Alzheimer's disease

NHS braces itself for more deaths following listeria outbreak

Researchers exploit nanoparticles to develop test for early detection of different diseases

Small cluster of neurons in mouse's brain are crucial to making squeaky, ultrasonic 'songs'

A 'homing beacon' for cancer drugs

Urinary DKK3 can improve prediction of AKI

Research opens up new avenues for understanding the causes of schizophrenia

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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