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Simple tool can help doctors estimate survival for patients with long bone metastases

A simple three-factor tool can help doctors estimate survival time in patients with long bone metastases (LBMs)- advanced cancer that has spread to the bones of the limbs, reports a study in the February 7, 2018, issue of The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.

9 Feb 2018

Researchers identify link between physical inactivity and lung, head/neck cancers

An increasing body of evidence suggests that a lack of exercise can cause a wide variety of diseases, but physical inactivity is not currently recognized as a risk factor for cancer.

9 Feb 2018

Scientists successfully produce functioning human kidney tissue

Scientists have successfully produced human kidney tissue within a living organism which is able to produce urine, a first for medical science.

9 Feb 2018

Researchers to develop new device using cold plasma technology to tackle airborne allergens

Researchers at the University of Liverpool have been awarded funding to develop an innovative device that uses cold plasma technology to tackle the problem of airborne allergens in the home.

9 Feb 2018

NIH scientists modify new RT-QuIC assay to detect Parkinson's, dementia with Lewy bodies

National Institutes of Health scientists developing a rapid, practical test for the early diagnosis of prion diseases have modified the assay to offer the possibility of improving early diagnosis of Parkinson's disease and dementia with Lewy bodies.

9 Feb 2018

Salk scientists uncover how the liver can have a speedy response to food

Minutes after you eat a meal, as nutrients rush into your bloodstream, your body makes massive shifts in how it breaks down and stores fats and sugars.

9 Feb 2018

Scientists uncover new insight into earliest stages of mammalian pregnancy

Researchers used 3D imaging with molecular testing to uncover new insight into the earliest stages of mammalian pregnancy--offering clues to unsolved questions in pregnancy.

9 Feb 2018

Simple question could help clinicians better understand women and infants' health, study suggests

"Have you ever been sexually active for a year or more without using contraception and becoming pregnant?" A study by George Mason University's Dean of the College of Health and Human Services, Dr. Germaine M. Buck Louis, and colleagues from the University at Albany and Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development suggests that asking this question could help clinicians better understand women and infants' health.

9 Feb 2018

Findings reveal dramatic landscape of genetic changes in the brain in response to visual stimulation

"Nature and nurture is a convenient jingle of words, for it separates under two distinct heads the innumerable elements of which personality is composed.

9 Feb 2018

Study of men with inherited DNA repair mutations opens new therapeutic avenues in prostate cancer

Selected by the American Society of Clinical Oncology to first outing during its Genitourinary Cancers Symposium, Translating Evidence to Multidisciplinary Care, February 8 - 10 (San Francisco, USA), Joaquin Mateo, Principal Investigator of VHIO's recently created Prostate Cancer Translational Research Group, will today reveal findings from a retrospective and international study showing for the first time that patients with inherited DNA repair mutations benefit from standard therapies in a similar way to other metastatic prostate cancer patients.

9 Feb 2018

Impairing rare group of intestinal cells allows gut bacteria to cause inflammation, study finds

The human microbiome - the trillions of tiny bacteria that live in and on our bodies - is emerging as an increasingly important player in health and wellness. But, our co-existence with these organisms is complex, and scientists are learning that even minor changes in this relationship can lead to big problems with our health.

9 Feb 2018

Researchers shine new light on hookworm-malaria co-infections

A study released today from an international team of researchers shines new light on "co-infections," infectious diseases that attack the immune system simultaneously.

9 Feb 2018

Research funded by NIH grant aims to discover crucial role of 'invisible' cells

Neurons are the star of the show in brain science, but they don't work alone to process information. In new research funded by a $1.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, a team at MIT's Picower Institute for Learning and Memory aims to discover the likely crucial role of the supporting cast member with a stellar-sounding name: the astrocyte.

9 Feb 2018

Alzheimer’s study on mice reveals important mechanism behind neural hyperactivity

Alzheimer´s disease is the key cause of dementia in elderly patients. Those affected develop deficiencies in their abilities to learn, think logically, communicate, and to master the challenges of everyday life.

9 Feb 2018

Japanese study seeks to establish link between insomnia and depression

Lay people tend to think that insomnia is usually a symptom of something else, like stress, a bad diet or a sedentary lifestyle, but this may not be true at all.

9 Feb 2018

Cardiomyocytes fuse transiently during heart development and regeneration

Cardiomyocytes fuse during cardiac development and regeneration. A scientist of the German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) discovered these previously unknown processes with the aid of genetically modified zebrafish in which fused cells fluoresce.

9 Feb 2018

Study offers new hope to protect extremely premature babies from impaired vision

Now there is hope of a new way to protect extremely premature babies from impaired vision or blindness resulting from the eye disease retinopathy of prematurity.

9 Feb 2018

Undergraduate researcher discovers genes linked to glioblastoma

When Leland Dunwoodie, an undergraduate researcher in biochemistry, approached his PI about wanting to start research on "some human stuff" in the spring of 2016, he didn't imagine it would lead to the discovery of 22 genes that are implicated in glioblastoma, the most aggressive type of brain cancer.

9 Feb 2018

Researchers develop antimicrobial plastic films to reduce infection risk in hospitals

In the framework of the European project FLEXPOL, members of the UA NANOBIOPOL group are designing formulations with antimicrobial properties from essential oils.

9 Feb 2018

Elderly women take longest time to arrive at the hospital after myocardial infarction, study reveals

It takes women aged over 65 the longest to arrive at the emergency department after the onset of myocardial infarction symptoms. As a consequence, valuable time is lost to reopen the occluded blood vessels and limit the damage to the myocardium.

9 Feb 2018

Medical Research News

Simple tool can help doctors estimate survival for patients with long bone metastases

Researchers identify link between physical inactivity and lung, head/neck cancers

Scientists successfully produce functioning human kidney tissue

Researchers to develop new device using cold plasma technology to tackle airborne allergens

NIH scientists modify new RT-QuIC assay to detect Parkinson's, dementia with Lewy bodies

Salk scientists uncover how the liver can have a speedy response to food

Scientists uncover new insight into earliest stages of mammalian pregnancy

Simple question could help clinicians better understand women and infants' health, study suggests

Findings reveal dramatic landscape of genetic changes in the brain in response to visual stimulation

Study of men with inherited DNA repair mutations opens new therapeutic avenues in prostate cancer

Impairing rare group of intestinal cells allows gut bacteria to cause inflammation, study finds

Researchers shine new light on hookworm-malaria co-infections

Research funded by NIH grant aims to discover crucial role of 'invisible' cells

Alzheimer’s study on mice reveals important mechanism behind neural hyperactivity

Japanese study seeks to establish link between insomnia and depression

Cardiomyocytes fuse transiently during heart development and regeneration

Study offers new hope to protect extremely premature babies from impaired vision

Undergraduate researcher discovers genes linked to glioblastoma

Researchers develop antimicrobial plastic films to reduce infection risk in hospitals

Elderly women take longest time to arrive at the hospital after myocardial infarction, study reveals

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Bioprocess Efficiency with Cell Density Monitoring

Exploring electron microscopy for plant and microbial imaging at the John Innes Centre

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