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Novel approach reveals metabolic vulnerabilities in kidney cancer

In order to halt the growth of cancer cells, you have to know what feeds them. Researchers at the nationally recognized Kidney Cancer Program at UT Southwestern's Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center have developed a novel approach using glucose that may open up new opportunities for therapeutic intervention.

30 Aug 2018

Component of cannabis could help in psychosis

Researchers from King’s College London have now found how the chemical cannabidiol or CBD from cannabis can reduce the abnormal brain activity in patients who are at risk of psychosis. The study was published in the latest issue of the journal JAMA Psychiatry.

30 Aug 2018

Ketamine’s role in treatment of depression: Study

The anaesthetic drug Ketamine has been shown to be beneficial in some cases of depression and suicidal ideation which have typically failed to respond to other standard antidepressant medications. A new study has explored the actual workings of ketamine in depression and found that the drug can act on the same receptors as opioid pain relievers.

30 Aug 2018

Researchers take major step forward in finding safe and non-addictive pain killer

With the support of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, scientists at Wake Forest School of Medicine have been working to find a safe, non-addictive pain killer to help fight the current opioid crisis in this country.

30 Aug 2018

Cancer-hunting stem cells may be potential drug delivery tool for medulloblastoma

The latest in a series of laboratory breakthroughs could lead to a more effective way to treat the most common brain cancer in children.

30 Aug 2018

Eat one avocado per day for six months and get paid, weight loss study

A latest weight loss study from the Loma Linda University is looking for participants to consume avocados for them and get paid for it too. The study is to be called, “The Habitual Diet and Avocado Trial.”

30 Aug 2018

'Mystery illness' afflicting diplomats linked to RF/MW radiation

Writing in advance of the September 15 issue of Neural Computation, Beatrice Golomb, MD, PhD, professor of medicine at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, says publicly reported symptoms and experiences of a "mystery illness" afflicting American and Canadian diplomats in Cuba and China strongly match known effects of pulsed radiofrequency/microwave electromagnetic radiation.

30 Aug 2018

Clinical trial provides 'strong signal' that TAVR is safe for patients with low surgical risk

Results of a clinical trial using transcatheter aortic valve replacement provided a "strong signal" that it is safe for patients with low surgical risk, potentially helping to open the way for broader use of the minimally invasive procedure, also known as TAVR.

30 Aug 2018

Study evaluates relative importance of specific functional abilities after traumatic spinal cord injury

Independence in mobility is the single most important factor affecting quality of life in patients with traumatic spinal cord injury, reports a study in the American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, the official journal of the Association of Academic Physiatrists. The journal is published by Wolters Kluwer.

30 Aug 2018

Risk factors for suicide attempts similar for soldiers regardless of prior mental health diagnosis

Regardless of whether or not they have had a prior mental health diagnosis, risk factors were still similar among soldiers who attempted suicide, according to a new JAMA Psychiatry study published Aug. 29. Researchers hope these findings will help continue to better understand risk factors in soldiers who have not been seen for a behavioral health diagnosis, and ultimately lead to identifying possible interventions.

30 Aug 2018

Three-pronged therapy triggers axons to regrow after spinal cord injury in rodents

Neuroscientists at UCLA, Harvard University and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology have identified a three-pronged treatment that triggers axons – the tiny fibers that link our nerve cells and enable them to communicate – to regrow after complete spinal cord injury in rodents. Not only did the axons grow through scars, they could also transmit signals across the damaged tissue.

29 Aug 2018

Research: Physical abilities of male and female tennis players decline at the same rate

The physical abilities of male and female tennis stars decline at the same rate as they age, new research shows.

29 Aug 2018

Study yields therapeutic clues to combat drug resistance in rare aggressive cancer

Stephen Elledge, PhD, and his team did not set out to find therapies that could render tumors less resistant to therapy or make existing drugs more potent against a rare form of cancer. But these are precisely the clinical insights that their most recent study has yielded.

29 Aug 2018

Food increases thermogenesis of brown fat

Brown fat consumes energy, which is the reason why it could be important for preventing obesity and diabetes.

29 Aug 2018

New study reports key steps towards development of acne vaccine

A new study published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology reports important steps that have been taken towards the development of an acne vaccine.

29 Aug 2018

Both group and individual therapy can help children suffering from tics

Therapy against tics works, and both group and individual treatment are suitable methods to achieve a good effect.

29 Aug 2018

Study adds more evidence to underlying autoimmune mechanisms in type 1 diabetes

Immune reactions are usually a good thing - the body's way of eliminating harmful bacteria and other pathogens. But people also rely on molecular "brakes," or checkpoints, to keep immune systems from attacking their own cells and organs and causing so-called autoimmune disease.

29 Aug 2018

Novel tests to better assess earlier stages of AMD

The European MACUSTAR consortium is conducting a multi-country clinical study on age-related macular degeneration coordinated by the University of Bonn.

29 Aug 2018

Boys with undescended testes may have increased risk for testicular cancer, infertility in adulthood

Led by the University of Sydney researchers and published today in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, this is the first population-based cohort study to assess both adult fertility and cancer risk after surgical correction (orchidopexy) for undescended testes in early childhood.

29 Aug 2018

Soluble versions of immune cell protein could help treat Alzheimer's disease, study reveals

Researchers at the University of Florida have discovered that a modified version of an important immune cell protein could be used to treat Alzheimer's disease.

29 Aug 2018

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Novel approach reveals metabolic vulnerabilities in kidney cancer

Component of cannabis could help in psychosis

Ketamine’s role in treatment of depression: Study

Researchers take major step forward in finding safe and non-addictive pain killer

Cancer-hunting stem cells may be potential drug delivery tool for medulloblastoma

Eat one avocado per day for six months and get paid, weight loss study

'Mystery illness' afflicting diplomats linked to RF/MW radiation

Clinical trial provides 'strong signal' that TAVR is safe for patients with low surgical risk

Study evaluates relative importance of specific functional abilities after traumatic spinal cord injury

Risk factors for suicide attempts similar for soldiers regardless of prior mental health diagnosis

Three-pronged therapy triggers axons to regrow after spinal cord injury in rodents

Research: Physical abilities of male and female tennis players decline at the same rate

Study yields therapeutic clues to combat drug resistance in rare aggressive cancer

Food increases thermogenesis of brown fat

New study reports key steps towards development of acne vaccine

Both group and individual therapy can help children suffering from tics

Study adds more evidence to underlying autoimmune mechanisms in type 1 diabetes

Novel tests to better assess earlier stages of AMD

Boys with undescended testes may have increased risk for testicular cancer, infertility in adulthood

Soluble versions of immune cell protein could help treat Alzheimer's disease, study reveals

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