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Green Heart Louisville Project links more trees to lower inflammation levels

The University of Louisville's groundbreaking Green Heart Louisville Project has found that people living in neighborhoods where the number of trees and shrubs was more than doubled showed lower levels of a blood marker of inflammation than those living outside the planted areas.

27 Aug 2024

NIH funds study on psychedelics' potential to treat methamphetamine addiction

John McCorvy, PhD, Assistant Professor in the Department of Cell Biology, Neurobiology, and Anatomy at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW); Adam Halberstadt, PhD, Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) and Director of the UCSD Center for Psychedelic Research; and Kevin Murnane, PhD, Associate Professor of Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Neuroscience and Director of Basic Science Research for the Louisiana Addiction Research Center at LSU Health Shreveport, were recently awarded a five-year, $2.4 million research grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to uncover critical insights into how psychedelics could be used as a therapeutic to treat methamphetamine addiction.

27 Aug 2024

Study reveals high failure rate for tubal sterilization as birth control

Tubal sterilization is thought to be a permanent form of birth control and is the most common method of contraception nationally.

27 Aug 2024

NIDDK Catalyst Award funds research on mammary gland's role in metabolic diseases

The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) Catalyst Award program has awarded a $4 million, five-year grant to Prashant Rajbhandari, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine (Endocrinology, Diabetes and Bone Disease) at the Mount Sinai Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism Institute, to investigate a new frontier in understanding metabolic diseases like obesity and type 2 diabetes.

27 Aug 2024

Urban noise pollution found to have significant negative impact on heart health

Research from two studies in different European cities1,2 highlights that urban noise pollution has a significant negative impact on heart health, according to data presented at ESC Congress 2024.

27 Aug 2024

New insights into γδ T cells could improve treatment for colorectal cancer

The most common form of colorectal cancer, microsatellite-stable colorectal cancer (MSS CRC), can currently only be treated to a limited extent with modern immunotherapies.

27 Aug 2024

Study illuminates CDCA7's role in DNA methylation

DNA methylation, a process by which methyl groups are added to DNA molecules, is essential for the maintenance of DNA and the overall health of an organism.

27 Aug 2024

Study reveals how different types of love activate the brain

We use the word 'love' in a bewildering range of contexts - from sexual adoration to parental love or the love of nature.

27 Aug 2024

Menopause transition linked to changes in blood cholesterol and cardiovascular risk

New research presented at the ESC Congress 2024 in London, UK (30 August - 2 September) shows that women in the menopause transition period show changes in their blood cholesterol profiles which could have an adverse impact on their cardiovascular health.

27 Aug 2024

Study reveals a rare genotype with significant impact on women's health

Scientists at deCODE genetics and collaborators, have identified a sequence variant in the CCDC201 gene that when inherited from both parents homozygous causes menopause on average nine years earlier.

27 Aug 2024

New techniques in RNA engineering promise longer-lasting therapies

New methods to shape RNA molecules into circles could lead to more effective and long-lasting therapies, shows a study by researchers at the University of California San Diego.

27 Aug 2024

Global health experts reveal widespread concerns about drinking water safety

A new study finds more than half of adults surveyed worldwide expect to be seriously harmed by their water within the next two years.

27 Aug 2024

New insights on how melanoma cells resist cancer immunotherapy

Immune checkpoint inhibitors are cancer fighting drugs that help the immune system do its job of detecting and attacking tumor cells.

27 Aug 2024

Novel bottom-up approach in synthetic immunology opens a new frontier for disease treatment

Synthetic immunology, an innovative field of research which could lead to fundamentally new approaches and methods in the treatment of infectious diseases and cancer, is the topic of an article in the "Perspectives" section of the journal "Nature Nanotechnology". Herein, Heidelberg researchers Prof. Dr. Kerstin Göpfrich, Prof. Dr. Michael Platten, Prof. Dr. Friedrich Frischknecht, and Prof. Dr. Oliver T. Fackler describe a so-called bottom-up approach that uses the toolbox of nanotechnology and synthetic biology to construct systems from molecular building blocks and specifically equip them with immune functions.

27 Aug 2024

Common chemotherapy supplement weakens the pancreatic cancer's defenses in mice

The fight against cancer is an arms race, and one of the most effective weapons in clinicians' arsenals is immunotherapy. Immune checkpoint therapy has become the standard for treating several types of cancer.

27 Aug 2024

AI enhances understanding of radiation-induced cardiac arrhythmia risk in lung cancer patients

Researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham healthcare system, have used artificial intelligence tools to accelerate the understanding of the risk of specific cardiac arrhythmias when various parts of the heart are exposed to different thresholds of radiation as part of a treatment plan for lung cancer.

27 Aug 2024

New study shines light on the immune response to gonorrhea

A ground-breaking study involving Kenyan sex workers has shone a light into the immune response to gonorrhoea, paving the way for more effective vaccines.

27 Aug 2024

UQ study unlocks potential for advanced bladder cancer immunotherapy

University of Queensland research could lead to a more effective immunotherapy treatment against bladder cancer.

27 Aug 2024

Popular blowdown evaporators on display at lab innovations 2024

Organomation is excited to announce that we will be attending this year’s Lab Innovations show in October. As a company dedicated to advancing science and making laboratory processes easier and quicker, we can’t wait to connect with fellow professionals, showcase our equipment, and explore cutting edge industry solutions! The show will be held at the NEC in Birmingham on.

From Organomation 27 Aug 2024

Ever-growing market needs of food safety and contract services laboratories supported with new offerings launched under Clinisys Laboratory Solution™

Clinisys, a global provider of intelligent laboratory informatics solutions, announces the release of new offerings within the latest version of Clinisys Laboratory Solution™: Clinisys Food & Beverage Laboratory™ and Clinisys Contract Services Laboratory™.

From Clinisys 27 Aug 2024