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Lower clinical trial enrollment associated with relapse risk in AYA leukemia patients

Adolescent and young adult patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia were significantly more likely to relapse than pediatric ALL patients, and factors including lower clinical trial enrollment and shorter duration of therapy were associated with relapse.

27 Sep 2018

Researchers develop new tool to screen for sleep apnea in people with epilepsy

Rutgers researchers have developed a tool to help neurologists screen for obstructive sleep apnea in people with epilepsy whose seizures can be magnified by sleep disorders.

27 Sep 2018

Neuroscientists study how neural function improves during adolescence

One of the outstanding questions in neurodevelopment research has been identifying how connections in the brain change to improve neural function during childhood and adolescence.

27 Sep 2018

CIRM approves $1.6M grant to help bring human islet-like organoids to diabetic patients

Approximately 1.25 million Americans are living with type 1 diabetes, with an additional 40,000 people newly diagnosed every year.

27 Sep 2018

UC Riverside researchers receive NIH grant to study alcohol use disorders among Pacific Islanders

Pacific Islanders, who trace their roots to the native peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, and other Pacific Islands, make up the third-fastest-growing racial group in the United States.

27 Sep 2018

Auto-FMT found to be safe, effective way to replenish beneficial gut bacteria in cancer patients

Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center have shown that autologous fecal microbiota transplantation (auto-FMT) is a safe and effective way to help replenish beneficial gut bacteria in cancer patients who require intense antibiotics during allogenic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

27 Sep 2018

VCU researchers to study how a gene could influence cognitive decline during chemotherapy

With the help of a $2.1 million grant, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Nursing researchers will study how a gene that regulates estrogen and neurotransmitter levels could be tied to cognitive decline in patients undergoing chemotherapy for breast and endometrial cancers.

27 Sep 2018

Antibiotic resistance in cystic fibrosis linked to decreased microbial diversity and pulmonary function

A defective gene causes thick, sticky mucus to build up in the lungs of patients with cystic fibrosis. There, it traps bacteria, causing patients to develop frequent lung infections that progressively damage these vital organs and impair patients' ability to breathe.

27 Sep 2018

Rutgers study uncovers new mechanism linked to Alzheimer's and traumatic brain injury

Rutgers researchers have discovered a new mechanism that may contribute to Alzheimer's disease and traumatic brain injury. They now hope to launch a clinical trial to test the treatment in humans.

27 Sep 2018

New drug to treat Parkinson's disease psychosis do not pose greater risk of death

In the wake of media and public reports about increased mortality linked to a new drug for treating Parkinson's disease psychosis -- a symptom of the progressive nervous system disorder in which patients experience hallucinations and delusions -- researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine conducted a retrospective study of qualifying patients in the UC San Diego Health system, concluding that the new drug, pimavanserin, did not pose a statistically significant greater risk of death.

27 Sep 2018

Obese mothers who underwent bariatric surgery can have safer deliveries

Obese mothers who lose weight through bariatric surgery can have safer deliveries. The positive effects are many, including fewer cesarean sections, infections, tears and hemorrhages, and fewer cases of post-term delivery or uterine inertia.

27 Sep 2018

Olfactory cells could act as 'Trojan horse,' delivering anticancer therapy to dangerous brain tumors

A special type of cell essential to the ability of olfactory neurons to regenerate may be genetically engineered to deliver anticancer therapy to the dangerous brain tumors called glioblastomas.

27 Sep 2018

UH pharmacologist receives NIH grant to improve kidney function in older people

Mohammad Asghar, associate professor of pharmacology at the University of Houston, has been awarded $459,000 from the National Institutes of Health/National Institute on Aging to improve kidney function in people 65 and older, a population at higher risk for developing impaired kidney function.

27 Sep 2018

No scientific reason available to assume link between BPA uptake and MIH in children

Depending on symptomatic and phenotypic severity the condition of chalky teeth is categorised into three levels. The symptoms of chalky teeth were first described in 1978, with the term molar-incisor hypomineralisation introduced in 2001.

27 Sep 2018

Study explores demographic, socioeconomic patterns linked with use of dermatologic services

The odds of a black or Hispanic patient visiting an outpatient dermatologist are about half that of a white patient with the same skin condition, according to a new study in JAMA Dermatology.

27 Sep 2018

Uterus transplantation with living donors ethically as problematic as altruistic surrogacy

In 2014, the first child to have been gestated in a donated uterus was born. Although research into uterus transplantation is still in an early phase, many see the donations as a success.

27 Sep 2018

NIAID releases strategic plan to expand knowledge of TB by using modern tools

Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading infectious cause of death worldwide, killing roughly 1.6 million people in 2017. In the past 200 years, TB claimed the lives of more than one billion people--more deaths than from malaria, influenza, smallpox, HIV/AIDS, cholera and plague combined.

27 Sep 2018

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Lower clinical trial enrollment associated with relapse risk in AYA leukemia patients

Researchers develop new tool to screen for sleep apnea in people with epilepsy

Neuroscientists study how neural function improves during adolescence

CIRM approves $1.6M grant to help bring human islet-like organoids to diabetic patients

UC Riverside researchers receive NIH grant to study alcohol use disorders among Pacific Islanders

Auto-FMT found to be safe, effective way to replenish beneficial gut bacteria in cancer patients

VCU researchers to study how a gene could influence cognitive decline during chemotherapy

Antibiotic resistance in cystic fibrosis linked to decreased microbial diversity and pulmonary function

Rutgers study uncovers new mechanism linked to Alzheimer's and traumatic brain injury

New drug to treat Parkinson's disease psychosis do not pose greater risk of death

Obese mothers who underwent bariatric surgery can have safer deliveries

Olfactory cells could act as 'Trojan horse,' delivering anticancer therapy to dangerous brain tumors

UH pharmacologist receives NIH grant to improve kidney function in older people

No scientific reason available to assume link between BPA uptake and MIH in children

Study explores demographic, socioeconomic patterns linked with use of dermatologic services

Uterus transplantation with living donors ethically as problematic as altruistic surrogacy

NIAID releases strategic plan to expand knowledge of TB by using modern tools

Breastfeeding changes gene activity that regulates infant's response to stress

New study aims to identify babies at higher risk of autism and ADHD

Bacteria living inside the nose linked to type, severity of cold symptoms

Obesity, GLP-1s, and metabolic care

Automation in cell-based workflows

Data management challenges in scientific research

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