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Spider's web inspires new device that could revolutionize management of type 1 diabetes

For the more than 1 million Americans who live with type 1 diabetes, daily insulin injections are literally a matter of life and death. And while there is no cure, a Cornell University-led research team has developed a device that could revolutionize management of the disease.

3 Jan 2018

New MRI technology can reduce need for tumor biopsies

The most common type of tumor found in the kidney is generally quite small (less than 1.5 in). These tumors are usually found by accident when CAT scans are performed for other reasons and the serendipitous finding poses a problem for doctors.

3 Jan 2018

Research finds high AUD prevalence among Puerto Ricans

Puerto Ricans make up the second largest Hispanic group in the United States, comprising 9.5% of the population (Mexicans are the largest group). Puerto Ricans living on the U.S. continent have some of the highest rates of drinking, binge drinking, and alcohol use disorder (AUD) of any of the U.S. Hispanic national groups.

2 Jan 2018

New cholesterol calculation method could eliminate need for routine fasting

In a direct comparison study, Johns Hopkins researchers have added to evidence that a newer method of calculating so-called "bad cholesterol" levels in the blood is more accurate than the older method in people who did not fast before blood was drawn.

2 Jan 2018

New, sensitive screening test may allow clinicians to accurately detect Pompe disease

Researchers identified a new, more sensitive screening test to recognize Pompe disease, a metabolic disorder affecting cellular processing of glycogen in numerous tissues of the body.

2 Jan 2018

Rutgers researcher receives $1 million grant for international prostate cancer study

A $1 million grant from Gateway for Cancer Research will help Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey Urologic Oncology Chief Isaac Yi Kim, MD, PhD, MBA evaluate the impact of surgically removing the prostate in men with metastatic prostate cancer in the United States and Asia.

2 Jan 2018

Study finds persistent racial and ethnic disparities in live donor kidney transplantation

Black and Hispanic patients are less likely than white patients to receive a live donor kidney after two years on a waiting list, with an increase in disparity over the last two decades.

2 Jan 2018

Obesity drives high diabetes risk among blacks, study says

In a surprising finding, blacks and whites have the same risk of developing diabetes when all biological factors for the disease are considered over time, reports a large new Northwestern Medicine study.

2 Jan 2018

$Common drugs to prevent osteoporotic fractures lead to mineralization of bone cells$

Common drugs to prevent osteoporotic fractures lead to mineralization of bone cells

A study at Sahlgrenska Academy, Sweden, has found that one of the most common medications to prevent osteoporitic fractures gives rise to previously unknown mineralization of bone cells. The discovery may be important for understanding the effect of medication on bone quality.

2 Jan 2018

Study shows positive effects of cognitive-behavioral therapy for trauma in children, adolescents

A new study published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics indicates the long-term positive effects of cognitive-behavioral therapy for trauma in children and adolescents.

2 Jan 2018

Experimental diabetes drugs can make cancer cells vulnerable to chemotherapy agents

Scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have shown that experimental diabetes drugs can make cancer cells more vulnerable to traditional chemotherapy agents, and they say such combinations should be explored to potentially improve outcomes for cancer patients.

2 Jan 2018

Novel nanomedicine prolongs survival of pancreatic tumor-bearing mice

A new Tel Aviv University study pinpoints the inverse correlation between a known oncogene -- a gene that promotes the development of cancer -- and the expression of an oncosuppressor microRNA as the reason for extended pancreatic cancer survival.

2 Jan 2018

Researchers develop novel organ-on-a-chip device that models atherosclerosis

When studying diseases or testing potential drug therapies, researchers usually turn to cultured cells on Petri dishes or experiments with lab animals, but recently, researchers have been developing a different approach: small, organ-on-a-chip devices that mimic the functions of human organs, serving as potentially cheaper and more effective tools.

2 Jan 2018

Discovery of potential biomarker for Huntington's disease may help postpone disease onset

A new discovery of a potential biomarker for Huntington's disease (HD) could mean a more effective way of evaluating the effectiveness of treatments for this neurological disease.

2 Jan 2018

Study shows that modified baby formula does not prevent type 1 diabetes in kids

The long-awaited results from the first large international trial to try to prevent type 1 diabetes shows that modified baby formula in which cow's milk proteins have been split does not prevent type 1 diabetes in children with genetic risk factors for the condition, according to researchers at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, the coordinating center for the U.S. arm of the study.

2 Jan 2018

Arterial stiffness improves with high doses of vitamin D supplementation, study finds

In just four months, high-doses of vitamin D reduce arterial stiffness in young, overweight/obese, vitamin-deficient, but otherwise still healthy African-Americans, researchers say.

2 Jan 2018

New study explores role of sexuality in long-term outcome of eating disorders

A new study published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics explores the role of sexuality in the long-term outcome of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa.

2 Jan 2018

Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy found to be effective in reducing tinnitus severity

A randomized controlled trial published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics discloses the effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy as a treatment for chronic tinnitus.

2 Jan 2018

Suicidal ideations, attempts linked to opioid use and pain sensitivity in elderly

A new study published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics suggests that suicidal ideations and suicide attempts are linked to opioid use and pain sensitivity in the elderly.

2 Jan 2018

Macrophages play major role in helping early breast cancer cells spread even before tumor develops

Mount Sinai researchers have discovered that normal immune cells called macrophages, which reside in healthy breast tissue surrounding milk ducts, play a major role in helping early breast cancer cells leave the breast for other parts of the body, potentially creating metastasis before a tumor has even developed, according to a study published in Nature Communications.

2 Jan 2018

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Spider's web inspires new device that could revolutionize management of type 1 diabetes

New MRI technology can reduce need for tumor biopsies

Research finds high AUD prevalence among Puerto Ricans

New cholesterol calculation method could eliminate need for routine fasting

New, sensitive screening test may allow clinicians to accurately detect Pompe disease

Rutgers researcher receives $1 million grant for international prostate cancer study

Study finds persistent racial and ethnic disparities in live donor kidney transplantation

Obesity drives high diabetes risk among blacks, study says

Common drugs to prevent osteoporotic fractures lead to mineralization of bone cells

Study shows positive effects of cognitive-behavioral therapy for trauma in children, adolescents

Experimental diabetes drugs can make cancer cells vulnerable to chemotherapy agents

Novel nanomedicine prolongs survival of pancreatic tumor-bearing mice

Researchers develop novel organ-on-a-chip device that models atherosclerosis

Discovery of potential biomarker for Huntington's disease may help postpone disease onset

Study shows that modified baby formula does not prevent type 1 diabetes in kids

Arterial stiffness improves with high doses of vitamin D supplementation, study finds

New study explores role of sexuality in long-term outcome of eating disorders

Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy found to be effective in reducing tinnitus severity

Suicidal ideations, attempts linked to opioid use and pain sensitivity in elderly

Macrophages play major role in helping early breast cancer cells spread even before tumor develops

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

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