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New 3-D imaging system offers insight into potential obesity and diabetes treatments

Researchers have developed A 3-D tissue imaging system that has revealed the inner workings of fat cells in mice, providing insight into potential therapeutic targets for combating obesity and diabetes.

10 Jan 2018

Dying cancer patients receiving assisted hydration live longer

Dying cancer patients given fluids will generally live longer, a new study led by researchers from Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Surrey has found.

10 Jan 2018

Three in Five First-Time Smokers Become Daily Smokers, Says Study

New analysis of survey data suggests that nearly 61% of people who try their first cigarette become daily smokers, at least temporarily.

10 Jan 2018

Unique reusable treatment effectively destroys cancer cells

Cancer cells can be destroyed more effectively and selectively with a unique new reusable treatment, activated with a substance found in stinging nettles and ants - thanks to new research by the University of Warwick.

10 Jan 2018

Study highlights importance of detecting childhood abuse in older adults with depression

Results from an International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry study suggest that smaller social networks and feelings of loneliness might be important risk factors for late-life depression in older adults with a history of childhood abuse as well as with an earlier onset of depression.

10 Jan 2018

Study explores antibiotic use and UTIs among nursing home residents

In a Journal of the American Geriatrics Society study of nursing homes in the tropics, one in five residents had received antibiotics within the last 30 days.

10 Jan 2018

3D images of fat cells reveal potential targets to fight against obesity

Stunning three-dimensional images of fat cells, the first of their kind, are the latest tactic in the ongoing fight against the global obesity epidemic.

10 Jan 2018

Acarix announces study of handheld system for rapid, non-invasive CAD diagnosis

Acarix AB announced the initiation of a multi-center trial of its handheld CADScor System for non-invasive, non-radiation acoustic detection of Coronary Artery Disease.

10 Jan 2018

Excessive fluoride from some teas can damage bones and cause many health effects

Some teas contain more fluoride than EPA allows in public water supplies, which can do skeletal damage, according to research published in Environmental Pollution, reports the New York State Coalition Opposed to Fluoridation, Inc.

10 Jan 2018

General anesthesia may be more complex in its workings than we know now

Associate Professor Bruno van Swinderen from Queensland Brain Institute, University of Queensland with his colleagues have studied the workings of general anesthetics on the brain and found that these agents did more than just put a person to sleep. These findings could pave the way for better and more effective anesthetics they believe. The study was published in the latest issue of the journal Cell Reports.

10 Jan 2018

Scientists create artificial human muscles

Researchers have successfully created artificial human muscles in the laboratories that are tiny but fully functional. These small muscles actually respond to the nerve stimulations, says the latest study reporting this scientific breakthrough.

10 Jan 2018

Malnutrition remains underdiagnosed, undertreated for decades among hospitalized patients

Malnutrition among hospitalized patients remains a serious issue that has been underdiagnosed and undertreated for decades.

9 Jan 2018

Ostomy patients using new skin barrier product experience lower costs of care

Ostomy patients using a new type of skin barrier product--infused with ceramides that play an essential role in the normal barrier function of the skin--experience lower costs of care, according to a randomized trial published in the Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing, the official journal of the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society. The journal is published by Wolters Kluwer.

9 Jan 2018

New discovery could help treat breast cancer through precision medicine

University of Alberta researchers have discovered a mechanism that may make cancer cells more susceptible to treatment. The research team found that the protein RYBP prevents DNA repair in cancer cells, including breast cancer.

9 Jan 2018

Researchers awarded grant to repurpose FDA-approved drugs for treating Alzheimer's patients

Researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and collaborators have received a five-year, $2.8 million grant from the National Institute on Aging to identify FDA-approved medications that could be repurposed to treat Alzheimer's disease.

9 Jan 2018

UC scientists identify protein that acts as mediator of HER2-driven breast cancer

Researchers at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine have identified for the first time that the estrogen receptor-binding protein MED1 is a critical mediator of HER2-driven breast cancer, identifying it as a potential therapeutic target.

9 Jan 2018

Deportation fears linked to cardiovascular health risk factors in Latinas

A recent study conducted by researchers at UC San Francisco and UC Berkeley's Center for Environmental Research and Children's Health found that worry about deportations was associated with multiple cardiovascular health risk factors in Latinas from California's Salinas Valley, an area with a large immigrant community.

9 Jan 2018

New drugs and screening techniques reduce breast cancer mortality rates, research shows

In the last few decades, dozens of new breast cancer drugs -- from chemotherapies to targeted compounds -- have become available for clinical use, and mammogram technology has gone from film to digital. But are the changes making a difference in how many women die of breast cancer?

9 Jan 2018

Researchers uncover powerful new model for studying hallmark of vascular disease

While refining ways to grow arterial endothelial cells in the lab, a regenerative biology team at the Morgridge Institute for Research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison unexpectedly unearthed a powerful new model for studying a hallmark of vascular disease.

9 Jan 2018

Study shows impact of wildfire smoke on air quality in the U.S.

Smoke plumes emanating from wildfires are swept high up into the air and spread over thousands of kilometers even days after a fire has been put out.

9 Jan 2018

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New 3-D imaging system offers insight into potential obesity and diabetes treatments

Dying cancer patients receiving assisted hydration live longer

Three in Five First-Time Smokers Become Daily Smokers, Says Study

Unique reusable treatment effectively destroys cancer cells

Study highlights importance of detecting childhood abuse in older adults with depression

Study explores antibiotic use and UTIs among nursing home residents

3D images of fat cells reveal potential targets to fight against obesity

Acarix announces study of handheld system for rapid, non-invasive CAD diagnosis

Excessive fluoride from some teas can damage bones and cause many health effects

General anesthesia may be more complex in its workings than we know now

Scientists create artificial human muscles

Malnutrition remains underdiagnosed, undertreated for decades among hospitalized patients

Ostomy patients using new skin barrier product experience lower costs of care

New discovery could help treat breast cancer through precision medicine

Researchers awarded grant to repurpose FDA-approved drugs for treating Alzheimer's patients

UC scientists identify protein that acts as mediator of HER2-driven breast cancer

Deportation fears linked to cardiovascular health risk factors in Latinas

New drugs and screening techniques reduce breast cancer mortality rates, research shows

Researchers uncover powerful new model for studying hallmark of vascular disease

Study shows impact of wildfire smoke on air quality in the U.S.

Digital pathology and the PathoVerse: A conversation with Dr. Singh

Bioprocess Efficiency with Cell Density Monitoring

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

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